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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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Trump’s new Clash of Civilizations:  Carbonites v. Greens

Trump’s new Clash of Civilizations: Carbonites v. Greens

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – That Donald Trump is a grand disruptor when it comes to international affairs is […]

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Bahrain
Top Reasons Why Qatar Will Survive the Saudi-led Diplomatic Offensive

Top Reasons Why Qatar Will Survive the Saudi-led Diplomatic Offensive

By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – – The Saudi – Qatar diplomatic rift is intensifying, showing no sign of immediate solution. Since June […]

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Authoritarianism
Speaking Truth to Erdogan:  His Authoritarian Turn and Europe

Speaking Truth to Erdogan: His Authoritarian Turn and Europe

By Ludwig Schulz | German Orient Institute | (Via Euractiv.com ) | – – Ludwig Schulz looks at how scientific analysis can help counter President […]

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Denialism
Sorry, Trump, Electric Car sales doubled last Year, dooming dirty Fossil fuels

Sorry, Trump, Electric Car sales doubled last Year, dooming dirty Fossil fuels

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road doubled worldwide to 2 million in the […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Does Watching too much TV turn you into a Trump Voter?

Does Watching too much TV turn you into a Trump Voter?

By James Shanahan. | (The Conversation) | – – Many gallons of ink (and megabytes of electronic text) have been devoted to explaining the surprise […]

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Death Penalty
Execution-Crazy Saudi Gov't railroads 14 Shiite Dissidents with unfair Death Penalty

Execution-Crazy Saudi Gov’t railroads 14 Shiite Dissidents with unfair Death Penalty

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia should immediately quash the death sentences of 14 members of the Shia community for protest-related […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Children’s Lives Are Shaped By 50 Years of Military Occupation

Palestinian Children’s Lives Are Shaped By 50 Years of Military Occupation

By Jennifer Bing | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Five decades of occupation have turned military violence into the norm for Palestinian […]

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Donald Trump
Tillerson-Trump Rumble over Qatar shows White House Divisions

Tillerson-Trump Rumble over Qatar shows White House Divisions

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday called on Saudi Arabia and its allies to halt […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
GOP Rep. urges US Terror alliance with ISIL against Iranian civilians

GOP Rep. urges US Terror alliance with ISIL against Iranian civilians

NIAC | (Video News Clip) | – – NIAC Action: “Shocking: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Suggests Tehran ISIS Attack Was “Positive”

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