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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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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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Israel/ Palestine
Is Trump Palestine’s New Hope?

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
Are Feminism and Islam Mutually Exclusive?  Fighting Hislam

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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Elections
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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China
China's covering a Football field with Solar Panels Every Hour in Quest to End Coal

China’s covering a Football field with Solar Panels Every Hour in Quest to End Coal

By Janet Xuanli Liao | (The Conversation) | – – China’s remarkable growth over the past three decades has elevated it to global superpower status. […]

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Militarization
How Many Defeats have Americans bought with $5 Trillion in War Costs?

How Many Defeats have Americans bought with $5 Trillion in War Costs?

By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – When Donald Trump wanted to “do something” about the use of chemical weapons on civilians […]

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