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Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis
Archaeology

Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

09/14/2025 By Human Rights Watch

The 21st Century has a before and after Gaza: Brazilian Author Frei Betto,

The 21st Century has a before and after Gaza: Brazilian Author Frei Betto,

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From this AFP Report, it Seems Vietnam gave Warmer Tributes to McCain than Trump White House

From this AFP Report, it Seems Vietnam gave Warmer Tributes to McCain than Trump White House

Informed Comment syndicates select AFP pieces, and as I prepared this one for publication, the difference between the reported Vietnam response to his death and […]

AFP

Iraq
What 15 Years of US Occupation have Produced: Angry Iraqis

What 15 Years of US Occupation have Produced: Angry Iraqis

Militant protests continue in the oil rich city of Basra

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Climate Change
Burning Coal, Gas & Oil putting Millions at Risk of Starving

Burning Coal, Gas & Oil putting Millions at Risk of Starving

Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the air threaten to sap wheat, rice, and other staple grains of valuable nutrients

Marlowe Hood

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Iran Parliament Fires Finance Minister, as US Sanctions Bite (Cost Iran $1.1 Trillion)

Iran Parliament Fires Finance Minister, as US Sanctions Bite (Cost Iran $1.1 Trillion)

Iran’s parliament on Sunday fired the Finance Minister, Massoud Karbasian, in a severe political setback for president Hassan Rouhani. The Iranian rial has fallen dramatically […]

Juan Cole

Corporate Surveillance
Are You Ready for the Trump Admin. to Know Everything about You?

Are You Ready for the Trump Admin. to Know Everything about You?

By Judith Coburn | – (Tomdispatch.com) – Now that we know we are surveilled 24/7 by the National Security Agency, the FBI, local police, Facebook, […]

Tomdispatch

prison reform
Prison Workers Strike Nation-wide against Modern Slavery, Dehumanizing Conditions

Prison Workers Strike Nation-wide against Modern Slavery, Dehumanizing Conditions

By Fizz Perkal | – (Inequality.org) – A nationwide strike takes charge at everything from slavery to sentencing. Organizers say it could be the largest […]

Inequality.org

Israel/ Palestine
Trump Admin. to Withdraw from Palestinian Refugees All Rights of Return

Trump Admin. to Withdraw from Palestinian Refugees All Rights of Return

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The United States Donald Trump administration will announce a suspension of funding to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestinian […]

Maan News Agency

Climate Change
America, and the World, Cannot Afford Trump's Dirty Coal Plan

America, and the World, Cannot Afford Trump’s Dirty Coal Plan

By Daniel Fiorino | – Is climate change a problem? Consider the evidence: wildfires in California, Sweden and Siberia; flooding in coastal areas due to […]

The Conversation

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That Time the Republican Party Made McCain Black to Defeat his Presidential Bid

That Time the Republican Party Made McCain Black to Defeat his Presidential Bid

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Racism is so pervasive in the United States, and white power elites work so hard to stigmatize minorities, that the […]

Juan Cole

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