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Genetic Study finds Echoes of the Early Modern Ethnic Cleansing of Spain’s Muslims
Archaeology

Genetic Study finds Echoes of the Early Modern Ethnic Cleansing of Spain’s Muslims

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A genetic history study of Spain by Gonzalo Oteo-Garcia et al. in Genome Biology eloquently confirms the story of the […]

WHO: 94% of Gaza Hospitals Damaged or Destroyed

WHO: 94% of Gaza Hospitals Damaged or Destroyed

05/25/2025 By Middle East Monitor

For many Island Species, the next Tropical Cyclone may be their Last

For many Island Species, the next Tropical Cyclone may be their Last

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Climate Change
25 Alarming Global Warming Facts (Video)

25 Alarming Global Warming Facts (Video)

25 Alarming Global Warming Statistics

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Despite being Barred from Jerusalem Easter is a Symbol of hope for Palestinians

Despite being Barred from Jerusalem Easter is a Symbol of hope for Palestinians

(By Juan Cole) Palestinian Christians in the West Bank say that they have been denied permits to visit Jerusalem in record numbers this year, despite […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
“Fox & Friends on Obamacare, Climate Change and Neil DeGrasse Tyson” (SNL)

“Fox & Friends on Obamacare, Climate Change and Neil DeGrasse Tyson” (SNL)

Satire Alert Saturday Night Live: “Fox and Friends on Obamacare, Climate Change and Neil DeGrasse Tyson”

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Dissent
The New 1% isn't just the Rich, it is the Spoiled Oligarch Heirs (Krugman)

The New 1% isn’t just the Rich, it is the Spoiled Oligarch Heirs (Krugman)

Bill Moyers interviews Paul Krugman Blurb: ” Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty, a 42-year-old who teaches at the Paris School of Economics, […]

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Books
The Shakira song and 3 other hits inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The Shakira song and 3 other hits inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

MEXICO CITY — Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s monumental influence in Latin America and the world wasn’t confined to literature. His words and the lives of his characters were also the driving forces behind several iconic songs about love and loss. Artists…

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Fox News asks Rand Paul if Reid is right to "call Americans" "Domestic Terrorists"

Fox News asks Rand Paul if Reid is right to “call Americans” “Domestic Terrorists”

(By Juan Cole) Not since George W. Bush complained that the problem with the American economy was that “too many of our imports come from […]

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Constitution
Allen West: ‘Radical’ Muslims waging ‘jihad’ in U.S. — by voting and obeying election laws

Allen West: ‘Radical’ Muslims waging ‘jihad’ in U.S. — by voting and obeying election laws

Former Republican Congressman Allen West (R-FL), who is currently employed as a Fox News contributor, on Thursday warned that Muslims were organizing to “destroy” the United States by exercising their legal right to vote. Fox News host Steve Doocy…

Juan Cole

Iraq
The Great Moat of Iraqi Kurdistan with Syria Separates Families

The Great Moat of Iraqi Kurdistan with Syria Separates Families

(By Abdul-Khaleq Dosky in Dohuk, for Niqash) To better protect their borders, authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan are digging a large trench in the area bordering […]

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Afghanistan
An Int'l Trail of Death and Heartbreak:  How the Bush Wars came home with the Vets

An Int’l Trail of Death and Heartbreak: How the Bush Wars came home with the Vets

(By Ann Jones) After an argument about a leave denied, Specialist Ivan Lopez pulled out a .45-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun and began a shooting […]

Juan Cole

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