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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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The Russians aren’t the only election hackers

The Russians aren’t the only election hackers

By Reese Erlich | (48hills.org ) | – – The US has interfered in elections all over the world — and this Russian ‘crisis’ is […]

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Donald Trump
Pence's White Nationalist exclusion of Syrian Refugees Struck Down by Court

Pence’s White Nationalist exclusion of Syrian Refugees Struck Down by Court

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt has struck down former Indiana governor and present vice president […]

Juan Cole

Foreign Policy
Iran bans Dollar for import Trade in anti-Sanctions Campaign

Iran bans Dollar for import Trade in anti-Sanctions Campaign

TeleSur | – – Mehdi Kasraeipour, the Central Bank of Iran’s director of foreign exchange rules and policies, said the move is unlikely to meet […]

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Iran
Are Iran and Saudi Arabia competing for the soul of Iraq?

Are Iran and Saudi Arabia competing for the soul of Iraq?

By Saleem al-Wazzan | (Niqash.org) | – – Iraqis can now visit a special visa-free zone in neighbouring Iran, over the border from Basra. Some […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Ultimate Blowback: A Planet Boiling With Unintended Consequences

Ultimate Blowback: A Planet Boiling With Unintended Consequences

( Tomdispatch.com) | – – You want to see “blowback” in action? That’s easy enough. All you need is a vague sense of how Google […]

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Bernie Sanders
Yemen War: Bernie Sanders et al. Try to get US Out

Yemen War: Bernie Sanders et al. Try to get US Out

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday proposed a bipartisan resolution to […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
In Proactive Move, Trump to arm Movie Ushers (Satire)

In Proactive Move, Trump to arm Movie Ushers (Satire)

Satire By Reese Erlich | (Informed Comment) | – – WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump announced new plans today to combat mass shootings: arming […]

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Iran
The New, Hollow Attacks on the Iran Deal

The New, Hollow Attacks on the Iran Deal

No, Obama couldn’t have settled the Syrian civil war and prevented Iranian breakout

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Donald Trump
As workers notice no Raise, the Tax Scam Is Starting to Sink In

As workers notice no Raise, the Tax Scam Is Starting to Sink In

By Josh Hoxie | (Otherwords.org) | – – While billionaires fund a PR push for the tax law, most ordinary workers report seeing no increase […]

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