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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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Government surveillance
NSA again hacked by own Contractor, but wants us to trust them with our Data

NSA again hacked by own Contractor, but wants us to trust them with our Data

TeleSur | – – “I thought the Third World War had started,” the man’s neighbor described the raid and arrest in August. A National Security […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Military seizes Female Gaza aid Flotilla

Israeli Military seizes Female Gaza aid Flotilla

By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – Group including Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire aimed ‘to highlight the vital role women play not […]

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Democratic Party
"Little Trump"  Pence:  Bomb Syria, confront Russia, smear refugees; & smoking doesn't cause Cancer

“Little Trump” Pence: Bomb Syria, confront Russia, smear refugees; & smoking doesn’t cause Cancer

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump running mate Mike Pence continued the unreality of this election season in Tuesday’s debate by […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Balder & Dash:  Would our presidential Candidates start a Nuclear War?  They won’t answer.

Balder & Dash: Would our presidential Candidates start a Nuclear War? They won’t answer.

By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – You may have missed it. Perhaps you dozed off. Or wandered into the kitchen to […]

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Corporate Surveillance
Yahoo helped in unconstitutional US Gov. mass Surveillance of Americans' Email

Yahoo helped in unconstitutional US Gov. mass Surveillance of Americans’ Email

By Andrew Crocker and Mark Rumold | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – In a bombshell published today, Reuters is reporting that, in 2015, Yahoo […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Death by the numbers: A year of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel

Death by the numbers: A year of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel

By Chloe Benoist | Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In October 2015 began what has been in turn called a wave […]

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US breaks off Military Cooperation with Russia in Syria

US breaks off Military Cooperation with Russia in Syria

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Arab press reacted to the announcement on Monday by the US government that it was […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
In Mosul, ISIL Extremists Wall in Residents, prepare for Armageddon

In Mosul, ISIL Extremists Wall in Residents, prepare for Armageddon

Special Correspondent | Mosul | (Niqash.org) | – – In Mosul, the Islamic State is preparing for a siege, building walls, tunnels and trenches and […]

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Arab World
The Challenge for the Arab World of tackling Gender-based Violence

The Challenge for the Arab World of tackling Gender-based Violence

By Lina Abirafeh | (The Conversation) | – – It should now be beyond dispute that gender-based violence is a critical human rights issue – […]

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