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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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Buddhism
Buddhist Burma Bulldozing Muslim Rohingya Villages: Satellite Photos

Buddhist Burma Bulldozing Muslim Rohingya Villages: Satellite Photos

TeleSur | – – Human rights groups that fear the Burmese government is destroying crime scenes before any credible investigation takes place. Satellite imagery shows […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Ahed Tamimi: father speaks of his pride as Palestinian activist prepares for trial

Ahed Tamimi: father speaks of his pride as Palestinian activist prepares for trial

Emma Heywood | (The Conversation) | – – Popular resistance against the Israeli presence in the West Bank, be it violent or peaceful, is a […]

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Are Kurds, Shiite Militias and the Baath Gov't allying against Turkey's Afrin Op?

Are Kurds, Shiite Militias and the Baath Gov’t allying against Turkey’s Afrin Op?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Fundamentalist Salafi militias, some linked to al-Qaeda, and backed by Turkey, have allegedly taken three new […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
New South African Gov't to Cut ties with Israel over Apartheid toward Palestinians

New South African Gov’t to Cut ties with Israel over Apartheid toward Palestinians

Middle East Monitor | – – South Africa has been a staunch ally of the Palestinian struggle and regularly spoken out against the atrocities committed […]

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Guns
Marco Rubio dismisses High-School Shooting Survivors as out of Mainstream

Marco Rubio dismisses High-School Shooting Survivors as out of Mainstream

TeleSur | – – The event, hosted by CNN, offered a rare opportunity for people directly affected by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy […]

Juan Cole

Militarization
Generational Wars and Short Memories: The 9/11 Hijackers Were Iraqis, Right?

Generational Wars and Short Memories: The 9/11 Hijackers Were Iraqis, Right?

San Francisco (Tomdispatch.com) | – I was teaching the day the airplanes hit the World Trade Center. It was the second meeting of “The Communist […]

Rebecca Gordon

Corruption
Top Ten Signs the US is the most Corrupt nation in the World (2018 Edn.)

Top Ten Signs the US is the most Corrupt nation in the World (2018 Edn.)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Revised Those ratings that castigate Afghanistan and some other poor countries as hopelessly “corrupt” always imply […]

Juan Cole

African-Americans
Thousands of US Citizens Jailed Over Debts as Small as US$28

Thousands of US Citizens Jailed Over Debts as Small as US$28

TeleSur | – – One in three Americans has been reported to a private collection agency with the majority of cases affecting Latin American and […]

Juan Cole

Iran
In Irony, Ahmedinezhad calls for Free Elections in Iran

In Irony, Ahmedinezhad calls for Free Elections in Iran

Middle East Monitor |- – Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose 2009 re-election prompted mass unrest over alleged vote rigging, has called for “free” presidential […]

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