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 […]
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Palestine RIP
By Hossam Shaker | (Middle East Monitor) | – – They do not want to recognise the truth. The project of an independent Palestinian state […]
Trump Happy, Bolton Sad? Syrian Regime claims 90% of E. Ghouta as 105k civilians Flee
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – One of the last major rebel enclaves in Syria, East Ghouta, is near to falling back […]
The March for Our Lives in Pictures: Massive Crowds Mourn Victims, Condemn Complicit Politicians
By Julia Conley, staff writer | (Commondreams.org ) | – – “Who here is going to vote in the 2018 election? If you listen real […]
For World Poetry Day, Verses Straight From Persia’s Heart
By Salam Aleik | ( GlobalVoices.org) | – – How might someone in Tajikistan, the only Persian-speaking republic in the former Soviet Union, describe a […]
Can Isolationist Trump and Neocon NSC Pick Bolton really Get Along?
By Carl Schreck | ( RFE/RL) | – – While U.S. President Donald Trump has previously denounced “regime change” and “nation-building,” John Bolton, his choice […]
Before phony polls, Egypt arrests, expels Times reporter Bel Trew
Middle East Monitor | – – Egypt has deported a British journalist working for The Times, the newspaper said on Saturday, describing an “increasingly oppressive […]
Budget Bill: Even GOP Congress defies Trump on Green Energy Funding
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Emma Foehringer Merchant at Greentech Media reports that the GOP Congress defied Trump’s priorities on green […]
Where did ISIL go? Is it regrouping for an Iraq Comeback?
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – The honeymoon is over: After celebrating victory over the extremist [so-called] Islamic State group, Iraqi security […]
The Ongoing Crushing Costs for Americans of the Iraq War
By Stephanie Savell | (Otherwords.org) | – – Americans spend $32 million per hour on wars started during the Bush administration. This March marked the […]