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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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Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Elite Special Forces led in Recovering most of Kunduz from Taliban

Afghanistan’s Elite Special Forces led in Recovering most of Kunduz from Taliban

By Frud Bezhan | (RFE/RL) | – – Afghanistan’s much-maligned security forces were facing their greatest challenge yet in trying to retake a key northern […]

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African-Americans
Alabama Requires Photo IDs for Voting, Then Shutters DMV Offices in Black Counties

Alabama Requires Photo IDs for Voting, Then Shutters DMV Offices in Black Counties

By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – “The ‘decision to cut out ID services to almost all counties with a majority […]

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Mercer, targeting Christians, kills 1/3 the annual gunshot death toll in England

Mercer, targeting Christians, kills 1/3 the annual gunshot death toll in England

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The shooter at Umpqua Community college in Roseberg, Oregon, Chris Harper Mercer, had three hand guns, […]

Juan Cole

Republican Party
Reason Trumped:  How the Donald Phenom will Change our Lives

Reason Trumped: How the Donald Phenom will Change our Lives

By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The 2016 election campaign is certainly a billionaire’s playground when it comes to “establishment candidates” like […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Is Putin Gambling it all on Syria?

Is Putin Gambling it all on Syria?

By Scott Lucas | (The Conversation) | – – For those watching closely, the signal for Russia’s first airstrikes came in a statement early on […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Union: 70 percent of Gaza workers live in poverty

Union: 70 percent of Gaza workers live in poverty

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA (Ma’an) — Around 70 percent of workers in Gaza live in poverty, the director of the Gaza General […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Trump Supports Putin's Russia Policy in Syria

Trump Supports Putin’s Russia Policy in Syria

Erin Burnett | (CNN news video) | – – “Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with CNN’s Erin Burnett on foreign policy issues including Iran, […]

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Taliban reign of Fear in Kunduz belies Charm Offensive

Afghanistan: The Taliban reign of Fear in Kunduz belies Charm Offensive

By Frud Bezhan | ( RFE/ RL) | – – An expected Afghan government counteroffensive to retake Kunduz from the Taliban appears to have largely […]

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It is Israel that abrogated Oslo Peace Accords, as Netanyahu Boasted

It is Israel that abrogated Oslo Peace Accords, as Netanyahu Boasted

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Mahmoud Abbas, president of Palestine, renounced the Oslo Peace accords Wednesday, on the grounds that Israel […]

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