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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

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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Tel Aviv: Huge Jewish-, Palestinian-Israeli Rally against racist state, home demolitions

Tel Aviv: Huge Jewish-, Palestinian-Israeli Rally against racist state, home demolitions

Ma’an News Agency | – – TEL AVIV (Ma’an) — Thousands rallied in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Saturday evening in protest of […]

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In Shocker, Federal Judge in Seattle Halts Trump Muslim Ban

In Shocker, Federal Judge in Seattle Halts Trump Muslim Ban

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – When Trump issued his executive order halting immigration from seven countries, suspending the refugee program, and […]

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Mixed Signals:  Now, White House Says Israeli Settlement Building May Not Help Peace

Mixed Signals: Now, White House Says Israeli Settlement Building May Not Help Peace

TeleSur | – – The tone was more measured than previous pro-Israel announcements, but did not go so far as to condemn settlement activity. The […]

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Donald Trump
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Taking Iraq’s Oil

By Edward Hunt | (Foreign Policy in Focus | Originally published in Lobelog. Trump wants Iraq’s oil, and he’s not interested in sharing. The leaders […]

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Arab Americans
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Life in an Arab-American community under Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’

By Tom Brocket | (The Conversation) | – – Life goes on for the parents who drop off their children at homework club, or those […]

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Africa
Gambia's 'Trump' and the dilemma of the Int'l Criminal Court

Gambia’s ‘Trump’ and the dilemma of the Int’l Criminal Court

By Ebrahim Shabbir Deen | (Informed Comment) | – – The stepping down, under duress, of long-term Gambian president Yahya Jammeh clearly illustrates the impact […]

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Donald Trump
Trumpworld Fake News: Iran attacks US Navy, Iraqis Massacre Bowling Green

Trumpworld Fake News: Iran attacks US Navy, Iraqis Massacre Bowling Green

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – So I was watching Chris Matthews’ Hardball on MSNBC Thursday evening and Matthews had Kellyanne Conway […]

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Trump’s Statue against Liberty

Trump’s Statue against Liberty

By Daniel Martin Varisco | ( MENA Tidningen ) | – – In 1886, slightly more than a century after the birth of the United […]

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Authoritarianism
Trump’s 5th Bankruptcy: Budget-Busting Trillions to US Department of War

Trump’s 5th Bankruptcy: Budget-Busting Trillions to US Department of War

By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – At over $600 billion a year and counting, the Pentagon already receives significantly more […]

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