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Trump never saw a Wind Farm in China, but Beijing has half of all Installed Wind Capacity and will Eat America’s Lunch in this Industry
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Trump never saw a Wind Farm in China, but Beijing has half of all Installed Wind Capacity and will Eat America’s Lunch in this Industry

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The dufus-in-chief perorated on Friday once again on wind power, complaining that the components are made in China but that […]

The Gaza Genocide is still far from being condemned in the West’s Rhetoric

The Gaza Genocide is still far from being condemned in the West’s Rhetoric

07/05/2025 By Ramona Wadi

Comics and Graphic Novels can empower Refugees to tell their Stories on their own Terms

Comics and Graphic Novels can empower Refugees to tell their Stories on their own Terms

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In Resistance and Creativity, the Occupied Palestinians find Hope

In Resistance and Creativity, the Occupied Palestinians find Hope

By Victoria Brittain | (OpenDemocracy) | – – The village of Nabi Saleh is a story of resistance in the face of theft and violence. […]

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Majorities of Muslim Arabs in N. Africa want a Separation of Religion and State

Majorities of Muslim Arabs in N. Africa want a Separation of Religion and State

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – You know those silly anti-sharia laws passed by evangelicals in US state legislatures? They may as […]

Juan Cole

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Is Donald Trump at War with the Republican Party?

Is Donald Trump at War with the Republican Party?

By Jack Rasmus | (TeleSur ) | – – Trump’s appeal is reminiscent of Reagan’s back in 1980 because of their unabashed attack on what […]

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Climate Change
Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence

Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence

By Simon Albert, Alistair Grinham, Badin Gibbes, Javier Leon, & John Church | (The Conversation) | – – Sea-level rise, erosion and coastal flooding are […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Chomsky - How the Elites' 'War on Terror' Multiplies Terror

Chomsky – How the Elites’ ‘War on Terror’ Multiplies Terror

By Noam Chomsky | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – [This piece, the second of two parts, is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Azarya Trial and Israeli Values:  Israeli soldier charged with Killing prostrate Assailant

Azarya Trial and Israeli Values: Israeli soldier charged with Killing prostrate Assailant

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The trial of an Israeli soldier charged with manslaughter for the point-blank shooting of a Palestinian […]

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Sadiq Khan and Trump:  Why KKK Donald's values are Unacceptable

Sadiq Khan and Trump: Why KKK Donald’s values are Unacceptable

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The charismatic young mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is calling out Donald Trump for his bigotry […]

Juan Cole

Economy
Can Europe compete with China in post-Sanction Iran?  Will the US Let it?

Can Europe compete with China in post-Sanction Iran? Will the US Let it?

By Moritz Pieper | (The Conversation) | – – The cake is quite big, but everyone wants a slice. Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, visited […]

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Desertification
Can Leonardo DiCaprio save Iran's incredible shrinking Lake Urmia?

Can Leonardo DiCaprio save Iran’s incredible shrinking Lake Urmia?

By Tori Egherman | ( Globalvoices.org ) | – – In one “regram,” American actor Leonardo DiCaprio has brought a flood of attention to Iran's […]

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