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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

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We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

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Speaker of British House of Commons: Trump not Welcome Here

Speaker of British House of Commons: Trump not Welcome Here

TeleSur | – – “An address by a foreign leader to both houses of parliament is not an automatic right; it is an earned honor,” […]

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"This Land:"  The pro-Immigrant Radicalism of Lady Gaga and Guthrie at Half-Time

“This Land:” The pro-Immigrant Radicalism of Lady Gaga and Guthrie at Half-Time

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – By beginning with Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America” and then switching to Woody Guthrie’s “This Land […]

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Authoritarianism
Will Trump use the Next ISIL attack to sweep away our Liberties?

Will Trump use the Next ISIL attack to sweep away our Liberties?

By Allison Beth Hodgkins | (Informed Comment) | – – You have to hand to the civil society groups pushing back on the Trump administration’s […]

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Arab Americans
Why Trump’s Immigration Order is a Tragedy for Everyone, Except Trump

Why Trump’s Immigration Order is a Tragedy for Everyone, Except Trump

By Barbara Elias | (Informed Comment) | – – For the moment, federal courts have interrupted the president’s immigration order. Judge Robart remarked in his […]

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China
Trump’s Coming “Islamo-China” War . . . or, Whatever

Trump’s Coming “Islamo-China” War . . . or, Whatever

By Ira Chernus | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – What kind of national security policy will the Trump administration pursue globally? On this issue, […]

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Culture
SNL: Bannon puts Trump up to Disastrous Calls to World Leaders

SNL: Bannon puts Trump up to Disastrous Calls to World Leaders

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Far Right
Yes, Trump, Some Americans also murder: Some are Your White Supremacists

Yes, Trump, Some Americans also murder: Some are Your White Supremacists

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In an interview with Bill O’Reilly airing Sunday afternoon, O’Reilly observes of Russian President Vladimir Putin: […]

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Climate Change
Cooking the Planet: GOP Congress quietly allows Methane Emissions on Public Land

Cooking the Planet: GOP Congress quietly allows Methane Emissions on Public Land

By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | Commondreams.org | – – Fossil fuel industry hits paydirt as congress approves measure that gives “away a taxpayer-owned resource […]

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Authoritarianism
When Germany thinks someone is Killing Democracy . . .

When Germany thinks someone is Killing Democracy . . .

TeleSur | – – The illustrator is a Cuban immigrant  who put his views on Trump into a piece of art that is now on […]

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