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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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Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention: A chilling Signal in the Crackdown on Palestinian solidarity

Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention: A chilling Signal in the Crackdown on Palestinian solidarity

by Andrew S. Maier ( Middle East Monitor ) – The largest case in public discourse today revolves around Columbia University, where 22 students — […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Christian Zionism hasn’t always been a conservative evangelical Creed – Churches’ Views of Israel have evolved over Decades

Christian Zionism hasn’t always been a conservative evangelical Creed – Churches’ Views of Israel have evolved over Decades

By Shalom Goldman, Middlebury (The Conversation) – During confirmation hearings, Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee as ambassador to Israel, told senators that he would […]

The Conversation

Democracy
A Do-it-Yourself Kit for Defeating Trumpism: Because the Mainstream Politicians Won’t

A Do-it-Yourself Kit for Defeating Trumpism: Because the Mainstream Politicians Won’t

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Republican Administration’s edicts – imposed by broligarchs President Trump and Elon Musk – are with us […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Donald Trump
Can Militarism in America be Ended?

Can Militarism in America be Ended?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – I read the news today, oh boy. About a lucky man named Elon Musk. But he lost out on one thing: […]

William J. Astore

Donald Trump
How Trump’s Historically High Tariffs will Hurt the US Economy

How Trump’s Historically High Tariffs will Hurt the US Economy

ByBedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth (The Conversation) – President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping new tariff plan on April 2, 2025, to reshape U.S. […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump’s Lawless Deportation Machine Disappears Immigrants into Blacksite Hellhole

Trump’s Lawless Deportation Machine Disappears Immigrants into Blacksite Hellhole

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Trump kidnapped hundreds of Venezuelan men on March 15, spiriting them away to a black site hellhole outside […]

Dan Dinello

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Trump’s Mega-Tariffs will Concentrate Wealth even More

Trump’s Mega-Tariffs will Concentrate Wealth even More

Import taxes will be passed onto the consumer, while the rich will prosper from slashed taxes. by Omar Ocampo | – ( Inequality.org ) – […]

Inequality.org

Israel/ Palestine
In Israel, calls for Genocide have migrated from the Margins to the Mainstream

In Israel, calls for Genocide have migrated from the Margins to the Mainstream

By Tamir Sorek, Penn State Thirty years ago in Israel, advocating for genocide could land you in prison. In April 1994, an Israeli rabbi named […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Women and Workers voting in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race defeat the Richest Man in the World

Women and Workers voting in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race defeat the Richest Man in the World

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The richest person in the world couldn’t buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, which was won by liberal Susan Crawford, […]

Juan Cole

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