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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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Israeli Squatter-Settler Mobs attack Palestinian Hamlets, wrecking Cars and Homes and Hospitalizing 2

Israeli Squatter-Settler Mobs attack Palestinian Hamlets, wrecking Cars and Homes and Hospitalizing 2

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Quds reports that on Saturday, Israeli squatter-settler mobs assembled outside Palestinian hamlets in the suburbs of Nablus, near the settlement […]

Juan Cole

Congress
In First, the US Congress has Voted to Combat Islamophobia: What implications for Biden's Foreign Policy?

In First, the US Congress has Voted to Combat Islamophobia: What implications for Biden’s Foreign Policy?

By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Judging by this week’s close vote on combating Islamophobia, and sensational revelations by a […]

Middle East Monitor

African-Americans
bell hooks will never Leave Us – She lives on through the Truth of her Words

bell hooks will never Leave Us – She lives on through the Truth of her Words

By Karsonya Wise Whitehead | – I was introduced to the work of bell hooks for the first time when I was 14 years old, […]

The Conversation

Drought
New German Chancellor Scholz Pledges Success in Ambitious Doubling of Renewables by 2030

New German Chancellor Scholz Pledges Success in Ambitious Doubling of Renewables by 2030

By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – The new German government’s plan to more than double power production from renewable sources […]

Julian Wettengel

Corruption
Could Dominion's Lawsuit Finally Take down Fox Fable "News" for its Serial Lies?

Could Dominion’s Lawsuit Finally Take down Fox Fable “News” for its Serial Lies?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis has struck down Fox Cable News’ motion to dismiss the libel lawsuit against it […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Which Side is Sen. Joe Manchin On?

Which Side is Sen. Joe Manchin On?

By Kristen Olsen | – ( Otherwords.org) – I work hard to make ends meet for my family. But as an educator in West Virginia, […]

OtherWords

Culture
An Iranian festival, Yalda, celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, with pomegranates, poetry and sacred rituals

An Iranian festival, Yalda, celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, with pomegranates, poetry and sacred rituals

By Pardis Mahdavi | – As the days become shorter and the nights become longer and darker, we are reminded that indeed winter is coming. […]

The Conversation

Addiction
Opioid Crisis:  Purdue Pharma/ Sackler Family Fails in End Run around Justice

Opioid Crisis: Purdue Pharma/ Sackler Family Fails in End Run around Justice

Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) – In a seismic victory for justice and accountability that re-opens the deeply flawed recent September, 2020 settlement of […]

F. Douglas Stephenson

Donald Trump
Is Rep. Jim Jordan a Traitor to the United States?

Is Rep. Jim Jordan a Traitor to the United States?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has admitted that he authored a text sent to former White House Chief of Staff Mark […]

Juan Cole

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