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Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard
Abbasid Empire

Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Northeastern England fell to the Vikings in 865, and they held it for several decades. They not only had what […]

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

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What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

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Bonnie Prince Donnie: Trump thinks he Won, joining Wacky Pretenders to the Throne in History

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump made an unhinged appearance on television Thursday evening, in which he incorrectly asserted that he had won Pennsylvania and […]

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With Reporters Distracted by US Polls, Israel Demolishes 76 Bedouin Palestinian Homes

( Middle East Monitor) – UN intransigence over Israel contrasts with Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s observations regarding Israel’s ongoing settlement expansion, not least because the […]

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By Steven Mulroy | – The Trump campaign has filed two lawsuits in federal court over ballot counting and voting deadlines in Pennsylvania, threatening to […]

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In a Looking-Glass World, Our Work is Just beginning

By Rebecca Gordon | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – In the chaos of this moment, it seems likely that Joe Biden will just squeeze into the […]

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If Biden-Harris win sans Senate, They Could still enact Green Energy by out-politicking McConnell

If Biden-Harris win sans Senate, They Could still enact Green Energy by out-politicking McConnell

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even if Joe Biden becomes president, he may well not have a Democratic majority in the Senate. The shape of […]

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Israel/ Palestine
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The Political Goal of Israeli systemic anti-Palestinian Racism

( Middle East Monitor ) – The discussion on institutional Israeli racism against its own Palestinian Arab population has all but ceased following the final […]

Ramzy Baroud

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'Rainbow wave' of LGBTQ candidates run and win in 2020 election

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By Timothy R. Bussey | – More LGBTQ candidates ran for office in the United States in 2020 than ever before – at least 1,006. […]

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Top  6 Progressive Victories on Election Day -- Whatever Happens

Top 6 Progressive Victories on Election Day — Whatever Happens

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although all eyes are on the presidential election as I put this column to bed, it is worthwhile tallying up […]

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By Marshall Allen and Meg Marco | – ( ProPublica ) – It was mid-February and Maria Konnikova — a psychologist, writer and champion poker […]

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