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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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European Union
Solar Power outstripped all others in Europe last Month for First Time

Solar Power outstripped all others in Europe last Month for First Time

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As the Trump Department of Energy and the Republican tax bill try to kneecap solar energy in the United States, […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
‘Come meet us in Dubai’: the new Offshoring of grand Corruption

‘Come meet us in Dubai’: the new Offshoring of grand Corruption

By John Heathershaw, University of Exeter and Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, Sciences Po (The Conversation) – During an interview one of us (Ricardo Soares de […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Stop Israel’s Dystopian Concentration Camp in Gaza before it is Too Late

Stop Israel’s Dystopian Concentration Camp in Gaza before it is Too Late

( Code Pink ) – The Israeli government has just put forward one of the most brazenly genocidal schemes in modern memory—and unless we act […]

Medea Benjamin

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Albanese Sanctions: Marco Rubio now Acting just Like Putin, Charging Human Rights Officials

Albanese Sanctions: Marco Rubio now Acting just Like Putin, Charging Human Rights Officials

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday slapped personal sanctions on United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, Francesca […]

Juan Cole

Genocide
Plans to Concentrate Gaza Palestinians in Rafah Camp a Crime against Humanity

Plans to Concentrate Gaza Palestinians in Rafah Camp a Crime against Humanity

By James Sweeney, Lancaster University (The Concversation) – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are refusing to implement a government plan to move hundreds of thousands […]

The Conversation

Iran
I Love America: And now it is Bombing my Family in Iran

I Love America: And now it is Bombing my Family in Iran

( Tomdispatch.com ) – We bombed Iran and, despite a temporary cessation of hostilities, it’s likely that President Donald Trump and his counterpart in Tel […]

Nader Terani

Donald Trump
War Criminal Netanyahu nominates Felon Trump for the Nobel Prize

War Criminal Netanyahu nominates Felon Trump for the Nobel Prize

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When I read about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominating convicted felon Donald Trump for the Nobel […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Israel Lobby
Why Faith Leaders are standing up to the Largest pro-Israel Christian Lobby

Why Faith Leaders are standing up to the Largest pro-Israel Christian Lobby

An interfaith campaign is confronting one of the most powerful groups driving unconditional support for Israel and the genocide in Gaza with spiritual resistance. Jaisal […]

Waging Nonviolence

Artificial Intelligence
Grok’s MechaHitler Antisemitic Rant shows how Generative AI can be Weaponized

Grok’s MechaHitler Antisemitic Rant shows how Generative AI can be Weaponized

By James Foulds, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Phil Feldman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Shimei Pan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (The Conversation) […]

The Conversation

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