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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 […]

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

10/06/2025 By The Conversation

How Trump is Demolishing U. S. Global Power and its World Order

How Trump is Demolishing U. S. Global Power and its World Order

10/06/2025 By Alfred W. McCoy

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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

Republican Party
McCain & GOP: How Christian Right, Tea Party & Iraq War Blunder Marginalized Him

McCain & GOP: How Christian Right, Tea Party & Iraq War Blunder Marginalized Him

By Elizabeth Sherman | – Arizona Sen. John McCain – scion of Navy brass, flyboy turned Vietnam war hero and tireless defender of American global […]

The Conversation

Iran
Despite Trump’s Violation of it, Iran is Still Abiding by Nuclear Deal, UN Says

Despite Trump’s Violation of it, Iran is Still Abiding by Nuclear Deal, UN Says

Vienna (AFP) – Iran is sticking to the terms of its nuclear deal with world powers, a UN atomic watchdog report showed Thursday, despite ongoing […]

AFP

Israel Lobbies
Aljazeera Documentary: Israel Lobbies Staging Fake Rallies, Spying on Americans

Aljazeera Documentary: Israel Lobbies Staging Fake Rallies, Spying on Americans

London (Middle East Monitor) – Leaked excerpts from a censored Aljazeera documentary, released this week, have offered a glimpse into the workings of pro-Israeli lobby […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Fossil Fuels Climate Crisis to Imperil Earth’s Ecosystems, Plants & Animals

Fossil Fuels Climate Crisis to Imperil Earth’s Ecosystems, Plants & Animals

Tampa (AFP) – The Earth’s forests, deserts, landscapes and vital ecosystems risk a “major transformation” in the next century due to climate change, international scientists […]

AFP

Donald Trump
Top 7 Reasons Progressive Andrew Gillum can Defeat "Monkey it Up" DeSantis

Top 7 Reasons Progressive Andrew Gillum can Defeat “Monkey it Up” DeSantis

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Congressional representative and Florida gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis shocked the nation on Wednesday by warning Florida voters not to “monkey […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Israel Renews Threat to Attack Iran Targets in Syria

Israel Renews Threat to Attack Iran Targets in Syria

Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel on Wednesday renewed its threat to attack Iranian military targets in Syria, after the two Muslim allies signed an accord on […]

AFP

Iran
“A Deadly Blow:” Why is Iran Persecuting and Killing Sufi Mystics?

“A Deadly Blow:” Why is Iran Persecuting and Killing Sufi Mystics?

Washington, D.C. (RFE/RL) – Thirty-three-year-old Mostafa Abdi, a member of Iran’s largest Sufi order and editor of a news outlet focused on the Gonabadi dervish […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

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