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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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Trump’s plan to drown World in Oil is a Planetary Nightmare

Trump’s plan to drown World in Oil is a Planetary Nightmare

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Scroll through Donald Trump’s campaign promises or listen to his speeches and you could […]

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Donald Trump
Why do GOP Presidents get to go Hard Right, and Dems are just GOP Lite?

Why do GOP Presidents get to go Hard Right, and Dems are just GOP Lite?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat. After it was confirmed that […]

Juan Cole

Employment
It’s the Economy, Stupid:  Ending ‘Religious’ Violence in the Middle East

It’s the Economy, Stupid: Ending ‘Religious’ Violence in the Middle East

Moha Ennaji | (Project Syndicate) | – – FEZ – The escalation of radicalism, violence, and civil wars in the Middle East since the so-called […]

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump claims torture 'works' – but what does the science say?

Donald Trump claims torture ‘works’ – but what does the science say?

By Coral Dando | (The Conversation) | – – The US president-elect Donald Trump has on several occasions insisted that torture is a good idea […]

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Climate Change
Fearful of Trump Climate Conspiracy nuts, Scientists Fervently Copy Data

Fearful of Trump Climate Conspiracy nuts, Scientists Fervently Copy Data

TeleSur | – – “People have felt a call to arms. We need to be outspoken,” said Adam Campbell, a researcher at Ross Ice Shelf […]

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After Aleppo, Russians prepare to defy Trump re: their Iran Alliance

After Aleppo, Russians prepare to defy Trump re: their Iran Alliance

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – the left-leaning Lebanese newspaper al-Safir [Ambassador] reports that the armed resistance to the regime of Bashar […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
2/3s of Palestinians think 2-state solution doomed & 52% say Trump Should stay out of Mideast

2/3s of Palestinians think 2-state solution doomed & 52% say Trump Should stay out of Mideast

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Two thirds of Palestinians believe the two-state solution is no longer viable and want Palestinian President […]

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Children
A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue

A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue

TeleSur | – – The U.N. said malnutrition and other preventable diseases are killing thousands of children in Yemen as its health system is on […]

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Asia
Trump’s Triangle in E. Asia:  a Force for Peace or a harbinger of War?

Trump’s Triangle in E. Asia: a Force for Peace or a harbinger of War?

By Tim Shorrock | ( Tomdispatch.com | – – Despite the attention being given to America’s roiling wars and conflicts in the Greater Middle East, […]

Juan Cole

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