Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanApr 19, 2018
The 26-year-old environmental and racial justice activist was unjustly prosecuted and imprisoned, and now, in the third trimester of a high-risk pregnancy, is serving a mandatory two-year sentence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 15, 2017
In 1870, Julia Ward Howe responded to the horrors of the Civil War by issuing her "Mother's Day Proclamation," calling on women around the world to rise up and oppose war in all its forms. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 8, 2016
In 1870, Julia Ward Howe responded to the horrors of the Civil War by issuing her "Mother's Day Proclamation," calling on women around the world to rise up and oppose war in all its forms. It would be decades before Americans officially began celebrating Mother's Day, and much of the original spirit of the proclamation has since been lost. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 11, 2015
This Mother's Day HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host reminded us that the only other country that doesn't provide women with paid maternity leave is Papua New Guinea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigMay 9, 2009
Not to ruin brunch, but Mom's probably not doing very well. Not if she's already retired, not if she's a baby boomer approaching retirement, not if she's a younger woman who hasn't yet given retirement a thought. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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