Poll: For More Women, Man’s Looks More Important Than His Money

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2006 Researchers from the UK have found that as women make more money themselves, they value a man's physical attractiveness more highly than his financial status. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In the Vanguard of Criminalizing Abortion

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2006 What happens when abortion is a felony offense in any circumstance? Jack Hitt provides chilling answers in his brilliant investigative piece on abortion in El Salvador. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nicole Holofcener: The Truthdig Interview

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Apr 7, 2006 The director who has been called the "Woody Allen of the West Coast" talks about her new ensemble film, Friends With Money,Ӕ starring Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener and Joan Cusack, which opened last week. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Skewers Fox News on Tasteless Segment

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 When Fox News decided to juxtapose busty bikini babes and news of a serial killer manhunt on the same screen, the savior from Comedy Central made wonderful mincemeat of the situation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Breast Cancer More Deadly to Blacks Than Whites

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2006 Black American women are 19% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women, according to a new study. This is just the most recent of many studies illustrating that within our healthcare system, even after controlling for socioeconomic factors, blacks still receive a poorer quality of healthcare than whites. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chile Inaugurates First Female President

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2006 A role model for Hillary--Chile's new leader is a political trailblazer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Working Moms-to-Be: It’s Even Worse Than You Thought

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2006 You've heard that having a child sets you back seven years in the workplace? Well, according to a new study, a woman's wages never fully recover--even after the child leaves home. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lobbyist’s Downfall Leads to Charities’ Windfall

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2006 Follow the money on Abramoff and the folks he scammed and corrupted. |more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Getting Women Wrong, Again and Again and Again

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 Did you know that a woman is more likely to get hit by lightning than marry after 30! Or was that be run over by a bus? Or, wait, maybe not. more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An Agnostic for President — and a Woman at That

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 12, 2005 How refreshing that there is one democratic nation — Chile — where a leading candidate has the courage to suggest that the impact of the clergy has not always added to enlightenment, particularly as to the place of women in society. Jefferson lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )