Nov 3rd, 2008 · San Francisco's legendary liberalism will be put to the test by a ballot measure that would decriminalize prostitution and prohibit authorities from arresting or prosecuting a person for selling sex. Proposition K stops police from treating prostitution like a crime.
Jun 3rd, 2008 · The stories of Nigerian-born writer Uwem Akpan offer a well-crafted and chilling vision of Africa, from young Kenyan girls prostituting themselves to pay their younger brothers' school fees to a deadly bus ride down the spine of Nigeria.
May 13th, 2008 · Every year, hundreds of thousands of girls and young women are lured abroad by offers of waitress or secretary jobs — and then are trapped into lives as prostitutes. Stella Rotaru is a countertrafficker working to rescue women ensnared in the global sex trade.
May 5th, 2008 · The apparent suicide of "DC Madam" Deborah Jeane Palfrey has drawn attention to the scope of prostitution in America. A roundtable of people familiar with the sex industry discuss the risks of the profession, and whether law enforcement is the best way to address the issue.
May 2nd, 2008 · Deborah Jeane Palfrey committed suicide Thursday in Florida, two weeks after being convicted of running a high-end Washington D.C. prostitution ring. She had vowed never to go to prison.
Apr 10th, 2008 · Max Mosley, president of autoracing's Formula One Federation, is fighting to keep his job after a video surfaced allegedly showing him consorting with prostitutes in a Nazi concentration camp fantasy. Mosley, whose father was leader of Britain's fascist movement before World War II and a friend of Adolf Hitler, strongly denies the allegations and refuses to step down.
Apr 3rd, 2008 · Rose has tackled issues like workplace harassment, premarital sex and legalizing prostitution. Such frank discussions of sex have been taboo in India, but Rose is changing the boundaries of dialogue.
Mar 19th, 2008 · David Paterson, who became governor of New York following Eliot Spitzer's resignation in a prostitution scandal, was barely sworn in when he confessed an extramarital affair to the Daily News. On Tuesday, he admitted to affairs with multiple women, one of whom is a state employee. Melissa Block talks with Fred Dicker, state editor for The New York Post.