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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

Juan Cole

Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

12/17/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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Real Christianity vs. White “Christian” Nationalist Trump on the Treatment of the Poor

Real Christianity vs. White “Christian” Nationalist Trump on the Treatment of the Poor

( Tomdispatch.com ) – “There has almost always been an outright hostility that is shown towards people of the Christian faith,” House Speaker Mike Johnson […]

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The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway

The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway

by Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy ( ProPublica ) – After the Trump administration moved to freeze nearly $60 billion in foreign aid in […]

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Iran Press: Zelenskyy Diss shows Unwisdom of Giving up Nukes; Relying on US is “Dishonorable”

Iran Press: Zelenskyy Diss shows Unwisdom of Giving up Nukes; Relying on US is “Dishonorable”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In Iran since the presidency of Hassan Rouhani (2013-2021), the ruling elite has debated whether a grand bargain with the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Authorities Block Health Care Workers from Entering Gaza

Israeli Authorities Block Health Care Workers from Entering Gaza

By Emina Ćerimović Associate Director, Disability Rights Division ( Human Rights Watch ) – Israeli authorities denied an orthopedic surgeon entry into Gaza last week, […]

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Climate Crisis
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Who Should Pay for Climate Disasters?

By Sonali Kolhatkar | ( Otherwords.org ) – Rebuilding from California’s recent wildfires will cost more than a quarter of a trillion dollars — an […]

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Donald Trump
The West has Long Demanded of Palestinians what Trump Demanded of Ukraine — and More

The West has Long Demanded of Palestinians what Trump Demanded of Ukraine — and More

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – David Smith of The Guardian reminds us that Trump is a fan of World Wrestling Federation matches, in attempting to […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The lost ‘Arab’: Gaza and the evolving Language of the Palestinian Struggle

The lost ‘Arab’: Gaza and the evolving Language of the Palestinian Struggle

( Middle East Monitor ) – Language matters. Aside from its immediate impact on our perception of great political events, including war, language also defines […]

Ramzy Baroud

Climate Crisis
Trump’s war on Climate Science is pushing us into a Dystopian Future

Trump’s war on Climate Science is pushing us into a Dystopian Future

By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University (The Conversation) – US President Donald Trump’s latest war on the climate includes withdrawing support for any research […]

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Why White Christian Nationalists are Freaked out: Liberals are More likely to be Non-Religious than Christian

Why White Christian Nationalists are Freaked out: Liberals are More likely to be Non-Religious than Christian

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ironically, White Christian nationalism has captured the U.S. government despite its steep decline in popularity among the public. The Pew […]

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