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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
Trump Paradox: He promotes CO2 even as Climate Emergency impels Emigration from Guatemala

Trump Paradox: He promotes CO2 even as Climate Emergency impels Emigration from Guatemala

Locals say the climate has become unusually unpredictable over their lifetimes

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Federer Boycotts Saudi Arabia as other Tennis Stars Mull Withdrawal

Federer Boycotts Saudi Arabia as other Tennis Stars Mull Withdrawal

Tennis superstars Nadal and Djokovic are considering withdrawing from the games after the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, […]

TeleSur

Climate Change
Global Heating worse than Thought – it Has gone into the Oceans

Global Heating worse than Thought – it Has gone into the Oceans

by Patrick GALEY | – Paris (AFP) – The world’s oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought over the last quarter of […]

AFP

Pentagon
Pentagon Socialism: Militarizing the Economy in the Name of Defense

Pentagon Socialism: Militarizing the Economy in the Name of Defense

( Tomdispatch.com) – Given his erratic behavior, from daily Twitter eruptions to upping his tally of lies by the hour, it’s hard to think of […]

William D. Hartung

Islam
The Qur’an insists that Synagogues and Churches be Preserved and Respected

The Qur’an insists that Synagogues and Churches be Preserved and Respected

“They should not have entered them save in fearful reverence.”

Juan Cole

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'This has Got to End': Trump Admin. Gives Saudis 30 Days to Start Yemen Talks

‘This has Got to End’: Trump Admin. Gives Saudis 30 Days to Start Yemen Talks

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have abruptly called for an end to the Saudi-backed […]

Juan Cole

Kurds
Turkey attacks US Allies, Syrian Kurds, who are Fighting ISIL; & they go on Strike

Turkey attacks US Allies, Syrian Kurds, who are Fighting ISIL; & they go on Strike

YPG condemns Turkey’s “provocations”

AFP

White Supremacists
GOP, Suddenly afraid of White Nationalism, Rebukes Rep. Steve King

GOP, Suddenly afraid of White Nationalism, Rebukes Rep. Steve King

An extraordinary GOP castigation of an unabashed defender of white culture, and an ally of President Donald Trump

AFP

White Supremacists
White Nationalists have Killed 500 People since 1990, 10% over Religion

White Nationalists have Killed 500 People since 1990, 10% over Religion

There have been close to 100 failed or foiled plots against Jewish institutions or individuals between 1990 and 2014

The Conversation

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