This Powerful ‘Rap Against Rape’ by Two Indian Women Has Gone Viral

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Mar 18, 2015 Two young Indian women, performing under the moniker BomBaebs, have made a captivating -- and now widely played -- video attacking sexual violence and misogyny in their country. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Can Uber’s U.N. Partnership Fix Its Gender Problem?

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Mar 12, 2015 In a bold move to reform its image, ride-share giant Uber has announced it will create 1 million jobs for women in the next five years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: South African Writer André Brink

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Feb 14, 2015 With Brink's passing, South Africa has lost one of its most powerful literary and political voices. The first Afrikaans writer to have produced a book banned by the apartheid government, Brink wrote courageous stories that explored the harshest aspects of South African society. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mexico’s Breaking Point

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Nov 21, 2014 So deeply has this incident shaken the country that, as author Ruben Martinez describes it, “To understand the historical significance -- and the moral and political gravity -- of what is occurring, think of 9/11, of Sandy Hook, of the day JFK was assassinated.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

#MillionMaskMarch: The New Face of Protest?

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Nov 6, 2014 Anti-capitalism protesters in hundreds of cities around the world took to the streets Wednesday for the Million Mask March. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2095: The Year of Gender Equality in the Workplace?

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Oct 30, 2014 We’ll have to wait 81 years for gender parity in the workplace, a World Economic Forum report projects. Here's more about what the WEF figures mean for women around the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

China Replaces U.S. as World’s Largest Economy, IMF Reports

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2014 Has the era of American economic hegemony finally come to an end? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Burning Ideas: Celebrating Banned Books Week

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Sep 24, 2014 What does “Captain Underpants” have in common with James Joyce’s “Ulysses”? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ian Paisley’s Real Legacy: A Political Postmortem

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Sep 18, 2014 Although he may have shown a softer side to those who knew him, the Northern Irish politician did more to fan the flames of sectarianism than any other figure. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Study: Turmoil in the Middle East Threatens Global Food Security

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Sep 16, 2014 A new study shows that continued conflict in the Middle East poses extreme risks to the world’s essential food supplies. This indirect consequence of ongoing turmoil has the potential to cause mass starvation in the future. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

It’s Time for Ireland to Stop Punishing Pregnant Women

By Róisín Davis Jun 21, 2014 For Ireland’s women, the culture of shame still lingers in the country's archaic reproductive rights stance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )