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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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A small GOP-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Coalition is waging a frightening campaign for nuclear rearmament

A small GOP-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Coalition is waging a frightening campaign for nuclear rearmament

(Responsible Statecraft) – Democrats might control the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government right now, but a small Republican-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) […]

Medea Benjamin Marcy Winograd

Climate Crisis
"This will Change the World:" Dutch Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 by 45% by 2030

“This will Change the World:” Dutch Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 by 45% by 2030

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a historic ruling, a tribunal in the Netherlands has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must reduce its and its […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
They’re Not Conservatives, They’re Extremists

They’re Not Conservatives, They’re Extremists

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – By mislabelling the radical members of the Republican Party “conservative,” the mainstream media gives them a veneer of […]

John Feffer

Israel/ Palestine
Despite massive losses, the Palestinians have altered the course of history

Despite massive losses, the Palestinians have altered the course of history

( Middle East Monitor) – The “Palestinian Revolt of 2021” will go down in history as one of the most influential events to have shaped […]

Ramzy Baroud

Israel/ Palestine
How Israel’s violence is enacted through discriminatory land-use policies

How Israel’s violence is enacted through discriminatory land-use policies

By Irit Katz and Haim Yacobi | – On May 21, a ceasefire was agreed to between Israel, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, putting an end […]

The Conversation

African-Americans
A Year Later:  Are Palestinians like George Floyd?

A Year Later: Are Palestinians like George Floyd?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – May 26 was the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Minnesota police, and President Biden had the […]

Juan Cole

Elections
Iran:  The Election Trump did succeed in Spoiling

Iran: The Election Trump did succeed in Spoiling

Oxford, U.K (Special to Informed Comment) – Although Iran is one of the few countries in the Middle East that has regular presidential, parliamentary and […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A primer on the long-standing dispute over Gaza (Video: U-Michigan Interviews Juan Cole)

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A primer on the long-standing dispute over Gaza (Video: U-Michigan Interviews Juan Cole)

“Since May 10, more than 200 Palestinians and a dozen Israelis have died in fighting in Israel and the occupied territories. Juan Cole, the Richard […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
The Emperor's New Rules:  America's "Rules-Based Order" has Blind Spots

The Emperor’s New Rules: America’s “Rules-Based Order” has Blind Spots

( Code Pink) – The world is reeling in horror at the latest Israeli massacre of hundreds of men, women and children in Gaza. Much […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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