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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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How Democracy Dies:  Big Brother is Erasing the Public Record

How Democracy Dies: Big Brother is Erasing the Public Record

The post-9/11 period stands out in American history for its relentless reliance on redacting material in government reports

Karen J. Greenberg

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Rashida Tlaib's Palestinian Theology of Good Samaritanism and Redemption

Rashida Tlaib’s Palestinian Theology of Good Samaritanism and Redemption

“I don’t come from a place of violence. I come from a place of love, equality and justice.”

Juan Cole

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Are World's Democracies finally turning on Rupert Murdoch's News Corp/Fox 'Cancer on Politics?'

Are World’s Democracies finally turning on Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp/Fox ‘Cancer on Politics?’

By Denis Muller | – There is mounting evidence that Australia is sick of Rupert Murdoch and the political propaganda machine he runs in the […]

The Conversation

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Is the World Doomed to Far Rightwing Soft Dictatorship?

Is the World Doomed to Far Rightwing Soft Dictatorship?

(Tomdispatch.com) – In the Americas, the Trump tsunami has swept across both continents and the “pink tide” of progressivism has all but disappeared from the […]

John Feffer

Climate Change
Effing Earth on Fire:  Bill Nye is Extremely Disappointed in Your Science Literacy

Effing Earth on Fire: Bill Nye is Extremely Disappointed in Your Science Literacy

John Oliver | Last Week Tonight | HBO Video Clip | – With the Green New Deal sparking a national conversation about all the ways […]

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Israel/ Palestine
On 71st Anniversary of Great Expulsion, Palestinians have Grown to 13.1 Million

On 71st Anniversary of Great Expulsion, Palestinians have Grown to 13.1 Million

And yes, they exist

Maan News Agency

Climate Change
It will be Very Hot and very Wet–We’ve exceeded 415ppm of Carbon Dioxide for the first Time since the Pliocene

It will be Very Hot and very Wet–We’ve exceeded 415ppm of Carbon Dioxide for the first Time since the Pliocene

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration measures atmospheric carbon dioxide at its Moana Loa observatory. You can see that on […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Dems must Step Up: Trumpism requires Impeachment and Confrontation

Dems must Step Up: Trumpism requires Impeachment and Confrontation

We are being confronted in the United States with a major political party that embraces tactics of earlier fascist parties

John Buell

Iran
First Iran, then China?  The Anatomy of Trump Warmongering

First Iran, then China? The Anatomy of Trump Warmongering

China’s Energy Vulnerability is Key

William R. Polk

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