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No, ancient Hebrew Slaves didn’t Build the Giza Pyramids
Archaeology

No, ancient Hebrew Slaves didn’t Build the Giza Pyramids

Juan Cole

As for Israelites, there is no archeological evidence of them being in Egypt, much less being enslaved.

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Climate Tipping Points Close In: Scientists urge radical Action before it’s too Late

Climate Tipping Points Close In: Scientists urge radical Action before it’s too Late

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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Journalist and science fiction writer Frank Herbert’s Dune epic has many themes. One is, clearly, environmentalism and the need for […]

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Gaza Aid and the West: An Honorable Way out of Complicity in Genocide Does not Exist

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Climate Crisis and Mass Extinction: Can Archeology tell us Which types of Species are most at Risk?

By Erin Saupe, University of Oxford and Cooper Malanoski, University of Oxford | – (The Conversation) – Many experts believe we may soon face a […]

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America’s Red Snow: Hottest Winter on Record, Largest Wildfires in Texas History

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency announced Friday that the winter of 2023-24 was the hottest on record in U.S. […]

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Joe Biden’s Gaza Aid Pier isn’t Enough: 6 More Things that Must be Done

By Sarah Schiffling, Hanken School of Economics and Foteini Stavropoulou, Liverpool John Moores University | – (The Conversation) – In his State of the Union […]

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Is there a Journalism that doesn't love a War?

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A Tale of two Femicides: Remembering Victims in Iraq and Italy on Int'l Women's Day

A Tale of two Femicides: Remembering Victims in Iraq and Italy on Int’l Women’s Day

San Marco, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In early February 2023 a 22-year-old Iraqi YouTube star, Tiba Al-Ali was strangled by her father […]

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The Fate of Nations depends on Women's Equality: Int'l Women's Day

The Fate of Nations depends on Women’s Equality: Int’l Women’s Day

On March 8, 1908, women garment workers marched through New York City’s Lower East Side to protest child labor and sweatshop working conditions and to […]

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