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Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis
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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 in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

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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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Could Trump stumble into a Mideast War?  It has happened before to Headstrong Presidents

Could Trump stumble into a Mideast War? It has happened before to Headstrong Presidents

By Guy Laron | (Informed Comment) | – – An American President enters office after his progressive predecessor courted a major Middle Eastern country. The […]

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Trump’s Larcenies to Come: The Looting of America

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren silenced on Floor for Reading King Letter re: Sessions

Sen. Elizabeth Warren silenced on Floor for Reading King Letter re: Sessions

CNN International | (Video News Report with text Appendix) In an extremely rare rebuke, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren was cut off while speaking on the […]

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Donald Trump
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Trump’s Travel Ban is to Keep US Snow White: Take it from a Chronic Interviewee

By Walden Bello | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) | – – Trump’s ban isn’t about national security. It’s about race, religion, and cultural […]

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Trump’s Wrong on non-Coverage; But, Top 6 things actually Wrong with Terrorism Reporting

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump on Monday continued to troll the world, this time by alleging at CENTCOM that the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Parliament gives Legal Cover to Massive Land Theft from Palestinians

Israeli Parliament gives Legal Cover to Massive Land Theft from Palestinians

Al Jazeera English | (Video News Report) | – – “Israel’s parliament has passed a law to legalise about 4,000 squatter homes built on privately […]

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Donald Trump
Feature, not Bug: Trump’s Chaos Theory of Government

Feature, not Bug: Trump’s Chaos Theory of Government

Jacek Rostowski | (Project Syndicate) | – – WARSAW – In the weeks since Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States, it has […]

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Donald Trump
Neither Informants nor Saudis: Wrong Ways to Slam Muslim Ban

Neither Informants nor Saudis: Wrong Ways to Slam Muslim Ban

By Dina El-Rifai | (Otherwords.org) | – – I’m a Muslim woman and a social justice advocate. I’m terrified, heartbroken, and outraged by Donald Trump’s […]

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Speaker of British House of Commons: Trump not Welcome Here

Speaker of British House of Commons: Trump not Welcome Here

TeleSur | – – “An address by a foreign leader to both houses of parliament is not an automatic right; it is an earned honor,” […]

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