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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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Far Right
As Russians Hack, France decides if it Hates Foreigners

As Russians Hack, France decides if it Hates Foreigners

Richard Fogarty | (The Conversation) | – – On April 24, the day after her second-place finish in the first round of the French presidential […]

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Climate Change
Wind Power and the quest for 100% Renewables in age of Trump

Wind Power and the quest for 100% Renewables in age of Trump

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Are some major industrial countries only a decade or two from getting all their electricity from […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Can Iraq's Sunni Politicians agree on post-ISIL Future?

Can Iraq’s Sunni Politicians agree on post-ISIL Future?

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – “Iraq’s Sunni Muslims desperately need their politicians to present a united front and act in their […]

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Donald Trump
Trump "Religious Freedom" Order Opens Way for LGBT Bias

Trump “Religious Freedom” Order Opens Way for LGBT Bias

Human Rights Watch | – – License for Actions Harmful to Women, LGBT People (Washington, DC) – An executive order issued by President Donald Trump […]

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censorship
Paying for Facebook?  Will Egyptian Social Media Users have to Register With Gov’t?

Paying for Facebook? Will Egyptian Social Media Users have to Register With Gov’t?

By Afef Abrougu. | ( Global Voices ) | – – Sixty Egyptian members of parliament recently approved a draft law on “the regulations of […]

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Bernie Sanders
Trumpcare is the best Advertisement for Nationalizing Insurance

Trumpcare is the best Advertisement for Nationalizing Insurance

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The sadism and greed of the American Republican Party was on full display Thursday, as the […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Dems to GOP After Trumpcare Vote: hey, hey, say Goodbye (in Next Election)

Dems to GOP After Trumpcare Vote: hey, hey, say Goodbye (in Next Election)

By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – President Trump celebrated with House Republicans in the White House Rose Garden amid growing […]

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Iran
Syria: Rebels denounce De-escalation Zones ok'd by Russia, Iran, Turkey

Syria: Rebels denounce De-escalation Zones ok’d by Russia, Iran, Turkey

TeleSur | – – Signatories to the agreement say that there should be a cessation of hostilities in safe zones designated by the three powers […]

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Foreign Policy
American Amnesia in the Garden of War

American Amnesia in the Garden of War

By John Dower | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Some years ago, a newspaper article credited a European visitor with the wry observation that Americans […]

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