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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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Climate Change
Texas Wind turbines went right on Turning under Harvey's impact, as Refineries Shut Down

Texas Wind turbines went right on Turning under Harvey’s impact, as Refineries Shut Down

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Extreme weather is in our future. Caribbean hurricanes of the future will be more and more […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
Arabs, Thomas Friedman and the "iron fist"

Arabs, Thomas Friedman and the “iron fist”

By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com) Writing about conflicts in the Middle East for the New York Times yesterday, columnist Thomas Friedman talked of “the […]

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Central Intelligence Agency
Heavy Smoke from SF Russian Consulate Chimney as Moscow Fears Search by US

Heavy Smoke from SF Russian Consulate Chimney as Moscow Fears Search by US

By Mike Eckel | ( RFE/RL ) | – – WASHINGTON — Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that U.S. law enforcement officials intend to search its […]

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African-Americans
Beyond Charlottesville: Can we End Structural Violence against People of Color?

Beyond Charlottesville: Can we End Structural Violence against People of Color?

By Gregory Alonso Pirio | (Informed Comment) | – – The importance of opposing the resurgence of emboldened KKK, Neo-Nazis and other hate-filled white supremacists […]

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Authoritarianism
Cop Arrests Nurse For Doing Her Job (TYT Video)

Cop Arrests Nurse For Doing Her Job (TYT Video)

Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian and Maytha Alhassen | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “A police officer in Salt Lake City arrested a […]

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As Trump probes move against Iran, IAEA certifies its Compliance with Nuclear Deal

As Trump probes move against Iran, IAEA certifies its Compliance with Nuclear Deal

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The warmongers in the Trump administration (you didn’t fall for that isolationism scam did you?) have […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Is Deregulation behind explosions at Texas Chem Plant, polluting of Air and Water?

Is Deregulation behind explosions at Texas Chem Plant, polluting of Air and Water?

By Jake Johnson, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – “People don’t know what’s seeping into their air and their homes.” “Now the thing’s […]

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Donald Trump
The Racism Heard Round the World: Even Fascists Denounce Nazis more than Trump

The Racism Heard Round the World: Even Fascists Denounce Nazis more than Trump

By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – When the neo-fascist National Front is more willing to condemn neo-Nazis than Trump, […]

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Bangladesh
Muslim Rohingya Refugees Drown as They flee Buddhist Persecution in Myanmar

Muslim Rohingya Refugees Drown as They flee Buddhist Persecution in Myanmar

TeleSur | – – Around 27,400 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar since Friday. Bangladeshi border guards have recovered two dozen bodies from […]

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