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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
Climate Crisis

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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Saudi Arabia
Camel Contestants in Saudi Pageant busted for Botox

Camel Contestants in Saudi Pageant busted for Botox

By Daniel Martin Varisco | MENA Tidningen | – – The camel, once referred to as the “ship of the desert” for the Arabian Peninsula, […]

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Donald Trump
Many in Press fall for Trump's non-apology on retweet of anti-Muslim Hate

Many in Press fall for Trump’s non-apology on retweet of anti-Muslim Hate

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In the course of Trump’s softball interview with his friend Piers Morgan, he said he’d be […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Defying Trump, Multinational Companies going to 100% Green Energy in Droves

Defying Trump, Multinational Companies going to 100% Green Energy in Droves

By Frédéric Simon | EURACTIV.com | – – Renewables are becoming the energy source of choice for corporate electricity users, according to a new report […]

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Kurds
Why Don't Syria, Iran, Iraq And Turkey Want A Kurdistan? (Video)

Why Don’t Syria, Iran, Iraq And Turkey Want A Kurdistan? (Video)

Kurds, nationalism, separatism, Middle East

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National Security State
An Empire of Graveyards

An Empire of Graveyards

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) |- – Recently, a memory of my son as a small boy came back to me. He was, in those […]

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Featured
In blow to Trump, Syrian Kurds call on al-Assad to Save them from Turkey

In blow to Trump, Syrian Kurds call on al-Assad to Save them from Turkey

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The hopes of the Trump administration to use the Syrian Kurds as a wedge against the […]

Juan Cole

Crime
Human Rights Win in Iran: Thousands of Death Sentences for Drugs Dropped

Human Rights Win in Iran: Thousands of Death Sentences for Drugs Dropped

Centre for Human Rights in Iran | Trans. & Ed. Global Voices Online An estimated 4,000 prisoners currently on death row in Iran for drug-related […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians: If Jerusalem is Off the Table, Peace is Off the Table

Palestinians: If Jerusalem is Off the Table, Peace is Off the Table

IMEMC News & Agencies International | – – Palestinian officials denounced, on Thursday, renewed statements by US President Donald Trump that Jerusalem is off the […]

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Employment
Plummeting Tourism to US, costing $10 bn., blamed on Trump Slump

Plummeting Tourism to US, costing $10 bn., blamed on Trump Slump

TeleSur | – – Some in the travel industry attribute the decline to something they call the “Trump slump.” Travel to the United States has […]

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