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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,

09/14/2025 By Global Voices

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Brazil
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon

Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon

By Liberty Vittert | – This year, I was on the judging panel for the Royal Statistical Society’s International Statistic of the Decade. Much like […]

The Conversation

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That’s not Good. Popular ToTok App is Emirates Spyware

That’s not Good. Popular ToTok App is Emirates Spyware

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – ( Lily Hay Newman at Wired explores the implications of the revelation that the ToTok app is actually spyware for […]

Juan Cole

Solar Energy
Germany's Solar Power Revived by Home Batteries, Hopes for Skyscraper Rooftop PV

Germany’s Solar Power Revived by Home Batteries, Hopes for Skyscraper Rooftop PV

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Solar power in Germany has bottomed out from its breakdown a few years back […]

Clean Energy Wire

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The US Gov’t Lied About Success in the Afghanistan War . . . and in Vietnam

The US Gov’t Lied About Success in the Afghanistan War . . . and in Vietnam

By Gordon Adams | – The Washington Post has, after more than two years of investigation, revealed that senior foreign policy officials in the White […]

The Conversation

Counter-Terrorism
Gatsbyed Half to Death: Is America’s Trump Gilded Age another 9/11?

Gatsbyed Half to Death: Is America’s Trump Gilded Age another 9/11?

(Tomdispatch.com) – Here’s the question at hand — and I guarantee you that you’ll read it here first: Is Donald Trump the second or even […]

Tom Engelhardt

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Under Int'l Pressure Israel reverses ban on Hundreds of Gaza Christians visiting Holy Sites, though Cruel Blockade Continues

Under Int’l Pressure Israel reverses ban on Hundreds of Gaza Christians visiting Holy Sites, though Cruel Blockade Continues

N.B. The day after we published this piece, the Israeli government reversed itself and issued permits to Gaza Christians to visit their holy sites at […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
On the Verge of a New Kind of Culture: How Youth Changed the Climate Movement

On the Verge of a New Kind of Culture: How Youth Changed the Climate Movement

By Mike Males | – ( Yes! Magazine) – Frustrated with a lack of process on curbing climate change, young activists are taking matters into […]

Yes! Magazine

Climate Crisis
Americans want an End to Fossil Fuels, but Corporate Media won't Tell You So

Americans want an End to Fossil Fuels, but Corporate Media won’t Tell You So

The Washington Post downplayed the most hopeful findings of their own poll on climate action, so we highlighted those findings for them.

Basav Sen

Israel/ Palestine
Dear Tourists:  Palestine Still Throws the Best Christmas Party after 2,000 Years

Dear Tourists: Palestine Still Throws the Best Christmas Party after 2,000 Years

By Dorina-Maria Buda | – There are often marches and demonstrations in support of Palestine in cities around the world, but for those who want […]

The Conversation

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