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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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Israel/ Palestine
Int’l Criminal Court must investigate Top Israeli Officials for Gaza War Crimes:  HRW

Int’l Criminal Court must investigate Top Israeli Officials for Gaza War Crimes: HRW

Accountability Needed for Officials Who Authorized Lethal Force

Human Rights Watch

Climate Change
Seas Surge as Pace of Antarctica Ice Loss Triples in 5 Yrs: 3 Trillion Tons Melted

Seas Surge as Pace of Antarctica Ice Loss Triples in 5 Yrs: 3 Trillion Tons Melted

Antarctica has lost a staggering three trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, according to a landmark study published Wednesday

AFP

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Top 8 Ways Iran Deal was Way Better than Trump's North Korea Commitment

Top 8 Ways Iran Deal was Way Better than Trump’s North Korea Commitment

Trump’s agreement with Kim Jong Un appears to be much worse for US interests than the supposedly awful Iran Deal

Juan Cole

North Korea
What could Really Make a US-N. Korea Summit Work:  A Peace Treaty US Hawks Honor

What could Really Make a US-N. Korea Summit Work: A Peace Treaty US Hawks Honor

Democratic and Republican hawks in Washington are already trying to make sure there’s no meaningful peace accord

Reese Erlich

Israel/ Palestine
The Women of Gaza and the Great March of Return

The Women of Gaza and the Great March of Return

Why Palestine’s Feminists are Fighting on Two Fronts

Fadi Abu Shammala

Yemen
Yemen:  US won’t stop UAE from Launching “Bloody, Prolonged” Battle for Hodeida

Yemen: US won’t stop UAE from Launching “Bloody, Prolonged” Battle for Hodeida

Pro-government forces fighting Yemen’s Huthi rebels are sending reinforcements towards the port of Hodeida, military sources said Tuesday

Fawaz al-Haidari

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If Obama had met with Kim Jong Un, the Republican Party would have had a Cow

If Obama had met with Kim Jong Un, the Republican Party would have had a Cow

The depths of hypocrisy of the Republican Party in supporting Trump’s meeting with the North Korean dictator in Singapore are hard to plumb

Juan Cole

Syria
Nearly 1 Mn. Syrians made Homeless Already this Year, & UN Fears 2 Mn. to Come

Nearly 1 Mn. Syrians made Homeless Already this Year, & UN Fears 2 Mn. to Come

More than 920,000 people were displaced inside Syria during the first four months of 2018

Nina Larson

Immigration
Nevermind the Wall — They’re Building Warehouses for Refugee Children

Nevermind the Wall — They’re Building Warehouses for Refugee Children

The newest plank of immigration enforcement? Kidnapping children and piling them into detention centers.

Peter Certo

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