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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
Archaeology

Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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In G-20, Only India is on track to meet goals for keeping Global Heating to 3.6° F.

In G-20, Only India is on track to meet goals for keeping Global Heating to 3.6° F.

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The 2020 Climate Transparency report finds that India is on track to meeting the carbon dioxide emissions levels that, if […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
How the Israeli Occupation has stolen Palestinians’ Childhood

How the Israeli Occupation has stolen Palestinians’ Childhood

By Wafa Aludaini | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Decades of occupation, unrest and blockade have taken a heavy toll on the children […]

Middle East Monitor

Epidemics
Who will be vaccinated first — and in what country? The upcoming fights over COVID vaccine

Who will be vaccinated first — and in what country? The upcoming fights over COVID vaccine

( 48hills.org) – In recent days, two US pharmaceutical companies announced that their COVID-19 vaccines could be available by December. US-based Pfizer, which partnered with […]

Reese Erlich

Donald Trump
Trump's election tantrum could still fuel widespread violence

Trump’s election tantrum could still fuel widespread violence

By Jack L. Rozdilsky | – In the lead-up to the American presidential election, it was estimated that the risk of post-election violence was high. […]

The Conversation

BDS
Pompeo's attempt to Penalize Boycotters of Israel aims to Strengthen White Nationalism and Roll back Civil Rights

Pompeo’s attempt to Penalize Boycotters of Israel aims to Strengthen White Nationalism and Roll back Civil Rights

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Carol Morello and Steve Hendrix at the Washington Post report that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Israeli squatters on […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
A Trump strike on Iran will make the US an Outcast and won't stop Tehran's civilian Nuclear Program

A Trump strike on Iran will make the US an Outcast and won’t stop Tehran’s civilian Nuclear Program

By Christoph Bluth | – Donald Trump asked his senior advisers to examine options for air strikes against Iran’s main nuclear installation, the New York […]

The Conversation

Anti-War Movement
Ten Foreign Policy Fiascos Biden Can Fix on Day One (and Should)

Ten Foreign Policy Fiascos Biden Can Fix on Day One (and Should)

( Code Pink ) – Donald Trump loves executive orders as a tool of dictatorial power, avoiding the need to work through Congress. But that […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Arms Sales
Merchants of Arms:  Who wants a Conflict with China?

Merchants of Arms: Who wants a Conflict with China?

By Cassandra Stimpson and Holly Zhang | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – War: what is it good for? Apparently, in Washington’s world of think tanks, […]

Tomdispatch

Donald Trump
Is it the Trump-Monster or capitalist Plutocracy?  With 250,000 Dead, why is the US Virus Response so Particularly Bad?

Is it the Trump-Monster or capitalist Plutocracy? With 250,000 Dead, why is the US Virus Response so Particularly Bad?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris and Theresa Waldrop at CNN report that the United States has passed the grim milestone of […]

Juan Cole

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