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Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts
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Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Lebanese Ministry of Energy has let three bids for new solar farms of 15 megawatts each, for a total […]

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

09/29/2025 By Human Rights Watch

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

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Is Russian Interference the greatest Threat to Western Democracy?

Is Russian Interference the greatest Threat to Western Democracy?

By Richard Maher | (The Conversation) | – – With important national elections scheduled this year in the Netherlands, France and Germany, European officials on […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Refugees fleeing US for Canada across snowfields even at Cost of Limbs

Refugees fleeing US for Canada across snowfields even at Cost of Limbs

TeleSur | – – The number of migrants applying for refugee status in Canada after crossing the border from the United States has been rising […]

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Republican Party
Calls Grow for Sessions to Resign Over Perjury Allegations

Calls Grow for Sessions to Resign Over Perjury Allegations

TeleSur | – – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reportedly met with the Russian ambassador during the election, contradicting his confirmation hearing testimony. Prominent Democrats […]

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Bernie Sanders
From Bernie Sanders to Harel:  Why is Acknowledging Israeli Apartheid a Shock?

From Bernie Sanders to Harel: Why is Acknowledging Israeli Apartheid a Shock?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Monday, Bernie Sanders gave a historic speech at J Street, the liberal pro-Israel lobby that […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
How Islamophobia is Creating Prejudice toward non-Muslims Too

How Islamophobia is Creating Prejudice toward non-Muslims Too

By Peter Hopkins, Gurchathen Sanghera and Katherine Botterill | (The Conversation) | – – Islamophobia simply cannot be overlooked anymore. It is a wide-ranging issue, […]

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Donald Trump
Pundits, stop Swooning: Trump still covering for Radical White Nationalist Extremists

Pundits, stop Swooning: Trump still covering for Radical White Nationalist Extremists

By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | – – The president’s obsession with Muslims and immigrants gives cover to a simmering white nationalist movement at home. […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Palmyra: Trump about to find out that Hizbullah best anti-ISIL Fighters

Palmyra: Trump about to find out that Hizbullah best anti-ISIL Fighters

TeleSur | – – The so-called Islamic State group [ISIL] has razed ancient monuments during both of its spells in control of Palmyra, a destruction […]

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Bill of Rights
Is Trump right to doubt that Islam is a Religion?

Is Trump right to doubt that Islam is a Religion?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka again declined to say on Wednesday in an NPR interview whether President […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Still not Nice:  Trump's Nazi-inspired Demonization of Immigrants

Still not Nice: Trump’s Nazi-inspired Demonization of Immigrants

By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | Commondreams.org | – – New government agency blasted as ‘a blatant attempt to humiliate and scare immigrants’ Groans and […]

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