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Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest
Archaeology

Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new study by Dilek Koptekin et al., a Swiss-Turkish team, has appeared in Science that combines archeological and genetics […]

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

06/30/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

06/30/2025 By The Conversation

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Despite Coal Lobby, Australia to Double Solar Energy in 2018

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Worse than Russian Hack: GOP Voter Suppression planned in 20 States

Worse than Russian Hack: GOP Voter Suppression planned in 20 States

By Jen Herrick | ( Otherwords.org) This year, at least 20 states are considering laws that would make it harder to vote. When President Trump […]

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Jews Must Stand Up for Ahed Tamimi: Sarah Silverman

Jews Must Stand Up for Ahed Tamimi: Sarah Silverman

TeleSur | – – Silverman, who is of Jewish heritage, became the latest high-profile U.S. celebrity to lend her support to the imprisoned Palestinian girl. […]

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Saudi Arabia's Filthy Lucre & its War on Yemen's Civilians

Saudi Arabia’s Filthy Lucre & its War on Yemen’s Civilians

By Daniel Martin Varisco | (MENA Tidningen) | – – “Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, […]

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Democracy
Russian campaign Interference looks like ISIL in Polarizing Techniques

Russian campaign Interference looks like ISIL in Polarizing Techniques

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Mueller inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election campaign has now brought indictments against […]

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Russiagate or Deep State? What Some Progressives Get Wrong on Russia

Russiagate or Deep State? What Some Progressives Get Wrong on Russia

By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – The bizarre denialism of some on the left and right about Russiagate doesn’t […]

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Corruption
Israel: Protesters call for ‘crime minister’ Netanyahu to step down

Israel: Protesters call for ‘crime minister’ Netanyahu to step down

Middle East Monitor | – – Israeli demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv today to urge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign after police recommended he […]

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Israel to Deny Benefits for Pro-Boycott Citizens, Local Groups

Israel to Deny Benefits for Pro-Boycott Citizens, Local Groups

TeleSur | – – The government will create a blacklist for local individuals and groups known to support the pro-Palestinian boycott movement against Israel. Israel […]

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