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No, ancient Hebrew Slaves didn’t Build the Giza Pyramids
Archaeology

No, ancient Hebrew Slaves didn’t Build the Giza Pyramids

Juan Cole

As for Israelites, there is no archeological evidence of them being in Egypt, much less being enslaved.

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Climate Tipping Points Close In: Scientists urge radical Action before it’s too Late

Climate Tipping Points Close In: Scientists urge radical Action before it’s too Late

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Veterans Day, Moral Injury and the the Guinea Worm Parable

Veterans Day, Moral Injury and the the Guinea Worm Parable

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Is Israel obliged to investigate its Shootings of Palestinian Children?

Is Israel obliged to investigate its Shootings of Palestinian Children?

By Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Last Friday, Israeli occupation forces shot dead 13-year-old Palestinian boy Ali Abu Alia during […]

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How US Sanctions have Contributed to the 50K Dead of Coronavirus In Iran

How US Sanctions have Contributed to the 50K Dead of Coronavirus In Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The US financial and trade blockade of Iran, which has strangled its economy, has also taken a heavy toll on […]

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Authoritarianism
A Well-Timed Atrocity:  How Trump could yet try to Make a Coup and how to stop it

A Well-Timed Atrocity: How Trump could yet try to Make a Coup and how to stop it

Quincy, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – During the Presidential campaign, some very respectable voices expressed concern that the current administration might be planning a […]

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Climate Crisis
A Tipping Point for the Defeat of Fossil Fuels?   How to Stop Big Energy in Its Tracks (Quite Literally)

A Tipping Point for the Defeat of Fossil Fuels? How to Stop Big Energy in Its Tracks (Quite Literally)

By Richard Lachmann, Michael Schwartz and Kevin A. Young | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – As Donald Trump gave in to the demand that the […]

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Inequality
McConnell was holding up Stimulus over Shielding Businesses from Coronavirus Liability -- A Very Bad Idea

McConnell was holding up Stimulus over Shielding Businesses from Coronavirus Liability — A Very Bad Idea

By Timothy D. Lytton | – Congress may be close to a deal on another coronavirus bailout, but Senate Republican demands for liability protections for […]

The Conversation

Authoritarianism
Ritual Coup:  Republicans hope that by Performing a One-Party State, they will one Day Achieve it

Ritual Coup: Republicans hope that by Performing a One-Party State, they will one Day Achieve it

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Today’s Republican Party is one big denial of reality. If it were only that, however, it would merely be madness. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
How One Palestinian Woman with a Disability Builds a Life in Israel-Besieged Gaza

How One Palestinian Woman with a Disability Builds a Life in Israel-Besieged Gaza

People with Disabilities Find Strength Despite Discrimination

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Blue Arizona: Pandemic, Trump and racism drove Decisive voter turnout in some American-Indian tribal communities

Blue Arizona: Pandemic, Trump and racism drove Decisive voter turnout in some American-Indian tribal communities

By Anthony J. Wallace ( Cronkite News) – PHOENIX – Enthusiasm across Arizona was higher this election than in the 2016 presidential contest, and final […]

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How COVID-19 led to Donald Trump’s defeat

How COVID-19 led to Donald Trump’s defeat

By Abel Brodeur, Leonardo Baccini, and Stephen Weymouth | – Did the COVID-19 pandemic doom Donald Trump’s re-election? Our study examining the effect of COVID-19 […]

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