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

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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

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MESA Letter Defending Lucy Peterson, Grad, in her Boycott of Israel

MESA Letter Defending Lucy Peterson, Grad, in her Boycott of Israel

Via Middle East Studies Association Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) 3542 N Geronimo Ave Tucson AZ 85705 (USA) 520-333-2577 520-207-3166 fax Website […]

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Fearful Saudi Dissidents: Gov’t Tried to Lure us to Embassies, Too

Fearful Saudi Dissidents: Gov’t Tried to Lure us to Embassies, Too

Washington (AFP) – The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has sent a chill through exiled dissidents, with many revealing discreet government attempts to lure […]

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Was Saudi Arabia's Assassination inspired by N. Korea, Israel, Russia or US?

Was Saudi Arabia’s Assassination inspired by N. Korea, Israel, Russia or US?

(Foreign Policy in Focus) – Saudi Arabia’s apparent assassination of Jamal Khashoggi might have taken inspiration from Russia and North Korea — or Israel and […]

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Germany halts arms Sales to Riyadh, as Investors sell $1 bn in Saudi Stocks

Germany halts arms Sales to Riyadh, as Investors sell $1 bn in Saudi Stocks

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that Germany would put arms sales to Saudi Arabia on hold in light […]

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Saudi Arabia
Turkey Vows to Reveal ‘Naked Truth’ over Khashoggi Death

Turkey Vows to Reveal ‘Naked Truth’ over Khashoggi Death

by Fulya Ozerkan with Brian Knowlton in Washington and Joe Jackson in London | – Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Under Public Pressure to Cancel Peace Treaty with Israel, Jordan ends Annexes

Under Public Pressure to Cancel Peace Treaty with Israel, Jordan ends Annexes

AMMAN (Ma’an) — Jordanian King Abdullah II informed Israel, on Sunday, that he will not renew two annexes of the 1994 peace treaty between Israel […]

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Afghanistan: America's Longest Forgotten War Turns a grim 17

Afghanistan: America’s Longest Forgotten War Turns a grim 17

(Tomdispatch.com) | – We’re already two years past the crystal anniversary and eight years short of the silver one, or at least we would be, […]

Tom Engelhardt

Israel/ Palestine
Israel advances Bill Tying Cultural Funding to ‘Loyalty’

Israel advances Bill Tying Cultural Funding to ‘Loyalty’

Jerusalem (AFP) – A ministerial committee in Israel’s parliament voted Sunday to advance a bill that would cut subsidies to cultural organisations accused of not […]

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Socialism is Healthy: US Barracuda Capitalism is Literally Killing us

Socialism is Healthy: US Barracuda Capitalism is Literally Killing us

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The US has fallen off a cliff on global health statistics, plummeting an unprecedented 21 places in the world index. […]

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