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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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Acidification of Oceans
It's Getting hot in Here:  There never was a Pause in Global Warming: Scientists

It’s Getting hot in Here: There never was a Pause in Global Warming: Scientists

By Jay Lawrimore | (The Conversation) | – National and international studies have shown that the Earth is warming, and with this warming, other changes […]

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censorship
On eve of Turkish Election, Leftist Women Turn backs on Pres. Erdogan in Twitter Campaign

On eve of Turkish Election, Leftist Women Turn backs on Pres. Erdogan in Twitter Campaign

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In Turkey, left of center and Kurdish women took to Twitter on Wednesday to post pictures […]

Juan Cole

African-Americans
Boston Terrorism suspect Rahim switched from Hate Speech Activist Geller to Police as Target

Boston Terrorism suspect Rahim switched from Hate Speech Activist Geller to Police as Target

WCVB Channel 5 Boston | (Video) | – – “Boston terror suspect Usaamah Rahim originally plotted to behead conservative activist Pamela Geller but changed his […]

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Climate Change
Coal comeback in Europe threatens Climate, Environment (already kills 18,000 a year)

Coal comeback in Europe threatens Climate, Environment (already kills 18,000 a year)

Euractiv | – – Forcible displacements, thousands of deaths and harmful CO2 emissions – the “2015 Coal Atlas”, published by Germany’s Heinrich Böll Foundation, shows […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Syrian Refugees Blocked, Stranded in Jordan Desert

Syrian Refugees Blocked, Stranded in Jordan Desert

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – Jordanian authorities have severely restricted informal border crossings in the eastern part of the country since late […]

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Balkans
"Nationalism and terrorism are constructed things to divide us": Macedonian elections and a Balkan "War on Terror"

“Nationalism and terrorism are constructed things to divide us”: Macedonian elections and a Balkan “War on Terror”

By Frances Trix | (Informed Comment) | – Now it appears, thanks to EU mediation, there will be new national elections in Macedonia next April […]

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Barack Obama
Adelson Tabloid slams Obama for Listening to 'Court Jews' in Questioning Israel's Credibility

Adelson Tabloid slams Obama for Listening to ‘Court Jews’ in Questioning Israel’s Credibility

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – President Barack Obama gave an interview on Israeli television on Tuesday in which he said that Prime […]

Juan Cole

Alevis
Turkish Elections:  Will the Country go Full Putin?

Turkish Elections: Will the Country go Full Putin?

Gulay Icoz | (The Conversation)| – Following a month of fierce campaigning, the people of Turkey are preparing to head to the polling stations for […]

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Government surveillance
Wins and Losses for Liberty and Privacy in USA Freedom Act

Wins and Losses for Liberty and Privacy in USA Freedom Act

By Cindy Cohn and Mark Jaycox | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – The Senate passed the USA Freedom Act today by 67-32, marking the first […]

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