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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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Iraq
Healing Iraq’s Rift requires less Black and White Thinking

Healing Iraq’s Rift requires less Black and White Thinking

(By Nelson Lowhim) The news from Iraq has grown dire lately. Al Qaeda has taken over certain cities (hotbeds of insurgency in earlier times) and […]

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Juan Cole
Many Thanks for Warm Support, Successful Fundraiser

Many Thanks for Warm Support, Successful Fundraiser

(By Juan Cole) I just wanted to thank from the bottom of my heart everyone who donated to our annual fundraiser, which was enormously successful […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Massive War Crimes:  Syrian Regime Tortured, Starved, Murdered 11,000 Prisoners

Massive War Crimes: Syrian Regime Tortured, Starved, Murdered 11,000 Prisoners

(By Juan Cole) A new report by three respected jurists argues that photographic evidence provided by a defector from the Syrian police proves systematic torture […]

Juan Cole

Iran says it starts implementing nuclear deal

Iran says it starts implementing nuclear deal

TEHRAN: Iran’s state TV says the country has halted its most sensitive uranium enrichment work as part of a landmark deal struck with world powers. […]

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Israel
Netanyahu Tells Kerry he will Grab 13% of Palestinian West Bank

Netanyahu Tells Kerry he will Grab 13% of Palestinian West Bank

(By AFP) Israel wants to annex fourth settlement bloc: radio (via AFP) Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US Secretary of State John Kerry […]

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Dissent
NSA Surveillance is about Control & Leverage, not Security

NSA Surveillance is about Control & Leverage, not Security

By Alfred McCoy | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – For more than six months, Edward Snowden’s revelations about the National Security Agency (NSA) have been pouring […]

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Barack Obama
After Defending Pot, Obama has to Pardon Medical Marijuana Growers He Jailed

After Defending Pot, Obama has to Pardon Medical Marijuana Growers He Jailed

(By Juan Cole) Barack Obama has a weed problem. Not just that he’s admitted using it. He said clearly when campaigning for president in 2008 […]

Juan Cole

Dissent
Gov't used Surveillance of MLK in Bid to Destroy Him: Now they want us to just Trust Them

Gov’t used Surveillance of MLK in Bid to Destroy Him: Now they want us to just Trust Them

(By Juan Cole) Among the ironies of Barack Obama trying to sell us the gargantuan NSA domestic spying program is that such techniques of telephone […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Turkey Purges Officials in Bid to Quash Corruption Probes

Turkey Purges Officials in Bid to Quash Corruption Probes

(By AFP) Turkey widens purge after graft probe (via AFP) The Turkish government’s mass purge of police and prosecutors has extended to the banking and […]

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