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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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Dear Donald Trump: I treat combat veterans with PTSD, and they are not weak

Dear Donald Trump: I treat combat veterans with PTSD, and they are not weak

By Joan Cook | (The Conversation) | – – Mr. Trump, there’s someone I’d like you to meet. Well, not one person per se, but […]

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Syria
The Other Aleppo:   A rare portrait of the Government-held Western City

The Other Aleppo: A rare portrait of the Government-held Western City

Channel Four News | (Video News Report) | – – “We have seen the tragedy of East Aleppo which is under siege and fierce bombardment […]

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Environment
Yemen & Dubai may be at War, but both are going Solar Big Time

Yemen & Dubai may be at War, but both are going Solar Big Time

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – There is big news on the solar energy front, with the price of panels and installation […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Didn't Stop Matthew: Fl. Gov. Rick Scott Banned term 'Climate Change'

Didn’t Stop Matthew: Fl. Gov. Rick Scott Banned term ‘Climate Change’

Lest we forget, here is a 2015 column full of ironies for Florida’s increasingly dire climate change challenge: Nadia Prupis, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) […]

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Iraq
As Battle w/ ISIL for Mosul nears, Iraq should exclude Abusive Militias

As Battle w/ ISIL for Mosul nears, Iraq should exclude Abusive Militias

Human Rights Watch | – – Role of Abusive Armed Forces, Treatment, and Screening of Detainees (Beirut) – The Iraqi government should make a commitment […]

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Republican Party
The Ugly American:  Donald Trump is our Mirror, not an Outlier

The Ugly American: Donald Trump is our Mirror, not an Outlier

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – This is not about Donald Trump. And I mean it. From the moment the first […]

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De Mistura:  al-Qaeda must leave E. Aleppo to save it from Destruction

De Mistura: al-Qaeda must leave E. Aleppo to save it from Destruction

by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura has addressed the Levant Conquest Front, whose leader, […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Hurricane Matthew a Herald of Man-Made Climate Change

Hurricane Matthew a Herald of Man-Made Climate Change

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – If your tv isn’t telling you the below, turn it off and read more Informed Comment […]

Juan Cole

History
Return of Virulent Nationalism: how language is being used to mark national borders

Return of Virulent Nationalism: how language is being used to mark national borders

Mario Saraceni | (The Conversation) | – – According to a series of newspapers, immigrants will apparently change the English language in Britain beyond repair […]

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