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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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Climate Change
Hawaii goes Green and other Big Renewables Stories

Hawaii goes Green and other Big Renewables Stories

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – The Hawaii legislature has just passed a bill by an overwhelming margin that sets a goal of […]

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Militarization
Is Sen. Tom Cotton right that ISIL is Winning?

Is Sen. Tom Cotton right that ISIL is Winning?

John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks) — “Senator Tom Cotton has a lot of faith in the military prowess of ISIS, […]

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Apartheid
Palestinians: ""The face of a new form of racist, discriminatory Israel has been revealed"

Palestinians: “”The face of a new form of racist, discriminatory Israel has been revealed”

By IMEMC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new right-wing religious “government of war” is a blow to an already stagnating peace process, PLO officials said […]

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nuclear weapons
Why won’t US, Israel Ratify Nuclear Test Ban Treaty but seek Iran Sanctions?

Why won’t US, Israel Ratify Nuclear Test Ban Treaty but seek Iran Sanctions?

By Kanya D’Almeida UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – With the four-week-long review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) underway at the United Nations, hopes and […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Hizbullah, Syrian Army push back al-Qaeda in Qalamoun as Christian militia mobilizes

Hizbullah, Syrian Army push back al-Qaeda in Qalamoun as Christian militia mobilizes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Smarting from a string of losses, the proregime coalition of Hizbullah and the Syrian Arab Army is […]

Juan Cole

Featured
Syria: What if Turkey and Saudi Arabia install al-Qaeda in Damascus?

Syria: What if Turkey and Saudi Arabia install al-Qaeda in Damascus?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Journalists such as the intrepid Liz Sly covering the Syrian Civil War were struck with the victories […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Shiite cleric al-Sadr threatens USA as GOP Draft Seen aiming at Partition

Iraqi Shiite cleric al-Sadr threatens USA as GOP Draft Seen aiming at Partition

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | — Fighters loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr staged a military parade after al-Sadr protested the US’ draft law. […]

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Barack Obama
HUGE WIN FOR PRIVACY! Court Rules NSA Spying Is Illegal

HUGE WIN FOR PRIVACY! Court Rules NSA Spying Is Illegal

John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks) | – “The second circuit court of appeals has ruled that the bulk collection and […]

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Banking
The Wall Street Connection:  The Clintons and their Banker Friends

The Wall Street Connection: The Clintons and their Banker Friends

By Nomi Prins | (Tomdispatch.com) | – The past, especially the political past, doesn’t just provide clues to the present. In the realm of the […]

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