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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
Climate Crisis

All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

01/30/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

01/30/2026 By Tom Engelhardt

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Dutch Judges Order Netherlands to protect its Caribbean Island of Bonaire from Climate Change

Dutch Judges Order Netherlands to protect its Caribbean Island of Bonaire from Climate Change

the “residents of Bonaire were wrongly treated differently from residents of the European Netherlands.”

Juan Cole

Iran
The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

While the United States and Israel have tried to take advantage of the unrest it has been homegrown

Foreign Policy in Focus

Batteries
Fossil Fuels are Doomed — and Trump can’t Save them

Fossil Fuels are Doomed — and Trump can’t Save them

Replace fossil fuels with clean energy technologies such as solar, wind, electric vehicles and batteries. We are well on our way

The Conversation

Bill of Rights
An Army of ICE Agents Has Invaded Minnesota. Will They Succeed in Rendering Law Powerless?

An Army of ICE Agents Has Invaded Minnesota. Will They Succeed in Rendering Law Powerless?

Minnesota is an occupied land, abused by lawless thugs. We are all Minnesotans.

Mitchell Zimmerman

Donald Trump
Trump Says Iran Wants To Talk As US Warships Arrive In Middle East Waters

Trump Says Iran Wants To Talk As US Warships Arrive In Middle East Waters

Trump told Axios in an interview on January 26 that the situation with Iran is “in flux” because he sent a “big armada” to the region

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Carbon Footprint
The United States of Consumption: Drowning in Debt and . . . Waste

The United States of Consumption: Drowning in Debt and . . . Waste

Nearby Israeli cities dump waste in Palestinian Shuqba, including broken electronics like cell phones, industrial waste right there

Andrea Mazzarino

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Is the End of the UN Relief & Works Agency for Palestinians the End of the Int’l Order?

Is the End of the UN Relief & Works Agency for Palestinians the End of the Int’l Order?

Israel seeks to demolish the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA in the occupied territories, in the war against the poorest in the Global South

Dan Steinbock

Omar Khayyam
“Once dead you never shall return:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:34

“Once dead you never shall return:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:34

It gave its mouth to mine and whispered, / Have some wine, since once you’re gone, you won’t be back.

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Change: 55 Weather Disasters costing a Billion Dollars Each hit our Earth the Past Year

Climate Change: 55 Weather Disasters costing a Billion Dollars Each hit our Earth the Past Year

The total damage wrought by weather disasters in 2024 was $242 billion, with 47 billion-dollar weather disasters

Yale Climate Connections

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