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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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Republican Party
Defeating the Fasc-Lican Party

Defeating the Fasc-Lican Party

After the election I received a provocative letter from my friend and mentor Bill Connolly, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins and author […]

John Buell

Sexual Assault
Trump tries but fails to block UN #MeToo Resolution against Sexual Harassment

Trump tries but fails to block UN #MeToo Resolution against Sexual Harassment

The United States failed on Monday to water down a UN resolution on combatting sexual harassment

AFP

Islamophobia
On How Everything Sam Harris Says about Islam is Wrong (1)

On How Everything Sam Harris Says about Islam is Wrong (1)

Of the 100 million or so people I estimate were wiped out by political violence in the twentieth century, the vast majority of them were killed by secular nationalists, Communists and Fascists

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Is the Green New Deal our Civil Rights Movement?  John Lewis Joins

Is the Green New Deal our Civil Rights Movement? John Lewis Joins

Veteran Congressman and Civil Rights icon John Lewis (D-GA) has joined the Green New Deal proposed by the Sunrise Movement and endorsed by newly elected […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Shattering Europe?  The Debris of Trump's Paris Fiasco

Shattering Europe? The Debris of Trump’s Paris Fiasco

Even before Air Force One touched down in Paris, Trump took aim on Twitter at his host, French President Emmanuel Macron

Rajan Menon

Afghanistan
For First Time, Afghan President admits 30,000 Troops killed since 2015

For First Time, Afghan President admits 30,000 Troops killed since 2015

More than 17 years since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the conflict grinds on

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
After Israeli Attack on Journalists Protest, Int’l Fed. of Journalists demands Response

After Israeli Attack on Journalists Protest, Int’l Fed. of Journalists demands Response

“The IFJ’s global leadership and a number of Palestinian journalists walked peacefully.”

Maan News Agency

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Trump tries to counter CIA Leak on Bin Salman complicity in Khashoggi Murder

Trump tries to counter CIA Leak on Bin Salman complicity in Khashoggi Murder

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump attempted on Saturday to push back against his own Central Intelligence Agency’s assessment that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Juan Cole @ Rising up With Sonali on "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace"

Juan Cole @ Rising up With Sonali on “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace”

Islam is the youngest of the world’s major religions – and sadly the most misunderstood

Juan Cole

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“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

Juan Cole

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Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

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