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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
206 Global Companies profit from Israeli Squatting in Palestinian West Bank

206 Global Companies profit from Israeli Squatting in Palestinian West Bank

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report on Wednesday identifying […]

Juan Cole

Green Energy
Is a Transition to Renewable Energy on the Verge of Being Unstoppable?

Is a Transition to Renewable Energy on the Verge of Being Unstoppable?

By Steven O. Kimbrough | ( Knowledge@Wharton) | – – As the world inches towards using more renewable energy and less fossil fuel for generating […]

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Green Energy
Why the 1st Floating Wind Farm, off Scotland, Might Save the World (Video

Why the 1st Floating Wind Farm, off Scotland, Might Save the World (Video

Statoil | (Video Report) | – – “Some people thought we were crazy when we put a giant wind turbine on top of a floating […]

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Donald Trump
Cherry-Picking Intel, Nunes and the Iraq War Disaster

Cherry-Picking Intel, Nunes and the Iraq War Disaster

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Here is a caution against the Nunes memo that the Republican Party intends to release: it […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Chiefs Of Three Russian Intelligence Agencies Travel To Washington

Chiefs Of Three Russian Intelligence Agencies Travel To Washington

Mike Eckel | ( RFE/RL) | – – WASHINGTON — The directors of Russia’s three main intelligence and espionage agencies all traveled to the U.S. […]

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Corruption
Saudi Prince reaps $106 bn from "Anti-Corruption" Scheme

Saudi Prince reaps $106 bn from “Anti-Corruption” Scheme

Middle East Monitor | – – Saudi media sources yesterday confirmed the release of all detainees held on corruption charges at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in […]

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Authoritarianism
Egypt: Sisi Warns Opposition After Call for Elections Boycott

Egypt: Sisi Warns Opposition After Call for Elections Boycott

TeleSur | – – Opposition parties and leaders are calling for a boycott of Egypt’s presidential elections after other candidates were arrested or intimidated. Egypt’s […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump's "Immigration Policy" is just a form of Ethnic Cleansing

Trump’s “Immigration Policy” is just a form of Ethnic Cleansing

By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | – – I’ll be honest: I didn’t watch Trump’s State of the Union address when it aired. Instead, I […]

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Donald Trump
The Fascist underpinnings of Trump's State of the Union

The Fascist underpinnings of Trump’s State of the Union

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s State of the Union address had all the elements of fascism except brownshirts marching in […]

Juan Cole

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