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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

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By Neal Gabler | ( Billmoyers.com) | – – We are a failed country because we have lost our compassion and sense of community. Warner […]

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Afghanistan
How America’s Myth of the Infallible Generals gets us in Trouble

How America’s Myth of the Infallible Generals gets us in Trouble

By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – More, more, more. I was guilty of it myself.  Commanding a small cavalry troop of about […]

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Authoritarianism
The Sadism of creeping Dictatorship

The Sadism of creeping Dictatorship

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – One of the classic techniques of dictatorship is humiliation, a manifestation of the sadism of the […]

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Is Trump Palestine’s New Hope?

Daoud Kuttab. | (Project Syndicate) | – – RAMALLAH – On his recent visit to Washington, DC, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas surprised many by heaping […]

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Climate Change
Also Fired:  Scientists at Environmental Protection Agency Review Board

Also Fired: Scientists at Environmental Protection Agency Review Board

Cenk Uygur & Ana Kasparian | ( The Young Turks) | (Video Report) | – – “Scott Pruitt has let go of scientists and replaced […]

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Climate Change
China cancelled 100 Coal Plants but Trump going the other Way

China cancelled 100 Coal Plants but Trump going the other Way

By Oscar Reyes | (Otherwords.org) | – – States that invest in renewables are reaping the rewards. Those that stick to coal are faltering. When […]

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Feminism
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Are Feminism and Islam Mutually Exclusive? Fighting Hislam

By Susan Carland | (The Conversation) | – – Islam is not unique in having theological interpretations that centre on men. Christian, Jewish and Buddhist […]

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Authoritarianism
Which Middle East Authoritarian Leader is Trump most Like?

Which Middle East Authoritarian Leader is Trump most Like?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s abrupt and virtually unprecedented firing of FBI director Jim Comey raises the question of whether […]

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Iran Election:  Rouhani charges Rivals are 'Executioners & Jailers' in Risky Move

Iran Election: Rouhani charges Rivals are ‘Executioners & Jailers’ in Risky Move

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL ) | – – Less than two weeks before voting in Iran’s presidential election, incumbent Hassan Rohani has risked […]

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