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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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The Death of Civil Rights in the Age of Trump

The Death of Civil Rights in the Age of Trump

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Warning: dangers in the mirror are often closer than they may appear. In other words, the next few paragraphs may seem […]

Rebecca Gordon

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In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla

In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez in Spain announced that it would dispatch a rescue ship to be […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?

Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?

By Amin Saikal, The University of Western Australia, Victoria University, Australian National University (The Conversation) – Much of the world is focused on a two-state […]

The Conversation

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Kimmel Saga no Laughing Matter: Trump and the North Koreanization of America

Kimmel Saga no Laughing Matter: Trump and the North Koreanization of America

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Jesters once had considerably more leeway than the average person to make fun of the king. If otherwise […]

John Feffer

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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

Mohammed Samaana

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An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The truck wheel’s inner tube was right in front of me, no longer half-submerged in the pond’s late summer muck. After […]

Frida Berrigan

Israel/ Palestine
Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Association MESA Joint Statement of the Board, Task Force on Civil and Human Rights and Committee on Academic Freedom concerning 2025 Travel […]

Middle East Studies Association

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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

( IMEMC ) – On Monday, September 22nd, the 717th day of Israel’s ongoing campaign of genocide in Gaza, the Israeli military escalated its bombardment […]

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