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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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Democracy
Massive win for Internet Liberty as FCC Mandates Equal Access for All

Massive win for Internet Liberty as FCC Mandates Equal Access for All

By Jeremy Gillula and Mitch Stoltz | ( Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – As expected, the FCC’s new rules forbid ISPs from charging Internet users […]

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Civil Rights
Scott Walker compares unions to ISIS

Scott Walker compares unions to ISIS

Think Progress | – “Scott Walker speaks at CPAC 2015” Think Progress Video: “Scott Walker compares unions to ISIS”

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History
ISIL militants destroy Humankind's heritage of Civilization from Ancient Iraq

ISIL militants destroy Humankind’s heritage of Civilization from Ancient Iraq

RT | – The Islamic State has posted a video online showing a group of militants destroying ancient statues and other artifacts, saying they are […]

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Why Netanyahu's Congress Speech will Fail:  Iran Can't be Stopped, only Monitored

Why Netanyahu’s Congress Speech will Fail: Iran Can’t be Stopped, only Monitored

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The conspiracy hatched by Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to undermine […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Jewish Jihad on Palestinians: Israeli Squatters burn mosque near Bethlehem

Jewish Jihad on Palestinians: Israeli Squatters burn mosque near Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Extremist Jewish settlers set fire overnight Tuesday to a mosque in the southern West Bank town of al-Jaba west of Bethlehem, locals […]

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Climate Change
Kenya Nomads strap Donkeys with Solar Panels for Mobile Batteries

Kenya Nomads strap Donkeys with Solar Panels for Mobile Batteries

K24TV | – “Shepherds in Kajiado county have devised an ingenious way of ensuring that that they make full use of the solar power in […]

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Israel
Fallout in Gaza:  After a War, 120,000 Still Living in Rubble:

Fallout in Gaza: After a War, 120,000 Still Living in Rubble:

VICE News | – “During the devastating 50-day war in Israel and Gaza this past summer, around 18,000 homes in Gaza were destroyed or severely […]

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Bill of Rights
The "Christian State" of Idaho?

The “Christian State” of Idaho?

KXLY ABC | — “Do you think Idaho should be classified as a Christian state? That’s the question the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee will […]

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Assyrians
Syria:  Daesh/ ISIL takes 150 Christians Captive as 3,000 flee to Hasaka

Syria: Daesh/ ISIL takes 150 Christians Captive as 3,000 flee to Hasaka

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Al-Nahar (“The Day,” Beirut) reported that dozens of Assyrian Christians have been abducted by Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) in […]

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