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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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Dear Trump: Top 7 Signs Puerto Ricans might be Americans

Dear Trump: Top 7 Signs Puerto Ricans might be Americans

When they move to the mainland and reside in a state, they can vote for president

Juan Cole

Islam
Muhammad: an anticlerical hero of the European Enlightenment

Muhammad: an anticlerical hero of the European Enlightenment

Some saw Islam as a pure form of monotheism close to philosophic Deism

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Plutocracy
It's the Corporations, Stupid.  Russia Collusion was never the Real Scandal

It’s the Corporations, Stupid. Russia Collusion was never the Real Scandal

Arm in arm with the private prison industry, they’ve loosened federal restraints on private detention facilities

Peter Certo

Algeria
Arab Spring Pt. 2?  Massive Crowds forced out Bouteflika, but What Next for Algeria?

Arab Spring Pt. 2? Massive Crowds forced out Bouteflika, but What Next for Algeria?

What will become of the entrenched political, military, business and tribal interests?

Brian Whitaker

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Senators Grill Rick Perry on Transfer of Nuclear Info to Saudi Arabia Despite "Troubling Actions"

Senators Grill Rick Perry on Transfer of Nuclear Info to Saudi Arabia Despite “Troubling Actions”

“Many deeply troubling actions and statements that have provoked alarm in Congress”

Juan Cole

Neoliberalism
"Free" Markets and the Attack on Democracy

“Free” Markets and the Attack on Democracy

The neoliberal deification of markets has many parents.

John Buell

Plutocracy
Our New Gilded Age and the Scandal of Constant Money Scandals

Our New Gilded Age and the Scandal of Constant Money Scandals

Then there are the dark money groups, which can receive financial contributions from any source, American or foreign.

Rajan Menon

Qur'an
On how Everything Sam Harris says about Islam is Wrong: Part 2 on “Unbelievers”

On how Everything Sam Harris says about Islam is Wrong: Part 2 on “Unbelievers”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This is the second installment in a series on Sam Harris’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad book, “The End […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Did the Same Saudi Hackers who Trapped Khashoggi Target Amazon's Bezos for Nude Photos?

Did the Same Saudi Hackers who Trapped Khashoggi Target Amazon’s Bezos for Nude Photos?

It has been alleged that the crown prince targeted expatriate Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in part because he had written critically about Trump

Juan Cole

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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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Committee on Academic Freedom

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