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

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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Kurds
Syria Kurds Reject proposed “safe zone” under Turkey Control

Syria Kurds Reject proposed “safe zone” under Turkey Control

“Other options cannot be accepted because they infringe on the sovereignty of Syria.”

Middle East Monitor

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No, US Troop Deaths in Syria don't Contradict Defeat of ISIL

No, US Troop Deaths in Syria don’t Contradict Defeat of ISIL

And Stop Playing Politics with the Lives of Military Personnel

Juan Cole

Pollution
Trump's EPA to Kill 11,000 a Year with Mercury Nerve Poison

Trump’s EPA to Kill 11,000 a Year with Mercury Nerve Poison

Younger generations deserve to grow up protected from these harmful and deadly substances.

Olivia Alperstein

Saudi Arabia
Congress trying to de-fund Trump/Saudi War in Yemen

Congress trying to de-fund Trump/Saudi War in Yemen

The measure would serve to cut off “U.S. refueling, logistical support, intelligence, and special forces operations” to Saudi allies.”

TeleSur

Iran
Iran steals Trump’s Thunder:  ‘We defeated ISIL & We’ll Rebuild Iraq’

Iran steals Trump’s Thunder: ‘We defeated ISIL & We’ll Rebuild Iraq’

“The reason Iraq could persevere in the face of terrorism is that Iran stood by its side. Everyone rejects America’s entry into Iraq.”

AFP

European Union
How Hard will a Hard Brexit be on Britain and US?  Very Hard

How Hard will a Hard Brexit be on Britain and US? Very Hard

That Britain is contemplating leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement or new trade deal shows how perverse our politics has become.

British Policy and Politics

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Stateless Palestinians Seek Full State Membership at UN, Defying Trump & Netanyahu

Stateless Palestinians Seek Full State Membership at UN, Defying Trump & Netanyahu

That the Palestinian leadership is going ahead with the application, moreover, shows the depths of their despair

Juan Cole

European Union
Piteous Albion & Brexit: British PM Suffers Biggest Defeat in Modern History

Piteous Albion & Brexit: British PM Suffers Biggest Defeat in Modern History

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker urged London to “clarify its intentions”, warning: “Time is almost up.”

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Lost Childhood:  Palestinian Children in Israeli Prisons

Lost Childhood: Palestinian Children in Israeli Prisons

(Informed Comment) – “At first when Adel (my son) got arrested, I was a wreck, thinking about his future, school and education, he loves to […]

Reem Abd Ulhamid

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