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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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President Biden, you Need to Hear this:  Respected Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem declares Israel an Apartheid State

President Biden, you Need to Hear this: Respected Israeli Rights Group B’Tselem declares Israel an Apartheid State

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The respected Israeli human rights organization, B’Tselem, has declared Israel an Apartheid state. This is a conclusion to which Informed […]

Juan Cole

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What is the 'boogaloo' and who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol?

What is the ‘boogaloo’ and who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol?

By Jeff Inglis | – In the wake of the insurrection on Jan. 6, the U.S. is bracing for the possibility of additional violent demonstrations […]

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Why We need to prepare for ongoing insurrectionary violence and address its root causes

Why We need to prepare for ongoing insurrectionary violence and address its root causes

By Maria J. Stephan | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – Following the Jan. 6 insurrectionary attack on the U.S. Capitol and on the country, […]

Waging Nonviolence

Climate Crisis
7 Million more Germans resolve to power Homes with Wind, Solar in 2021: 15% already Do

7 Million more Germans resolve to power Homes with Wind, Solar in 2021: 15% already Do

By Kerstine Appunn | – Many Germans are starting the new year with “climate resolutions” – around 24 percent of them want to make more […]

Clean Energy Wire

Donald Trump
America now has its own Green Zone, as Trumpian Fascism erects Racist Red Zone

America now has its own Green Zone, as Trumpian Fascism erects Racist Red Zone

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – America now has its own Green Zone in downtown Washington, D.C., where the Mall is closed, the city is locked […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
White Supremacist Trump Backers to Storm state capitols on Jan. 20: How Defenseless are We?

White Supremacist Trump Backers to Storm state capitols on Jan. 20: How Defenseless are We?

By Jennifer Earl | – Americans witnessed an alarming and deadly failure in planning and policing at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The FBI […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
America and the Mob

America and the Mob

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – The far right has come out in support of Trump. After the failed coup attempt of January 6, what’s […]

John Feffer

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“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years

“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years

By Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since […]

ProPublica

Displaced and Refugees
In Shadows, SecState Mike Pompeo passed 'Death Sentence' for Millions in Yemen and poisoned Biden's well in Cuba, China, Iran

In Shadows, SecState Mike Pompeo passed ‘Death Sentence’ for Millions in Yemen and poisoned Biden’s well in Cuba, China, Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who styles himself a Christian gentleman, has according to United Nations officials just passed a […]

Juan Cole

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