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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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Denialism
Even conservatives are resisting Trump’s radical assault on the environment

Even conservatives are resisting Trump’s radical assault on the environment

By Tan Copsey | (ChinaDialogue) | – – President Trump has been in power for just over a year and has enjoyed few policy successes. […]

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Colonialism
British Empire’s hidden workings in India and Iran revealed in remarkable new film footage

British Empire’s hidden workings in India and Iran revealed in remarkable new film footage

By Jonathan Westaway | The Conversation | – – In a basement office at the Royal Geographical Society in London’s South Kensington, grainy 16mm film […]

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Displaced and Refugees
UN: 47,000 displaced By Saudi-led war on Yemen since December

UN: 47,000 displaced By Saudi-led war on Yemen since December

Middle East Monitor | – – Up to 47,000 Yemenis have been displaced to Aden as a result of rising military tensions in Taiz and […]

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Israel Lobbies
Big Legal Win for Kansas Schoolteacher barred from Boycotting Israel

Big Legal Win for Kansas Schoolteacher barred from Boycotting Israel

Media with Conscience News | – – The US state recently passed a law requiring all state contractors to pledge they do not support a […]

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Donald Trump
Top 5 Economic Disappointments of the Trump Regime (so far)

Top 5 Economic Disappointments of the Trump Regime (so far)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Since Trump has decided that declining to clap for him is a form of treason, and […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
What Journalists get wrong about Islam

What Journalists get wrong about Islam

Sharia isn’t only about Laws, and Muslims don’t need to abandon Islam to become “Moderate”

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
With Nunes Memo McCarthyism, time to remember Margaret Chase Smith

With Nunes Memo McCarthyism, time to remember Margaret Chase Smith

By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – The release of the Nunes Memo, yet another attempt to discredit and even derail the Mueller […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Turkey & Vatican tag team Trump over Jerusalem

Turkey & Vatican tag team Trump over Jerusalem

Middle East Monitor | – – Both Erdogan and Pope Francis are opposed to US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital […]

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Climate Change
What Rapid Climate Change Looks Like: the Younger Dryas Comet

What Rapid Climate Change Looks Like: the Younger Dryas Comet

Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – It has long puzzled scientists that the gradual ending of the last glacial maximum or ice age […]

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