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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
Palestinians:  US is Imposing a Surrender Plan on us, not a Peace Deal

Palestinians: US is Imposing a Surrender Plan on us, not a Peace Deal

US Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt said that illegal Israeli settlements are not keeping Israelis and the Palestinians from negotiating peace

Maan News Agency

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Trump, hostage to Bolton and Pompeo, Pleads with Iran to call and Rescue Him

Trump, hostage to Bolton and Pompeo, Pleads with Iran to call and Rescue Him

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Julian Borger at The Guardian reports that Trump gave an impromptu news conference on Thursday in which he urged Iran […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
What I saw in Gaza Changed me Forever

What I saw in Gaza Changed me Forever

My true liberation as a Jewish person is bound up with the liberation of Palestinian people

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Health Care
America's Sick Health Care System: Even if you Survive the Malady, the Co-Pays will Kill You

America’s Sick Health Care System: Even if you Survive the Malady, the Co-Pays will Kill You

Persistent growth of income inequality to Gilded Age levels has had a decided effect on the health of many Americans

Tomdispatch

Petroleum
The Fuel for Global Rivalries, Iran to Venezuela: They’re All Wars for Oil!

The Fuel for Global Rivalries, Iran to Venezuela: They’re All Wars for Oil!

Bolton: It will make a great difference to the US economically, if we could have US oil companies invest in and produce the oil in Venezuela.

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Thousands of Innocent Palestinians in Gaza at Risk of amputation from Israeli Sniping

Thousands of Innocent Palestinians in Gaza at Risk of amputation from Israeli Sniping

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Thousands of innocent Gaza Palestinian protesters wounded by live fire by Israeli snipers are in danger of losing limbs if […]

Juan Cole

Iran
"Ghost Tankers:" Can Iran Evade Trump's Severe Sanctions on its Oil Sales?

“Ghost Tankers:” Can Iran Evade Trump’s Severe Sanctions on its Oil Sales?

Iran has previously had barter deals with China and India

Frud Bezhan

Constitution
Before Trump invoked Executive Privilege he Should have Remembered Nixon

Before Trump invoked Executive Privilege he Should have Remembered Nixon

Nixon’s own Justice Department could not find a single example in history of anyone invoking executive privilege in an impeachment inquiry

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Kushner is Making the Palestinians an Offer they Can't Refuse

Kushner is Making the Palestinians an Offer they Can’t Refuse

By Bill Law | – On 2 May Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, was playing his cards very close to the chest at […]

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