Teen Moms in Poverty

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‘Left, Right & Center’: Eric Holder Meets the Press

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists eye Attorney General Eric Holder's off-the-record meeting regarding possible changes at the DOJ, a Pew study showing 40 percent of households have mothers as breadwinners, the state of Medicare and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fear and Racial Profiling on Frontier Flight 623

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2011 Shoshana Hebshi, a half-Arab, half-Jewish mother from Ohio, thought it would be easy to fly on the anniversary of Sept. 11. But that was before her flight landed in Detroit, where she was promptly handcuffed and carted off to the airport detention facility for questioning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama’s ‘Singular’ Mother

By Ann Gerhart May 12, 2011 The key to understanding the disciplined and often impassive 44th president is his mother, as Janny Scott, a reporter for The New York Times, decisively demonstrates in her new biography, "A Singular Woman."The key to understanding the disciplined and often impassive 44th president is his mother. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Phuck Is Not a Four-Letter Word

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 1, 2011 His name was Sam, no last name, and he wore no pants. He was lying on my little brother’s bed in a filthy orange T-shirt staring up at the ceiling, knees slightly bent, with blue eyes and curly blond hair and small pink lips that were frozen in a strange suckling of the air.My mother was the first dead person I’d ever seen up close. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Teen Birthrate Plummets in 2009

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2010 For the second year in a row, the birthrate among American teenagers has dropped, hitting a record low point in 2009, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. So what's the reason for the good news? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Pitches In for Women and Children

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2010 On Wednesday, the United Nations announced the launching of its Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health, for which the U.N. has managed to drum up $40 billion from various governmental and private sources, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Postpartum Depression: It’s Not Just for Women

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2010 The phenomenon of postpartum depression has gotten a PR boost in recent years, thanks in part to the valiant and high-profile efforts of Brooke Shields and that blond lady who used to bunk with Hugh Hefner But no thanks to Tom Cruise (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Breastfeeding: Good for Moms, Too

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2009 There have already been various studies about the beneficial effects of breastfeeding vis-à-vis infants, and now there's evidence that this essential maternal activity can help protect mothers from heart attack, heart disease or stroke. Salud! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Virgin Galactic’s High-Flying Mother Ship Unveiled

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2008 Sometime soon, thrill-seekers with the funds and the desire to plunk down $200K to experience four minutes of weightlessness more than 60 miles above the Earth will have the chance, thanks to Virgin CEO and astro-preneur Richard Branson. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Questioning Adoption-Abortion Link

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2007 One of the right wing's most frequently invoked alternatives to abortion is adoption -- but, as an Op-Ed piece in the Los Angeles Times points out, the relationship between the two choices is not at all as direct or demonstrable as some politicians, such as Rudy Giuliani, have made it seem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Your Handy Guide to Emmy Censorship

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2007 Sally Field worked her Emmy acceptance speech into an (unfortunately) incoherent anti-war crescendo during Sunday night's telecast, which, like the other two muted moments showcased in this video montage by the always-hilarious Defamer team, was awkwardly squelched by hypervigilant editors at Fox. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )