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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here
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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

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Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

08/25/2025 By F. Douglas Stephenson

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Archaeology
No, supremacists, the Vikings wouldn’t have put up with “Teuton” Donald Trump

No, supremacists, the Vikings wouldn’t have put up with “Teuton” Donald Trump

By Keith Ruiter | (The Conversation) | – – It has been suggested that Donald Trump “may get his assertive rather than passive manner from […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians condemn Israel's new illegal squatting in West Bank

Palestinians condemn Israel’s new illegal squatting in West Bank

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian leaders on Thursday and Friday strongly condemned an Israeli security cabinet vote on Thursday night […]

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Donald Trump
Was Michael Flynn Russia's “primary channel of communication with the Trump team”?

Was Michael Flynn Russia’s “primary channel of communication with the Trump team”?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Former National Security Adviser to president Trump, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Michael Flynn, has allegedly offered to […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Putin and the Ayatollahs:  How Russia's Alliance with Iran is reshaping the Middle East

Putin and the Ayatollahs: How Russia’s Alliance with Iran is reshaping the Middle East

By Clément Therme | (The Conversation) | – – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, will meet for the eighth time […]

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Food Security
In Shadow of Mideast Wars, Massive Spike in Hunger and Malnutrition

In Shadow of Mideast Wars, Massive Spike in Hunger and Malnutrition

By IPS World Desk | (Inter Press Service) | – – Food security and nutrition levels in the Near East and North Africa have sharply […]

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Donald Trump
Why $54 bn for Pentagon won't fix US Security

Why $54 bn for Pentagon won’t fix US Security

By Rajan Menon | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Donald Trump’s supporters believe that his election will end business as usual in Washington. The […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Why are young Jewish Activists Protesting the Major Israel Lobby?

Why are young Jewish Activists Protesting the Major Israel Lobby?

AJ+ | (Video News Clip) | – – “Here’s why these Jewish activists are protesting the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in DC. ” AJ+: […]

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Cold War
The Untold Violence of the Pax Americana

The Untold Violence of the Pax Americana

John W. Dower | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s new book, The […]

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Donald Trump
Are Progressives Suffering from Trump Fatigue?

Are Progressives Suffering from Trump Fatigue?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Many progressives are suffering Trump exhaustion. The new administration has set the country back on so […]

Juan Cole

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