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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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Why Obama is bucking Saudis, Israel on Iran:  Deal would much Strengthen US Security

Why Obama is bucking Saudis, Israel on Iran: Deal would much Strengthen US Security

By Brian M Downing | (Informed Comment) | – The dialog between the US and Iran moves ahead, albeit haltingly. Opposition comes from important groups […]

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Iraq
Iraq's Shiite Militias turn on their Shiite Prime Minister

Iraq’s Shiite Militias turn on their Shiite Prime Minister

By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | – (Baghdad) – Iraq’s relatively new Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, has been performing a tricky balancing act for the […]

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Foreign Policy
Too Big not to Fail:  The US Military's Missions Unaccomplished

Too Big not to Fail: The US Military’s Missions Unaccomplished

By William J. Astore | (Tomdispatch.com) It’s 1990. I’m a young captain in the U.S. Air Force.  I’ve just witnessed the fall of the Berlin […]

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Bill of Rights
United Nations:  "No confidence vote" on America's Post-9/11 Human Rights Record

United Nations: “No confidence vote” on America’s Post-9/11 Human Rights Record

By Gustavo Capdevila | (Inter Press Service) | – GENEVA (IPS) – Without the emperor’s clothes, like in the Hans Christian Andersen story, the United […]

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African-Americans
BB King R.I.P.:  "When the Saints go Marching In"

BB King R.I.P.: “When the Saints go Marching In”

BB King | “When the Saints go Marching In” R.I.P.

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Christianity
Palestinians welcome Pope's Recognition of their State

Palestinians welcome Pope’s Recognition of their State

By Juan Cole The Arabic press widely and favorably reported the news that the Vatican has recognized Palestine as a state in a new treaty […]

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Islam
Over 40 Ismaili Shiites shot down by Sunni Extremists in Pakistan

Over 40 Ismaili Shiites shot down by Sunni Extremists in Pakistan

BBC | – “Dozens of people are thought to have died after an attack by gunmen on a bus in Karachi. They surrounded the bus, […]

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Barack Obama
Obama greenlights Shell’s Arctic drilling, tarnishing his climate legacy

Obama greenlights Shell’s Arctic drilling, tarnishing his climate legacy

The Tree | — President Barack Obama’s reputation as a climate leader took a hit on Monday when his administration gave its blessing for Shell […]

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Displaced and Refugees
How Europe's Post-Revolution Abandonment of Libya led to Mediterranean Crisis

How Europe’s Post-Revolution Abandonment of Libya led to Mediterranean Crisis

By Ioannis Chapsos | (The Conversation) | – Libya has been in a state of chaos ever since the fall of its former dictator, Muammar […]

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