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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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Why Designating the Iranian Rev. Guards Terrorists would paint a big Red Target On US Troops in Iraq

Why Designating the Iranian Rev. Guards Terrorists would paint a big Red Target On US Troops in Iraq

The notion is illogical because the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is a state actor, not a non-state actor.

Juan Cole

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Florida PL's Huge Solar Battery will make as much Electricity as half a Nuclear Plant

Florida PL’s Huge Solar Battery will make as much Electricity as half a Nuclear Plant

The batteries are now so cheap that it would actually save utilities money if they used them with solar farms compared to just going on on running old coal plants

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Our Oil, Gas and Chemicals are Threatening a Catastrophic Failure of Earth's Global Systems: That is What Killed off the Dinosaurs

Our Oil, Gas and Chemicals are Threatening a Catastrophic Failure of Earth’s Global Systems: That is What Killed off the Dinosaurs

If pushed far enough, global systems can evidently collapse into a death-spiral

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Why the Palestinians' Gaza Protests Won't Stop

Why the Palestinians’ Gaza Protests Won’t Stop

Despite Carnage, Palestinians Continue to Demand Their Rights

Human Rights Watch

Israel/ Palestine
Israel demolishes al-Araqib Bedouin village for 142nd time

Israel demolishes al-Araqib Bedouin village for 142nd time

Like the 34 other Bedouin villages “unrecognized” by Israel, al-Araqib does not receive any services from the Israeli government

Maan News Agency

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Congress Slaps down Trump-Saudi War on Yemen

Congress Slaps down Trump-Saudi War on Yemen

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The House of Representatives voted Thursday 247 to 175 to end the US involvement in supporting the Saudi-led war effort […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Sharp Rise in Number of Palestinian Children Killed by Israeli Military in 2018

Sharp Rise in Number of Palestinian Children Killed by Israeli Military in 2018

Children in Palestine comprise 45% of the total population

Maan News Agency

Health Care
The Measure of our Happiness: Our Miserable Plutocracy

The Measure of our Happiness: Our Miserable Plutocracy

Most policies adopted by our government are those that favor the economic elite and business interests.

H. Patricia Hynes

astronomy and outer space
The Coming Great Satellite Space War between Nuclear-Armed India and Pakistan

The Coming Great Satellite Space War between Nuclear-Armed India and Pakistan

In late March, India launched a rocket shooting down one of its satellites, proving it could preemptively “blind” the Pakistanis

Dilip Hiro

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