VIDEO: Chris Hedges Confronts ‘The Whoredom of the Left’ With Anti-Prostitution Activists

Staff / Truthdig Dec 2, 2015 In this episode of teleSUR's "Days of Revolt," Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges explores the conflicted and malignant relationship many self-identified leftists have with prostitution on both the ideological and practical levels. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

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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 )

Rentboy Helped Me Stay Alive in This ‘Economy of Violence’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2015 The late-August raid on what the U.S. government called the largest "Internet brothel" ended a “reliable, safe way I had to find clients” and disrupted “the sex trades’ networks of mutual support and safety,” writes an anonymous contributor to The Guardian’s comment page. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

70 Years After V-J Day, Still No Honor for Japanese Empire’s ‘Comfort Women’

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig Sep 1, 2015 The abuse and sacrifice they experienced in World War II goes unheeded, while Western countries institutionalize sexual exploitation of women. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Amnesty International: Protecting the ‘Human Rights’ of Johns, Pimps and Human Traffickers

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 17, 2015 The group’s call for prostitution decriminalization is another in a long line of triumphs for heartless neoliberal economics and capitalism’s grotesque commodification of human beings. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Have Rich, White Feminists Made Matters Worse for Sex Workers?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 6, 2015 Several famous actresses have signed a letter opposing Amnesty International's proposal to decriminalize sex work. Veronica Bayetti Flores believes "their position is misguided in several ways." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fornicate, Rate, Review: The Controversy Behind Sex Worker Review Forums

Clara Romeo / Truthdig Jun 15, 2015 While there is little debate as to the unsavory risks that many online boards harbor, Canadian sex worker review forums have elicited a polarizing response from the sex worker community. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Sex Industry’s Attack on Feminists

By Meghan Murphy Jun 4, 2015 Advocates of porn and prostitution will stop at nothing to silence those who speak out against their interests, labeling them prudes, conservatives, oppressors and bigots. The war against these feminists has recently culminated in widespread efforts to no-platform dissenters, including Truthdig's own Chris Hedges. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Where Black Lives Don’t Matter: Serial Murder and Silence in South L.A.

By Meleiza Figueroa and Alan Minsky Apr 27, 2015 Police don’t always to have to shoot to kill black people "Tales of the Grim Sleeper," which debuts Monday on HBO, shows how the devaluing of black women’s lives allowed a serial killer to roam free for 25 years Police don’t always to have to shoot to kill black people. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

No One Is Free Until All Are Free

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 30, 2015 The fight to end male violence against women is crucial to the struggles of wider liberation. We cannot stand up for some of the oppressed and ignore others who are oppressed. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Organizers Fail to Ban Chris Hedges From Speaking at Vancouver Conference

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 14, 2015 In response to his Truthdig column of March 8 on capitalism, the sex industry and the political left, organizers of an upcoming conference on exploitation and activism in Canada tried to remove the writer as keynote speaker. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )