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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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Courts
The Dobbs Effect?  In Seismic Shift for Wisconsin and the Nation, Progressives attain Majority on State Supreme Court

The Dobbs Effect? In Seismic Shift for Wisconsin and the Nation, Progressives attain Majority on State Supreme Court

By: Henry Redman –   ( Wisconsin Examiner) – As Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz took the stage at her election victory party Tuesday night, […]

Wisconsin Examiner

Corruption
What Trump’s 34 Felony Counts of Business Fraud Charges Mean

What Trump’s 34 Felony Counts of Business Fraud Charges Mean

By Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School | – Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on April 4, 2023. Shortly after, […]

The Conversation

Constitution
5 Other Modern Presidents who Should have been Indicted for their Crimes

5 Other Modern Presidents who Should have been Indicted for their Crimes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan  (Review)

The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (Review)

Review of Ahmad Shuja Jamal and William Maley, The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (London: Hurst and Co., 2023). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Donald Trump
Beneath the Trump Circus, American Democracy faces up to a vital Challenge

Beneath the Trump Circus, American Democracy faces up to a vital Challenge

By Emma Shortis, RMIT University | – Former US President Donald J Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts in New York. In the […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America:  Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor?

The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America: Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Gustavo Petro doesn’t just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, […]

John Feffer

Progressive Politics
How to Create Positive Change: Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali at Progress Network (Video)

How to Create Positive Change: Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali at Progress Network (Video)

The Progress Network | How does change actually occur? And what are the best tactics for bringing large coalitions together? Hosts of Democracy-ish, Danielle Moodie […]

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Corruption
US Joins Civilized World:  Trump’s Arraignment for Electoral Corruption is just like former French President Sarkozy’s

US Joins Civilized World: Trump’s Arraignment for Electoral Corruption is just like former French President Sarkozy’s

Revised. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s arraignment today has been widely denounced by the US Right as politically motivated and unprecedented. But high officers […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
As Tax Day Approaches:  Is the Federal Budget Moral or Immoral?

As Tax Day Approaches: Is the Federal Budget Moral or Immoral?

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – April, the month tax filings are due, prompts us to ponder what our income taxes pay for.  Are […]

H. Patricia Hynes

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