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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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America’s worsening Solar Gap with China, which installs 100 Panels per Second

America’s worsening Solar Gap with China, which installs 100 Panels per Second

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – According to Asia Society Policy Institute Senior Fellow Lauri Myllyvirta, China installed 93 gigawatts of solar in May, along with […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Guterres: “Seeking Food Must Not Be A Death Sentence”

Guterres: “Seeking Food Must Not Be A Death Sentence”

( IMEMC ) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated Friday that the search for food in Gaza must never amount to a death sentence, underscoring […]

International Middle East Media Center

Climate Crisis
Earth is Trapping much more Heat than Climate Models Forecast – and the Rate has Doubled in 20 Years

Earth is Trapping much more Heat than Climate Models Forecast – and the Rate has Doubled in 20 Years

By Steven Sherwood, UNSW Sydney; Benoit Meyssignac, Université de Toulouse, and Thorsten Mauritsen, Stockholm University (The Conversation) – How do you measure climate change? One […]

The Conversation

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The Day Evin Prison Burned: Why Israel’s Attack Crossed a Moral Line

The Day Evin Prison Burned: Why Israel’s Attack Crossed a Moral Line

Braga, Portugal and and San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In the final days of Israel’s eleven-day war with Iran, the targeted […]

Mohammad Eslami and Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu’s ‘New Middle East:’ Same old Colonialism

Netanyahu’s ‘New Middle East:’ Same old Colonialism

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu persistently declares his ambition to “change the face of the Middle East”. Yet, his […]

Ramzy Baroud

Progressive Politics
How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral Primary could Ripple across the Country

How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral Primary could Ripple across the Country

By Lincoln Mitchell, Columbia University (The Conversation) – Top Republicans and Democrats alike are talking about the sudden rise of 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a state […]

The Conversation

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The Assault on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The US v. Canada

The Assault on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The US v. Canada

“These first few months  [have resulted] in the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific and medical research, clampdown on any efforts promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), newly aggressive policies for […]

Hugh J. Curran

Israel/ Palestine
How Israel’s Domestic Crises and Netanyahu’s Power Projection are Reshaping the Middle East

How Israel’s Domestic Crises and Netanyahu’s Power Projection are Reshaping the Middle East

By Spyros A. Sofos, Simon Fraser University (The Conversation) – Israel’s recent strikes on Iranian territory have been widely framed as an act of deterrence […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Republicans and Climate Breakdown: They Know Better

Republicans and Climate Breakdown: They Know Better

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In the annals of national suicide, the present dismantling of the American state will surely rank high. It may not reach […]

William deBuys

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