Women

In the Southeast, Just 1 in 5 State Lawmakers Are Women

Jennifer Berry Hawes / ProPublica Jan 16, 2024 Representation is lagging in Southeastern states as lawmakers pass bills that most impact women, like near-total abortion bans. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Judy Chicago on Making Art Her Way and Remaking the Art World

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Aug 24, 2018 The trailblazing artist tells how she fused feminist sensibilities with production methods in works that were initially written off by male critics and peers—and are now being celebrated in retrospectives and salutes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Díaz Opens Up About Childhood Abuse

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 9, 2018 In a visceral, powerful piece for The New Yorker, the award-winning author breaks his lifelong silence on the rape that impacted his entire being. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Building a More Equitable World, One Story at a Time

Eric Ortiz, Chaumtoli Huq and Elbert Garcia Apr 9, 2018 Can community newsrooms—media powered by the people, for the people—rebuild public trust in the news? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will the Next ‘Black Panther’ Be a Latino Superhero?

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 24, 2018 Latinos are not well represented in Marvel movies. El Peso Hero wants to change that. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver on How Representatives Choose Their Voters, Rather Than the Other Way Around (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 10, 2017 The "Last Week Tonight" host points out how nuts it is that the U.S. is a nation in which politicians have more sway than voters, thanks to a five-syllable word. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Legalizing Oppression

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 10, 2014 The disbarring and imprisonment of Lynne Stewart, one of the nation’s most courageous civil rights lawyers, is a window into the collapse of our judiciary. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

California Count Off by 1.5 Million?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 25, 2010 State officials say that federal nose-counters overlooked 1.5 million California residents in the 2010 census, a mistake that could ultimately cost the state billions of dollars in federal money over the next 10 years and even a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One-Third Didn’t Return Census Forms

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2010 Maybe it's laziness or maybe it's privacy concerns, but the US Census Bureau reports that 32 percent of all U households receiving census questionnaires did not return them ahead of Friday's official deadline Come May 1, census workers will begin pounding on the doors of the laggards. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Count on Me

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2010 Some conservative opponents of President Barack Obama are trying to stir up a movement against the 2010 census, arguing that the census form asks too many personal questions and is one more example of the erosion of privacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )