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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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Does the Houthi Takeover of Yemen's Sanaa Endanger World Trade?

Does the Houthi Takeover of Yemen’s Sanaa Endanger World Trade?

By Juan Cole The fall of the Yemeni government to radical Zaidi tribesmen from Saadah in the north has gone relatively unremarked in the US […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Israel Squatters Chop Down Dozens of Palestinian Olive Trees Near Nablus (800,000 since 1967)

Israel Squatters Chop Down Dozens of Palestinian Olive Trees Near Nablus (800,000 since 1967)

NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers on Monday chopped down dozens of olive trees on Palestinian agricultural lands in the Nablus district, an official said. Ghassan […]

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Barack Obama
Is Obama worse than Nixon on Harassing Journalists?  Committee to Protect Journalists Petition

Is Obama worse than Nixon on Harassing Journalists? Committee to Protect Journalists Petition

Electronic Frontier Foundation p>A free press has always been an essential part of any democracy. That’s why repressive governments insist on state control over media. […]

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National Security State
The Terrorists have our Number, and do a Number on Washington

The Terrorists have our Number, and do a Number on Washington

By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com [Note for TomDispatch Readers: I want to offer special thanks to those of you who made $100 donations to this website in […]

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The Last Days of Kobani Loom as ISIL Closes in on Syrian Kurds with Murder on its Mind

The Last Days of Kobani Loom as ISIL Closes in on Syrian Kurds with Murder on its Mind

By Juan Cole ISIL fighters have advanced into the Kurdish Syrian city of Kobane (`Ayn al-`Arab), with fighting in the streets as Kurds resist, according […]

Juan Cole

7Emirates Run to benefit Al Jalila Foundation

7Emirates Run to benefit Al Jalila Foundation

The goal is to raise Dh777,000 to support disabled children in the UAE whose family cannot afford treatment.

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Why is Kobani Important?   ISIS advances against Syrian Kurds despite US Airstrikes

Why is Kobani Important? ISIS advances against Syrian Kurds despite US Airstrikes

AJ+ “The Islamic State Group (aka ISIS or ISIL) is knocking on the doors of Kobani, a Syrian town on the border of Turkey. Desperate […]

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Displaced and Refugees
You'll Never Believe what ISIL has done to Iraq's al-Anbar Population

You’ll Never Believe what ISIL has done to Iraq’s al-Anbar Population

BAGHDAD/DUBAI, 6 October 2014 (IRIN) – Nine months of shelling, airstrikes and street battles have taken a heavy toll on Iraq’s “forgotten” province of Anbar, […]

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Bill of Rights
 Apple and Google Take on U.S. Government Over Encryption

Apple and Google Take on U.S. Government Over Encryption

“ Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) — While the newest Apple and Google smartphones will automatically encrypt data stored on them, that won’t keep U.S. law enforcement […]

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Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

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