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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 […]

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

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Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

09/15/2025 By Michael T. Klare

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Facing Tough EU CO2 Rules from 2020, German Auto Giants Race to go Electric

VW now aims for 40 percent of sales to be electric powered by the end of the next decade

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Islamophobia
Islamophobia is no Myth: NZ Mosque attacks show it is is real, deadly and spreading around the world

Islamophobia is no Myth: NZ Mosque attacks show it is is real, deadly and spreading around the world

It is about time we started to hold the media, and those that peddle far-right hatred

Juan Cole

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Statue of Liberty, R. I. P.: Trump and the End of Citizenship

Halfway through Trump’s presidency, his administration has moved to use citizenship as an exclusionary factor

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2020 Dem Presidential Hopefuls Flee Israel lobbies’ AIPAC after MoveOn.org Boycott Call

2020 Dem Presidential Hopefuls Flee Israel lobbies’ AIPAC after MoveOn.org Boycott Call

Bernie Sanders is “concerned about the platform AIPAC is providing for leaders who have expressed bigotry and oppose a two-state solution.”

Juan Cole

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How Bush's War on Iraq Produced Trumpism, Instability, Refugees and Climate Catastrophe

How Bush’s War on Iraq Produced Trumpism, Instability, Refugees and Climate Catastrophe

This sort of glib rhetoric was to cost the lives of nearly 5,000 American military personnel and the lives of several hundred thousand Iraqis

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Kushner of Arabia wanted to Give Some of Jordan to Palestinians and some of Saudi Land to Jordan

Kushner of Arabia wanted to Give Some of Jordan to Palestinians and some of Saudi Land to Jordan

“There were plans for an oil pipeline from Saudi Arabia to Gaza, where refineries and a shipping terminal could be built.”

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Trump and Don Jr. Wage Scathing War of Words on . . . Conservatives of Britain and Germany?

Trump and Don Jr. Wage Scathing War of Words on . . . Conservatives of Britain and Germany?

Chancellor Angela Merkel sid Germany would “continue our effort” to raise defense spending “but not at the expense of development aid.”

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Donald Trump
How Progressives can build on Trump Catastrophe to Remake America

How Progressives can build on Trump Catastrophe to Remake America

There’s finally a good chance that Congress will repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF)

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No, Fox's Katie Pavlich, the US wasn't the First to Abolish Slavery

No, Fox’s Katie Pavlich, the US wasn’t the First to Abolish Slavery

Fox Cable News’ Katie Pavlich asserted Tuesday, “They keep blaming America for slavery, but the truth is that throughout human history slavery has existed. America […]

Juan Cole

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