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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here
Climate Crisis

When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

08/25/2025 By Global Voices

Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

08/25/2025 By F. Douglas Stephenson

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African-Americans
With Marijuana Legal, L.A. Makes Amends for damage of the War on Drugs

With Marijuana Legal, L.A. Makes Amends for damage of the War on Drugs

By Kevon Paynter | ( Yes! Magazine ) | – – The city creates a “social equity” tier of applications who will receive priority for […]

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Russia accuses US of destabilizing Syria with Kurdish-Turkish Clash

Russia accuses US of destabilizing Syria with Kurdish-Turkish Clash

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s angry threat to invade a Syrian Kurdish canton in response to the […]

Juan Cole

Djibouti
Turkey to deploy 60,000 soldiers in bases abroad, including in Qatar

Turkey to deploy 60,000 soldiers in bases abroad, including in Qatar

Middle East Monitor |- – 60,000 armed Turkish soldiers will be deployed across four military bases abroad in accordance with a new 2022 plan, The […]

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White Supremacists
Radical White Terrorists committed Most 2017 Killings in US

Radical White Terrorists committed Most 2017 Killings in US

TeleSur | – – A report by the Anti-Defamation League shows that in 2017 the majority of murders in the U.S. were committed by right-wing, […]

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North Korea
A Second Korean War, this Time with Nukes?

A Second Korean War, this Time with Nukes?

( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Most people intuitively get it. An American preventive strike to wipe out North Korea’s nuclear bombs and ballistic missiles, or […]

Rajan Menon

Afghanistan
12 Strong. The Inside Story on the Making of a (Refreshingly Accurate) Hollywood War Epic

12 Strong. The Inside Story on the Making of a (Refreshingly Accurate) Hollywood War Epic

By Brian Glyn Williams (with Julie Romei) | (Informed Comment) | – – When I received a phone call from a representative for famed producer […]

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Thanks to all our Generous Supporters for an Amazing Fundraiser

Thanks to all our Generous Supporters for an Amazing Fundraiser

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Many, many thanks to all our very generous and committed contributors for another successful fundraiser! Your […]

Juan Cole

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Trump Admin Commits to Forever War in Syria against Iran

Trump Admin Commits to Forever War in Syria against Iran

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gave a talk Wednesday at the right wing Hoover Institution that […]

Juan Cole

Palestine
Despite Challenges, Palestine Plans Solar Energy in 500 Schools

Despite Challenges, Palestine Plans Solar Energy in 500 Schools

TeleSur | – – While the U.S. and its leader dismiss climate change, the Palestinian government is endorsing renewable energy sources. Despite mounting pressure on […]

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