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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

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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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Iraq
Kurds Will Come Together to Discuss Independence With Baghdad

Kurds Will Come Together to Discuss Independence With Baghdad

TeleSur | – – Kurdish independence “is a reality that will come true,” said Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. Kurdish […]

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CIA
Trump to CIA: We now have 2nd Chance to take Iraq's Oil

Trump to CIA: We now have 2nd Chance to take Iraq’s Oil

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump has had a contentious relationship with the US intelligence community, in part over their […]

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Donald Trump
Dispatch from  DC: On the National Mall, the state of a nation

Dispatch from DC: On the National Mall, the state of a nation

By Lisa Benton-Short | (The Conversation) | – – On Jan. 20, Americans focused their attention on Washington, D.C., as the presidential inauguration ceremony took […]

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Bill of Rights
Protesters Face Increasing Criminalization in Trump Era

Protesters Face Increasing Criminalization in Trump Era

TeleSur | – – Changes aim to hit protestors with criminal records and beefed up fines and impunity for police who accidentally kill them. Donald […]

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Donald Trump
All the terrible things Trump plans to do to Women (besides that one)

All the terrible things Trump plans to do to Women (besides that one)

By Juan Cole | – – About 1 million women and their supporters demonstrated in Washington, D. C. on Saturday, but many millions more rallied […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Thousands of Palestinian-Israelis rally after Israel Razed Bedouin Village

Thousands of Palestinian-Israelis rally after Israel Razed Bedouin Village

Ma’an News Agency | – – ARARA (Ma’an) — Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets Saturday in the town of Arara in northern Israel, […]

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Authoritarianism
The left's response to Trump and US Neofascism must be international

The left’s response to Trump and US Neofascism must be international

By Sayantan Ghosal | (The Conversation) | – – With Donald Trump’s inauguration as American president, one more event considered by many to be beyond […]

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Authoritarianism
Translating Trump's inaugural Speech from the original German

Translating Trump’s inaugural Speech from the original German

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump’s inaugural speech, like the candidate himself, was a chain of falsehoods, saber-rattling and scary […]

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Iraq
The Future of Iraq?  As Police Lose Control Of Streets, Militias Take Over

The Future of Iraq? As Police Lose Control Of Streets, Militias Take Over

Mustafa Habib | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – The volunteer militias formed to fight the Islamic State group are now policing Baghdad’s neighbourhoods. But […]

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