Flynt to Capitol Hill Hypocrites: ‘Payback’s a Bitch’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 12, 2007 Watch out, philandering politicos: Larry Flynt is hot on your heels. The Hustler impresario is as tenacious as an irate pit bull in his latest crusade to expose hypocrisy on Capitol Hill, and his efforts have already borne fruit in the form of Louisiana Sen. David Vitter's confession that he patronized "D.C. Madam" Debra Jean Palfrey's escort service in 2001 -- and, according to Flynt, that exposé may well be just one of many to come. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Alleged D.C. Madam Will Name Clients

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2007 Deborah Palfrey, the alleged head of a multimillion-dollar prostitution service in the nation's capital, says she plans to call on high-profile clients to testify at her trial. Last week a deputy secretary of state who had called for cracking down on global prostitution admitted he was a client of her escort service and resigned. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

French Students Turning to Sex Work?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2006 France's leading students union estimates that some 40,000 students have taken up prostitution to fund their studies French police are disputing the report, saying prostitutes are posing as students (Via BloggerNews) Also: Check out the battle in the Italian gov't over transvestite bathroom rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ Probes GOP Rep?s ?Pimp Tax?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) wants to impose penalties on pimps who don?t file W-2 forms for their prostitutes. But "Daily Show" correspondent Dan Bakkedahl asks, ?Instead of a tax on pimps, why not a rebate on hoes?? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congressman to Colbert: ‘I Like Cocaine Because…’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2006 What do you get when you put Stephen Colbert in a room with a congressman facing an uncontested election? Television magic. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Heidi Chronicles

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2006 Former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss wants to build the nation's first brothel for female customers in the Nevada desert. To get the story, journalist (and Truthdig contributor) Steven Kotler had to survive roadside breakdowns, barren deserts, abandoned towns, a brothel war, and an assortment of cowboys, pimps and angry locals. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Senator Wants to Sic IRS on Pimps

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2006 When Republicans push good programs, we like to take notice. This is a great example. GOP Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa wants to establish an office in the IRS that will specifically go after sex traffickers -- to get them off the street and free their prey from lives of sexual slavery. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No. 3 at CIA to Retire Amid Bribery Scandal

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2006 The spy agency's executive director, Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, is under investigation in connection with a scandal involving the Watergate hotel, hookers and poker parties. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: The Best Little Whorehouse in Washington

Molly Ivins / Truthdig May 9, 2006 "If you expect me to pass up a scandal involving poker, hookers and the Watergate building with crooked defense contractors and the No 3 guy at the CIA you expect too much". Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Top CIA Official Under Investigation: Report

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2006 The No. 3 man in the spy agency is being probed for his connections to two defense contractors accused of bribing a member of Congress and Pentagon officials, reports ABC News. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brazilian Call Girl Stirs Debate on National Values

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 First in a blog, then in a best-selling memoir, a 21-year-old prostitute from Sao Paulo, Brazil, has revealed a country "that is not always as uninhibited as the world often assumes." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )