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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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Saudi Arabia
A Terrible Week for Saudi’s MBS Shows Tide is Turning

A Terrible Week for Saudi’s MBS Shows Tide is Turning

Arms Sales Suspensions and Damning Report on Khashoggi Murder Are a Strong Signal to Riyadh

Human Rights Watch

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Crown Prince Haunted by Ghost of Murdered dissident Journalist Khashoggi

Saudi Crown Prince Haunted by Ghost of Murdered dissident Journalist Khashoggi

By Hazem Ayyad | – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman tried to pre-empt the release of the final report of the international inquiry into […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Trump cites "Proportionality" in Iran pullback, though He has often Violated It

Trump cites “Proportionality” in Iran pullback, though He has often Violated It

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump in an interview Friday with Meet the Press attributed his decision not to go ahead with a strike on […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Is Washington's 'Maximum Pressure' Bringing An End To Iran's 'Strategic Patience?'

Is Washington’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Bringing An End To Iran’s ‘Strategic Patience?’

(RFE/RL) – Iran is turning up the heat on the United States and its allies by shifting away from a policy of “strategic patience” and […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

Iran
Risk of Shooting War with Iran Grows after Decades of Economic Warfare by the U.S.

Risk of Shooting War with Iran Grows after Decades of Economic Warfare by the U.S.

By David Cortright | – Many are worried about the risk of war between the U.S. and Iran. But the truth is, the U.S. has […]

The Conversation

Saudi Arabia
Bipartisan Senate Vote Blocks Trump's $8 bn. Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

Bipartisan Senate Vote Blocks Trump’s $8 bn. Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

By Abdulaziz Kilani | @AZ_Kilani | – The US Senate yesterday blocked arms sales to Saudi Arabia, ushering in a new episode in the House’s […]

Middle East Monitor

Iran
The Big Winner in Trump's anti-Iran Sanctions?  Russia

The Big Winner in Trump’s anti-Iran Sanctions? Russia

By Stasa Salacanin | – Reinstated sanctions on Iran have brought a new complexity to Tehran’s relations with those countries which supported the deal, especially […]

Middle East Monitor

Iran
How the Iran Nuclear Deal, Dumped by Trump, had Contained Iran's Enrichment

How the Iran Nuclear Deal, Dumped by Trump, had Contained Iran’s Enrichment

By Miles A. Pomper | – Editor’s note: Iranian leaders have threatened to withdraw from a 2015 agreement that limits their nation’s nuclear activities. Under […]

The Conversation

Pentagon
No, Neocons, it Isn't Always 1939, and WW II wasn't such a 'Good War'

No, Neocons, it Isn’t Always 1939, and WW II wasn’t such a ‘Good War’

(Tomdispatch.com) – How best to describe the recently completed allied commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France? Two words come immediately […]

Andrew J. Bacevich

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