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Stephen Colbert and I:  The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship
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Stephen Colbert and I: The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Paramount Global corporation has fired late night comedian Stephen Colbert even though Colbert dominated his time spot. Paramount owns […]

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

07/19/2025 By Arzu Geybullayeva

Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

07/19/2025 By The Conversation

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Climate Crisis
Over half of Turkey's Electricity now comes from Renewables as it seeks to Escape Energy Dependence on Russia

Over half of Turkey’s Electricity now comes from Renewables as it seeks to Escape Energy Dependence on Russia

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye is finally making strides toward a renewable grid. In the first half of 2024, according to the energy think […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Why are North American Synagogues selling Palestinians' Real Estate in the West Bank?

Why are North American Synagogues selling Palestinians’ Real Estate in the West Bank?

( The New Arab ) – The marketing of ‘Anglo neighbourhoods’ in the occupied West Bank at real estate events in synagogues in Toronto, Los […]

Yoav Litvin

Artificial Intelligence
A.I. may kill us All, but not the Way you Think

A.I. may kill us All, but not the Way you Think

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – The conventional Artificial Intelligence doomsday scenario runs like this. A robot acquires sentience and decides for some reason […]

John Feffer

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Ten Conflicts to Understand the New Middle East

Ten Conflicts to Understand the New Middle East

Review of : Christopher Phillips, Battleground: 10 Conflicts That Explain the New Middle East. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2024. Munich, Germany (Special […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

US Foreign Policy
Defeat Culture: The Decline and Fall of Presidential America

Defeat Culture: The Decline and Fall of Presidential America

( Tomdispatch.com ) – It’s not a happenstance or some sad mistake that, barring a surprise, Americans will go to the polls in November to […]

Tom Engelhardt

Israel/ Palestine
Hamas' War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity (HRW)

Hamas’ War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity (HRW)

“I Can’t Erase All the Blood from My Mind” Palestinian Armed Groups’ October 7 Assault on Israel October 7 Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes by […]

Human Rights Watch

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China and the Slowing Petroleum Market:  EVs displaced 1.5 mn. Barrels per Day in 2024

China and the Slowing Petroleum Market: EVs displaced 1.5 mn. Barrels per Day in 2024

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The International Energy Agency signaled last week that the rate of increase in world petroleum demand fell in the second […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
For Republicans, the Bill is coming due for their "Project 2025"

For Republicans, the Bill is coming due for their “Project 2025”

‘I’m not trying to scare us; I’m trying to inform us.’ ( Florida Phoenix ) – On June 30, actress Taraji P. Henson paused her […]

Florida Phoenix

Hizbullah
Lebanese Society is Split over a Potential War with Israel

Lebanese Society is Split over a Potential War with Israel

Rola El-Husseini, Lund University | – (The Conversation) – Hezbollah began launching rockets into northern Israel in solidarity with Palestinians shortly after the start of […]

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