At the height of the Spanish inquisition, 408 years ago, in 1609 King Phillip III of Spain signed an order that essentially led to the … Black Muslims Lifted Europe Out of the Dark AgesRead more
History
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1916 Easter Rising
Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising, an armed rebellion against British imperial rule
Posted inDebt / Economics / History / ToMl
A conversation on debt and the Bible
The focus of my talk today will be Jesus’ first sermon and the long background behind it that helps explain what he was talking about … A conversation on debt and the BibleRead more
Posted inHistory / Human / ToMl
How rope was made 40,000 years ago
Prof. Nicholas Conard and members of his team, present the discovery of a tool used to make rope in today‘s edition of the journal: Archäologische … How rope was made 40,000 years agoRead more
Posted inColonialism / History / ToMl / USA Empire
History of Colonial Destruction
In October every second week on Monday, Columbus Day is celebrated in western culture in general and in the America’s specifically. This is an American … History of Colonial DestructionRead more
Posted inHistory / Middle East / ToMl
Ancient to Modern Mashriq
The earliest places to develop into sedentary cultures were to be found in the present-day Mashriq (Ancient Syria and Mesopotamia) pursuant to the early agricultural … Ancient to Modern MashriqRead more
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End of War
Fisticuffs have broken out in The Guardian between two intellectual big shots, philosopher John Gray and psychologist Steven Pinker. The fight, which features lots of … End of WarRead more
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War Has NO Deep Evolutionary Roots
One of the most insidious modern memes holds that war is innate, an adaptation bred into our ancestors by natural selection. This hypothesis—let’s call it … War Has NO Deep Evolutionary RootsRead more
Posted inEconomics / History / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire / Worker
How May Day was established
Peter Linebaugh talking: it never has yet been established by the establishment. That is, the government doesn’t want to look at May Day. But it’s … How May Day was establishedRead more
Posted inCIA / History / ToMl / USA Empire
How the CIA Writes History
Last summer I paid a visit to Georgetown University’s Lauinger Library as part of my research on legendary CIA counterspy James Jesus Angleton. I went … How the CIA Writes HistoryRead more