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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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Elections
Iran:  Will Voters' Economic Gloom Doom Rouhani's Reelection Bid?

Iran: Will Voters’ Economic Gloom Doom Rouhani’s Reelection Bid?

By Nader Habibi | (The Conversation) | – – Markets breathed a collective sigh of relief after Emmanuel Macron won the French presidency. But there’s […]

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What will new French President Macron do about Syria & ISIL?

What will new French President Macron do about Syria & ISIL?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Now that Emmanuel Macron is president of France, it is worthwhile asking what sort of foreign […]

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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders Talks Dems, Trump, Palestine, Syria (AJ+)

Bernie Sanders Talks Dems, Trump, Palestine, Syria (AJ+)

Dena Takruri | (AJ+) | (Video News report) | – – “Senator Bernie Sanders unfiltered – in this AJ+ interview with Dena Takruri, he opens […]

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Donald Trump
Fake President

Fake President

By Neal Gabler | ( Billmoyers.com) | – – Donald Trump is master of perception, altering reality to distract the public from his lack of […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel to vote on Bill making it a "Jewish State," demoting Arabic

Israel to vote on Bill making it a “Jewish State,” demoting Arabic

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An Israeli cabinet committee approved a contested bill on Sunday seeking to enshrine Israel’s status as […]

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Donald Trump
End the Imperial Presidency:  Do we Really Want Trump Assassinating and Launching Wars at Will?

End the Imperial Presidency: Do we Really Want Trump Assassinating and Launching Wars at Will?

By Andrew Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Since the late eighteenth century, the United States has been involved in an almost ceaseless string […]

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It was ISIL, not Hackers, who Hijacked French Election

It was ISIL, not Hackers, who Hijacked French Election

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – That hackers, most likely Russia-linked, were trying to throw the French election to Marine Le Pen […]

Juan Cole

Health
GOP Rep. Labrador: "Nobody dies b/c they don't have... Health Care"

GOP Rep. Labrador: “Nobody dies b/c they don’t have… Health Care”

DeMarco Morgan | (CBSN) | (Video News Report) | – – “An Idaho lawmaker is facing intense scrutiny after defending the GOP health care bill. […]

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Climate Change
Climate change is turning dehydration into a deadly epidemic

Climate change is turning dehydration into a deadly epidemic

By Jane Palmer | Mosaic, the science of life | – – A mysterious kidney disease is striking down labourers across the world and climate […]

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