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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
Singer Della Miles on Gaza Strikes, Golan: "My heart beats with you Palestine"

Singer Della Miles on Gaza Strikes, Golan: “My heart beats with you Palestine”

Who knows how many innocent Palestinian children will break from their parents only because of this … unfair American decision.”

Maan News Agency

Donald Trump
After 8 Years of Civil War, Syrians Finally United … against Trump re: Golan

After 8 Years of Civil War, Syrians Finally United … against Trump re: Golan

In Aleppo, hundreds gathered in the central Saadallah al-Jabiri square: “We are here to condemn Trump’s Golan decision”

AFP

Human Rights
The Exceptionalism of the Warmongers:  John Bolton and Mike Pompeo Defy the International Criminal Court

The Exceptionalism of the Warmongers: John Bolton and Mike Pompeo Defy the International Criminal Court

In its rejection of the court, Trump is turning his back on the international law the United States helped establish at Nuremberg

Rebecca Gordon

Climate Change
Back to the Sweltering Pliocene: World's Production of CO2 Spiked again in 2018

Back to the Sweltering Pliocene: World’s Production of CO2 Spiked again in 2018

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The world– you and I included– actually greatly increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, by 2.87 parts […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump isn’t out of the Legal Woods, with SDNY, Congressional Probes Bearing Down

Trump isn’t out of the Legal Woods, with SDNY, Congressional Probes Bearing Down

By Catherine TRIOMPHE | – New York (AFP) – The Mueller investigation is over, but President Donald Trump now faces a slew of other investigations […]

AFP

Children
Gaza:  Study Shows Rapid Deterioration in Mental Health of Palestinian Children under Israeli Blockade

Gaza: Study Shows Rapid Deterioration in Mental Health of Palestinian Children under Israeli Blockade

The Commission “found a further 1,642 children sustained injuries from live ammunition, bullet fragments or shrapnel

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Water, Oil and Netanyahu: Why Trump gave Syria's Golan away to Israel

Water, Oil and Netanyahu: Why Trump gave Syria’s Golan away to Israel

some analysts have suggested that the timing of this announcement was calculated to bolster Netanyahu’s campaign

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Court in Hamas-Ruled Gaza Affirms Freedom of Press

Palestinian Court in Hamas-Ruled Gaza Affirms Freedom of Press

“This represents not just a victory for Hajar but for freedom of the press.”

AFP

Donald Trump
We did Trump to Ourselves and Should Own up to It; Mueller and Putin can't Save US

We did Trump to Ourselves and Should Own up to It; Mueller and Putin can’t Save US

All this is not to say that Putin did not try to put Trump in. He did.

Juan Cole

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