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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy
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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – How much are women and girls–half of humanity–valued?  When men violate us for sex in prostitution.  When […]

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

10/05/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

10/05/2025 By The Conversation

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Life at Trump Speed: Mental Whiplash and Forgotten Outrages

Life at Trump Speed: Mental Whiplash and Forgotten Outrages

San Francisco (Tomdispatch.com) – I took my first hit of speed in 1970 during my freshman year in college. That little white pill — Dexedrine […]

Rebecca Gordon

Islam
Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires (Juan Cole @MajorityFm, Video @SamSeder )

Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires (Juan Cole @MajorityFm, Video @SamSeder )

Juan Cole’s New Book

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Dangerous CO2 Spurt: How the Rich Countries are Failing to Curb Climate Emergency

Dangerous CO2 Spurt: How the Rich Countries are Failing to Curb Climate Emergency

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Carbon Dioxide emissions were up again this year, after a hiatus during which people wondered if the world had gotten […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
In Both Irelands, Movement to Stand against Settler Occupation of West Bank

In Both Irelands, Movement to Stand against Settler Occupation of West Bank

One million euros worth of settlements’ goods are imported to Ireland annually

Mohammed Samaana

Displaced and Refugees
Jerusalem in Athens:  Refugees, the Youth Left and the Crises of Nation and Capital

Jerusalem in Athens: Refugees, the Youth Left and the Crises of Nation and Capital

On Friday, December 8, 2017, hundreds of young Palestinians and Arabs poured out onto the streets in front of Athens Syntagma square

Loubna Qutami

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Palestinian-American Congresswoman to take delegation to West Bank

Palestinian-American Congresswoman to take delegation to West Bank

Democratic representative-elect Rashida Tlaib is “planning to lead a congressional delegation to the Israeli-occupied West Bank”, according to a report by the Intercept. The Intercept […]

Middle East Monitor

Afghanistan
Trump Nominee admits Afghan Security Losses May not be Sustainable

Trump Nominee admits Afghan Security Losses May not be Sustainable

28,529 Afghan security forces have been killed since the start of 2015

AFP

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"A Smoking Saw": Bin Salman Loses Support of Key GOP Senators with CIA Briefing

“A Smoking Saw”: Bin Salman Loses Support of Key GOP Senators with CIA Briefing

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Among the things Saudi Arabia wants from the United States is support for its war on Yemen and permission to […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Israel: Thousands of Women Protest State Inaction over Femicide

Israel: Thousands of Women Protest State Inaction over Femicide

Concerts and performance art filled the region as women protested the state’s inaction in the face of injustice. Some 20,000 women are banding together to […]

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