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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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Climate Change
Antarctica: Iceberg Size of Delaware Poised to Break Away

Antarctica: Iceberg Size of Delaware Poised to Break Away

Mark Phillips | “CLimate Diaries” | CBS this Morning Video Report | – – “A massive iceberg in Antarctica is poised to break away at […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Trump’s Refugee Ban Is Even Crueler Than You Think

Trump’s Refugee Ban Is Even Crueler Than You Think

By Max Friedman | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – The so-called “Muslim ban” has been compared to U.S. treatment of Jewish refugees during […]

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Donald Trump
Trump's Mideast Policy is clear as Pea Soup, but likely bad for Palestinians

Trump’s Mideast Policy is clear as Pea Soup, but likely bad for Palestinians

Jacob Eriksson | (The Conversation) | – – By the standards of his turbulent time in office, President Donald Trump’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister […]

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Acidification of Oceans
As Antarctica Ice Cover Shrinks, Trump Picks ‘Most Dangerous’ EPA Leader

As Antarctica Ice Cover Shrinks, Trump Picks ‘Most Dangerous’ EPA Leader

TeleSur | – – Pruitt, a suspected climate change denier, has expressed plans to roll back climate policies that regulate the fossil fuel industry. The […]

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Donald Trump
Tomorrow, they will say, “Donald Trump rants and raves at the press.”

Tomorrow, they will say, “Donald Trump rants and raves at the press.”

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – So Trump did rant and rave at the press on Thursday. But not at all the […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
Image of the Day: Gemini Constellation,  As Seen in the Heavens, Iran,1630

Image of the Day: Gemini Constellation, As Seen in the Heavens, Iran,1630

New York Public Library | Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. “Gemini, as seen in the heavens. Mirror image of f. 91?” Tarjumah-i suwar […]

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Donald Trump
The New Patriotism: Loving the Real America to resist Trumpism

The New Patriotism: Loving the Real America to resist Trumpism

By Frida Berrigan | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – So reality has inexorably, inescapably penetrated my life.  It didn’t take long. Yes, Donald Trump […]

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Donald Trump
How Trumpist White Supremacy Builds On Earlier Far-Right Upsurges

How Trumpist White Supremacy Builds On Earlier Far-Right Upsurges

By Matthew N. Lyons | (TeleSur) | – – The “alt-right” network has brought together multiple currents, from neo-Nazis to men’s rights activists, right-wing anarchists […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli, Palestinian officials react to Trump's shift away from 2-state solution

Israeli, Palestinian officials react to Trump’s shift away from 2-state solution

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Following a controversial meeting held Wednesday between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

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