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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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Donald Trump
After Nov. 8:  Countdown to Doomsday

After Nov. 8: Countdown to Doomsday

By John Feffer | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – I didn’t vote in the pivotal American election of 2016. Thirty-five years ago, in that unseasonably warm […]

Juan Cole

Far Right
White Terrorism in the White House? Did Trump's Bannon, Breitbart inspire Pizzeria Shooter?

White Terrorism in the White House? Did Trump’s Bannon, Breitbart inspire Pizzeria Shooter?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Imagine if they had been Muslims. What if a Muslim publication pushed a false conspiracy theory […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Did Trump's Son-In-Law Finance Israeli Extremists and Illegal Settlements?

Did Trump’s Son-In-Law Finance Israeli Extremists and Illegal Settlements?

TeleSur | – – Trump has said that Kushner, who is a married to Ivanka Trump and is an Orthodox Jew, would be “very good” […]

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Israel/ Palestine
John Kerry slams Israeli settlement expansion and proposed ‘formalization’ bill

John Kerry slams Israeli settlement expansion and proposed ‘formalization’ bill

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — United States Secretary of State John Kerry delivered harsh criticism of the Israeli government’s settlement expansion […]

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Climate Change
In the shadow of Trump, a DAPL Victory and Global Protests against Fossil Fuels

In the shadow of Trump, a DAPL Victory and Global Protests against Fossil Fuels

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The surprise announcement Sunday by the Army Corps of Engineers that they will not permit the […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
All the President's Men:  The Warmongering Washington Blob is Back

All the President’s Men: The Warmongering Washington Blob is Back

By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Shortly after taking office in 1969, President Richard Nixon devised his “madman theory.” It […]

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BDS Occupied Territories
Under BDS Pressure, G4S Ends Most Illegal Business with Israel

Under BDS Pressure, G4S Ends Most Illegal Business with Israel

IMEMC | – – Human rights campaigners to intensify pressure against the company… *G4S announces sale of most of its Israel business, following intense BDS […]

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Barack Obama
Nine Things Obama Could Do Before Leaving to blunt the National Security State

Nine Things Obama Could Do Before Leaving to blunt the National Security State

By Pratap Chatterjee | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – In less than seven weeks, President Barack Obama will hand over the government to Donald […]

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Why Trump & his Cabinet's Jihad against "Political Islam" will Fail

Why Trump & his Cabinet’s Jihad against “Political Islam” will Fail

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Several members of Donald Trump’s new team, including National Security Adviser Mike Flynn and proposed Secretary […]

Juan Cole

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