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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 )

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 )

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 )

Chinese Sympathetic to Sex Guru’s Personal Revelation

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 7, 2015 China’s leading advocate of one-night stands, sadomasochist sex, the decriminalization of pornography and the legalization of same-sex marriage has announced that her partner of 17 years is a transgender man. The reaction has been overwhelmingly supportive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Pornography Is What the End of the World Looks Like’

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 16, 2015 "Fifty Shades of Grey" is part of a corporate capitalist onslaught that has seen women dehumanized, men desensitized, children damaged and violence and exploitation glorified. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Porn Stars Show Us What the Internet Would Be Like Without Net Neutrality

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 15, 2014 Still confused about the meaning of net neutrality? Watch a few adult film stars explain it in terms even Sen. Ted Cruz will understand in a new Funny or Die clip. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is Watching Porn Making Your Brain Shrink?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 31, 2014 Bad news for "men who watch large amounts of sexually explicit material": The habit has been linked to less cerebral gray matter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What the Isla Vista Killings Have to Do With ‘Misogynist Extremism’

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2014 When violent eruptions like the killings in Santa Barbara on May 23 happen, discussions in the news often -- as they have in this case -- focus on individual culpability as well as the assumed (and often substantiated) mental illness of the perpetrator. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )