‘SATC 2’ Review: Marking the ‘Misogynistic, Borderline Racist’ End of an Era

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2010 The early word is out on the second "Sex and the City" movie, and according to at least one former-fan-turned-reviewer, the franchise has officially gone to Hades in a Birkin bag, taking what she believes was once a series with a warm heart beating under all those (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart and His Many Pairs of Glasses Take Olbermann to Task

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2010 Let it be known that MSNBC's Keith Olbermann is not a fan of Massachusetts Sen.-elect Scott Brown. In turn, let it be known that Jon Stewart is not pleased by Olbermann's apparent descent into "the fetid swamp of baseless name-calling" -- except, that is, for his creatively crass description of Rush Limbaugh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Does Military Service Turn Young Men Into Sexual Predators?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2009 It can be shown that the patterns of military sex crimes are old and widespread -- for generations, military service has transformed large numbers of American boys into sexual predators. So it seems reasonable to ask whether perhaps there is something about military culture or training or experience that can be identified as causative, and then, perhaps, changed.After generations of silence, the question deserves an answer, and not a simplistic one. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Equal Rites Awards, 2009

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Aug 20, 2009 Every year at this time, we celebrate the anniversary of women's suffrage by recognizing those who have done their best over the last 12 months to set back the cause of women. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Four Weddings and Four Funerals

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2009 The Nepalese government has stirred up a hornet's nest of criticism with a plan to pay men to marry Nepalese women who were widowed in the country's 10-year civil war. Women's groups are calling the plan humiliating and contrary to human rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Culture of Misogyny

Marie Cocco / Truthdig May 6, 2008 There is a link between the horrific violence committed against the women of the captive Austrian family and the apparent abuse of teenage girls in Texas, and it is the same unbroken chord that connects them tangentially -- but significantly -- to Hannah Montana's fall from grace. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )