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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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Israel/ Palestine
When Will Palestinians Wake up to Complete US embrace of Messianic Extremist Israeli Project

When Will Palestinians Wake up to Complete US embrace of Messianic Extremist Israeli Project

Those who are still hoping that the new American agenda on Palestine and Israel is temporary, or reversible, should abandon this false hope. Washington’s complete […]

Ramzy Baroud

Islamophobia
Combating Islamophobia:  Rami Malek sets Conditions for Playing Villain in Bond 25

Combating Islamophobia: Rami Malek sets Conditions for Playing Villain in Bond 25

Belfast (Informed Comment) – It is well overdue for a Hollywood star to refuse to take a role in a film that will continue to […]

Mohammed Samaana

Israel/ Palestine
Nelson Mandela’s Grandson:  We have a Moral Duty to Boycott Israel over its Apartheid against Palestinians

Nelson Mandela’s Grandson: We have a Moral Duty to Boycott Israel over its Apartheid against Palestinians

South African MP and the grandson of Nelson Mandela, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, addressed a sold out crowd at the Palestine Expo in London yesterday, saying […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Trump's Economic War on Iran: 88% reduction in Oil Exports, 6% Shrinkage of Economy

Trump’s Economic War on Iran: 88% reduction in Oil Exports, 6% Shrinkage of Economy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States is already at war with Iran, squeezing its economy down to nothingness. If another country tried to […]

Juan Cole

Sudan
What the Press Gets Wrong about the Sudan Crisis: It isn't (Mainly) about Secular Democracy

What the Press Gets Wrong about the Sudan Crisis: It isn’t (Mainly) about Secular Democracy

Portland, Or. (Informed Comment) – Almost all reporting on the Sudan crisis has in common is that the reports have been uneven or flat-out incorrect. […]

Peter Bechtold

Donald Trump
UK Ambassador: Trump 'radiating insecurity,' inventing 'false statistics' and Dreads Unpopularity of any War with Iran

UK Ambassador: Trump ‘radiating insecurity,’ inventing ‘false statistics’ and Dreads Unpopularity of any War with Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Isabel Oakeshott at the Mail on Sunday has gotten hold of troves of UK diplomatic cables back to Whitehall from […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Climate Emergency: Reforestation is no Substitute for Leaving Fossil Fuels in the Ground

Climate Emergency: Reforestation is no Substitute for Leaving Fossil Fuels in the Ground

By Mark Maslin | – Restoring the world’s forests on an unprecedented scale is “the best climate change solution available”, according to a new study. […]

The Conversation

Iran
What Sanctions Mean for My Iranian-American Family

What Sanctions Mean for My Iranian-American Family

As innocent people suffer, break-ins are on the rise — including at my grandparents’ house.

OtherWords

Climate Change
Humans set new Record putting Heat-Trapping CO2 into Atmosphere and What that Means

Humans set new Record putting Heat-Trapping CO2 into Atmosphere and What that Means

By Adam Voiland | – (NASA Earth Observatory) – In May 2019, when atmospheric carbon dioxide reached its yearly peak, it set a record. The […]

Juan Cole

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