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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
Archaeology

Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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Native American Resistance Camp Fights Oil Pipeline

Native American Resistance Camp Fights Oil Pipeline

AJ+ | (video News Report) – – “We take you inside the resistance camp in North Dakota that’s protesting the Dakota Access pipeline, a 1,170-mile […]

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Environment
Top 5 Ways Green Energy is already Helping American Workers

Top 5 Ways Green Energy is already Helping American Workers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As we celebrate American workers (I prefer to honor workers today rather than the abstract “labor”), […]

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Far Right
The Other Terrorism: White Nationalist Twitter Growing Faster Than ISIL

The Other Terrorism: White Nationalist Twitter Growing Faster Than ISIL

TeleSur | – – “There is substantial and growing evidence that white nationalism is enjoying a meaningful resurgence within the United States . . .” […]

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China
Most US Networks slight coverage as US & China join Paris Climate Accord in key Turning Point

Most US Networks slight coverage as US & China join Paris Climate Accord in key Turning Point

By Guy Dinmore | (Inter Press Service) | – – HONOLULU, Hawaii (IPS) – The world’s super-polluters – the United States and China – have […]

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Syria:  Can Russia & US Broker a new Cease-Fire?

Syria: Can Russia & US Broker a new Cease-Fire?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Stars and Stripes reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei […]

Juan Cole

Central Asia
The Plague of Karimov's Rule in Uzbekistan

The Plague of Karimov’s Rule in Uzbekistan

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The death of Islam Karimov, the president for life of Uzbekistan who came to power in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
EU condemns Israel's approval of 463 squatter housing units across Palestinian West Bank

EU condemns Israel’s approval of 463 squatter housing units across Palestinian West Bank

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The European Union released a statement on Friday condemning an Israeli decision on Wednesday to approve […]

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Europe
ISIL's European Strategy

ISIL’s European Strategy

By Omar Ashour | ( Project Syndicate) | – – LONDON – Terrorist attacks by Islamic State (ISIS) affiliates and sympathizers over the past year […]

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Climate Change
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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