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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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Syria
Syrian Government Recovers Economic Hub linking to Jordan, Gulf Oil States

Syrian Government Recovers Economic Hub linking to Jordan, Gulf Oil States

Syrian army soldiers burned a rebel flag Saturday after they and Russian military police took over the crucial Nassib post

AFP

Iran
World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

Iran’s remaining partners in the 2015 nuclear deal vowed Friday to keep the energy exporter plugged into the global economy

AFP

Syria
In Syria's Douma, UN finds likely Chlorine use, but not by Rebels

In Syria’s Douma, UN finds likely Chlorine use, but not by Rebels

Laboratory tests so far have found possible evidence of chlorine use but no evidence of sarin or a similar nerve agent

Brian Whitaker

Pakistan
Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison by a corruption court in Islamabad Friday

AFP

Pollution
Scandal-Ridden EPA Chief who favored Polluters Resigns in Favor of Coal Baron

Scandal-Ridden EPA Chief who favored Polluters Resigns in Favor of Coal Baron

Trump tweeted that Pruitt’s deputy, the former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, would take over Monday as acting head of the agency

Jerome Cartillier

Green Energy
Even Oil Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Sign Macron’s Green Investment Pledge

Even Oil Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Sign Macron’s Green Investment Pledge

Six sovereign wealth funds including four Gulf states have pledged to boost efforts to fight climate change

AFP

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Syria: Reports of Rebel Collapse in Deraa as al-Assad and Putin win Yet Again

Syria: Reports of Rebel Collapse in Deraa as al-Assad and Putin win Yet Again

The rebels say they have declared a ceasefire and have put down their arms after they negotiated through the Russians

Juan Cole

Iran
Sudden Shift in Iran as Hardliners back Centrist President Rouhani

Sudden Shift in Iran as Hardliners back Centrist President Rouhani

Frequently a target of attack by hardliners, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is benefiting from a sudden surge in support from his former critics

Marc Jourdier

Immigration
Contrary to Trump, Americans back Citizenship Path for Undocumented Immigrants

Contrary to Trump, Americans back Citizenship Path for Undocumented Immigrants

It turns out that government officials who think the majority of Americans want hard-line immigration policies are wrong

The Conversation

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