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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
Is Fertile Crescent Drying up?  Neighbors’ Dams, Global Heating, and Iraq’s Low Tigris

Is Fertile Crescent Drying up? Neighbors’ Dams, Global Heating, and Iraq’s Low Tigris

Multi-Billion Dollar Budget Needed To Keep Iraq’s Water Flowing

Niqash

Native Americans
Indian Country Remembers the Trauma of Children Taken from Their Parents

Indian Country Remembers the Trauma of Children Taken from Their Parents

This is not the first administration to order the forced separation of families

Mark Trahant

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Warning to US:  Erdogan has used same techniques as Trump to de-Democratize Turkey

Warning to US: Erdogan has used same techniques as Trump to de-Democratize Turkey

Erdogan’s rise as an authoritarian strong man is a key lesson to America about how Trump could move the US in a similar direction

Juan Cole

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Sarah Sanders complains about not being served in Restaurant after Urging same Treatment of Gays, Immigrants

Sarah Sanders complains about not being served in Restaurant after Urging same Treatment of Gays, Immigrants

Sara Sanders complained on Twitter about not being served at the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia. WaPo reports that the owner, Stephanie Wilkinson, insisted […]

Juan Cole

Immigration
“We Want the Children Free!”  “I Really Care!”: Cries from Inside Migrant Detention Camp

“We Want the Children Free!” “I Really Care!”: Cries from Inside Migrant Detention Camp

A group of people held at the center had been separated from their children as part of President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy

Javier Tovar

Iraq
In Post-ISIL Iraq, Cleric al-Sadr adds PM Haidar al-Abadi in Quest for Gov’t of National Unity

In Post-ISIL Iraq, Cleric al-Sadr adds PM Haidar al-Abadi in Quest for Gov’t of National Unity

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr said they had formed an alliance in a bid to create a new government

AFP

Saudi Arabia
At Midnight, Riyadh Erupts in Cheers for Women Drivers–but Women Activists still in Jail

At Midnight, Riyadh Erupts in Cheers for Women Drivers–but Women Activists still in Jail

For many, the end of Saudi Arabia’s driving ban for women is a welcome step, but far from enough

Natacha Yazbeck

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The American March to Inequality: Why the UN Alston Report Alarms the Trump Plutocrats

The American March to Inequality: Why the UN Alston Report Alarms the Trump Plutocrats

The US would require a social revolution to even resemble France or Germany

Juan Cole

Immigration
US Navy Plans Detention Camps for Tens of Thousands of Immigrants on Remote Bases

US Navy Plans Detention Camps for Tens of Thousands of Immigrants on Remote Bases

The US Navy plans to build sprawling detention centers for tens of thousands of immigrants on remote bases

AFP

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