New Afghan Law Castrates Women’s Rights

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2009 Remember all that malarkey about how the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan would result in a remarkable push for women's rights? Well, the Afghan government has passed a law that allows Shiite men to deny food to their wives if they refuse their husbands' sexual demands. Oh, and a rapist can effectively avoid prosecution by paying "blood money" to his victim. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abracadabra! Orthodoxy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2009 An obvious Photoshop job in Israel has hilariously tried to make Israel's inaugural Cabinet a bit more Orthodox. In one ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspaper, two female Cabinet members were cropped out of an official picture and replaced with two non-Cabinet men. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Patriarch

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For Palin, It’s a (Christian) Man’s World

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 15, 2008 Sarah Palin may be a governor and a vice presidential candidate, but in the hyper-masculine world of the Christian right, she is subservient to a male hierarchy that claims to speak for God. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

South Africa Prepares for World Cup, Prostitution

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2008 A plan to legalize sex work in time for South Africa's 2010 World Cup has many in the country upset. While supporters believe criminalization puts women in harm's way, religious groups and others argue that "family values" trump the interests of both the national economy and individual workers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Liberal Baby Bust

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 A population expert, writing in USA Today, highlights a little-known demographic trend: Progressives are much less likely to have children than conservatives. This "augers a far more conservative future," he writes, "one in which patriarchy and other traditional values make a comeback, if only by default." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )