John Oliver’s Hysterical Explanation of Why Women Getting Paid Less Than Men Is Outrageous

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 26, 2014 In a "Last Week Tonight" clip that was posted online Monday during the show's hiatus, John Oliver delivers two of the most memorable metaphors for the wage gap to date, followed by a faux commercial for the currency every sexist boss has dreamed of. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Purpose of Argument Online

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 23, 2014 The "public face of social liberalism" is synonymous with "an endless list of things that you can't do or say or think, and with the constant threat of being called an existentially bad person if you say the wrong thing," journalist Freddie deBoer writes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Five Reasons Why I Refuse to Watch the World Cup

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 26, 2014 Soccer (or football, as the rest of the world refers to it) is the most popular sport globally. But can you love the game while hating the World Cup? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Why It Is Crucial to Examine India’s Rape Epidemic Through the Lens of Caste

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 20, 2014 India, the world's largest democracy, has a PR problem. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Common Roots of Misogynist Culture in Pakistan and the U.S.

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 6, 2014 In the wake of sexual assaults in the Global South, American conservatives and liberals alike naively ask the question of what is it about the "cultures" of countries such as Pakistan, India and Afghanistan that generates such misogyny. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

#YesAllWomen Changes the Story

By Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch Jun 2, 2014 The Isla Vista murderer took out men as well as women, but blowing away members of a sorority seems to have been the goal of his rampage. He evidently interpreted his lack of sexual access to women as offensive behavior by women who, he imagined in a sad mix of entitlement and self-pity, owed him fulfillment. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

#YesAllWomen

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Schlubs, Pick-Up Artists and Nerds: Hollywood Gets Its Close-Up in the Isla Vista Debate

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 29, 2014 As is always the case when catastrophic outbursts can be in any way linked to entertainment and mass culture, some critics have zoomed in on Hollywood as a fomenting agent for grandiose and antisocial delusions that wind their way into volatile minds like Elliot Rodger's -- and everyone else’s, for that matter. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

#YesAllWomen Are Speaking Up: How the Hashtag Has Started a Much-Needed Conversation

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 28, 2014 In the aftermath of the horrific Isla Vista slayings, which some have speculated were fueled by misogynist extremism, women in the Twitterverse have decided it's about time they talk about male privilege. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What the Isla Vista Killings Have to Do With ‘Misogynist Extremism’

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2014 When violent eruptions like the killings in Santa Barbara on May 23 happen, discussions in the news often -- as they have in this case -- focus on individual culpability as well as the assumed (and often substantiated) mental illness of the perpetrator. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

#Pushy

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Was New York Times Editor Jill Abramson Fired for Pointing Out Gender Pay Disparity?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 15, 2014 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )