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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

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Corruption
Saudi Prince reaps $106 bn from "Anti-Corruption" Scheme

Saudi Prince reaps $106 bn from “Anti-Corruption” Scheme

Middle East Monitor | – – Saudi media sources yesterday confirmed the release of all detainees held on corruption charges at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in […]

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Authoritarianism
Egypt: Sisi Warns Opposition After Call for Elections Boycott

Egypt: Sisi Warns Opposition After Call for Elections Boycott

TeleSur | – – Opposition parties and leaders are calling for a boycott of Egypt’s presidential elections after other candidates were arrested or intimidated. Egypt’s […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump's "Immigration Policy" is just a form of Ethnic Cleansing

Trump’s “Immigration Policy” is just a form of Ethnic Cleansing

By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | – – I’ll be honest: I didn’t watch Trump’s State of the Union address when it aired. Instead, I […]

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The Fascist underpinnings of Trump's State of the Union

The Fascist underpinnings of Trump’s State of the Union

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s State of the Union address had all the elements of fascism except brownshirts marching in […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
Egyptian opposition call for boycotting presidential elections

Egyptian opposition call for boycotting presidential elections

Middle East Monitor | – – Egyptian former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi called today for boycotting the country’s upcoming presidential elections due in March. Speaking […]

Juan Cole

Yemen
Yemen just got Bloodier & more Complicated: Trump Ally UAE backing Separatist Militia

Yemen just got Bloodier & more Complicated: Trump Ally UAE backing Separatist Militia

By Daniel Martin Varisco | (MENA Tidningen) | – – The fighting that erupted in Aden over the weekend is still going on, but army […]

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Donald Trump
Trump isn't a Bug in our US Software, he's a Feature

Trump isn’t a Bug in our US Software, he’s a Feature

By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The present arrives out of a past that we are too quick to forget, misremember, […]

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Trump declines to Sanction Russia, Spurring Speculation about Putin Hold

Trump declines to Sanction Russia, Spurring Speculation about Putin Hold

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Trump administration has refused to implement new sanctions on the Russian defense sector, as mandated […]

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Donald Trump
Trump's Criminalization of Muslims goes beyond Travel Ban

Trump’s Criminalization of Muslims goes beyond Travel Ban

Basima Sisemore | (The Conversation) | – – On Jan. 19, a year after President Donald Trump’s first travel ban was issued, the Supreme Court […]

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