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China’s Power Sector Emissions fall 5.8% in Q1, as Renewables rapidly Replace Coal
China

China’s Power Sector Emissions fall 5.8% in Q1, as Renewables rapidly Replace Coal

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Lauri Myllyvirta writes at Carbon Brief that China’s CO2 emissions over-all fell by 1% in the past 12 months, and […]

Trump and Bukele: The Few Repressing the Many

Trump and Bukele: The Few Repressing the Many

05/16/2025 By Foreign Policy in Focus

That Sucking Sound you hear is Trump Flushing America down the Toilet

That Sucking Sound you hear is Trump Flushing America down the Toilet

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Africa
Could Africa skip Pipelines straight to Solar Panels?

Could Africa skip Pipelines straight to Solar Panels?

By Benjamin Fox | EURACTIV.com | – – Nearly €340 ($403) billion of investment will be needed to achieve universal access to electricity across Africa […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Remembering Puerto Ricans–Americans–on Thanksgiving

Remembering Puerto Ricans–Americans–on Thanksgiving

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Many Puerto Ricans are spending Thanksgiving on the mainland, away from home and family and friends, […]

Juan Cole

Hizbullah
Saudi Debacle as Hariri returns to Beirut, remains PM

Saudi Debacle as Hariri returns to Beirut, remains PM

France 24 English | (Video News Report) | – – “Lebanon: PM Saad Hariri puts off stepping down. FRANCE24”s correspondent in Beirut Adam Pletts tells […]

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Climate Change
Will Fleeing Puerto Ricans ever return home from the Mainland?

Will Fleeing Puerto Ricans ever return home from the Mainland?

By Alexis R. Santos-Lozada | (The Conversation) | – – Even before this year’s devastating hurricane season, the team of demographers I work with at […]

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Internet
Yemen: Twitter Bots and Fake Accounts 'Blocking News'

Yemen: Twitter Bots and Fake Accounts ‘Blocking News’

TeleSur | – – British-Irish independent journalist Iona Craig, who focuses on Yemen and the Arabian peninsula, blocked about 9,000 bots on Twitter in the space […]

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Arab World
The New Arab League Cold War

The New Arab League Cold War

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Arab League is embroiled in a new cold war among its own members, largely over […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Sexual Predator Trump backs Sexual Predator Roy Moore (TYT Video)

Sexual Predator Trump backs Sexual Predator Roy Moore (TYT Video)

The Young Turks | (Video News Clip) | – – “Does Trump support Roy Moore? Cenk Uygur, the host of The Young Turks, breaks down […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Israeli Minister Confirms Secret Contacts with Saudi Arabia

Israeli Minister Confirms Secret Contacts with Saudi Arabia

By IMEMC News | – – Israel’s Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz revealed that the country maintains secret contacts within Saudi Arabia and many other Muslim […]

Juan Cole

Bush
W. Bush Still a War Criminal: Can't Get Fooled Again

W. Bush Still a War Criminal: Can’t Get Fooled Again

San Francisco (Tomdispatch.com) – He received a prestigious award from the West Point Association of Graduates. He published a “runaway” bestselling autobiography. Last February, a […]

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