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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 […]

How Trump is Demolishing U. S. Global Power and its World Order

How Trump is Demolishing U. S. Global Power and its World Order

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The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

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Iranian Activists Call On Iran To End Support For Syria's Assad

Iranian Activists Call On Iran To End Support For Syria’s Assad

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/ RL ) Scores of Iranian political activists and intellectuals have launched an online campaign calling on Iran to end […]

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Israeli Soldiers Assault AFP Reporters at West Bank Demo

Israeli Soldiers Assault AFP Reporters at West Bank Demo

By IMEMC News | – – Two AFP journalists were assaulted Friday by Israeli soldiers who destroyed and seized their equipment in the occupied West […]

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Things like Ted Cruz's threat to Murder Iran's Ayatollah are why Iranians don't Trust US

Things like Ted Cruz’s threat to Murder Iran’s Ayatollah are why Iranians don’t Trust US

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Ted Cruz said Friday at the Value Voters Summit conference in Washington, D.C., “If you vote for me, under […]

Juan Cole

Assyrians
Iraq: Can Mosul's Christians ever Go Home to their Historic Neighborhoods?

Iraq: Can Mosul’s Christians ever Go Home to their Historic Neighborhoods?

Nawzat Shamdeen | Berlin | (Niqash.org) | – – They have been harassed, threatened, have lost all their worldly goods and forced to flee. What, […]

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Iraq
The tragedy of Iraq's Sunnis

The tragedy of Iraq’s Sunnis

By Chloe Cornish IRIN | – – KIRKUK (IRIN) – Iraq is congested with armed men: Kurdish peshmerga in the north; forlorn Iraqi army troops […]

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Iraq
Are U.S., Russian Arms Supplies to Iraq, Syria a Blessing to Rebel Groups?

Are U.S., Russian Arms Supplies to Iraq, Syria a Blessing to Rebel Groups?

Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The United States and Russia are escalating arms sales to two of […]

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Israel
West Bank:  Clashes as thousands march in slain Palestinian’s funeral

West Bank: Clashes as thousands march in slain Palestinian’s funeral

Ma’an News Agency | – – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Thousands of Palestinians marched in the funeral of Ahmad Izzat Khatatbeh, 25, who died on Thursday […]

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Green Energy
100 per cent renewable energy by 2050 achievable, necessary – Greenpeace

100 per cent renewable energy by 2050 achievable, necessary – Greenpeace

The Tree | – – 100 per cent renewable energy for all is achievable by 2050, creating jobs and cutting fuel costs, according to Greenpeace’s […]

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With Iran deal, & Russia in Syria, is Israel being Boxed In?

With Iran deal, & Russia in Syria, is Israel being Boxed In?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – With the success of the Iran deal virtually assured and with Russia moving into Syria, Israel’s […]

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