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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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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian families forced to raze their homes amid spike in Israeli-enforced demolitions

Palestinian families forced to raze their homes amid spike in Israeli-enforced demolitions

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Two Palestinian families in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina were forced to demolish […]

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RIP Shimon Peres:  Last Great Israeli leader to believe in 2 State solution

RIP Shimon Peres: Last Great Israeli leader to believe in 2 State solution

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I met an emperor once, but have only met a couple of presidents. Shimon Peres (1923-2016) […]

Juan Cole

Militarization
If Spec Ops are the future of the US Military, it isn't Winning many Wars

If Spec Ops are the future of the US Military, it isn’t Winning many Wars

By Nick Turse | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Americans expect to be number one.  First Lady Michelle Obama recently called the United States the “greatest country on […]

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Democratic Party
Vote For Hillary Clinton Or Die in a Fiery Apocalypse: A Letter To Young Progressives

Vote For Hillary Clinton Or Die in a Fiery Apocalypse: A Letter To Young Progressives

By David Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – Dear young progressives, If recent polls are to be believed, younger progressive voters like you are […]

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The Presidential Debate that did not really Happen

The Presidential Debate that did not really Happen

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Regular readers will know that in my view the 2016 presidential election did not happen. Likewise, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Apartheid Wall Is the Muse to Trump's Mexico Border Wall

Israel Apartheid Wall Is the Muse to Trump’s Mexico Border Wall

By TeleSur | – – Trump’s signature campaign propsosal is modeled, he says, on Israel’s “successful separation barrier.” Ahead of Monday’s presidential debate between U.S. […]

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Syria, Russia push to take East Aleppo pocket as airstrikes kill 66, wound 200

Syria, Russia push to take East Aleppo pocket as airstrikes kill 66, wound 200

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Only a week after seeming to agree to a ceasefire, Russia and the Syrian regime in […]

Juan Cole

Copts
Egypt: New Church Law Discriminates Against Christians

Egypt: New Church Law Discriminates Against Christians

By Human Rights Watch | – – Authorities Fail to Prevent, Punish Violent Attacks (Tunis) – A long-awaited new law maintains restrictions over the construction […]

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Corruption
Mainstream Media focusing on Political Infotainment, not Policy

Mainstream Media focusing on Political Infotainment, not Policy

By Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump is one of those stupid guys who thinks […]

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