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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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Death Penalty
Execution-Crazy Saudi Gov't railroads 14 Shiite Dissidents with unfair Death Penalty

Execution-Crazy Saudi Gov’t railroads 14 Shiite Dissidents with unfair Death Penalty

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia should immediately quash the death sentences of 14 members of the Shia community for protest-related […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Children’s Lives Are Shaped By 50 Years of Military Occupation

Palestinian Children’s Lives Are Shaped By 50 Years of Military Occupation

By Jennifer Bing | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Five decades of occupation have turned military violence into the norm for Palestinian […]

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Donald Trump
Tillerson-Trump Rumble over Qatar shows White House Divisions

Tillerson-Trump Rumble over Qatar shows White House Divisions

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday called on Saudi Arabia and its allies to halt […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
GOP Rep. urges US Terror alliance with ISIL against Iranian civilians

GOP Rep. urges US Terror alliance with ISIL against Iranian civilians

NIAC | (Video News Clip) | – – NIAC Action: “Shocking: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Suggests Tehran ISIS Attack Was “Positive”

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Left Politics
End of Blair Era in UK: Corbyn's Left-Wing Policies win at Ballot Box

End of Blair Era in UK: Corbyn’s Left-Wing Policies win at Ballot Box

TeleSur | – – Labour leader’s former foes give credit to his campaign platform. His years of being considered an outsider who didn’t understand the […]

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Bahrain
Saudi v. Qatar:  Will Turkish intervention cause Escalation?

Saudi v. Qatar: Will Turkish intervention cause Escalation?

By James M. Dorsey | (Inter Press Service) | – – SINGAPORE (IPS) – Turkey’s parliament is this week fast tracking the dispatch of up […]

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Iran
Could ISIL attacks in Tehran plunge the Middle East into greater turmoil?

Could ISIL attacks in Tehran plunge the Middle East into greater turmoil?

By Mohammadbagher Forough | (The Conversation) | – – Iran experienced its first major ISIL attack on June 7, as armed men and suicide bombers […]

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Donald Trump
UK hung Parliament:  Is Trumpism pushing Europe Left?

UK hung Parliament: Is Trumpism pushing Europe Left?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As of very early Friday morning, it looks as though the election in the UK has […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
As Comey Bolsters "Obstruction" Case, could Trump be Impeached?

As Comey Bolsters “Obstruction” Case, could Trump be Impeached?

By Jake Johnson, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – “Impeachment takes time but we need to start the process now. It’s time to call […]

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