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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

Juan Cole

Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

12/17/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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Will Egypt’s Jailed Youth Activists Ever See Justice?

Will Egypt’s Jailed Youth Activists Ever See Justice?

Netizen Report | (Global Voices Online) | – – On 19 October, Egypt’s highest court of appeal postponed the trial of prominent activist and blogger […]

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Environmentalism
Forget Terrorism: Industrial Pollution causes 1 in every 6 deaths worldwide

Forget Terrorism: Industrial Pollution causes 1 in every 6 deaths worldwide

By Sam Morgan | EURACTIV.com| – – A new study is the first to take into account all types of pollution. The results make difficult […]

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Last counties in Kirkuk fall to Iraqi Gov't as Sistani calls for protection of Kurdish Citizens

Last counties in Kirkuk fall to Iraqi Gov’t as Sistani calls for protection of Kurdish Citizens

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Iraqi military and its Shiite militia auxiliaries have completed their reassertion in Kirkuk. The last […]

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Donald Trump
Iran Deal:  67% of US Citizens Don’t Want to Pull Out

Iran Deal: 67% of US Citizens Don’t Want to Pull Out

TeleSur | – – U.S. President Donald Trump said last week he wants to “decertify” the agreement. A CNN poll has found that 67 percent […]

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Climate Change
Warm waters melting Antarctic ice shelves for 1st time in 7,000 years

Warm waters melting Antarctic ice shelves for 1st time in 7,000 years

Sev Kender | (The Conversation) | – – The vast expanse of the Antarctic is a region of the world particularly vulnerable to climate change, […]

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African-Americans
Like his hero Trump, John Kelly falsely smears Critics

Like his hero Trump, John Kelly falsely smears Critics

The Real Fake News is the Trump White House

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Bush
George W. Bush & GOP lack standing to bash Trump for Racism

George W. Bush & GOP lack standing to bash Trump for Racism

From Willie Horton to Bridget McCain, the Bush’s were complicit with the GOP Southern strategy and its racist imperatives

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China
Are China and N. Korea biggest Winners from Trump dissing Iran Deal?

Are China and N. Korea biggest Winners from Trump dissing Iran Deal?

In reneging on JCPOA re: Iran, Trump is giving North Korea new ammunition

Neil Thompson

Saudi Arabia
Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly so paranoid?

Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly so paranoid?

By James L. Gelvin | (The Conversation) | – – In the past, Saudi Arabia depended upon its enormous oil wealth and the United States […]

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