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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here
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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

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Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

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Iran's Pres. Rouhani may have parliamentary backing, but can he remake Iran?

Iran’s Pres. Rouhani may have parliamentary backing, but can he remake Iran?

By Nader Habibi | (The Conversation) | – – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his policies are set to get a boost this week after […]

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Fossil Fuels
Future of Petro-States Dim as Oil Prices sink and Teslas are on Horizon

Future of Petro-States Dim as Oil Prices sink and Teslas are on Horizon

By Michael T. Klare | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Pity the poor petro-states. Once so wealthy from oil sales that they could finance wars, mega-projects, […]

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Iraq's Fallujah: Grand Ayatollah Sistani Calls on Shiite Forces to protect Civilians

Iraq’s Fallujah: Grand Ayatollah Sistani Calls on Shiite Forces to protect Civilians

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani on Wednesday called on both regular Iraqi army forces and the popular […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghanistan:  New Taliban leader between Drones, ISIL & Negotiations

Afghanistan: New Taliban leader between Drones, ISIL & Negotiations

By Michael Semple | (The Conversation) | – – The May 21 drone strike that killed Taliban leader Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor was no ordinary assassination; […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Time to end the ‘hasbara’: Palestinian media and the search for a common story

Time to end the ‘hasbara’: Palestinian media and the search for a common story

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – Merely being in the company of hundreds of Palestinian journalists and other media professionals from […]

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Books
Trump too Horrifying for Stephen King

Trump too Horrifying for Stephen King

TeleSur | – – The writers condemn Trump’s appeals to the most violent elements of society, while encouraging aggression, intimidating his opponents and promoting racism. […]

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US-Backed Kurds begin Campaign against ISIL in Northern Syria

US-Backed Kurds begin Campaign against ISIL in Northern Syria

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The left-leaning Beirut daily al-Safir (The Ambassador) discusses the beginning of a new campaign by the […]

Juan Cole

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Why total Victory for Russia and Assad is a Pipedream: ISIL strikes in deep in Regime Territory

Why total Victory for Russia and Assad is a Pipedream: ISIL strikes in deep in Regime Territory

By Scott Lucas | (The Conversation) | – – Months after Russia spectacularly entered the Syrian conflict, [the so-called] Islamic State (IS) is still thumbing […]

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Climate Change
Trump accepts Climate Change threat . . . to his Golf Course

Trump accepts Climate Change threat . . . to his Golf Course

By Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | ( The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump has said that he believes climate change […]

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