The Whoredom of the Left

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 9, 2015 If we accept prostitution as legal, we will take one more collective step toward the global plantation being constructed by our corporate pimps. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Most U.K. Sex Workers Once Held Jobs in the Mainstream Economy, Study Shows

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 28, 2015 More than 70 percent of sex workers in the U.K. previously worked in health care, education or charities—while more than a third hold university degrees, according to one of the largest surveys of the industry ever taken. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Can You Guess What Stone Is Becoming More Valuable Than Diamonds?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2014 Diamonds may soon lose their place as the most coveted stone; technology is revolutionizing the sex-for-hire business; meanwhile, CNN's Nancy Grace disparages Officer Darren Wilson's testimony on the killing of Michael Brown. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Alleged Sex Traffickers Exploit Welfare System to Abduct and Sell Child Slaves

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 25, 2014 After a national operation in which 168 children were rescued from sex slavery right here in First-World America, the BBC reports that pimps take advantage of a system meant to care for children without families of their own. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Recalled to Life

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 24, 2014 Christine Pagano's drug addictions took her from a middle-class home to prostitution and homelessness on the streets of Camden, N.J., one of our poorest cities. Her journey into hell showed her the other America. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

In Hawaii, Cops Are Allowed to Have Sex With Prositutes

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2014 Under Hawaiian law, undercover police can have intercourse with sex workers, no questions asked; the unreliability of the Internet in terms of privacy is affecting the tech industry; and how much will we pay for streaming music? These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘I Got Into Sex Work to Afford to Be a Writer’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 16, 2014 Brooklyn journalist Melissa Gira Grant is one of the voices who has emerged in the last few years to defend the rights and dignity of people working in all parts of the sex industry. As her new book hits the shelves, she tells The Guardian about moving from sex work into journalism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Japan Says It Will Not Revise Its Wartime Sex-Slave Apology

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2014 Japan has no plan to alter a landmark 1993 apology over wartime sex slavery, the government's top spokesman said Monday, despite a controversial review of the statement that has sparked a backlash at home and abroad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The War on Women on the Internet

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2014 Abuse toward women online is out of control and victims shouldn't simply have to ignore it; college rankings can affect the number of applications an institution receives; meanwhile, actor Rupert Everett argues that closing down London's red light district is not about protecting women. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Uruguay Likely to Become the First Nation to Legalize Marijuana

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2013 On Tuesday, Uruguay's Senate will vote on a law that would allow for regulated distribution, production and sale of weed; income inequality in the U.S. is at its highest since 1928; meanwhile, Europeans are starting to believe that legalizing prostitution isn't effective. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Secret Service

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Europe Considers the Effects of Criminalizing Sex Work

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2013 Demonstrators gathered around Sweden’s embassies all over the world in July to object to what’s become known as the Nordic way to deal with prostitution—criminalize the purchase of sex, not the sale. The violence still surrounding sex work in European countries goes to show this isn't the best option. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )