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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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No, Ben Shapiro, Science isn’t White

No, Ben Shapiro, Science isn’t White

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In this clip via Twitter, Ben Shapiro, who is somehow touted as a serious thinker on the Right, alleges that […]

Juan Cole

Poverty
Race and Inequality: Black college graduate Families have 33 percent less wealth than White High School Dropouts

Race and Inequality: Black college graduate Families have 33 percent less wealth than White High School Dropouts

By Josh Hoxie | – ( Inequality.org) – It’s not individual behavior that drives the racial wealth divide — it’s a system that many folks […]

Inequality.org

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What do they have to Hide?  Syria Refuses Visa for Chemical Weapons Investigation Chief

What do they have to Hide? Syria Refuses Visa for Chemical Weapons Investigation Chief

(Al-Bab.com ) – Syria is resisting efforts by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to identify the perpetrators of chemical attacks and […]

Brian Whitaker

Israel/ Palestine
A New Coalition of Diaspora, Israeli Jews and Palestinians is Confronting Israeli Military Violence

A New Coalition of Diaspora, Israeli Jews and Palestinians is Confronting Israeli Military Violence

By Rafi Ellenson |- ( Waging Nonviolence ) – When diaspora Jews and those living in Israel join with Palestinians, they forge a more powerful […]

Waging Nonviolence

Donald Trump
No Fair!  Iran Puts their Country Right next to US Military Bases in Gulf

No Fair! Iran Puts their Country Right next to US Military Bases in Gulf

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration made a grand and empty show Friday of announcing the dispatch to the Middle East of 1,500 […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Alarmed Iranians Fret over Devastating new War after 4 Decades of Conflict

Alarmed Iranians Fret over Devastating new War after 4 Decades of Conflict

(RFE/RL) – As verbal sparring, economic pressure, and military jockeying intensify between Tehran and Washington, Iranians are closely following the standoff and appear increasingly alarmed […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

Pollution
Suffocating Ourselves: Dumping Plastic into Ocean Poisons the Bacteria that Produce 10% of our Oxygen, underpin Marine Life

Suffocating Ourselves: Dumping Plastic into Ocean Poisons the Bacteria that Produce 10% of our Oxygen, underpin Marine Life

By Petra Cameron and Philippa Kearney | – We’ve all seen the impact of our plastic addiction. It’s hard to miss the devastating images of […]

The Conversation

Green Transportation
The Green Future is Here:  Audi to sell a Million Electric Cars a Year within 5 Years

The Green Future is Here: Audi to sell a Million Electric Cars a Year within 5 Years

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – (Clean Energy Wire) – German carmaker Audi has announced the goal of selling one million electric cars per year by […]

Clean Energy Wire

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Jared Kushner is surprised he can't get Palestinian Businessmen on Board with Promises of Prosperity

Jared Kushner is surprised he can’t get Palestinian Businessmen on Board with Promises of Prosperity

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Palestinian business groups accounting for 80% of Palestine’s gross domestic product say they are declining to attend a conference in […]

Juan Cole

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