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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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Muslim American Voters in Swing States Calling for Total & Complete Shutdown of Trump Candidacy

Muslim American Voters in Swing States Calling for Total & Complete Shutdown of Trump Candidacy

Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video Report) | – – “Muslims have come up more in this election than ever before. But did you know they […]

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Banking
Why couldn’t the Corporate Old Boys’ Network Stop Trump?

Why couldn’t the Corporate Old Boys’ Network Stop Trump?

By Johan Chu & Jerry Davis | (The Conversation) | – – If corporate money controls our politics, as Bernie Sanders and others have claimed, […]

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Why Trump is (really) wrong to bet against US Military-backed Mosul Campaign

Why Trump is (really) wrong to bet against US Military-backed Mosul Campaign

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As Josh Rogin pointed out, Donald Trump’s pronouncement that the Mosul campaign is bound to fail […]

Juan Cole

Anti-War Movement
American Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq outlive Anti-War Legend Tom Hayden, RIP

American Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq outlive Anti-War Legend Tom Hayden, RIP

TeleSur | – – A prolific author of over 20 books, Hayden cut his teeth as a student activist against the U.S. war in Vietnam […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Remember when Nazis stripped Jews of Citizenship?  Now Israeli Right wants To

Remember when Nazis stripped Jews of Citizenship? Now Israeli Right wants To

TeleSur | – – Coalition whip MK David Bitan also wants to strip citizenship from B’Tselem director Hagai El-Ad, after he made calls to sanction […]

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Guns
Gun Industry in US kills 7 Kids a Day

Gun Industry in US kills 7 Kids a Day

By Gary Younge | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Every day, on average, seven kids and teens are shot dead in America. Election 2016 […]

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Iraqi Kurdistan forces take Bashiqa on road to Mosul

Iraqi Kurdistan forces take Bashiqa on road to Mosul

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Sunday, AFP reports in Arabic, Iraqi forces continued their advance on Mosul despite the car […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
101st Illegal Land Grab: Israel Squatters Seize Palestinian-owned lands in Jordan Valley

101st Illegal Land Grab: Israel Squatters Seize Palestinian-owned lands in Jordan Valley

IMEMC News | – – Late last week, Israeli settlers reportedly took over a Palestinian-owned area of land in al-Humma region of the northern Jordan […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Norman Finkelstein on 58 Years of Israeli Occupation of Palestine

Norman Finkelstein on 58 Years of Israeli Occupation of Palestine

Tommaso Segantini interviews Norman Finkelstein | (TeleSur) | – – Renowned scholar and political activist Norman Finkelstein speaks with teleSUR English about a range of […]

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