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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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Dear Jared Kushner: The Real Deal of the Century would be Decolonizing Palestine at Last

Dear Jared Kushner: The Real Deal of the Century would be Decolonizing Palestine at Last

By Ramona Wadi | @walzerscent | – Palestinians have rejected the Manama summit taking place today for several legitimate reasons – all pointing to how […]

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Democratic Socialism
Why Tiffany Caban's Win for Queens DA is Good News For Progressive Dem Presidential Candidates

Why Tiffany Caban’s Win for Queens DA is Good News For Progressive Dem Presidential Candidates

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It is very close, with only an 1,100-vote margin and 3400 absentee ballots to be counted, but it appears to […]

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Iran
US-Iran Tensions Keep Growing with No Move to Negotiate in Sight

US-Iran Tensions Keep Growing with No Move to Negotiate in Sight

By Scott Lucas | – Washington and Tehran are locked in a political, economic, and propagandist confrontation – and there is no apparent way out. […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
On Iran, It's Trump vs. Trump

On Iran, It’s Trump vs. Trump

(Foreign Policy in Focus) – What would it take to talk Trump out of war with Iran? A good, ripping yarn about peace — with […]

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Iran
Why Trump Can't Win by Ramping up Sanctions on Iran

Why Trump Can’t Win by Ramping up Sanctions on Iran

By Natasha Lindstaedt | – After Iran shot down a US drone that allegedly entered Iran’s airspace, Donald Trump signed new sanctions against Iran on […]

The Conversation

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No, Iranian President Rouhani didn't Call Trump "mentally Retarded"

No, Iranian President Rouhani didn’t Call Trump “mentally Retarded”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The New York Times and other Western news outlets reported on a speech of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani that expressed […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is Jared Kushner's 'Deal' a Way for Israel to Annex the Palestinian West Bank?

Is Jared Kushner’s ‘Deal’ a Way for Israel to Annex the Palestinian West Bank?

( Middle East Monitor) – Calls for the annexation of the Occupied West Bank are gaining momentum in both Tel Aviv and Washington. But Israel […]

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The U.S. Isn’t Winning Any Popularity Contests Among Arabs

The U.S. Isn’t Winning Any Popularity Contests Among Arabs

By Lawrence Pintak | – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman may consider U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a “dear friend,” but it turns out the […]

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So, What Really is Jihad?

So, What Really is Jihad?

By Mohammad Hassan Khalil | – Often, many people conflate the terms jihad and terrorism. This is in part because many writers use the term […]

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