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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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Bill of Rights
Bruited Trump pick for Nat'l Intel shreds 4th Amendment, wants Total Surveillance

Bruited Trump pick for Nat’l Intel shreds 4th Amendment, wants Total Surveillance

TeleSur | – – On Thursday multiple mainstream media outlets reported that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Republican Senator Dan Coats, an outspoken […]

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Donald Trump
Circus of Liars: How Trump & GOP are Twisted into Pretzels over Putin Hack

Circus of Liars: How Trump & GOP are Twisted into Pretzels over Putin Hack

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald J. Trump has picked another fight with the elders of his own Republican Party, over […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Violence brought us Trump, but Nonviolent Protest will Stop Him

Violence brought us Trump, but Nonviolent Protest will Stop Him

Kazu Haga | ( Waging Nonviolence ) What’s next? That is the big question facing this country after the election. And many people have been […]

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racism
Yes, Whites are victims of Hate Crimes, too, but most Victims are Minorities

Yes, Whites are victims of Hate Crimes, too, but most Victims are Minorities

By Joe Sexton | ProPublica | – – The meaning and enforcement of the Illinois hate-crimes statute seems destined for intense scrutiny with the arrest […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu supports pardon for Israeli soldier who killed defenseless Palestinian Prisoner

Netanyahu supports pardon for Israeli soldier who killed defenseless Palestinian Prisoner

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came out on Wednesday in support of pardoning Elor Azarya, as […]

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Islam-hatred
Why American TV needs a Muslim Modern Family - Reza Aslan

Why American TV needs a Muslim Modern Family – Reza Aslan

Reza Aslan / Vox | (Video Report) | – – “Writer Reza Aslan thinks a Muslim Will and Grace could truly change American perceptions of […]

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Bush
Top 4 Ways Bush even more Outrageously Dissed the Intelligence Community

Top 4 Ways Bush even more Outrageously Dissed the Intelligence Community

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Philip Mudd, former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency counter-terrorist center and FBI National Security […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Muslim Shockwaves as New Congress' Bill seeks all Jerusalem for Israeli Colonization

Muslim Shockwaves as New Congress’ Bill seeks all Jerusalem for Israeli Colonization

TeleSur | – – Three U.S. senators introduced a bill calling for U.S. embassy to be relocated to Jerusalem and recognizing city as Israeli capital. […]

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Turkey
Could Erdoğan be losing his grip on a dangerous, divided Turkey?

Could Erdoğan be losing his grip on a dangerous, divided Turkey?

By Alpaslan Ozerdem and Bahar Baser | (The Conversation) | – – Turkey’s New Year was marred by a terrorist attack, claimed by the so-called […]

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