Immigration Crackdown Puts Abused Women in Double Jeopardy

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Nov 6, 2018 The climate of fear is frustrating for law enforcement personnel, who want victims to know they are there to protect women and children. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

How Emotional Abuse Takes Its Toll

By Geri Spieler Aug 17, 2018 The effects of intimate-partner violence are a factor in more than a quarter of female suicides or suicide attempts, one study shows. They are also a leading cause of substance abuse in women. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

John Kelly Under Scrutiny After a Senior Aide’s Resignation

JONATHAN LEMIRE, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Feb 9, 2018 Questions are swirling about the White House chief of staff's defense of an aide he fought to keep in a sensitive West Wing job after the official was accused of abuse by two ex-wives. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Forced Marriage of Children Happens in America, Too

Amelia Pang / Truthdig Jan 26, 2017 Between 2009 and 2011, at least 3,000 girls and young women from 47 states were forced into marriage—including many under the age of 18. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

When Animals Pay the Price of Domestic Violence

By Carol J. Adams Jan 12, 2017 The victims of domestic abuse aren’t exclusively human. All too often, pets are targeted in strategies of terror and control. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

From Childhood Victim to Domestic Abuse Survivor

By Barbara Dunlap and Ann Laird Dec 28, 2016 Sexism and misuse of religion shattered a girl's self-image and robbed her of the ability to defend herself. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

No Winners in Ray Rice’s Game

Clara Romeo / Truthdig Sep 10, 2014 What happens behind closed doors -- or rather closing doors -- does not always stay behind them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Coulter Laments Limbaugh’s Loss, Makes Wildly Unsubstantiated Claims on Issue of Domestic Abuse

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2009 Ann Coulter's guest appearance Thursday night on Sean Hannity's Fox News show took a startling turn when she veered from lamenting how Rush Limbaugh's NFL dream supposedly got sacked by the far left to holding forth on the subject of domestic abuse, declaring: "Husbands rarely beat up their wives single women get beaten up more" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )