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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

08/21/2025 By The Conversation

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Climate Change
$120 bn. in Coastal Property in Jeopardy from CO2-induced Sea-Level Rise

$120 bn. in Coastal Property in Jeopardy from CO2-induced Sea-Level Rise

Experts warn of a looming economic crisis caused by water-logged homes that will someday become uninhabitable

Kerry Sheridan

China
Is China Stealing a March on Trump in Pakistan amid New Trade War?

Is China Stealing a March on Trump in Pakistan amid New Trade War?

The outbreak of tit-for-tat tariffs means the US-Sino confrontation now embraces both the military sphere in the South China Sea and over Taiwan

Neil Thompson

Afghanistan
Did You Hear about the Great Afghan Peace March?  MSM Ignores Nonviolent Activists

Did You Hear about the Great Afghan Peace March? MSM Ignores Nonviolent Activists

Dozens of peace protesters arrived in Kabul on Monday after walking hundreds of kilometers across war-battered Afghanistan

Mushtaq Mojaddidi

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It's all about the Midterms: Trump took those Children Hostage to Stoke his Base

It’s all about the Midterms: Trump took those Children Hostage to Stoke his Base

Some 46% of Republicans approve of separating children from their parents at the border, according to an Ipsos poll done for the Daily Beast

Juan Cole

Houthi
What do the Warring Parties in Yemen Want, now that the Conflict is Heating Up?

What do the Warring Parties in Yemen Want, now that the Conflict is Heating Up?

The military conflict now escalating in Yemen threatens the lives of more than 250,000 people in the port city Hodeidah

Kelly McFarland

Syria
Plot Thickens:  Israeli Airstrike blamed for Killing 22 Iraqi Shiite Militiamen in Syria

Plot Thickens: Israeli Airstrike blamed for Killing 22 Iraqi Shiite Militiamen in Syria

More than 20 fighters from an Iraqi paramilitary force key to the battle against ISIS were killed in a Syria air raid the US linked to Israel

AFP

Immigration
Listen to Children Who've Just Been Separated from their Parents at the Border

Listen to Children Who’ve Just Been Separated from their Parents at the Border

The desperate sobbing of 10 Central American children separated from their parents makes for excruciating listening

Ginger Thompson

Featured
Top Six Dictators who also Divided Children from Parents like Trump/Sessions

Top Six Dictators who also Divided Children from Parents like Trump/Sessions

Some of the most notorious dictators of the modern era separated parents from their children

Juan Cole

Yemen
Yemen: Saudi-Led Attack on Hodeida Displaces Nearly 5,000, Endangers 70% of Food Imports

Yemen: Saudi-Led Attack on Hodeida Displaces Nearly 5,000, Endangers 70% of Food Imports

Yemeni pro-government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, battled Huthi rebels around the key port city of Hodeida on Sunday

Fawaz al-Haidari

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