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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

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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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Turkish President Erdogan Sees Better Ties with US Under Trump

Turkish President Erdogan Sees Better Ties with US Under Trump

TeleSur | – – “I believe we will accelerate dialogue when Mr. Trump takes office,” Erdogan said. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he […]

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Exxon's Rex Tillerson and the rise of Big Oil in American politics

Exxon’s Rex Tillerson and the rise of Big Oil in American politics

Brian C. Black | (The Conversation) | – – “How Big Oil Bought the White House and Tried to Steal the Country” is the subtitle […]

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‘Onward Christian Zionists’: Trump, Israel and the Inauguration

‘Onward Christian Zionists’: Trump, Israel and the Inauguration

Shalom Goldman | (Informed Comment) | – – While US support for Israel has never been stronger (witness the 38 billion dollar aid package signed […]

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Meryl Streep calls out Trump: Having Bully-in-Chief Coarsens whole Culture

Meryl Streep calls out Trump: Having Bully-in-Chief Coarsens whole Culture

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Occasionally entertainment and politics intersect, often hitting a false note. You never want your screenplay to […]

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How the Arrogance of Cold War Triumph brought us this Low

How the Arrogance of Cold War Triumph brought us this Low

By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – The fall of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 abruptly ended one historical era […]

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Comey should be fired if it’s the last thing Obama Does

Comey should be fired if it’s the last thing Obama Does

By William W. Keller | (Informed Comment) | – – James Comey is keeping a low profile these days. Not even a peep. Not even […]

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Israel’s Netanyahu bribed Major Newspaper to get Positive Coverage

Israel’s Netanyahu bribed Major Newspaper to get Positive Coverage

TeleSur | – – The Israeli right-wing leader tried to negotiate with the owner of a critical and highly circulated newspaper to get positive coverage. […]

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10 Social Media Lessons from the Middle East for 2017

10 Social Media Lessons from the Middle East for 2017

by Damian Radcliffe | ( Mediashift.org ) The past year has been another fascinating 12 months for social media watchers in the Middle East. I’ve […]

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US Media outraged by Russia, won't Notice Israeli plot on UK Parliament

US Media outraged by Russia, won’t Notice Israeli plot on UK Parliament

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)- – Washington is obsessed by the story put out by US intelligence agencies that Russia tried to interfere in […]

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