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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

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Trump and Israel/ Palestine: Art of the Deal or End of 2-States?

Trump and Israel/ Palestine: Art of the Deal or End of 2-States?

By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | – – President Trump recently told the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, that “I’ve always heard […]

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Mosul on My Mind:  What It Really Means to Be on a Flattening Planet

Mosul on My Mind: What It Really Means to Be on a Flattening Planet

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The closest I ever got to Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, was 1,720.7 miles away — […]

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Epidemics
Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Yemen Under Saudi Bombing; State of Emergency Declared

Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Yemen Under Saudi Bombing; State of Emergency Declared

TeleSur | – – Authorities warned that the cholera outbreak could lead to an “unprecedented disaster” if not managed immediately. Officials in the Yemeni capital […]

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GOP Greatest Single Threat to Mothers on Mother's Day

GOP Greatest Single Threat to Mothers on Mother’s Day

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I know it is sort of gauche to politicize Mother’s Day. But then politicians politicize family […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
American Workers in Age of Trump just aren't being Paid Fairly

American Workers in Age of Trump just aren’t being Paid Fairly

By Josh Hoxie | ( Otherwords.org ) | – – Imploring people to simply work harder ignores the fact that most jobs don’t pay enough […]

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Donald Trump
US Nears $100B Arms Deal for Saudi Arabia: White House Official

US Nears $100B Arms Deal for Saudi Arabia: White House Official

TeleSur | – – The official said the deal will be good for the U.S. economy. The United States is close to completing a series […]

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China
Is China Now the Adult in the Room? Xi and Macron Consult

Is China Now the Adult in the Room? Xi and Macron Consult

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump preferred the Neofascist Marine Le Pen as president of France, who wanted to pull […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All

Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All

By Xavier Symons | (The Conversation) | – – Few events in Syria have attracted as much attention as the alleged chemical weapon attack on […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
After Mosul: The Coming ISIL Apocalypse in al-Anbar Desert

After Mosul: The Coming ISIL Apocalypse in al-Anbar Desert

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – While fighting against the Islamic State group drags on in Mosul, tribal and military forces […]

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