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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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Can Trump destroy the Environmental Protection Agency & the Environment . . . using the EPA?

Can Trump destroy the Environmental Protection Agency & the Environment . . . using the EPA?

By Robert Percival | (The Conversation) | – – Donald Trump’s election has jolted environmentalists and voters who care about conservation. Trump has called for […]

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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Admits to Using Illegal UK Cluster Bombs in Yemen

Saudi Arabia Admits to Using Illegal UK Cluster Bombs in Yemen

TeleSur | – – “If Saudi forces are prepared to use cluster bombs, then why is the U.K. continuing to arm and support the regime?” […]

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Trump's Jerusalem embassy Move an Invitation to Terrorism:  9/11 Provoked in part by Israeli Occupation

Trump’s Jerusalem embassy Move an Invitation to Terrorism: 9/11 Provoked in part by Israeli Occupation

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Incoming President Trump has repeatedly pledged to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, and he just […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
SNL Cold Open: Trump as Manchurian Candidate

SNL Cold Open: Trump as Manchurian Candidate

NBC’s Saturday Night Live | (Satiric Video Clip) “President-elect Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) receives a surprise visit from Vladimir Putin (Beck Bennett) and Rex Tillerson […]

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Trump’s Sec of State pick Tillerson chief of US-Russian Oil Company in Tax Haven

Trump’s Sec of State pick Tillerson chief of US-Russian Oil Company in Tax Haven

By Jon Queally, staff writer | Commondreams.org | – – Leaked documents show Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State is director of subsidiary based in […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Squatters at Palestine’s Amona accept relocation to other Palestinian-owned Land

Israeli Squatters at Palestine’s Amona accept relocation to other Palestinian-owned Land

Ma’a News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Residents of the illegal settlement outpost of Amona in the central occupied West Bank voted on […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Point by Point Response to Likud Party Propaganda

Point by Point Response to Likud Party Propaganda

By Jeffrey Rudolph | ( Detailed Political Quizzes ) | – – As Israel’s myriad human rights abuses and contraventions of international law have become […]

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Climate Change
Sorry, Trump, you can't bring back Coal when Solar costs half as Much

Sorry, Trump, you can’t bring back Coal when Solar costs half as Much

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bloomberg released a new report this week with some startling findings about solar energy. To wit: […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Low-Carbon 'Eat Local' Movement taking Spain by Storm

Low-Carbon ‘Eat Local’ Movement taking Spain by Storm

By Oscar Tomasi Pancorbo | EFEAgro | Euractiv Concepts like “100% local” and “zero kilometer” products are now on an upward trend in Spain and […]

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