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Archives for September 2017

Climate Change
How solar power can protect US military from threats to the grid

How solar power can protect US military from threats to the grid

contributors

Bases depend heavily on Electricity; Renewables are part of their Security

Authoritarianism
Book-Burning, Trump's Torchbearers & Reading Donald Duck

Book-Burning, Trump’s Torchbearers & Reading Donald Duck

contributors

We thought the days of book-burning ended with the defeat of Hitler, but with Trump they might be back

Corporate Surveillance
Rice Vindicated: She did Unmask Trump, Bannon-- but they were meeting UAE

Rice Vindicated: She did Unmask Trump, Bannon– but they were meeting UAE

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The United Arab Emirates crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan slipped into the United States on December 15 for a secret meeting with Trump, Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon. It is unusual for high government officials to visit without letting the White House […]

Climate Change
AT&T and Verizon Need to Hang Up On Fossil Fuels

AT&T and Verizon Need to Hang Up On Fossil Fuels

contributors

One text at a time, America’s largest telecommunications companies are fueling climate change.

Buddhism
Burma Muslims: Dear Peace Nobelist Kyi, It's too Late

Burma Muslims: Dear Peace Nobelist Kyi, It’s too Late

contributors

Myanmar’s Peace Prize Winner will finally address issue of persecution of Rohingya

Israel/ Palestine
UN to name Companies linked to W. Bank Settlements

UN to name Companies linked to W. Bank Settlements

contributors

Move comes despite severe Israeli, US Pressure

Featured
Saudi Arabia wants to improve Image; Here's How

Saudi Arabia wants to improve Image; Here’s How

Juan Cole

They have to stop intervening, fighting wars and fomenting radicalism; an image touch-up won’t help

Asian-Americans
Chinese Americans came at Same Time as Bannon's Irish

Chinese Americans came at Same Time as Bannon’s Irish

contributors

Why does Steve Bannon at Breitbart think he’s more American than Asians who built the trans-Continental Railroad?

Climate Change
Antarctica Ice Melt will trigger Abrupt Global Heating

Antarctica Ice Melt will trigger Abrupt Global Heating

contributors

Collapsing Ice Sheets may be a Tipping Point

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