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Wind and Solar Provide 40% of Brazil’s Electricity for first time
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Wind and Solar Provide 40% of Brazil’s Electricity for first time

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This month Brazil’s National Electric System Operator estimated that wind and solar are now producing nearly 40 percent of the […]

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A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

10/12/2025 By Shamai Leibowitz

We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

10/12/2025 By Roy Eidelson

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GOP Rep. Seeks to Block Tlaib Palestine Congressional Delegation

GOP Rep. Seeks to Block Tlaib Palestine Congressional Delegation

Babin votes with Trump so often he might as well be Trump.

Juan Cole

Syria
Turkey Opposes Syria Regime Forces Recovering Manbij

Turkey Opposes Syria Regime Forces Recovering Manbij

Turkey has repeatedly threatened to attack the YPG and said it would set up a “security zone” in northern Syria

AFP

Immigration
Trump Gov't Separated 'Thousands' More Immigrant Children Than Originally Reported

Trump Gov’t Separated ‘Thousands’ More Immigrant Children Than Originally Reported

The Agency had identified many more children in addition to the 2,737 that were included as part of a class action lawsuit

TeleSur

Israel/ Palestine
Helping Hamas?  Trump’s USAID to End all Projects for Palestinians on Jan. 31st

Helping Hamas? Trump’s USAID to End all Projects for Palestinians on Jan. 31st

“Who suffers when USAID leaves schools and water systems unfinished?… The administration just gave Hamas more running room.”

Maan News Agency

Climate Change
The Fate of the Planet may Depend on You Changing your Diet -  Lancet

The Fate of the Planet may Depend on You Changing your Diet – Lancet

By Isabella Kaminski | – ( ChinaDialogue) – New research calls for a switch to healthier foods and sustainable farming, writes Isabella Kaminski The ideal […]

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Employment
80% of Workers live Paycheck to Paycheck, and Federal ones are no Different

80% of Workers live Paycheck to Paycheck, and Federal ones are no Different

The percentage of U.S. households that have zero or negative wealth increased from 15.5 percent in 1983 to 21.2 percent today.

Chuck Collins

nuclear weapons
What can the People of Nagasaki still Teach us about the Dangers of Nuclear War?

What can the People of Nagasaki still Teach us about the Dangers of Nuclear War?

( Tomdispatch.com) – Landing at Nagasaki Airport last November, I joined a line of Japanese men, women, and children waiting to disembark from our plane. […]

Susan Southard

Syria
Trump Punts on Syria

Trump Punts on Syria

The forever war in the Middle East is far from over.

John Feffer

Democratic Party
Top 6 Things Wrong with Trump denying Pelosi Gov't Transport

Top 6 Things Wrong with Trump denying Pelosi Gov’t Transport

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s petty cancellation of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip on military transport to Brussels and Afghanistan was clearly […]

Juan Cole

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