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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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Turkey: Social Media Activists Resist Authoritarian Pres. Erdogan in Run-Up to Elections

Turkey: Social Media Activists Resist Authoritarian Pres. Erdogan in Run-Up to Elections

Essex (The Conversation) – Turkey will soon go to the polls for the fifth time in less than four years. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced […]

Rabia Karakaya Polat

Government surveillance
Are Police Tracking You Using Facial Recognition? (Video)

Are Police Tracking You Using Facial Recognition? (Video)

AJ+ explores the risks and benefits of facial recognition software

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

China
As Pentagon Encircles China, Does Military Conflict With Beijing Loom?

As Pentagon Encircles China, Does Military Conflict With Beijing Loom?

From Beijing, the strategic outlook articulated by Secretary of Defense James Mattis is clearly viewed as threatening

Michael T. Klare

Houthi
Yemen’s Huthis vow to fight on after losing Hodeida airport to Saudi-Backed Coalition

Yemen’s Huthis vow to fight on after losing Hodeida airport to Saudi-Backed Coalition

Yemen’s Huthi rebels vowed to fight on after pro-government forces seized Hodeida airport from them on Wednesday

AFP

Climate Change
Climate Terror Stalks us, and We Yawn-- 3 Decades Later

Climate Terror Stalks us, and We Yawn– 3 Decades Later

Global heating is a vastly bigger danger to us than terrorism or war

Juan Cole

Climate Change
$120 bn. in Coastal Property in Jeopardy from CO2-induced Sea-Level Rise

$120 bn. in Coastal Property in Jeopardy from CO2-induced Sea-Level Rise

Experts warn of a looming economic crisis caused by water-logged homes that will someday become uninhabitable

Kerry Sheridan

China
Is China Stealing a March on Trump in Pakistan amid New Trade War?

Is China Stealing a March on Trump in Pakistan amid New Trade War?

The outbreak of tit-for-tat tariffs means the US-Sino confrontation now embraces both the military sphere in the South China Sea and over Taiwan

Neil Thompson

Afghanistan
Did You Hear about the Great Afghan Peace March?  MSM Ignores Nonviolent Activists

Did You Hear about the Great Afghan Peace March? MSM Ignores Nonviolent Activists

Dozens of peace protesters arrived in Kabul on Monday after walking hundreds of kilometers across war-battered Afghanistan

Mushtaq Mojaddidi

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It's all about the Midterms: Trump took those Children Hostage to Stoke his Base

It’s all about the Midterms: Trump took those Children Hostage to Stoke his Base

Some 46% of Republicans approve of separating children from their parents at the border, according to an Ipsos poll done for the Daily Beast

Juan Cole

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