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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 (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]

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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Iran
How Two-Faced Trump has targeted Iran for Sanctions & War while Tweeting "Negotiations"

How Two-Faced Trump has targeted Iran for Sanctions & War while Tweeting “Negotiations”

(Informed Comment) – On May 24, 2018, the Department of Defense organised a Briefing on Iran with the participation of Katie Wheelbarger, Principal Deputy Assistant […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Afghanistan
How US "good guys" wiped out an Afghan family

How US “good guys” wiped out an Afghan family

By Jessica Purkiss and Mateen Arian This story was published in partnership with: The New York Times. ( The Bureau of Investigative Journalism) – It […]

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

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Pompeo:  Jared Kushner’s Palestine plan “unexecutable;’ Kushner: Palestinians unready for Self-Rule

Pompeo: Jared Kushner’s Palestine plan “unexecutable;’ Kushner: Palestinians unready for Self-Rule

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I can barely believe it. Mike Pompeo, who can believe 10 impossible things before breakfast every day, including the impending […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Will Britain Cave to Trump's Press for Conflict with Iran?

Will Britain Cave to Trump’s Press for Conflict with Iran?

(Informed Comment) – Donald Trump’s military proliferation in the Middle East and further sanctions on Iran, aimed at isolating Tehran, have driven a deeper rift […]

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

Neoliberalism
How Neoliberalism & Privatization are Driving our Crises, from Guatemala to Moscow

How Neoliberalism & Privatization are Driving our Crises, from Guatemala to Moscow

To the corporate media, history goes back only as far as yesterday. Thus the media portray the chaos and violence in Central America as though […]

John Buell

Climate Change
The Extreme Weather of Climate Emergency will Cost US $1 trillion in Ten Years

The Extreme Weather of Climate Emergency will Cost US $1 trillion in Ten Years

By Gary W. Yohe | – June marks the official start of hurricane season. If recent history is any guide, it will prove to be […]

The Conversation

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Hezbollah’s Nasrallah: War on Iran will Endanger US Forces in Region & Kushner Plan for Palestine is “Historic Crime”

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah: War on Iran will Endanger US Forces in Region & Kushner Plan for Palestine is “Historic Crime”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Hasan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hizbullah (Hezbollah), the Lebanese Shiite party-militia, gave a speech Friday in which he raked the […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Assange Indictment Marks Alarming New Stage in US Gov't's War on Leaks

Assange Indictment Marks Alarming New Stage in US Gov’t’s War on Leaks

Mexico City ( Committee to Protect Journalists) – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the U.S. Justice Department’s indictment last week of WikiLeaks […]

Committee to Protect Journalists

Climate Change
Youth Don’t want to be Scared by Climate Crisis: They Want Practical Solutions

Youth Don’t want to be Scared by Climate Crisis: They Want Practical Solutions

By Dimitrinka Atanasova and Kjersti Fløttum | – Days after the British parliament declared a “climate emergency”, The Guardian announced that it would start using […]

The Conversation

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