The Truth About the Cosby Verdict: Women Are Not Believed

Julian Vigo / Truthdig Apr 30, 2018 The decision is a token judgment and won't change much in terms of rape culture and the structural oppression of the "weaker sex." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Study: A Third of College Males Admit They’d Rape a Woman If They Could Get Away With It

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 18, 2015 A recent study reveals a harrowing figure related to sexual assault on college campuses. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hang a ‘Men Wanted’ Sign on This ‘Women’s Issue’

Molly Selvin / Truthdig Jul 10, 2014 The Hobby Lobby case is an urgent reminder for American males that they, too, benefit from access to contraception. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Check Out These Sex Laws Proposed to Reveal the Inherent Misogyny in the Legal System

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 8, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Men: The Weaker Sex?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 20, 2014 "We can, thankfully, remove one threat to the future existence of the human male from our worry list," Alice Shabecoff writes at Environmental Health News via Scientific American. "The male Y chromosome, after dwindling from its original robust size over millions of years, apparently has halted its disappearing act." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rise in STDs Attributed Almost Entirely to Males

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2014 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found an 11 percent rise in syphilis and a 4 percent increase in gonorrhea cases in 2012 in the U.S. But what does the XY chromosome have to do with these sexually transmitted diseases? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Long-Term Joblessness Taking Toll on Men

BLANK Aug 20, 2013 A recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that more than one in four American males taking part in a longitudinal study had endured at least one period of extended unemployment during their working lives. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Note to All Men: Feminism Is About Choices

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2013 In the modern-day discussion about misogyny, women are often accused of “reverse sexism.” This is usually because they apply their arguments about gender bias to “all men” and it hurts some people’s feelings. What if that’s the point? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Limbaugh Makes Outrageous New Claim About ‘Feminazis’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 22, 2012 An Italian study found a man's penis size, on average, is 10 percent smaller than it was 50 years ago. According to Rush Limbaugh, the shrinkage must be because of feminism. Obviously. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: Men May Stick Around for More Than 5M Years

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2012 What a relief to know that men might not be an endangered species with a potential expiration date in only 5 million years, according to a new study published, appropriately (if heavy-handedly), in a journal called Nature. The issue boils down to a predicted, but now contested, process of genetic decay targeting the man-specific Y chromosome. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Masculine Conflict

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Jan 3, 2012 Dig deeper

U.S. Hikers in Iran Sentenced to 8 Years

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2011 Iranian authorities have sentenced two American hikers to eight years in prison for espionage, according to an unnamed source on Iran state television. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )