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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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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Snipers Shoot 6 Children, 9 Women & 22 Other Unarmed Protesters in Gaza

Israeli Snipers Shoot 6 Children, 9 Women & 22 Other Unarmed Protesters in Gaza

Witnesses say paramedic, Filastin Qudeih was injured with a live bullet in her leg.

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Climate Crisis: Lady Gaga, Kardashians, & Thousands others Flee Wildfire in Malibu

Climate Crisis: Lady Gaga, Kardashians, & Thousands others Flee Wildfire in Malibu

Flames driven by hot Santa Ana winds gusting up to 80 kilometers per hour

TeleSur

Pollution
In Setback for Trump’s Imperial presidency, Judge halts Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

In Setback for Trump’s Imperial presidency, Judge halts Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

“An agency cannot simply disregard contrary or inconvenient factual determinations that it made in the past”

AFP

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15,549 Gun Homicides in US in 2017; 32 (160) in UK

15,549 Gun Homicides in US in 2017; 32 (160) in UK

Revised The mass shooting in a bar in California that left 12 dead was carried out by a Vet, making it doubly tragic. The United […]

Juan Cole

Pentagon
US ‘War on Terror’ has killed 500,000 People: Study

US ‘War on Terror’ has killed 500,000 People: Study

The US is implicated in the violent deaths of about half a million persons in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan

AFP

Pentagon
Making America's Wars Great Again: Caught in the Vietnam Time Loop

Making America’s Wars Great Again: Caught in the Vietnam Time Loop

American military power has been less and less effective, but the rhetoric surrounding that power has grown more boastful

Arnold R. Isaacs

Russia
Russia Seeks to Dump Dollar as New US Sanctions Loom

Russia Seeks to Dump Dollar as New US Sanctions Loom

Russia’s de-dollarisation efforts “may be easier now in a world of rising US protectionism”

AFP

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Gov’t, still not Tired of Controversy, May Execute 12 Shiites “Imminently”

Saudi Gov’t, still not Tired of Controversy, May Execute 12 Shiites “Imminently”

The ultra-conservative kingdom has one of the world’s highest rates of execution

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Apartheid: Israel's Netanyahu wants Death Penalty Solely for Palestinians

Apartheid: Israel’s Netanyahu wants Death Penalty Solely for Palestinians

With or without the bill, Israeli occupation forces have killed scores of Palestinians who did not pose an imminent threat

TeleSur

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