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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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Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: A New Chance, as 50 Countries Pledge no Nukes

Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: A New Chance, as 50 Countries Pledge no Nukes

( Portside ) – A nuclear darkness has engulfed the world for seven decades, with only intermittent breakthroughs of light when treaties among nuclear nations […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Donald Trump
Trump  targeted innocent Muslims with Visa Ban on phony pretext of 'Terrorism,' then unleashed real White Terrorism on Capitol

Trump targeted innocent Muslims with Visa Ban on phony pretext of ‘Terrorism,’ then unleashed real White Terrorism on Capitol

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Muslim visa ban that Trump got through on his third try, and in which the Supreme Court to its […]

Juan Cole

Books
The Hill we Climb: Amanda Gorman's Inauguration Poem

The Hill we Climb: Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem

Amanda Gorman | – ( Buy her forthcoming poetry collection via Penguin Random House.) The Hill We Climb When day comes we ask ourselves, where […]

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Donald Trump
The Hatred and Insurrection fomented by our first Internet-Troll President finally Drove him from Office

The Hatred and Insurrection fomented by our first Internet-Troll President finally Drove him from Office

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – In his perfunctory farewell speech, released on Tuesday many months after he had churlishly quit on the American people […]

David Faris

Israel/ Palestine
The Height of Chutzpah: Notorious Racist Netanyahu seeks Palestinian-Israeli Votes to divide the Joint List

The Height of Chutzpah: Notorious Racist Netanyahu seeks Palestinian-Israeli Votes to divide the Joint List

By Ali Abu Hableh | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Arab MKs (members of the Knesset — parliament) in Israel from the various parties […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
With Yellen at Treasury, Can we Finally get a Progressive Carbon Tax?

With Yellen at Treasury, Can we Finally get a Progressive Carbon Tax?

By Rachel Kyte | – Janet Yellen is poised to be the next U.S. Treasury secretary, and her inbox will require every ounce of her […]

The Conversation

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Time for Biden to end the Forever Wars and bring Iran in from the Cold

Time for Biden to end the Forever Wars and bring Iran in from the Cold

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although former president Trump claims to have avoided starting any new wars, he in fact put the US on a […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
How will Biden react to Putin arresting Navalny in Russia?

How will Biden react to Putin arresting Navalny in Russia?

Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) – While the US remains preoccupied with the upcoming Joe Biden inauguration, Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny was detained at […]

Nikola Mikovic

Books
An Admiring Review of Cole, ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace,’ in Algeria’s Echorouq

An Admiring Review of Cole, ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace,’ in Algeria’s Echorouq

The Algerian newspaper Echorouq [al-Shuruq] has published a positive review of the Arabic translation of my book, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of […]

Juan Cole

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