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We are What we Eat: A Step We all Can take to Fight Climate Breakdown
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We are What we Eat: A Step We all Can take to Fight Climate Breakdown

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Nuclear physicist Edward Teller predicted in 1959 that the risks of burning fossil fuels, by increasing carbon […]

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 2

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 2

08/07/2025 By Juan Cole

The Verdict of History: How political Calculations betrayed Gaza

The Verdict of History: How political Calculations betrayed Gaza

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Top 6 Falsehoods Embraced by new WH Chief of Staff John Kelly

Top 6 Falsehoods Embraced by new WH Chief of Staff John Kelly

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – John Kelly will get a lot of good will from having fired the foul-mouthed Anthony Scaramucci. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Extremist Israeli Squatters literally kick Palestinians out of Home, Move In

Extremist Israeli Squatters literally kick Palestinians out of Home, Move In

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Almost one week after dozens of extremist Israeli settlers raided and occupied a Palestinian home in […]

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Feminism
Turkish Women rally re: Abuse by Conservatives over Outfits

Turkish Women rally re: Abuse by Conservatives over Outfits

TeleSur | – – Istanbul has been widely viewed as a fairly liberal city for women and the LGBT community. On the weekend, hundreds of […]

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Democracy
Guess What Iraq's Biggest Problem Really Is

Guess What Iraq’s Biggest Problem Really Is

By Pamela Abbott, Andrea Teti and Kevin M. DeJesus | (The Conversation) | – – With the defeat of the so-called Islamic State (IS) on […]

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Al-Sadr in Jidda:  Are Saudis looking for channel to Iran, or anti-Iran Client?

Al-Sadr in Jidda: Are Saudis looking for channel to Iran, or anti-Iran Client?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Sunday paid a visit to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is Electricity a Right, even for Palestinians of Gaza?  Israel's Obligations

Is Electricity a Right, even for Palestinians of Gaza? Israel’s Obligations

By Julie Webb-Pullman. | (TeleSur) | – – The bowing of Israeli occupation authorities to the request of the Palestinian Authority to further reduce energy […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Losing Cities, can ISIL strike Iraq, West from Mountain Bases?

Losing Cities, can ISIL strike Iraq, West from Mountain Bases?

By Dashty Ali | Sulaymaniyah | (Niqash.org) | – – Having been driven out of Mosul, the extremist Islamic State group is doing what Al […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Of all things Trump did to us, Vast new toxic CO2 Emissions are the Worst

Of all things Trump did to us, Vast new toxic CO2 Emissions are the Worst

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Who says President Trump doesn’t have a coherent foreign policy?  Pundits and critics across […]

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Environmentalism
On one day in May, Italy got 87% of its Electricity from Renewables

On one day in May, Italy got 87% of its Electricity from Renewables

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – * On one day in May, Italy met 87% of its electricity production needs from renewables. […]

Juan Cole

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