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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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Cornel West: Israel Anti-BDS Law Would Ban Einstein from Entry

Cornel West: Israel Anti-BDS Law Would Ban Einstein from Entry

TeleSur | – – The African-American intellectual is one of the BDS movement’s most prominent figures and therefore could be denied entry into Israel under […]

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Central Intelligence Agency
WikiLeaks Vault 7 reveals staggering breadth of 'CIA hacking'

WikiLeaks Vault 7 reveals staggering breadth of ‘CIA hacking’

David Glance | (The Conversation) | – – WikiLeaks today released what it claims is the largest leak of intelligence documents in history. It contains […]

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Let them eat iPhones:  Jason Chaffetz on Health Care & the Poor (Young Turks)

Let them eat iPhones: Jason Chaffetz on Health Care & the Poor (Young Turks)

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Clip) | – – TYT metadata: “Poor people don’t fund Jason Chaffetz’s campaigns, so they can take a […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
What Syrian Refugees think of Trump's Refugee Ban

What Syrian Refugees think of Trump’s Refugee Ban

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Reuters Arabic reports that a wave of anger swept the Syrian refugee camps of southern Lebanon […]

Juan Cole

Far Right
We ignore the Violence of Radical White Populist Extremism at our Peril

We ignore the Violence of Radical White Populist Extremism at our Peril

By Sindre Bangstad | ( OpenDemocracy.net) | – – We ignore the terrorist threat from right-wing extremism at our peril. But the main threat to […]

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African-Americans
It's Racism, Stupid.  America's Persistent Racial Wealth Divide

It’s Racism, Stupid. America’s Persistent Racial Wealth Divide

By Josh Hoxie | ( Inequality.org ) | – – A new study shows the legacy of racism far outweighs individual financial decisions in driving […]

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Donald Trump
Is Trump at war with Oceana this Week, or Eastasia?

Is Trump at war with Oceana this Week, or Eastasia?

Rebecca Gordon | Tomdispatch.com | – – In his inaugural address, President Trump described a dark and dismal United States, a country overrun by criminal […]

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Donald Trump
Why Trump EO is Still a Racist Muslim Ban

Why Trump EO is Still a Racist Muslim Ban

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Whether or not the new Trump Executive Order banning visas for citizens of 6 Muslim-majority countries […]

Juan Cole

Desertification
As Trump Bans Somalis, 100s dying from Hunger in Severe Drought

As Trump Bans Somalis, 100s dying from Hunger in Severe Drought

The Watchers : Watching the World Evolve and Transform | – – 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in just […]

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