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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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Israel/ Palestine
54 Palestinians from Gaza died in 2017 awaiting Israeli travel permits

54 Palestinians from Gaza died in 2017 awaiting Israeli travel permits

Middle East Monitor | – – The record low rate of permits issued by Israel for Palestinians seeking vital medical treatment to travel outside the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Celebrities speak out for Jailed Teen Ahed Tamimi:  Israel/Palestine

Celebrities speak out for Jailed Teen Ahed Tamimi: Israel/Palestine

IMEMC | – – Celebrities and civil rights figures declared their support for imprisoned Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi, 17, who was detained by Israeli forces […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
What Does Netanyahu Corruption Case tell us about Trump's Fate?

What Does Netanyahu Corruption Case tell us about Trump’s Fate?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Israeli police have recommended that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu be indicted for corruption. The recommendation now […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Sea Level Rise Speeding up as Humans burn more Fossil Fuels

Sea Level Rise Speeding up as Humans burn more Fossil Fuels

TeleSur | – – The rise in global sea levels has accelerated since the 1990s amid rising temperatures, with a thaw of Greenland’s ice sheet […]

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Kurds
The U.S. Is Permanently Occupying Northern Syria, and That’s Trouble

The U.S. Is Permanently Occupying Northern Syria, and That’s Trouble

By Reese Erlich | (The Progressive) | – – When President Barack Obama started bombing Syria in 2014, he enjoyed bipartisan support in Washington, D.C. […]

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Pentagon
The US is near to Turning a Corner in Afghanistan etc. and always Will be

The US is near to Turning a Corner in Afghanistan etc. and always Will be

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – If you’re in the mood, would you consider taking a walk with me and, while we’re […]

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Syria: War is over at the Center, but Powers nibbling at Edges

Syria: War is over at the Center, but Powers nibbling at Edges

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Where people live and how many of them there are constitute basic questions for any social […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Joining BDS, Israeli Gov't to Boycott Israeli Film in Paris

Joining BDS, Israeli Gov’t to Boycott Israeli Film in Paris

Middle East Monitor | – – The Israeli government is to boycott the Paris Film Festival over the organiser’s decision to air a movie that […]

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censorship
Robots, kittens and Netflix: Turkish curbs on the media reach ludicrous levels

Robots, kittens and Netflix: Turkish curbs on the media reach ludicrous levels

By Ozge Ozduzen | (The Conversation) | – – Regulation and censorship mechanisms have recently reached absurd levels in Turkey. Two stark recent examples illustrate […]

Juan Cole

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