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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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Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses

Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses

10/11/2025 By Human Rights Watch

How Extreme Temperatures Strain Minds and Bodies: A Karachi Case Study

How Extreme Temperatures Strain Minds and Bodies: A Karachi Case Study

10/11/2025 By The Conversation

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Turkey will set up and itself Manage Syria ‘Security Zone’ after Trump Call

Turkey will set up and itself Manage Syria ‘Security Zone’ after Trump Call

US support for the YPG during the Syria conflict has been a major source of friction between Ankara and Washington.

Fulya Ozerkan

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Thanks to our Generous Supporters

Thanks to our Generous Supporters

Many, many thanks to our our generous supporters for a successful fundraising season. We got over halfway to a very ambitious goal, and certainly you […]

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My "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires" now a  Bold Type Book

My “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires” now a Bold Type Book

And just a reminder: The New York Times Book Review has a glowing review of my new book

Juan Cole

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GOP must reject Trump's Wall to really Repudiate Rep. Steve King's Racism

GOP must reject Trump’s Wall to really Repudiate Rep. Steve King’s Racism

Trump was the first Republican presidential candidate to cross over from a more subtle sort of dog whistle

Juan Cole

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Ominous: Annual Antarctica Ice Loss Increases 6-Fold over 1979 Rate

Ominous: Annual Antarctica Ice Loss Increases 6-Fold over 1979 Rate

“As the Antarctic ice sheet continues to melt away, we expect multi-meter sea level rise from Antarctica.”

AFP

Donald Trump
If Trump declares an Emergency, Can Congress or Courts Strike it Down?

If Trump declares an Emergency, Can Congress or Courts Strike it Down?

Under Jackson’s test, presidents are on the strongest possible footing when acting with congressional approval.

The Conversation

Donald Trump
How Not to Build a “Great, Great Wall:”  A Timeline of Border Fortification

How Not to Build a “Great, Great Wall:” A Timeline of Border Fortification

Led by the 27-year-old David Duke, the Ku Klux Klan set up a “border watch” in 1977 at the San Ysidro point of entry

Greg Grandin

al-Qaeda
Is an al-Qaeda Front dominating 3 Million People in North Syria?

Is an al-Qaeda Front dominating 3 Million People in North Syria?

Throughout its numerous iterations, HTS has not altered its ideology and is still widely thought to maintain links with Al-Qaeda

AFP

History
Islamophobia versus World History: Rediscovering Marshall Hodgson

Islamophobia versus World History: Rediscovering Marshall Hodgson

In our post-9/11 world, Hodgson’s historical vision and moral engagement have never been more relevant.

Edmund Burke III

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