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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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By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Progressive Jewish groups are rising to criticize the Israeli occupation and fight fundamentalism […]

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Constitution
Top Five Rogues Pardoned by Presidents; will Trump try to be 6th?

Top Five Rogues Pardoned by Presidents; will Trump try to be 6th?

By Juan Cole |. (Informed Comment) | – – Trump has been tweeting again, this time about his unlimited ability to pardon people according to […]

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If we don't Dump Fossil Fuels *Now*, we're Sticking our Kids with $530 Trillion in Debt

If we don’t Dump Fossil Fuels *Now*, we’re Sticking our Kids with $530 Trillion in Debt

By James Dyke | (The Conversation) | – – By continuing to delay significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, we risk handing young people alive […]

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Donald Trump
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TeleSur | – – The U.S. President’s legal team is also undergoing a shake-up. Sean Spicer, the controversial White House press secretary, has resigned and […]

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Green Energy
Even Major Oil State UAE running for Exits toward Green Energy

Even Major Oil State UAE running for Exits toward Green Energy

By Rabiya Jaffery | (Inter Press Service) | – – ABU DHABI (IPS) – Much of the world is moving away from oil for its […]

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Central Intelligence Agency
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How our Intel Agencies Screwed us by Letting Sessions, Trumpies get away with Russia Scheme

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima and Greg Miller at WaPo report from a US intelligence source that […]

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Corruption
Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations?

Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations?

By Austin Sarat | (The Conversation) | – – Speculation is mounting that President Donald Trump could issue a pardon to members of his family […]

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China
Don't worry, Trump:  Chinese firm provides U.S. coal miners w/ wind energy jobs

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CGTN | (Video News Report) | – – “For years, coal and oil and gas have been Wyoming’s bedrock. 40% of U.S. coal is still […]

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The U.S. Empire is 'Fraying' and 'Collapsing': Pentagon Study

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TeleSur | – – Report says Washington should consider the “post-primacy” milieu as a “wakeup call”. A study by the Pentagon, “At Our Own Peril: […]

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