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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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Iran
IRGC's 'Terrorist' Designation Raises U.S. Stakes Over Iran

IRGC’s ‘Terrorist’ Designation Raises U.S. Stakes Over Iran

Ostovar adds that the risks will depend on how Iran decides to respond

Golnaz Esfandiari

Israel/ Palestine
Airbnb pivots, will List Israeli Squatter Settlements on Palestinian Land in West Bank

Airbnb pivots, will List Israeli Squatter Settlements on Palestinian Land in West Bank

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Home-renting company, Airbnb, confirmed it would not implement a planned delisting of Israeli settlements, which are considered illegal under international law, in […]

Maan News Agency

Israel
Netanyahu won in Israel because his Rivals campaigned as Netanyahu Lite

Netanyahu won in Israel because his Rivals campaigned as Netanyahu Lite

The silence of Gantz’s team on the two-state solution enabled Netanyahu to move discussion to the hard-right’s agenda to annex the occupied territories.

The Conversation

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Zionist OA's Mort Klein uses House Panel on White Nationalism to spread anti-Muslim Blood Libel

Zionist OA’s Mort Klein uses House Panel on White Nationalism to spread anti-Muslim Blood Libel

Zionist Organization of America head Morton Klein testified Tuesday before a congressional inquiry into white nationalism and promptly excused white nationalism. Klein denied that the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Far Right, Expansionist Netanyahu Poised to win 5th Term as Israeli PM

Far Right, Expansionist Netanyahu Poised to win 5th Term as Israeli PM

Trump signed a proclamation, with Netanyahu by his side in the White House, recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights

Middle East Monitor

Drugs
Decriminalizing the Drug War:  The Damage done by a Century of Drug Prohibition

Decriminalizing the Drug War: The Damage done by a Century of Drug Prohibition

Medical professionals across Portugal adopted harm-reduction measures that would provide a striking record of proven success

Alfred W. McCoy

Islamophobia
Don't Blame Islamic Law for Muslim Extremism -- Blame Western Colonialism

Don’t Blame Islamic Law for Muslim Extremism — Blame Western Colonialism

There is no inherent tension between Sharia, human rights and the rule of law

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Top 7 Illusions about Government that Trump Demolished

Top 7 Illusions about Government that Trump Demolished

Irony, paradox, contradiction, consternation — these define the times in which we live.

Andrew J. Bacevich

Israel/ Palestine
Should Palestinian-Israelis Boycott Today's Elections?  A Debate

Should Palestinian-Israelis Boycott Today’s Elections? A Debate

Participating in the elections allows Palestinians to organize themselves internally, conduct political debates, and lobby

Al-Shabaka

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