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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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Globally, deaths from explosive weapons rise 54%, & 3/4s are Civilians

Globally, deaths from explosive weapons rise 54%, & 3/4s are Civilians

TeleSur | – – Civilian casualties from explosive weapons rose by 54 percent in 2015 compared to 2011. More than three-quarters of those harmed by […]

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Authoritarianism
Trump culture: threat, fear and the tightening of the American mind

Trump culture: threat, fear and the tightening of the American mind

By Michele Gelfand and Joshua Conrad Jackson | (The Conversation) | – – For the past 10 months, Donald Trump has been a political enigma. […]

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Bernie Sanders
Winning in Losing:  How Sanders pushed Clinton to the Left

Winning in Losing: How Sanders pushed Clinton to the Left

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bernie Sanders’ path to the nomination as the Democratic Party standard bearer in 2016 was all […]

Juan Cole

Fundamentalists
Not just Trump:  Anti-Muslim Hatred becomes GOP Orthodoxy

Not just Trump: Anti-Muslim Hatred becomes GOP Orthodoxy

Bridge | (Infographic) – – Via Bridge

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Kurds
Syrian Kurds: True Revolution must Liberate Women

Syrian Kurds: True Revolution must Liberate Women

By Rahila Gupta | ( OpenDemocracy ) In less than four years, the women’s umbrella organisation, Kongira Star, has set up an autonomous, grassroots, democratic […]

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Authoritarianism
Trump:  Candidate of American Decline

Trump: Candidate of American Decline

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com | – – “Low-energy Jeb.” “Little Marco.” “Lyin’ Ted.” “Crooked Hillary.” Give Donald Trump credit. He has a memorable […]

Tom Engelhardt

Israel/ Palestine
Majority of Palestinian Youth support Violent Resistance to Israeli Occupation, despair of state of their own

Majority of Palestinian Youth support Violent Resistance to Israeli Occupation, despair of state of their own

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian youth in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank have widely disparate opinions on […]

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Reinventing Saudi Arabia after Oil:  The Prince's $2 Trillion Gamble

Reinventing Saudi Arabia after Oil: The Prince’s $2 Trillion Gamble

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, 30, the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia laid out his vision […]

Juan Cole

Republican Party
Are Cruz And Kasich smart enough to stop Trump?

Are Cruz And Kasich smart enough to stop Trump?

By Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Ted Cruz and John Kasich are doing their best […]

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