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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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The Trump Effect: What will happen to 3 mn Syrian Refugees in Turkey?

The Trump Effect: What will happen to 3 mn Syrian Refugees in Turkey?

By Katharine Jones and Esra Kaytaz | (The Conversation) | – – On Holocaust Memorial Day 2017 and amid the world’s greatest refugee crisis since […]

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Donald Trump
72% of Refugees, Muslim & Otherwise, are Women and Children

72% of Refugees, Muslim & Otherwise, are Women and Children

By Salil Shetty | (Inter Press Service) | – – LONDON (IPS) – The gloves are off. With today’s Executive Order on “Protecting the Nation […]

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Arab Americans
German Ambassador 1933: "Hostility to Jews Aimed Mainly at 'Immigrants'"

German Ambassador 1933: “Hostility to Jews Aimed Mainly at ‘Immigrants'”

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Here are two newspaper articles from spring, 1933. They concern the issue of early Nazi policy […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Demonizing Muslims:  White Quebec Terrorists kill 6 in attack on Mosque

Demonizing Muslims: White Quebec Terrorists kill 6 in attack on Mosque

TeleSur | – – Incidents of Islamophobia have increased in Quebec in recent years amid a political debate over banning the niqab. At least two […]

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Banking
From ‘Draining the Swamp’ to Bankocracy: All Trump’s Betrayals

From ‘Draining the Swamp’ to Bankocracy: All Trump’s Betrayals

By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com | – – Irony isn’t a concept with which President Donald J. Trump is familiar. In his Inaugural Address, […]

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Donald Trump
This time Dr. Strangelove is President:  On the Political Psychology of Donald Trump

This time Dr. Strangelove is President: On the Political Psychology of Donald Trump

By Daniel Brumberg | (Informed Comment) | – – Is Donald Trump rational? Is he sane? Often posed before his election, this question is now […]

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Dissent
The Sadism of Racist Exclusion:  Courts Temporarily Block Trump

The Sadism of Racist Exclusion: Courts Temporarily Block Trump

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Picking on immigrants and refugees is the act of a sadistic bully, since they are the […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump renders Green Cards for 250,000 Iraqis and Iranians Worthless

Trump renders Green Cards for 250,000 Iraqis and Iranians Worthless

By Marcelo Rochabrun | ProPublica | – – Update: A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security told Reuters on Saturday morning that the President’s […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Mexico ‘Astonished’ at Israel’s Netanyahu’s Tweet backing Wall

Mexico ‘Astonished’ at Israel’s Netanyahu’s Tweet backing Wall

TeleSur | – – Earlier on Saturday, Netanyahu tweeted: “President Trump is right. I built a wall along Israel’s southern border… Great success. Great idea.” […]

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