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An Activist Hails Law Criminalizing Purchase of Sex in Ireland

By Rachel Moran Apr 6, 2017 The new legislation also sparks a sense of mourning for women who didn’t live to benefit from it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Evidence About Prostitution That The New York Times Ignored

Rachel Moran Jun 2, 2016 Dissenting voices are vital in the wake of Amnesty International’s championing of laws that decriminalize pimps, brothel owners and johns. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Prostitution: Being Raped for a Living

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 26, 2015 Prostitution dehumanizes those trapped within it. Like America’s sanctification of militarism and war, the commodification of girls and women banishes empathy to glorify male violence. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Paid For

By Gail Dines Sep 18, 2015 Rachel Moran, who spent seven years as a prostituted woman, explains in a book that is both excruciating memoir and brilliant political analysis, the real price that prostitution extracts from women turned into commodities under patriarchal capitalism. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )