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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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Barack Obama
Obama shifts Left, Embraces Medicare for All, in Hopes of Galvanizing Democrats

Obama shifts Left, Embraces Medicare for All, in Hopes of Galvanizing Democrats

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Barack Obama came out of retirement Friday to give a stump speech at the University of Illinois, in hopes of […]

Juan Cole

Qatar
Qatar Emir to Invest $12 bn in Germany, Seeking to Break out of Saudi Blockade

Qatar Emir to Invest $12 bn in Germany, Seeking to Break out of Saudi Blockade

Berlin (AFP) – Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said in Berlin Friday his country would invest some 10 billion euros ($11.6 billion) in […]

AFP

Donald Trump
Trump Demands Attorney General Sessions Probe Anonymous Op-Ed, despite No Crime

Trump Demands Attorney General Sessions Probe Anonymous Op-Ed, despite No Crime

Co-Author: Nicolas KAMM Fargo (United States) (AFP) – Donald Trump on Friday urged his attorney general to investigate the anonymous author of a damning op-ed, […]

Jerome Cartillier

Israel/ Palestine
Boycott: Israel Apartheid toward Palestinians Causes 15 Musicians to Cancel on Meteor Festival

Boycott: Israel Apartheid toward Palestinians Causes 15 Musicians to Cancel on Meteor Festival

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A wave of cancellations followed Lana Del Rey’s announcement about cancelling her performance at the Meteor Music Festival in northern Israel this […]

Maan News Agency

Iraq
Iraq: Basra Protesters Torch Iranian Consulate in ongoing Water Protest

Iraq: Basra Protesters Torch Iranian Consulate in ongoing Water Protest

Basra (Iraq) (AFP) – Iraqi protesters on Friday torched the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Basra in fresh demonstrations over poor public services […]

AFP

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Why the Midterm Elections can't be Counted on to end our Constitutional Crisis

Why the Midterm Elections can’t be Counted on to end our Constitutional Crisis

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The country is in the midst of a constitutional crisis. Asked about its resolution, former Secretary of State John Kerry […]

Juan Cole

Israel Lobbies
Israel Targeted Black Lives Matter Movement: Documentary

Israel Targeted Black Lives Matter Movement: Documentary

(TeleSur) – “The major problem with Israel is with the young generation of the Black community,” Judith Varnai Shorer, Israeli consul general in Atlanta, explained […]

TeleSur

Iraq
Is Iraq Collapsing? Basra Protests of Dirty Water have sent 30,000 to Hospital, Green Zone Bombarded

Is Iraq Collapsing? Basra Protests of Dirty Water have sent 30,000 to Hospital, Green Zone Bombarded

Basra (Iraq) (AFP) – Three mortar shells were fired into Baghdad’s green zone early Friday as a curfew was imposed in the southern Iraqi city […]

AFP

Donald Trump
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Removal of Trump via 25th Amendment

Elizabeth Warren Calls for Removal of Trump via 25th Amendment

“If senior administration officials think the president is not able to do his job, then they should invoke the 25th Amendment”

AFP

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

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