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Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard
Abbasid Empire

Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Northeastern England fell to the Vikings in 865, and they held it for several decades. They not only had what […]

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

08/13/2025 By Human Rights Watch

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

08/13/2025 By Tomdispatch

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Pope:  Pollution, Carbon Emissions a Sin & Global Warming to harm the Poor

Pope: Pollution, Carbon Emissions a Sin & Global Warming to harm the Poor

By Nika Knight, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – Humans are turning the planet into a ‘polluted wasteland full of debris, desolation, and filth,’ […]

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Top 8 Syrian-Americans whom we'd miss If Trump had Kept them out

Top 8 Syrian-Americans whom we’d miss If Trump had Kept them out

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In his fiery speech demonizing immigrants to America on Wednesday night, Trump took a moment to […]

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Environmentalism
Florida:  Politicians in Big Oil's Pocket Beware, The People want their Solar

Florida: Politicians in Big Oil’s Pocket Beware, The People want their Solar

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Florida voters have overwhelmingly passed Amendment 4, which exempts solar panels and solar equipment from […]

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Iraq
'Unacceptable' UN says US-Backed Iraqi Militias Recruiting Children

‘Unacceptable’ UN says US-Backed Iraqi Militias Recruiting Children

TeleSur | – – The United Nations said it was “deeply concerned” about reports the groups are using children on the frontlines of the fight […]

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Authoritarianism
Massive Brain Drain from Turkey begins in wake of Failed Coup, Crackdowns

Massive Brain Drain from Turkey begins in wake of Failed Coup, Crackdowns

By Ibrahim Sirkeci | (The Conversation) | – – On July 15, a group within the Turkish military staged a coup. It failed. But since […]

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Climate Change
Trump, the Big Easy, and the Environment

Trump, the Big Easy, and the Environment

By Arlie Russell Hochschild | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – [This essay has been adapted from Arlie Hochschild’s new book, Strangers in Their Own […]

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Displaced and Refugees
America's Shameful Record on Syrian Refugees

America’s Shameful Record on Syrian Refugees

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US government played a role in the collapse of Syria. It continually placed sanctions on […]

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US: Turkish-backed campaign against our Allies in Syria 'unacceptable'

US: Turkish-backed campaign against our Allies in Syria ‘unacceptable’

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Sunday evening, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally in Gaziantep, a city near the […]

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Climate Change
In Boon for EVs, Solar Panels, California will roll back CO2 Emissions to 40% Below 1990

In Boon for EVs, Solar Panels, California will roll back CO2 Emissions to 40% Below 1990

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The California legislature worked on a carbon dioxide emissions reduction bill for a year, and is […]

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