Gwen Ifill's Truth

Mother Jones
March 29, 2009

The anchor of neutrality dishes on being polite, a new first for the first lady, and why it's so hard for her to vote.

Iraqi Women's Perspective of U.S. Occupation

In the US, we’ve rarely heard the story of the Iraq War told from the perspective of women. So what are Iraqi women saying on the sixth anniversary of the US invasion? The same thing they’ve been saying since 2003: end the occupation. Polls consistently show that a majority of Iraqis want US troops out.

This week marks six years since the US invaded Iraq. In that time, women have not only faced mounting violence—they have also organized a movement to confront US occupation and violence against women.

The women of Iraq are creating the foundation on which a peaceful and just future will be built. It’s time we started listening to them.

Help us tell President Obama that now is the time for change.


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Women lead foreclosure struggles

The racist, sexist subprime mortgage industry and the crisis it created has especially affected women and their families, so it is no surprise that women are active in the forefront of struggles around the country to stop foreclosures and evictions.

Fmr. Irish President Mary Robinson Joins Women Leaders at International Women’s Conference in Liberia

As we mark International Women’s Day, we speak with world-renowned human rights lawyer and advocate, Mary Robinson. She is the former president of Ireland, the first woman ever to hold the office. She is also the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Robinson speaks about the international women’s conference hosted in Liberia by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa’s first female president; being chosen as one of Nelson Mandela’s “Elders”; and the ongoing struggle for women’s rights from Afghanistan to Iraq to Iran.