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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 Juan Cole

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Russia in Iran: The Times and Life of Diplomat Ivan Jakolevich Korostovetz

Russia in Iran: The Times and Life of Diplomat Ivan Jakolevich Korostovetz

“Russia’s role in Iranian history since the nineteenth century is well known, to be sure.  But especially for the period until World War I, it […]

Fariba Amini

Israel/ Palestine
A Two-State Solution is gaining Momentum again for Israel and the Palestinians. Does it have a chance of success?

A Two-State Solution is gaining Momentum again for Israel and the Palestinians. Does it have a chance of success?

By Andrew Thomas, Deakin University (The Conversation) – As Israel’s devastating war in Gaza has ground on, the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
The Freedom Flotilla: Bravely Breaking the Siege Against Gaza

The Freedom Flotilla: Bravely Breaking the Siege Against Gaza

A dozen unarmed activists are standing up against one of the world’s most powerful militaries. By Margaret Knapke ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Donald Trump
Avatar of Chaos, Cruelty and Death: Elon Musk’s Reign of Terror isn’t Over

Avatar of Chaos, Cruelty and Death: Elon Musk’s Reign of Terror isn’t Over

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – Serving as gangster President Trump’s hatchet man, Musk promised a lean efficient government but gave us chainsaw-massacre firings that […]

Dan Dinello

Israel/ Palestine
Lethal “Humanitarianism:” why Violence at Gaza aid Centers should not come as a Surprise

Lethal “Humanitarianism:” why Violence at Gaza aid Centers should not come as a Surprise

By Irit Katz, University of Cambridge (The Conversation) – At least 27 Palestinians were reported to have been killed on the morning of June 3 […]

The Conversation

Gay Rights
The War on Trans People: White Christian Nationalism in the Age of Trump

The War on Trans People: White Christian Nationalism in the Age of Trump

By Aaron Scott, Liz Theoharis and Moses Hernandez McGavin ( Tomdispatch.com ) – This year, Pride Month arrives at an especially dire moment for the […]

Tomdispatch

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Will Israelis Repent for Gaza Genocide? Re-Humanization Takes Courage

Will Israelis Repent for Gaza Genocide? Re-Humanization Takes Courage

Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The genocide in Gaza continues unabated as I write these lines. Belatedly, a few Israelis have begun decrying […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

African-Americans
This Federal Budget Will Widen the Racial Wealth Divide

This Federal Budget Will Widen the Racial Wealth Divide

By LaToya B. Parker, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | ( Otherwords.org) – The House recently passed a massive Trump budget bill that will cut trillions in taxes […]

OtherWords

Climate Crisis
Two Visions Collide on Ocean Use: Nationalist Raptors and Multilateral Environmentalists

Two Visions Collide on Ocean Use: Nationalist Raptors and Multilateral Environmentalists

The ocean holds the answer. By Shafraz Rasheed | May 27, 2025 ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – The rise of nationalist leaders epitomized by […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

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