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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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Asia
Apocalypse Soon:  Does Trump Downgrade of Diplomacy in Koreas threaten us All?

Apocalypse Soon: Does Trump Downgrade of Diplomacy in Koreas threaten us All?

By Rajan Menon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Defense Secretary James Mattis remarked recently that a war with North Korea would be “tragic on […]

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Donald Trump
How Trump should have responded to London Attacks if he were Normal

How Trump should have responded to London Attacks if he were Normal

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue/ Mar-a-Lago Florida (Golf Course) Dear Prime Minister May and Mayor […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
The Jeremy Corbyn response to Trump, May and Terror you won't see on Corporate News

The Jeremy Corbyn response to Trump, May and Terror you won’t see on Corporate News

Jeremy Corbyn | (Video Clip) | – – Jeremy Corbyn | Terrorist Attack in London | criticism of May and Trump

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Who needs Trump:  State Policies driving huuje advances in Wind Power

Who needs Trump: State Policies driving huuje advances in Wind Power

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Anyone who is depressed about Trump’s sabotage of action to halt climate change should take heart […]

Juan Cole

Counter-Terrorism
What's the most effective way to fight terrorism? - Juan Cole on CBS

What’s the most effective way to fight terrorism? – Juan Cole on CBS

Reena Ninan | CBS News | (Video Clip) | – – “A new article in The Nation suggests Ariana Grande has a better approach to […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
Painting of the Day:   Girl w/ Wine Cup, Isfahan, Iran, 1650

Painting of the Day: Girl w/ Wine Cup, Isfahan, Iran, 1650

British Museum | Persian Watercolor in style of Muhammad Qasim | – – “Girl with a wine cup Style of Muhammad Qasim Safavid Iran, Isfahan, […]

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Climate Change
No, Republicans... God Won't "Take Care Of" Global Warming

No, Republicans… God Won’t “Take Care Of” Global Warming

By Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks) | – – “Congressional Republicans threatening the survival of the human species are telling fairy […]

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Climate Change
How bad could Trump's Paris Agreement withdrawal be? A scientist's perspective

How bad could Trump’s Paris Agreement withdrawal be? A scientist’s perspective

By Robert Kopp | (The Conversation) | – – Even before the Paris Agreement was signed in December 2015, market forces and policy measures were […]

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Climate Change
Did Trump's Climate Disavowal just kill Capitalism?

Did Trump’s Climate Disavowal just kill Capitalism?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The last time capitalism faced a crisis this deep, it was 1929. People minded the Great […]

Juan Cole

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