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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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Marvel's New Black Panther Comic - Q&A With Author Ta-Nehisi Coates

Marvel’s New Black Panther Comic – Q&A With Author Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates | (The Atlantic Video) “The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates visited Fantom Comics in Dupont Circle, Washington DC to take questions from fans about his […]

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Whose Fault is Trump?  Top 7 Culprits

Whose Fault is Trump? Top 7 Culprits

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign platform has from the beginning been based on racism, religious bigotry, […]

Juan Cole

Development
Can Saudi Arabia Survive its Economic 'Shock Therapy'?

Can Saudi Arabia Survive its Economic ‘Shock Therapy’?

By Nasser Saidi | (Project Syndicate) | – – BEIRUT – Saudi Arabia has long relied on oil to fuel its economic growth and development. […]

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Bill of Rights
Dear Americans: Want Security?  Try the Bill of Rights

Dear Americans: Want Security? Try the Bill of Rights

By Karen J. Greenberg | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – One vivid image of the historical relationship between government power and individual liberties in America […]

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Bush
Iraq: Bush DoD paid PR Firm millions to Plant fake I.S. Videos, False Stories

Iraq: Bush DoD paid PR Firm millions to Plant fake I.S. Videos, False Stories

By Crofton Black and Abigail Fielding-Smith | ( The Bureau of Investigative Journalism ) | – – The Pentagon gave a controversial UK PR firm […]

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Syria: Russia warns of Mideast Apocalypse if US attacks al-Assad's military

Syria: Russia warns of Mideast Apocalypse if US attacks al-Assad’s military

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – ABC News reports that Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that a U.S. attack on the […]

Juan Cole

Green Transportation
Backfire: Did Volkswagen’s Dieselgate ensure victory of Electric Cars?

Backfire: Did Volkswagen’s Dieselgate ensure victory of Electric Cars?

By EurActiv.com | – – The ‘Dieselgate’ scandal will mark an important step towards phasing out the hundred-year-old internal combustion engine which doesn’t have a […]

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Bill of Rights
Nixonian Donald Trump threatens writers who dare Criticize him

Nixonian Donald Trump threatens writers who dare Criticize him

By Richard Tofel | ProPublica | – – In 1733, New York printer John Peter Zenger began publishing the eighth newspaper in the American colonies, […]

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President Trump's Extreme Vetting of Immigrants (Satire Skit)

President Trump’s Extreme Vetting of Immigrants (Satire Skit)

Maz Jobrani | (Video skit) | – – “Donald Trump has said that if he wins he will do EXTREME VETTING of all immigrants. He […]

Juan Cole

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“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

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Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

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