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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 Campaign: The Donald's 5-Point Plan to Defeat Islam

Trump Campaign: The Donald’s 5-Point Plan to Defeat Islam

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald J. Trump’s campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, went on MSNBC touting the Republican candidate’s “5-point plan […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
The Mosul Campaign and the 3rd Presidential Debate

The Mosul Campaign and the 3rd Presidential Debate

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Some of the more extended comments on the Mosul campaign were those of Hillary Clinton. Here […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Now is the time to remember Bernie Sanders: Can a new Political Center yet Emerge?

Now is the time to remember Bernie Sanders: Can a new Political Center yet Emerge?

Joseph Saltarelli | (Huffington Post) | – – “[Jill] to the left of me, [Hillary] to the right, Here I am, stuck in the middle […]

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Arms Sales
Selling arms to Arab rulers won’t improve security in the Middle East

Selling arms to Arab rulers won’t improve security in the Middle East

By Stephanie Dornschneider | (Informed Comment) | – – As a child, Najeh Ibrahim, who founded one of the most violent groups in recent Egyptian […]

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ISIL Boasts:  America will go down to defeat in the Streets of Mosul

ISIL Boasts: America will go down to defeat in the Streets of Mosul

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – AFP is reporting that a news agency linked to Daesh (ISIS, ISIL), “A`maq,” is carrying a […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Jim Crow:  US-led 'Peace Process' Completely Collapses

Israeli Jim Crow: US-led ‘Peace Process’ Completely Collapses

By Sandy Tolan | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Washington has finally thrown in the towel on its long, tortured efforts to establish peace between Israel […]

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Iraq
Even if Mosul is liberated, it won't be the end of Islamic State

Even if Mosul is liberated, it won’t be the end of Islamic State

Simon Mabon | (The Conversation) | – – After weeks of speculation about an attempt to retake the city of Mosul from the so-called Islamic […]

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7 Things to Know about Mosul

7 Things to Know about Mosul

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Iraqi government has announced that the campaign to take the large northern city of Mosul […]

Juan Cole

Republican Party
The Jewish vote may swing key undecided counties, study says

The Jewish vote may swing key undecided counties, study says

By Daniel Parmer | (The Conversation) | – – Jews may account for roughly only 2 percent of the American adult population, but their concentration […]

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