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Going Undercover in the Incel Movement

Sian Norris / openDemocracy Jul 12, 2024 For her book on the global attack on reproductive rights, Sian Norris joined incel forums. What she found was disturbing Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Italy Turns to Theatre to Address Male Violence Against Women

Beatrice M. Spadacini / Truthdig Apr 2, 2024 Italian theater and cinema shine a spotlight on the root causes of gender-based violence, advocating for culture-wide solutions. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Protests and Celebrations Mark Women’s Day, Despite Threats

By ADAM GELLER Mar 8, 2020 Tensions marred some celebrations, but women still marched en mass in cities around the world, even those affected by the coronavirus. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Goes Global With His Absurd Anti-Abortion Agenda

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 19, 2020 With Roe v. Wade in danger, the president has the upper hand as long as he promotes his supporters' anti-abortion cause at home and abroad. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

50 Lawmakers Slam Trump’s Misogyny in Scathing Letter

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Feb 3, 2020 The Democratic Women’s Caucus fights back against the president’s “continuing derogation of women.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Female Journalists Still Bear the Brunt of Cyberattacks

Katharine Quarmby / Truthdig Jan 9, 2020 Even in countries that value press freedom, women are routinely subjected to threats of rape and other forms of online abuse. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Is Trump Building a White Ethnostate?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 9, 2019 Author and University of Michigan professor Alexandra Minna Stern traces the origins of America's burgeoning white nationalist movement. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

Besieged Puerto Rico Governor Goes Quiet Amid Protests

MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN / The Associated Press Jul 19, 2019 Demonstrators swarm streets near Ricardo Rosselló's residence, asking him to resign over his leaked online chats insulting women and others. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bigoted Cops Show True Colors in Online Hate Groups

Will Carless and Michael Corey / Reveal News Jun 14, 2019 In public Facebook pages and private groups, police officers trade racist memes, conspiracy theories and Islamophobia. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Real Face of Prostitution

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Jun 12, 2019 Johns have no problem justifying it, but women are heavily criminalized, despite evidence that many are coerced and exploited into it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Best to Look Directly at the Eclipse

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The Constitution Desperately Needs a New Amendment

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 9, 2019 The Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, first introduced in 1923, may now, nearly a century later, be close to passage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )