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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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The Disunited Kingdom

The Disunited Kingdom

The General Election in the United Kingdom on Thursday 12 December produced a major earthquake in British politics. Although opinion polls had shown either a […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Democracy
From Tory Landslide to Trump non-Impeachment: Can Filthy Rich Liars sink Democracy in Britain and the U.S.?

From Tory Landslide to Trump non-Impeachment: Can Filthy Rich Liars sink Democracy in Britain and the U.S.?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The danger to democracy posed by our new information system plus our new levels of wealth concentration cannot be overestimated. […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghanistan War and 'War on terror' rage on because the West won’t learn from 20 yrs.  failure

Afghanistan War and ‘War on terror’ rage on because the West won’t learn from 20 yrs. failure

By Paul Rogers | – Eighteen years ago the head of the UK’s military warned against relying on military solutions alone. But governments still aren’t […]

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Houthi
World's Worst War: Can South Yemen's Warring Factions Make Peace amid Saudi-Emirates Rivalry?

World’s Worst War: Can South Yemen’s Warring Factions Make Peace amid Saudi-Emirates Rivalry?

By Stasa Salacanin | – At the beginning of November, warring parties from Yemen’s south reached a power-sharing deal which aimed not only to defuse […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
On Impeaching Trump: An Open Letter to a Working-Class Friend

On Impeaching Trump: An Open Letter to a Working-Class Friend

Robby reflects the views of many older white workers who are critical of the system and blame Democrats and liberals for its breakdown. I first […]

Reese Erlich

Climate Change
Top 5 Differences between Chill Trump and "Angry" Greta Thunberg

Top 5 Differences between Chill Trump and “Angry” Greta Thunberg

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump bullied environmentalist Greta Thunberg over her Time magazine cover on Thursday. In a tweet he called the award “ridiculous” […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Patronizing Jews and Persecuting Palestinians: The Trump Executive Order

Patronizing Jews and Persecuting Palestinians: The Trump Executive Order

Oakland, Ca. (Informed Comment) – President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring Judaism to be a nationality is both a gross act of anti-Semitism, and an […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Government surveillance
How the Emirates Weaponized ex-NSA Spying Expertise against Democracy Activists

How the Emirates Weaponized ex-NSA Spying Expertise against Democracy Activists

US officials and former NSA employees build UAE secret surveillance unit

Middle East Monitor

European Union
Britain Votes Overwhelmingly to Leave Europe Now with Boris Johnson Landslide

Britain Votes Overwhelmingly to Leave Europe Now with Boris Johnson Landslide

By Laura Hood | – Results are still rolling in but it looks as though Prime Minister Boris Johnson has secured a big victory in […]

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