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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
As Trump Supports  Israel's West Bank Annexation, Lawmakers and Rights Advocates Condemn Plan to Commit 'War Crime'

As Trump Supports Israel’s West Bank Annexation, Lawmakers and Rights Advocates Condemn Plan to Commit ‘War Crime’

By Julia Conley | (Commondreams.org) – “That is not the path to peace, that is the road to an endless conflict.” A top Trump administration […]

Common Dreams

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No, WSJ, Palestinians have Not given up on National Rights

No, WSJ, Palestinians have Not given up on National Rights

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Wall Street Journal yesterday trolled he Palestinians with a breathless head line that “some” Palestinians are giving up on […]

Juan Cole

Solar Energy
Europe’s largest solar plant unveiled amid Spanish renewable rebirth

Europe’s largest solar plant unveiled amid Spanish renewable rebirth

€300 million [$340mn] investment plan comes amid buoyant optimism for Spain’s long suffering solar sector Spanish utility giant Ibedrola has laid out a plan to […]

Climate Home News

Israel/ Palestine
Jared Kushner doesn't get to Decide 'What the Palestinian People Want'

Jared Kushner doesn’t get to Decide ‘What the Palestinian People Want’

Ramona Wadi | @walzerscent | – US President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” and the forthcoming economic summit in Bahrain have reaped a multitude […]

Middle East Monitor

Syria
Russia/Syria: Flurry of Prohibited Weapons Attacks

Russia/Syria: Flurry of Prohibited Weapons Attacks

( Human Rights Watch ) – (Beirut) – The Russian–Syrian joint military operation has used internationally banned and other indiscriminate weapons in unlawful attacks on […]

Human Rights Watch

Donald Trump
Top 5 Ways The Moon is part of Mars

Top 5 Ways The Moon is part of Mars

Trump tweeted that the moon is a part of Mars. People cried dementia, but here are some alternative ideas as to what he meant. 1. […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Should we cover the Sahara Desert with Solar Panels to Fight Climate Disaster?

Should we cover the Sahara Desert with Solar Panels to Fight Climate Disaster?

By Will de Freitas |- You may have seen a variant of this meme before. A map of North Africa is shown, with a surprisingly […]

The Conversation

Israel
US Blasts Turkey for drilling for NatGas in Cyprus, foiling Israel pipeline deal

US Blasts Turkey for drilling for NatGas in Cyprus, foiling Israel pipeline deal

The US Ambassador to Cyprus, Judith Garber, has expressed her deep concerns over Turkey’s continued drilling off the coast of Cyprus, and urged Turkey to […]

Middle East Monitor

Far Right
After Death Threats, Rep. Rashida Tlaib Pleads with FBI to take Far Right White Terrorism Seriously (TYT Video)

After Death Threats, Rep. Rashida Tlaib Pleads with FBI to take Far Right White Terrorism Seriously (TYT Video)

“Rep. Rashida Tlaib gets emotional while questioning FBI officials about domestic terrorism: “How is that not enough to fall under domestic terrorism if they’re targeting […]

The Young Turks

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“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

Juan Cole

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Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

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Protesting Northwestern U’s Flawed Compulsory Training on Criticism of Israel as “Antisemitism”

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Abdullah al-Ahsan

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