What Is Sex For?

By Robert Jensen Mar 24, 2017 In his new book, "The End of Patriarchy," Robert Jensen says that sex plays a variety of roles, but in a just society, people should not be bought and sold for sexual services. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Women Worldwide Will Strike Against Trump on March 8

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2017 The goal is to mobilize populations against the president, his antisocial policies and the “ongoing neoliberal attack on social provision and labor rights.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Hooligan Sparrow’ Takes an Unflinching Look at China’s Crackdown on Human Rights Activists

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jan 28, 2017 The documentary chronicles gender rights advocate Ye Haiyan's struggle with Chinese authorities, and it also makes filmmaker Nanfu Wang a target of officialdom in her native country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dressing Up Human Trafficking in a Bridal Gown

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Dec 15, 2016 Many women who participate in the international marriage market go from "mail-ordered" to "male-ordered," becoming commodities in an inherently unequal transaction based on money, sex and power. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Girl Soldiers: Forgotten Casualties of War

By Pat Hynes Oct 19, 2016 At any given time, about 300,000 children between ages 8 and 18—40 percent of them females—are exploited as child fighters in conflicts in Africa, Asia and South America. Despite a congressional ban, the U.S. sends military aid to some of the countries involved. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Women Seeking Refuge: a Crisis Within a Crisis

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig Sep 24, 2016 Sexual violence is part of the price many women and girls fleeing their countries for Europe must pay. This crisis—notably dire for Africans—can be mitigated if refugee aid agencies give priority to specific female-centered measures. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

How Can America’s Wealthy Sleep at Night When Some Teens Must Sell Sex or Drugs in Order to Eat?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 12, 2016 A harrowing new study sheds light on the extreme measures some American children between ages 13 and 18 are taking in order to feed themselves. The report also calls into question the welfare policies of former President Bill Clinton. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Prostitution Became the World’s Most Modern Profession

By Kajsa Ekis Ekman Sep 7, 2016 There is considerable difference between the reality for those caught up in the sex trade and the rhetoric promoted by sex-workers unions and pro-prostitution advocates—including feminists. Dig deeper ( 7 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 )

France’s ‘Non’ to the Notion of ‘Sex Work’ Is a Blow Against the Exploitation of Women

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig Apr 12, 2016 The passage of a law that criminalizes sex buyers and decriminalizes those who are prostituted sends a powerful rebuke to Amnesty International, which has taken a misguided stance on an issue of human rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New French Law Targets ‘Johns,’ Not Prostitutes — Buying Sex Is Now Illegal

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 9, 2016 “You don’t hire a woman like you hire a car. Our society should no longer tolerate it,” explained the head of the Socialist group in the French Parliament. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Capitalism’s Cult of Human Sacrifice

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 14, 2015 Manchester, a poor Mexican-American neighborhood in Houston, is just one example of how industrial capitalism is killing us on an altar of profit. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )