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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,

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Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry:  And We’re Paying the Price (and What a Price It Is!)

Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry: And We’re Paying the Price (and What a Price It Is!)

( Tomdispatch.com ) – On March 13th, the Pentagon rolled out its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The results were — or at least […]

William D. Hartung

Climate Crisis
Netherlands becomes European Leader in Solar Power Per Capita, with 500K Panels on Lakes, Reservoirs and Seas

Netherlands becomes European Leader in Solar Power Per Capita, with 500K Panels on Lakes, Reservoirs and Seas

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Solar panels are like magic, turning sunshine into electricity. They are, however, relatively bulky. We own our own home and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
To Those Jewish Americans Who Protested Minister Smotrich with Me:  We Have to Talk about the Palestinians

To Those Jewish Americans Who Protested Minister Smotrich with Me: We Have to Talk about the Palestinians

Via Fellowship Magazine By David Hart      ( Waging Nonviolence ) – Earlier this month, I attended the large Jewish-led demonstration in Washington, D.C. […]

Waging Nonviolence

Democratic Party
Workers praise Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for signing Repeal of GOP Union-Busting ‘Right to Work’ Law

Workers praise Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for signing Repeal of GOP Union-Busting ‘Right to Work’ Law

  By: Laina G. Stebbins –     ( Michigan Advance ) – Unions and other pro-labor groups on Friday celebrated the signing of a […]

Michigan Advance

Arab Americans
First Hijab-Wearing Muslim Judge joins Bench at US Court in New Jersey

First Hijab-Wearing Muslim Judge joins Bench at US Court in New Jersey

( Middle East Monitor) – US attorney Nadia Kahf has been appointed to the New Jersey Superior Court, becoming the first hijab-wearing judge on the […]

Middle East Monitor

Authoritarianism
Constitutional Crisis Threatens to Tear Israel Apart as Att'y-Gen. takes on Netanyahu and 200 Reservist Pilots refuse to Fly

Constitutional Crisis Threatens to Tear Israel Apart as Att’y-Gen. takes on Netanyahu and 200 Reservist Pilots refuse to Fly

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the Israeli parliament passed a law preventing the Supreme Court from removing a sitting prime minister for inability […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
IPCC’s Conservative Nature masks true Scale of Action needed to avert Catastrophic Climate Change

IPCC’s Conservative Nature masks true Scale of Action needed to avert Catastrophic Climate Change

By Kevin Anderson, University of Manchester | – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) synthesis report recently landed with an authoritative thump, giving voice […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
German Electric Car exports rise more than 65 percent in 2022

German Electric Car exports rise more than 65 percent in 2022

By Edgar Meza | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – German exports of electric cars rose more than 65 percent last year to some […]

Clean Energy Wire

Iraq
Ukraine and the Lessons of the Iraq War

Ukraine and the Lessons of the Iraq War

By John Feffer | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Leaving aside the manufactured justifications, the United States invaded Iraq in 2003 to […]

John Feffer

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