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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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Progressive Politics
How to Create Positive Change: Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali at Progress Network (Video)

How to Create Positive Change: Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali at Progress Network (Video)

The Progress Network | How does change actually occur? And what are the best tactics for bringing large coalitions together? Hosts of Democracy-ish, Danielle Moodie […]

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Corruption
US Joins Civilized World:  Trump’s Arraignment for Electoral Corruption is just like former French President Sarkozy’s

US Joins Civilized World: Trump’s Arraignment for Electoral Corruption is just like former French President Sarkozy’s

Revised. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s arraignment today has been widely denounced by the US Right as politically motivated and unprecedented. But high officers […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
As Tax Day Approaches:  Is the Federal Budget Moral or Immoral?

As Tax Day Approaches: Is the Federal Budget Moral or Immoral?

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – April, the month tax filings are due, prompts us to ponder what our income taxes pay for.  Are […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Nonviolence
The Tragic U.S. Choice to Prioritize War Over Peacemaking

The Tragic U.S. Choice to Prioritize War Over Peacemaking

( Code Pink ) – In a brilliant Op-Ed published in the New York Times, the Quincy Institute’s Trita Parsi explained how China, with help […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Drones
How Russian and Iranian Drone Strikes further dehumanize Warfare

How Russian and Iranian Drone Strikes further dehumanize Warfare

By Jordan Richard Schoenherr, Concordia University | – Along with the recent reciprocal drone strikes by Iran and the United States in Syria, Russia continues […]

The Conversation

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Many Civil Wars:  The Extremist Israeli Gov't has Roiled Relations with Biden and US Jews and Highlighted the Occupation of Palestine

Many Civil Wars: The Extremist Israeli Gov’t has Roiled Relations with Biden and US Jews and Highlighted the Occupation of Palestine

Oakland, Ca. (Feature: Special to Informed Comment) | – Some 450,000 Israeli protesters massed again this weekend against Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s efforts to […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Iraq War
Lying about Lying: Why we must revisit the Definition of ‘Fake News’ from Iraq to Palestine

Lying about Lying: Why we must revisit the Definition of ‘Fake News’ from Iraq to Palestine

Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud     The phrase “fake news” continues to be deployed routinely in US politics. In a polarised political atmosphere, both Republicans […]

Ramzy Baroud

Donald Trump
Unprecedented Complexity:   Trump’s indictment stretches US legal System in new Ways

Unprecedented Complexity: Trump’s indictment stretches US legal System in new Ways

By Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School | – (The Conversation) – When former President Donald Trump turns himself over to authorities in New […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Red State Divorce: Republican State Politicians are waging all-out War against Companies that don’t Kowtow to Big Oil

Red State Divorce: Republican State Politicians are waging all-out War against Companies that don’t Kowtow to Big Oil

By Stan Cox | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The demise of Silicon Valley Bank last month triggered plenty of angst among solar energy developers. […]

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