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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
‘Fake News!’: the view from Israel’s Occupation

‘Fake News!’: the view from Israel’s Occupation

By Rebecca L. Stein | (OpenDemocracy.net | – – Over the course of the last two decades, amidst the ascendance of nationalist extremism in Israel, […]

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Russia warns Israel on Syria strikes, danger to Russian Troops

Russia warns Israel on Syria strikes, danger to Russian Troops

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – BBC Monitoring reports on a statement in Russian at the site of its Ministry of Foreign […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump’s Plan to use Fossil Fuels to dominate the Globe

Trump’s Plan to use Fossil Fuels to dominate the Globe

( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The new U.S. energy policy of the Trump era is, in some ways, the oldest energy policy on Earth. Every […]

Michael T. Klare

Bahrain
Bahrain is even Deporting its own Citizens (Shh, don't Tell Trump)

Bahrain is even Deporting its own Citizens (Shh, don’t Tell Trump)

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – Bahraini authorities have deported eight stateless Bahrainis, whom they had previously stripped of their citizenship, since January […]

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Donald Trump
Pence at Olympics: "America First" is making the US the Skunk at the Party

Pence at Olympics: “America First” is making the US the Skunk at the Party

By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – The Seoul Olympics should be a joyous event, a celebration of athletic skills and international cooperation. […]

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Bill of Rights
A Crisis of Democracy: Trump's block of Dem Response to Nunes

A Crisis of Democracy: Trump’s block of Dem Response to Nunes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s refusal to release the response of the Democratic minority on the House Intelligence Committee to […]

Juan Cole

Kurds
Turkish Helicopter Downed by Syrian People's Protection Units

Turkish Helicopter Downed by Syrian People’s Protection Units

TeleSur | – – The Turkish military launched an offensive against Kurdish-held Afrin region over three weeks ago. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has reported the […]

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Climate Change
Cheap German Green Energy, Decarbonization Laws, Pressuring Dirty Polish Coal

Cheap German Green Energy, Decarbonization Laws, Pressuring Dirty Polish Coal

By Bartłomiej Derski | Euractiv.com / WysokieNapiecie.pl | translated by Alexandra Brzozowski | – – Since 1990, the production of “green” electricity in Germany has […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Severe Humanitarian Crisis in Occupied Palestine looms with Trump Cuts

Severe Humanitarian Crisis in Occupied Palestine looms with Trump Cuts

IMEMC | – – AIDA, an International non-governmental organization (INGO) coordination body consisting of more than 70 of such organizations working in the occupied Palestinian […]

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