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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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Climate Change
Climate Crisis:  Wildfire Smoke is Becoming Nationwide Health Threat

Climate Crisis: Wildfire Smoke is Becoming Nationwide Health Threat

By Richard E. Peltier | – (The Conversation) – The impacts of recent forest fires in California reach well beyond the burned areas. Smoke from […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Squatters in West Bank uproot 1,000 Palestinian Olive Trees a Month (800,000 since 1967)

Israeli Squatters in West Bank uproot 1,000 Palestinian Olive Trees a Month (800,000 since 1967)

Israeli settlers uprooted dozens of olive trees, on Saturday, near Turmusayya village near Ramallah

Maan News Agency

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Free Dr. Hatoon al-Fassi

Saudi Arabia: Free Dr. Hatoon al-Fassi

His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Fax: (via Ministry of the Interior) […]

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India Doubles Iran Oil Imports: Are Trump's Sanctions Cratering?

India Doubles Iran Oil Imports: Are Trump’s Sanctions Cratering?

China is also resuming imports from Iran

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Tunisia Lawyers, Bloggers Sue over Bin Salman Visit b/c Khashoggi Murder

Tunisia Lawyers, Bloggers Sue over Bin Salman Visit b/c Khashoggi Murder

A group of lawyers in Tunisia are preparing to file a lawsuit to prevent Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman from visiting the country following […]

Middle East Monitor

Democratic Socialism
Can Social Democracy Work In America?  The Rise of DSA (Video)

Can Social Democracy Work In America? The Rise of DSA (Video)

“The middle class is dying. And that has young Americans turning to democratic socialism for solutions.” Can Social Democracy Work In America? | AJ+

Francesca Fiorentini

Climate Change
Trump’s Climate Denial could Cost US $500 bn. a Year

Trump’s Climate Denial could Cost US $500 bn. a Year

Climate change is expected to cause growing losses to American infrastructure and property and impede the rate of economic growth

Kerry Sheridan

Climate Change
3 Charts: What Trump doesn’t Want you to Know about the Climate Emergency

3 Charts: What Trump doesn’t Want you to Know about the Climate Emergency

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration dropped the 1,000-page second volume of a congressionally-mandated study of the impact of the climate crisis on […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Trump dismisses as 'Feelings' CIA Finding that Saudi Crown Prince ordered Murder

Trump dismisses as ‘Feelings’ CIA Finding that Saudi Crown Prince ordered Murder

“No they didn’t conclude. They did not come to a conclusion.”

Middle East Monitor

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