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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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Colonialism
Kaplan: An Impish Desire for Imperial Déjà Vu

Kaplan: An Impish Desire for Imperial Déjà Vu

Daniel Martin Varisco | (MENA Tidningen) | – A recent online commentary by Robert Kaplan for Foreign Policy displays the provocative title: “It’s time to […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
Turkish Voters worried about Integrity of Elections, Deterioration of Democracy

Turkish Voters worried about Integrity of Elections, Deterioration of Democracy

By Deniz Erkmen | (Informed Comment) | —             As Turkey approaches a pivotal parliamentary election on June 7, there is growing doubt about just […]

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Hamas
Amnesty:  Hamas Killings, Torture during Gaza Assault were War Crimes

Amnesty: Hamas Killings, Torture during Gaza Assault were War Crimes

By: Charlie Hoyle | (Ma’an News Agency) — BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The extra-judicial executions of at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza during Israel’s military offensive […]

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Iran
If Iran Nuclear talks fail, Sanctions on Tehran Could Unravel

If Iran Nuclear talks fail, Sanctions on Tehran Could Unravel

By Jasmin Ramsey | (Inter Press Service) | — WASHINGTON (IPS) – Internationally supported sanctions against Iran could begin to crumble if talks over Iran’s […]

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Shiite Militias announce "Here I am, O Husayn" Campaign for Sunni Ramadi

Shiite Militias announce “Here I am, O Husayn” Campaign for Sunni Ramadi

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Shiite militias in Iraq, joined by some Sunni tribal levies, on Tuesday reached a university campus just […]

Juan Cole

Acidification of Oceans
Why do Poor Nations care more about Climate Change than the Rich?

Why do Poor Nations care more about Climate Change than the Rich?

Alex Lo | (The Conversation) | – Alex Lo, University of Hong Kong Do rich countries care more about the environment that poorer ones? In […]

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censorship
Egypt:  Executing Muslim Brotherhood leader Morsi for "Terrorism" will Fuel... Terrorism

Egypt: Executing Muslim Brotherhood leader Morsi for “Terrorism” will Fuel… Terrorism

By Ebrahim Deen | (Informed Comment) | — ‘In contemporary Egypt, due process is often not granted, evidence is often not considered, and impartiality and […]

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Cold War
After the Cold War, did We all Get the worst of both Capitalist & Communist Worlds?

After the Cold War, did We all Get the worst of both Capitalist & Communist Worlds?

By John Feffer | (Tomdispatch.com) | – Imagine an alternative universe in which the two major Cold War superpowers evolved into the United Soviet Socialist […]

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Foreign Policy
Iranian-Americans demand apology from Lindsey Graham for "Liar" Racism

Iranian-Americans demand apology from Lindsey Graham for “Liar” Racism

NIAC | — NIAC Condemns Senator Graham’s Racist Statement, Demands Apology Washington, DC – The National Iranian American Council, the largest Iranian-American grassroots organization in […]

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