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Archives for December 2025

Antarctica
West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

The Conversation

Much of the discussion about the melting of massive ice sheets during a time of climate change addresses its effects on people

Iraq
From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

The region has always developed – not by oil, war or empire, but by their collateral effects of connecting peoples, ideas and economies

Donald Trump
Why Stop with the Kennedy Center? Cabinet Officials add Hyphenated -Trump to their Names

Why Stop with the Kennedy Center? Cabinet Officials add Hyphenated -Trump to their Names

Mitchell Zimmerman

The renaming of the Performing Arts Center followed a renaming that created the Donald J. Trump Institute for Peace

Israel/ Palestine
While Bethlehem Holds First Full Christmas Since Genocide Began, Little to Celebrate in Gaza

While Bethlehem Holds First Full Christmas Since Genocide Began, Little to Celebrate in Gaza

Common Dreams

“This year’s celebrations carry a message of hope for our people and a message to the world that the Palestinian people love peace and life.”

Christianity
What World was Jesus born into? A Historian describes the turbulent Times of the real Nativity

What World was Jesus born into? A Historian describes the turbulent Times of the real Nativity

The Conversation

We all know the Christmas story is one in which peace and joy are proclaimed, and this permeates our festivities

Christianity
For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry

For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry

Juan Cole

Muslim mystics such as Rumi, Attar and other Sufi writers often referred to Jesus as a symbol of spirituality and love.

Climate Crisis
Trump Announces Plan to Break Up the Life-Saving National Center for Atmospheric Research

Trump Announces Plan to Break Up the Life-Saving National Center for Atmospheric Research

Yale Climate Connections

The center is one of the world’s premier institutions for studying the atmosphere. Its work has saved countless lives.

Donald Trump
Can the American Dream Survive Trump until 2029?

Can the American Dream Survive Trump until 2029?

Alfred W. McCoy

Trump has already demolished the fundamental geopolitics that have undergirded U.S. global hegemony for the past 80 years

Climate Crisis
Global South is now 1/3 of major EV Markets, Leaving US in the Dust

Global South is now 1/3 of major EV Markets, Leaving US in the Dust

Juan Cole

The adoption of electric vehicles has spread to the Global South and is no longer only a Chinese, European and American phenomenon.

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