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For First time in History, Renewables Overtook Coal in Global Electricity Production in H1
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For First time in History, Renewables Overtook Coal in Global Electricity Production in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Ember energy analysis firm has released its global electricity report for the first half of 2025, and it contains […]

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Israel/Palestine: States Should Act to Halt Atrocities

Israel/Palestine: States Should Act to Halt Atrocities

10/08/2025 By Human Rights Watch

A Case for Nonviolent Resistance:  MAGA Men and Rage

A Case for Nonviolent Resistance: MAGA Men and Rage

10/08/2025 By Andrea Mazzarino

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Georgia Election shows that Dixie Tradition of Black Voter Suppression Flourishing

Georgia Election shows that Dixie Tradition of Black Voter Suppression Flourishing

By Frederick Knight | – Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp has been sued for suppressing minority votes after an Associated Press investigation revealed […]

The Conversation

Far Right
CNN’s Zucker Slams Trump’s attacks on Media, Rivals after Pipe Bombs

CNN’s Zucker Slams Trump’s attacks on Media, Rivals after Pipe Bombs

by Jennie MATTHEW, with Saul Loeb in Mosinee New York (AFP) – Pipe bombs were sent Wednesday to Barack Obama, top Democrats and CNN, hate […]

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Donald Trump
"I am a Nationalist" - Donald Trump apes Mussolini in Drive to destroy America

“I am a Nationalist” – Donald Trump apes Mussolini in Drive to destroy America

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump proudly says he is a “nationalist.” He is, of course, saying this to shore up support among white nationalists. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is Israel Targeting Palestinian Schools, UNRWA, to Cripple Nat’l Movement?

Is Israel Targeting Palestinian Schools, UNRWA, to Cripple Nat’l Movement?

An empowered Palestinian population is far more capable of challenging Israeli dominance than a subdued one

Ramzy Baroud

wind energy
It's the economics: Red states embracing wind energy don't do it for the climate

It’s the economics: Red states embracing wind energy don’t do it for the climate

By Sarah Mills | – The federal government has never played a leading role in restricting the carbon footprint of the nation’s power plants. But […]

The Conversation

Far Right
Bomb Found at NY Home of Entrepreneur Soros after Trump attacked Him

Bomb Found at NY Home of Entrepreneur Soros after Trump attacked Him

New York (AFP) – The FBI on Tuesday was investigating an explosive device found in the mailbox at the New York home of US billionaire […]

AFP

Saudi Arabia
Erdogan Intimates Saudi Crown Prince to Blame for Khashoggi Murder

Erdogan Intimates Saudi Crown Prince to Blame for Khashoggi Murder

By Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi with Gokan Gunes in Istanbul | – Ankara (AFP) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s key speech on the murder of journalist Jamal […]

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Does Turkey Aim to unseat Saudi Crown Prince MBS via Khashoggi Affair?

Does Turkey Aim to unseat Saudi Crown Prince MBS via Khashoggi Affair?

Turkey columnist: Jared Kushner, UAE crown prince Bin Salman made up a ‘devils triangle’

Juan Cole

UAE
No Dissent Allowed: United Arab Emirates Jails Western Ph.D. Researcher

No Dissent Allowed: United Arab Emirates Jails Western Ph.D. Researcher

Matthew Hedges’ Arrest exposes the extreme limits on academic freedom in the United Arab Emirates

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