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Genetic Study shows “Phoenicians,” like all “Nations” were a Multi-Ethnic Franchise
Archaeology

Genetic Study shows “Phoenicians,” like all “Nations” were a Multi-Ethnic Franchise

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Harald Ringbauer et al. writing in Nature report on a genetic study of the ancient Phoenicians that is really going […]

The Madeleine ship: A Message of Solidarity with Gaza and resolve to break the Blockade

The Madeleine ship: A Message of Solidarity with Gaza and resolve to break the Blockade

06/01/2025 By Juan Cole

Cheers And Jeers As Cannes-Winning Director Jafar Panahi Returns To Iran

Cheers And Jeers As Cannes-Winning Director Jafar Panahi Returns To Iran

06/01/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

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Africa
A World built on Slavery

A World built on Slavery

(By Greg Grandin) Many in the United States were outraged by the remarks of conservative evangelical preacher Pat Robertson, who blamed Haiti’s catastrophic 2010 earthquake […]

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Economy
The Promise and Existential Risks of Nanotechnology

The Promise and Existential Risks of Nanotechnology

Video by Dr. Kim Solez on Existential Risks [of Nanotechnology] prepared for the Lifeboat Foundation The Bill Joy video excerpt from the year 2000 in […]

Juan Cole

Eastern Europe
Not to Reason Why:  A New Crimean "War"?

Not to Reason Why: A New Crimean “War”?

(Juan Cole) The Russian-speaking population of the Crimean Peninsula in the Ukraine is upset by the popular movement in the west of the country that […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
Not only Big Brother but Big Corporation is Tracking you Online Too

Not only Big Brother but Big Corporation is Tracking you Online Too

(Via Techdirt) What Happens When You Marry The NSA’s Surveillance Database With Amazon’s Personalized Marketing? (via Techdirt) By now, most people who shop online are […]

Juan Cole

Dissent
Israel's Curb on Freedom of Speech in Anti-Boycott Law Challenged in Court

Israel’s Curb on Freedom of Speech in Anti-Boycott Law Challenged in Court

(By Bill Van Esveld) On [last] Sunday, nine Israeli Supreme Court justices heard a petition to revoke the country’s “anti-boycott law” – a law that […]

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Lebanon
A-Pop & Hip-Hop:   "Wild Ones" -  Myriam Fares and Flo Rida

A-Pop & Hip-Hop: “Wild Ones” – Myriam Fares and Flo Rida

“Wild Ones” by Myriam Fares & Flo Rida Last summer American rapper Tramar Lacel Dillard a.k.a. Flo Rida reprised his 2011 hit with Sia, “Wild […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
As Ukraine's President Flees in Overthrow, Lessons for Kyiv from the Arab Upheavals

As Ukraine’s President Flees in Overthrow, Lessons for Kyiv from the Arab Upheavals

(By Juan Cole) The dramatic overthrow of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday, as he fled the presidential palace and it was occupied by extreme […]

Juan Cole

censorship
The Deep State is Vulnerable to People Power

The Deep State is Vulnerable to People Power

(By Juan Cole) My remarks below were published at Bill Moyers’ site this weekend. They came in response to Mike Lofgren’s important essay, “Anatomy of […]

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Books
Wind Turbines don't decline in Efficiency for 25 Years, contrary to Myth

Wind Turbines don’t decline in Efficiency for 25 Years, contrary to Myth

(By James Ayre) Wind Farms Blow Away Old Criticism — Research Shows That Wind Turbines Remain Productive For Up To 25 Years (via Clean Technica) […]

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