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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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Is Bruited Sec. of State Tillerson allied with Iran & at war with Iraq?

Is Bruited Sec. of State Tillerson allied with Iran & at war with Iraq?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A couple of years ago an oil tanker showed up off the Texas coast with cargo […]

Juan Cole

Iran
In Iran, Women’s militia Leader Demands Persecution Of Gender-Rights Activism

In Iran, Women’s militia Leader Demands Persecution Of Gender-Rights Activism

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | – – Minou Aslani, head of the Women’s Basij organization in Iran, has condemned efforts to increase the […]

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Central Intelligence Agency
Those times the US meddled in other People’s Elections

Those times the US meddled in other People’s Elections

TeleSur | – – U.S. concern over alleged Russian foul play in this year’s election is ironic given decades of Washington’s deadly foreign intervention. Revelations […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Amnesty International calls on Israel to drop ‘baseless’ charges against activists

Amnesty International calls on Israel to drop ‘baseless’ charges against activists

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Human rights organization Amnesty International released a statement Friday demanding Israel to drop the “baseless” charges […]

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Children
2016 ‘One of worst Years in History for Children’: UNICEF

2016 ‘One of worst Years in History for Children’: UNICEF

By Matthew Tempest | ( EurActiv.com ) | – – Syria: Abdulaziz (in red), 10, whose father was killed in the continuing conflict, spends time […]

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Far Right
The Reich Strikes Back?  Neo-Nazis Call for a Boycott of New Star Wars Movie

The Reich Strikes Back? Neo-Nazis Call for a Boycott of New Star Wars Movie

By TeleSur | – – White-supremacists are upset because nearly all of the major characters on the new Star Wars film are people of color. […]

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Donald Trump
No, America, it wasn’t Russia: You did it to Yourself

No, America, it wasn’t Russia: You did it to Yourself

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The headlines scream, “Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House” […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
The Fate of Iraq’s Minorities After Mosul

The Fate of Iraq’s Minorities After Mosul

By Tyler Fisher and Kamal Kolo | ( OpenDemocracy.net) | – – The liberation of Mosul offers the international community a unique opportunity to permit […]

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Donald Trump
How We Can fight back against Trump's Anti-EPA

How We Can fight back against Trump’s Anti-EPA

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency is a […]

Juan Cole

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