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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
Palestine:  Death of a Stone-Thrower: Intifada 3.0

Palestine: Death of a Stone-Thrower: Intifada 3.0

VICE News | (Video Report) | – – “Tension builds in Israel and the West Bank with three new stabbing attacks on Israelis reported on […]

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Books
Big Win For Fair Use In Google Books Lawsuit

Big Win For Fair Use In Google Books Lawsuit

By Corynne McSherry | (Electronic Freedom Foundation) | – – In a long-anticipated ruling, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed Google a clear victory […]

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Climate Change
Study: Miami, New Orleans Can’t Be Saved From Rising Sea Levels

Study: Miami, New Orleans Can’t Be Saved From Rising Sea Levels

GeoBeats News | – – “According to a recently published study, Miami, New Orleans, and a number of other US cities are already beyond the […]

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Balkans
Ottomans saved Hungarian PM Orban's Ancestors; now he says Islam never part of Europe

Ottomans saved Hungarian PM Orban’s Ancestors; now he says Islam never part of Europe

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban not only continued to defend his anti-immigrant bigotry but went on […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
While Sanders Scores Small Donors, Clinton and Bush Buoyed by Wall Street

While Sanders Scores Small Donors, Clinton and Bush Buoyed by Wall Street

By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org | – – In terms of support from financiers, ‘no other candidates came close to Clinton and […]

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Palestine
The anger of Palestine's 'lost' generation

The anger of Palestine’s ‘lost’ generation

By: Killian Redden | – Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A few weeks before an Israeli soldier shot him through the […]

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Afghanistan
Putin says Afghan Situation 'Close to Critical': Will he intervene there, Too?

Putin says Afghan Situation ‘Close to Critical’: Will he intervene there, Too?

By Frud Bezhan | ( RFE / RL) | – – Russia has signaled its willingness to boost its involvement in Afghan security in a […]

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Iran
Will Iran's Alliance with Russia Strengthen its hand in Mideast?

Will Iran’s Alliance with Russia Strengthen its hand in Mideast?

By Nader Habibi and Harith Hasan Al-Qarawee | (The Conversation) | – – The sudden launch of Russia’s military operations in Syria late last month […]

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al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda in Syria Leader: Kill Alawite Minority, Russians; Christians fear West Backs Him

Al-Qaeda in Syria Leader: Kill Alawite Minority, Russians; Christians fear West Backs Him

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The leader of al-Qaeda in Syria, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, has called for an escalation in attacks […]

Juan Cole

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