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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 voter intimidation revives tactics of Jim Crow white supremacists

Trump’s voter intimidation revives tactics of Jim Crow white supremacists

By Donald Nieman | (The Conversation) | – – Donald Trump has a lot in common with former Confederates – white southerners who “redeemed” the […]

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Islam-hatred
Muslim Americans eager to take revenge on Trump... at Ballot Box

Muslim Americans eager to take revenge on Trump… at Ballot Box

TeleSur | – – More than 70 percent of U.S. Muslims said that they will vote for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential […]

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Israel/ Palestine
PA welcomes UNESCO resolution  criticizing Israeli policies toward Aqsa

PA welcomes UNESCO resolution criticizing Israeli policies toward Aqsa

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Following a controversial UNESCO vote that saw the adoption of a draft resolution that sharply criticized […]

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Dylan, the American Left, and What We have Lost

Dylan, the American Left, and What We have Lost

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bob Dylan would no doubt be as distressed as the American corporate media to see an […]

Juan Cole

Islam-hatred
Trumpists beat Muslim-American Child of frmr Fulbrighter, harass Family out of US

Trumpists beat Muslim-American Child of frmr Fulbrighter, harass Family out of US

By TeleSur | – – After a series of violent attacks and recrimination, an esteemed Muslim academic flees the U.S. Abdul Aziz returned home from […]

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Fundamentalists
Is the Trump Catastrophe the end of the Religious Right in America?

Is the Trump Catastrophe the end of the Religious Right in America?

John Feffer | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – The world according to Donald Trump is very dark indeed. The American economy has tanked. Mexico has sent […]

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Children
Michelle Obama:  Trump a Cruel, Lifetime Sexual Predator - "It Hurts."

Michelle Obama: Trump a Cruel, Lifetime Sexual Predator – “It Hurts.”

Michelle Obama | New Hampshire Speech on Trump | – – Transcript via NPR: – – . . . And now, here I am, out […]

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US Goes to War with Houthis in Yemen (Openly)

US Goes to War with Houthis in Yemen (Openly)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US Navy in the Red Sea fired Tomahawk missiles into Yemen early Thursday morning, taking […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza, open air Israeli prison, has reached 2 mn. Population

Gaza, open air Israeli prison, has reached 2 mn. Population

By IMEMC | – – The population of the Gaza Strip reportedly exceeded two million, on Tuesday night, following the birth of Walid Jihad Shaat, […]

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