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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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All the terrible things Trump plans to do to Women (besides that one)

All the terrible things Trump plans to do to Women (besides that one)

By Juan Cole | – – About 1 million women and their supporters demonstrated in Washington, D. C. on Saturday, but many millions more rallied […]

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Thousands of Palestinian-Israelis rally after Israel Razed Bedouin Village

Thousands of Palestinian-Israelis rally after Israel Razed Bedouin Village

Ma’an News Agency | – – ARARA (Ma’an) — Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets Saturday in the town of Arara in northern Israel, […]

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Authoritarianism
The left's response to Trump and US Neofascism must be international

The left’s response to Trump and US Neofascism must be international

By Sayantan Ghosal | (The Conversation) | – – With Donald Trump’s inauguration as American president, one more event considered by many to be beyond […]

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Translating Trump's inaugural Speech from the original German

Translating Trump’s inaugural Speech from the original German

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump’s inaugural speech, like the candidate himself, was a chain of falsehoods, saber-rattling and scary […]

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Iraq
The Future of Iraq?  As Police Lose Control Of Streets, Militias Take Over

The Future of Iraq? As Police Lose Control Of Streets, Militias Take Over

Mustafa Habib | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – The volunteer militias formed to fight the Islamic State group are now policing Baghdad’s neighbourhoods. But […]

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Top 3 Ways to rig an Election

Top 3 Ways to rig an Election

By William deBuys | ( Tomdispatch.com ) – – Donald Trump was right. The election was rigged. What Trump got wrong (and, boy, does he […]

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Syria
Even after Russia included US in Syria Peace Talks, can they Succeed?

Even after Russia included US in Syria Peace Talks, can they Succeed?

By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – – The Middle East keeps going its way as usual, continuously creating global news headlines. Two such […]

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The Inauguration of White Supremacy

The Inauguration of White Supremacy

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s cabinet has no Latinos, the first time that minority, which comprises 18 percent of Americans, […]

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Is Trump the Shock America needs to Transition to Social Democracy?

Is Trump the Shock America needs to Transition to Social Democracy?

David Graham Sweet | (Informed Comment) | – – Here on the “Left Coast” there’s much anguish & foreboding over the results of our recent […]

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