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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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Christian Nationalism’s Plot on Civil Society: The Seven Mountains Mandate

Christian Nationalism’s Plot on Civil Society: The Seven Mountains Mandate

Oakwood, Ga. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A concerning story out of Georgia offers a window into the rise and possible demise of an […]

Matthew Boedy

Israel/ Palestine
New Peace Plan increases Pressure on Israel and US as Momentum grows for Palestinian Statehood

New Peace Plan increases Pressure on Israel and US as Momentum grows for Palestinian Statehood

By Scott Lucas, University College Dublin (The Conversation) – A new vision for Middle East peace emerged this week which proposes the withdrawal of Israel […]

The Conversation

Academic Freedom
Protesting CUNY for Letting 4 Adjunct Faculty Go over Palestinian Rights and Suspending a Student

Protesting CUNY for Letting 4 Adjunct Faculty Go over Palestinian Rights and Suspending a Student

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the City University of New York protesting the non-reappointment […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Bill of Rights
Corrupt DoJ Shields Trump on Epstein, Extorts CBS and Columbia U. in Protection Racket

Corrupt DoJ Shields Trump on Epstein, Extorts CBS and Columbia U. in Protection Racket

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Gangster president Trump and his Justice Department lackeys are engaged in a coordinated cover-up of his entanglements with […]

Dan Dinello

Climate Crisis
In Syria, Women are Bearing the Brunt of Climate Breakdown

In Syria, Women are Bearing the Brunt of Climate Breakdown

by Zahra Zaman ( Middle East Monitor ) – Syria had been embroiled in a protracted conflict and plagued by authoritarianism for decades. While the […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Enabling the Nightmare in Gaza: Defining Criticism of Israel as “Antisemitic”

Enabling the Nightmare in Gaza: Defining Criticism of Israel as “Antisemitic”

( Tomdispatch.com ) In July 2025, the Massachusetts legislature’s Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a bill to make it the 38th state to follow the […]

Aviva Chomsky

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Israel’s Shifting Politics

Israel’s Shifting Politics

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – PM Benjamin Netanyahu has alienated many in Israeli society, some of whom now revile his leadership: The Times of Israel […]

Hugh J. Curran

Climate Crisis
A new Youth-led Lawsuit is challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders

A new Youth-led Lawsuit is challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders

In Lightiser v. Trump, 22 young people are using the protections of the Constitution to demand a livable future. Davin Faris ( Waging Nonviolence ) […]

Waging Nonviolence

Israel/ Palestine
Why UK Recognition of a Palestinian State should not be conditional on Israel’s Actions

Why UK Recognition of a Palestinian State should not be conditional on Israel’s Actions

By Karen Scott, University of Canterbury (The Conversation) – The announcement this week by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the recognition of a Palestininian […]

The Conversation

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