The Rise and Fall of Female Moviemakers in Hollywood

[Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists]( Saturday, August 11, 2018 Featured story Media [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Rise and Fall of Female Moviemakers in Hollywood]( By Robert Scheer — Award-winning critic and historian Carrie Rickey debunks the most common rationalizations for women's underrepresentation behind the camera. [Read more]( News LGBTQ [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Deadnamed]( By Lucas Waldron and Ken Schwencke — The way cops in Jacksonville and other jurisdictions investigate the murders of transgender women adds insult to injury and may be delaying justice. [Read more]( Environment [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Court Orders Trump EPA to Ban Pesticide That Harms Children's Brains]( By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams — Environmentalists are calling the decision a "major victory for public health." [Read more]( Arts and Culture book review [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [You Are Here]( By Antonio Garcia-Martinez — As with almost every technology that first seemed a miracle before becoming commonplace, GPS navigation followed a tortured and convoluted path to ubiquity. [Read more]( Cartoon [Recycling Our Garbage]( By Mr. Fish  [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Donate Today!]( [Follow Truthdig on Twitter]( [Follow Truthdig on Facebook]( Truthdig 1158 26th St., No. 443 Santa Monica, CA 90403-4698 This email was sent to {EMAIL}, by [email protected]( [Support Truthdig]( | [Contact Us]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Forward To A Friend](