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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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Donald Trump
McCain Funeral: TV makes it all about Personalities, elides Oil Drilling, War, Tax Cuts

McCain Funeral: TV makes it all about Personalities, elides Oil Drilling, War, Tax Cuts

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Cable television news shows and perhaps social media as well are misleading us by concentrating on personalities instead of issues, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Trump Aid Cuts to Palestinians Boost Tension, Embolden Israeli Hard Right

Trump Aid Cuts to Palestinians Boost Tension, Embolden Israeli Hard Right

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump’s swingeing cuts to aid for Palestinians will advance Israel’s interests but risk compromising a US-led peace […]

Joe Dyke

Qatar
Saudi Arabia again threatens Canal to make Neighbor Qatar an Island

Saudi Arabia again threatens Canal to make Neighbor Qatar an Island

Riyadh (AFP) – A Saudi official hinted Friday the kingdom was moving forward with a plan to dig a canal that would turn the neighbouring […]

AFP

Coal
Killing for Coal (Literally)

Killing for Coal (Literally)

(Otherwords.org) – Shocking as this sounds, the U.S. government is — by its own admission — willing to murder up to 1,600 Americans a year […]

Basav Sen

China
China defies Trump on Iran, Creating new Benchmark Crude Market in Yuan

China defies Trump on Iran, Creating new Benchmark Crude Market in Yuan

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – China’s new futures market in Shanghai is trading in the Chinese currency, the Yuan, rather than dollars. One reason for […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Public on Trump: 60%: Disapprove; 49%: Impeach! 53%; Guilty of Obstruction!

Public on Trump: 60%: Disapprove; 49%: Impeach! 53%; Guilty of Obstruction!

Washington (AFP) – Sixty percent of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s job performance and nearly half support impeachment, according to an opinion poll published […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
US Ends Funding for UN Palestinian Refugee Agency

US Ends Funding for UN Palestinian Refugee Agency

Washington (AFP) – The United States announced it was halting funding for the United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees Friday after declaring the organization was […]

Francesco Fontemaggi

Israel/ Palestine
Singer Lana Del Rey cancels Israel Show after Boycott Pressure

Singer Lana Del Rey cancels Israel Show after Boycott Pressure

Jerusalem (AFP) – American singer Lana Del Rey said Friday she was postponing a performance in Israel after failing to set up a show “in […]

AFP

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In Epochal Shift, California Votes for 100% Green Electricity by 2045

In Epochal Shift, California Votes for 100% Green Electricity by 2045

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week, the California state legislature voted to mandate that all the state’s electricity come from non-carbon sources (chiefly wind, […]

Juan Cole

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