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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,

09/14/2025 By Global Voices

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Trump, Like Biden, supports Israeli Campaign against Gaza: "You've got to finish the Problem"

Trump, Like Biden, supports Israeli Campaign against Gaza: “You’ve got to finish the Problem”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump telephoned in to “Fox and Friends” on Tuesday, breaking his long silence on Israel’s campaign against Gaza. So reports […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
A Dictionary for Understanding the War on Gaza

A Dictionary for Understanding the War on Gaza

Written byCivic Media Observatory   This story is part of Undertones, Global Voices’ Civic Media Observatory‘s newsletter. Subscribe to Undertones. Welcome back to Undertones, where we study […]

Global Voices

Climate Crisis
Living on the Wrong World: A Planetary Cease Fire is Desperately Needed

Living on the Wrong World: A Planetary Cease Fire is Desperately Needed

( Tomdispatch.com ) – On this planet of ours, it almost doesn’t matter who’s right and who’s wrong when it comes to our wars. Actually, […]

Tom Engelhardt

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As Palestinian Children Die of Hunger, US blows ineffectual Kisses with Air Drop

As Palestinian Children Die of Hunger, US blows ineffectual Kisses with Air Drop

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The known deaths from starvation of Palestinian children in Gaza hospitals rose to 16 on Monday. This is a fraction […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis: Record Low 3% Great Lakes Ice Coverage during Usual Peak Period

Climate Crisis: Record Low 3% Great Lakes Ice Coverage during Usual Peak Period

By: Kyle Davidson – As much of the Great Lakes region experiences its warmest winter on record, and more record high temperatures are expected in […]

Michigan Advance

Democracy
Israeli Peace Activists agree War must end with some form of Democracy for All

Israeli Peace Activists agree War must end with some form of Democracy for All

By Atalia Omer, University of Notre Dame | – (The Conversation) – The months since Hamas’ attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, have been excruciating ones […]

The Conversation

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Is Tehran Winning the Middle East? How the Gaza Conflict Made Democracy's Name Mud for Millions

Is Tehran Winning the Middle East? How the Gaza Conflict Made Democracy’s Name Mud for Millions

Here is my latest column for Tomdispatch.com. Do check out Tom Engelhardt’s important introduction over there at the original site. ( Tomdispatch.com ) – In […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
To Defend Israel's Actions, the US is Destroying the Int'l Legal System it once Constructed

To Defend Israel’s Actions, the US is Destroying the Int’l Legal System it once Constructed

( Middle East Monitor ) – In a conversation in 2020 with Princeton Professor Emeritus, Richard Falk, he told me that historically, colonised nations that […]

Ramzy Baroud

Education
The War in Gaza is wiping out Palestine's Education and Knowledge Systems

The War in Gaza is wiping out Palestine’s Education and Knowledge Systems

By Chandni Desai, University of Toronto | – (The Conversation) – Gaza’s education system has suffered significantly since Israel’s bombardment and assault on the strip […]

The Conversation

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