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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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“Kiss Me!” Bibi Tells Boehner:  Bibi and Boehner as Mario and the Magician

“Kiss Me!” Bibi Tells Boehner: Bibi and Boehner as Mario and the Magician

By Raouf J. Halaby | (LeMonde Diplomatique) – Published in 1929, German author Thomas Mann’s novella Mario and the Magician is not only Mann’s evocatively […]

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What does Iran think of Netanyahu's Interference in Talks?

What does Iran think of Netanyahu’s Interference in Talks?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – As Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu makes a bid to thwart President Barack Obama’s foreign policy toward Iran, […]

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Gaza’s Food Insecurity made even worse by Environmental Damage of Israel’s War, Blockade

Gaza’s Food Insecurity made even worse by Environmental Damage of Israel’s War, Blockade

By Mel Frykberg BEIT LAHIYA, Northern Gaza Strip (IPS) – Extensive damage to Gaza’s environment as a result of the Israeli blockade and its devastating […]

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BDS Occupied Territories
British University SOAS Votes to Boycott Israeli Academic Institutions

British University SOAS Votes to Boycott Israeli Academic Institutions

By Alternative Information Center | – A historic victory for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement was achieved Friday in the referendum on the […]

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Climate Change
It’s Climate Change: Under-30s have never seen a Month cooler than 20th Century Average

It’s Climate Change: Under-30s have never seen a Month cooler than 20th Century Average

Richard B Rood, University of Michigan | (The Conversation) – If you’re younger than 30, you’ve never experienced a month in which the average surface […]

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Iran
180 Frmr Israeli Security Officials to PM Netanyahu: Cancel US Speech, which pushes Iran toward Bomb

180 Frmr Israeli Security Officials to PM Netanyahu: Cancel US Speech, which pushes Iran toward Bomb

RT | – More than 180 former leaders from Israel’s security apparatus urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel his planned speech to Congress on […]

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5 Things Benjamin Netanyahu Won't Tell Congress

5 Things Benjamin Netanyahu Won’t Tell Congress

AJ+ | – “He’s back. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu – questing to win hearts, minds and votes back home during election season – will be […]

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Iranian Cleric Says 'Final Steps' Being Taken In Nuclear Talks

Iranian Cleric Says ‘Final Steps’ Being Taken In Nuclear Talks

By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/RL) Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers leader says the “final steps” are being taken in Iran’s talks with six global powers aimed […]

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Apartheid
Israel to demolish homes of dozens of Bedouins in Abu Dis

Israel to demolish homes of dozens of Bedouins in Abu Dis

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Dozens of Palestinian Bedouins from the al-Jahalin community in eastern Abu Dis have received orders from Israeli forces to demolish their homes […]

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