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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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I Cover Hate. I Didn't Expect It at My Family's Jewish Cemetery

I Cover Hate. I Didn’t Expect It at My Family’s Jewish Cemetery

by Ariana Tobin | ProPublica | – – When it comes to death, my family honors all of the Ashkenazi Jewish traditions: We name our […]

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censorship
Oscar Nominee Asghar Farhadi between US Muslim Ban and Ayatollahs' Censorship

Oscar Nominee Asghar Farhadi between US Muslim Ban and Ayatollahs’ Censorship

By Kevin Hagopian | (The Conversation) | – – Politics loom over this year’s Oscars, with many bracing for what the winners will – or […]

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Israel/ Palestine
With Trump, has the Israeli Right Wing caught the Car?

With Trump, has the Israeli Right Wing caught the Car?

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – The president of the United States can hardly be taken seriously, saying much but doing […]

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Donald Trump
"Get out of my Country!" White Terrorist Shoots Asian-American Engineers in Wake of Trump Visa Ban

“Get out of my Country!” White Terrorist Shoots Asian-American Engineers in Wake of Trump Visa Ban

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – It is alleged that Adam W. Purinton, a regular at a bar and grill, went up […]

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Bush
Did David Brooks & the NeoCons pave the Way for Trump?

Did David Brooks & the NeoCons pave the Way for Trump?

By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Apart from being a police officer, firefighter, or soldier engaged in one of this […]

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Donald Trump
Self-Radicalized?  US ‘Moderate’ and Far Right at CPAC

Self-Radicalized? US ‘Moderate’ and Far Right at CPAC

TeleSur | – – Although the so-called “moderate” right wishes to distance itself from the far right, the list of speakers at the CPAC conference […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Film about Israeli imprisonment of Palestinians wins top award in Berlin

Film about Israeli imprisonment of Palestinians wins top award in Berlin

IMEMC | – – A film depicting the torture, humiliation and violence experienced by Palestinians imprisoned by Israel won the first ever “Silver Bear” award […]

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Donald Trump
Buyers' Remorse:  Americans think Trump is bad at almost Everything

Buyers’ Remorse: Americans think Trump is bad at almost Everything

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The vast majority of Americans in a new Quinnipiac opinion poll do not believe that Donald […]

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Red state rural America is acting on climate change – without calling it climate change

Red state rural America is acting on climate change – without calling it climate change

By Rebecca J. Romsdahl | (The Conversation) | – – President Donald Trump has the environmental community understandably concerned. He and members of his Cabinet […]

Juan Cole

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