Shakira and Jennifer Lopez’s Subversive Super Bowl Spectacular

By Melanie McFarland / Salon Feb 3, 2020 They provided exuberant entertainment while displaying a pride in belonging to cultures that the Trump administration neglects or vilifies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

American Voter Turnout Is an International Disgrace

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Nov 29, 2018 Even though the 2018 elections had the highest midterm voter turnout in half a century, fewer than half of eligible voters cast their ballots. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Immigration Crackdown Puts Abused Women in Double Jeopardy

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Nov 6, 2018 The climate of fear is frustrating for law enforcement personnel, who want victims to know they are there to protect women and children. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Elderly Women Hit by Poverty More Often Than Men

BLANK Sep 30, 2013 An analysis of recently released census data finds a disconcerting difference in poverty levels between men and women -- particularly those over age 65 -- and unconscionably high levels for women of color. More than one in three Native American women live below the federal poverty line. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

And Now, a Word From Shakira on Arizona SB 1070

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2010 She's not an American, but she is a Latina, and Colombian pop star and self-professed "She Wolf" Shakira mobilized on Thursday for a visit to Arizona, where she was due to join forces with Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to protest the Grand Canyon State's oppressive new immigration law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Lies Ahead for Justice Sotomayor?

BLANK Aug 9, 2009 Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made history after successfully navigating the grueling confirmation process by finally being sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts at a ceremony at the court's headquarters Saturday. However, the partisan politics that played out during the grilling phase are just a taste of things to come, according to The Christian Science Monitor's Brad Knickerbocker.The partisan politics that played out during Justice Sonia Sotomayor's grilling phase represent just a taste of things to come. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sotomayor’s Bumpy Road to Confirmation

T.L. Caswell / Truthdig Aug 6, 2009 In Washington, a Supreme Court nomination usually sets off a flood of political accusations, and in this case the GOP certainly upheld the grand old tradition of seeing sin where none existed.The GOP had to turn to some pretty flimsy accusations in the fight over Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Sotomayor Makes the Senate Cut

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court just got a little wiser. On Thursday, the Senate voted 68-31 -- split largely along party lines -- to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina Supreme Court justice and only the third woman to serve on America's top court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Inhofe Concerned About the Whole Race, Gender Thing

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2009 The news that known Latina Sonia Sotomayor may soon join the Supreme Court spurred an apparently alarmed Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) to hold forth in a statement on Tuesday about the need to make sure that Sotomayor will be able to mete out justice from her vaunted post without her pesky extra X chromosome or her non-Oklahoman ethnic roots mucking things up for everyone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Maddow 1, Limbaugh 0

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2009 So, Rush Limbaugh's got his knickers in a twist about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, calling President Obama's pick of a Latina an example of "reverse racism." This clearly amuses MSNBC's resident smartypants Rachel Maddow, who's at the ready with a zinger or two for Limbaugh in this clip from Tuesday morning's newscast. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )