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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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Christians
Jeb Bush & Schiavo Affair:  Islamization of GOP?

Jeb Bush & Schiavo Affair: Islamization of GOP?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)| – Michael Schiavo is speaking out about Jeb Bush’s determined, sustained and energetic intervention, as Florida governor, in the […]

Juan Cole

Bill of Rights
Does Sen. Lindsey Graham want to Drone Americans for Thought Crimes?

Does Sen. Lindsey Graham want to Drone Americans for Thought Crimes?

John Iadarola & Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks) | – “”Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is ready to join the crowded 2016 presidential race — […]

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Iraq
After fall of Ramadi to ISIL, does Iraq have a future?

After fall of Ramadi to ISIL, does Iraq have a future?

By Brian M Downing | (Informed Comment) | – Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, has fallen to forces of the Islamic State of Iraq […]

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Apartheid
Israel Pushes Negev Bedouin Palestinians into a Corner

Israel Pushes Negev Bedouin Palestinians into a Corner

By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) | –   Israel’s latest move to demolish a Bedouin village and replace it with homes for Jewish citizens […]

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Apartheid
Who does Jerusalem belong To?

Who does Jerusalem belong To?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Far right Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu commemorated Israel’s “Jerusalem Day” with a speech in which he […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Seattle Activists, Native Americans Kayak to Protest Shell Arctic Drilling

Seattle Activists, Native Americans Kayak to Protest Shell Arctic Drilling

By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | — Kayaks began lining up on the shores of Seattle’s Elliot Bay early Saturday morning in preparation […]

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Islam-hatred
Sharia Law Comes To Walmart, According To Allen West

Sharia Law Comes To Walmart, According To Allen West

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) | – “”Fox News contributor Allen West went to Walmart and thought he was the victim of “Sharia law” […]

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Counter-Terrorism
As ISIL takes Ramadi:  America's Hydra Problem in the Middle East

As ISIL takes Ramadi: America’s Hydra Problem in the Middle East

By Inge Fryklund | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | — In the Greek myth, Heracles battles the Hydra — a multi-headed reptilian monster that was […]

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Apartheid
Illegal Israeli Squatters uproot hundreds of Palestinian olive trees near Hebron

Illegal Israeli Squatters uproot hundreds of Palestinian olive trees near Hebron

HEBRON (Ma’an) – Israeli settlers destroyed and uprooted hundreds of olive saplings in the Palestinian town of al-Shuyoukh northeast of Hebron in the southern West […]

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