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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

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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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Spicer: Trump can Criticize Iraq War but no one can Slam Trump's Yemen Raid

Spicer: Trump can Criticize Iraq War but no one can Slam Trump’s Yemen Raid

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – One-man fake news channel Sean Spicer, Trump’s spokesman, said Wednesday that anyone who criticized the botched raid […]

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We want our Muslim Physicians Back!  How America reclaimed a victim of Injustice

We want our Muslim Physicians Back! How America reclaimed a victim of Injustice

By Charles Ornstein | (ProPublica) | – – In a clandestine mission that had the makings of a hostage rescue, the Cleveland Clinic and its […]

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Pope Francis Says Building a Wall ‘Not a Christian Gesture’

Pope Francis Says Building a Wall ‘Not a Christian Gesture’

TeleSur | – – “A Christian can never say ‘I’ll make you pay for that.’ Never! That is not a Christian gesture,” said Pope Francis. […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Rights group warns Israel could could launch ‘wide-scale’ military offensive in Gaza

Rights group warns Israel could could launch ‘wide-scale’ military offensive in Gaza

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — In the wake of multiple airstrikes launched by the Israeli army inside the Gaza Strip […]

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Donald Trump
Syrian refugees 'detrimental' to Americans? The numbers tell a different story

Syrian refugees ‘detrimental’ to Americans? The numbers tell a different story

By Jeffrey H. Cohen | (The Conversation) | – – President Donald Trump wants to close the door on Syrian refugees, barring them indefinitely from […]

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Yemen withdraws blanket approval for US action after Trump's botched Raid

Yemen withdraws blanket approval for US action after Trump’s botched Raid

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The the Arab press, reports that that government has withdrawn blanket permission from the Trump administration […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
Could Trump stumble into a Mideast War?  It has happened before to Headstrong Presidents

Could Trump stumble into a Mideast War? It has happened before to Headstrong Presidents

By Guy Laron | (Informed Comment) | – – An American President enters office after his progressive predecessor courted a major Middle Eastern country. The […]

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Trump’s Larcenies to Come:  The Looting of America

Trump’s Larcenies to Come: The Looting of America

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – It started in June 2015 with that Trump Tower escalator ride into the presidential race […]

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Civil Rights
Sen. Elizabeth Warren silenced on Floor for Reading King Letter re: Sessions

Sen. Elizabeth Warren silenced on Floor for Reading King Letter re: Sessions

CNN International | (Video News Report with text Appendix) In an extremely rare rebuke, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren was cut off while speaking on the […]

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