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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 in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]

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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Bernie Sanders
Sanders calls out "reactionary racist Netanyahu" while Bloomberg charges Mideast with "age-old hatreds"

Sanders calls out “reactionary racist Netanyahu” while Bloomberg charges Mideast with “age-old hatreds”

At Tuesday night’s Democratic debate in South Carolina on CBS, Major Garrett, chief Washington correspondent for CBS News, asked Bernie Sanders a leading question. The […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Heartened by Trump's backing, Israel has ramped up Plans for ethnic cleansing of Palestinians

Heartened by Trump’s backing, Israel has ramped up Plans for ethnic cleansing of Palestinians

By Nabil Al-Sahli | – In line with the demographic goals of the Zionist occupation state, the recently announced Trump deal includes a clause to […]

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Afghanistan
Gone Shopping!  America's Forever Wars Lumber on Because Americans don't Know About Them

Gone Shopping! America’s Forever Wars Lumber on Because Americans don’t Know About Them

( Tomdispatch.com) – There is no significant anti-war movement in America because there’s no war to protest. Let me explain. In February 2003, millions of […]

William J. Astore

Donald Trump
Trump’s so-called Mideast 'peace plan' dispossesses Palestinians

Trump’s so-called Mideast ‘peace plan’ dispossesses Palestinians

By Rachad Antonius | – Nothing is further from a peace effort than the plan that Israel and the Donald Trump administration have concocted for […]

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Donald Trump
The Trumps don't have a Right to the Taj Mahal

The Trumps don’t have a Right to the Taj Mahal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trumps visited the Taj Mahal during their trip to India. They didn’t have a right to do so. The […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
The Left is Back!

The Left is Back!

Akron, OH (Special to Informed Comment) – It’s official: the American left is back! Whether Bernie Sanders goes on to win the Democratic nomination, which […]

Walter L. Hixson

Iran
Trump's Ham-fisted Mideast "Plan" gave Iran an opening in the Next Palestinian Movement

Trump’s Ham-fisted Mideast “Plan” gave Iran an opening in the Next Palestinian Movement

By Omar Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor) – There are early signs that another uprising, or Intifada, will erupt in occupied Palestine. A […]

Middle East Monitor

Immigration
Homeland Secrets: Shootings by Homeland Security agents get little scrutiny

Homeland Secrets: Shootings by Homeland Security agents get little scrutiny

War Zone By Derek Hall, Mackenzie Shuman, Devan Sauer, Nicole Ludden and José-Ignacio Castañeda Perez | – Howard Center for Investigative Journalism | – ( […]

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Bernie Sanders
The Fall of France to the Nazis?  Chris Matthews and Corporate Democrats' Bernie Derangement Syndrome

The Fall of France to the Nazis? Chris Matthews and Corporate Democrats’ Bernie Derangement Syndrome

NB Matthews apologized for his remarks on 2/24/20 Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I was watching MSNBC Saturday afternoon during the voting at the Nevada […]

Juan Cole

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