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China’s Power Sector Emissions fall 5.8% in Q1, as Renewables rapidly Replace Coal
China

China’s Power Sector Emissions fall 5.8% in Q1, as Renewables rapidly Replace Coal

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Lauri Myllyvirta writes at Carbon Brief that China’s CO2 emissions over-all fell by 1% in the past 12 months, and […]

Trump and Bukele: The Few Repressing the Many

Trump and Bukele: The Few Repressing the Many

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That Sucking Sound you hear is Trump Flushing America down the Toilet

That Sucking Sound you hear is Trump Flushing America down the Toilet

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Turkey-Russia Tensions Spike as Russia moves into Northern Syria

Turkey-Russia Tensions Spike as Russia moves into Northern Syria

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russian air strikes in Syria are coming closer and closer to the Turkish border in Latakia […]

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Environment
Flint's water crisis is a blatant example of environmental injustice

Flint’s water crisis is a blatant example of environmental injustice

Robert D. Bullard | (The Conversation) | – – Many observers see race and class as factors in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water crisis. Earlier this […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Airbnb profits from Israeli theft of Palestinian Land with Squatter Listings

Airbnb profits from Israeli theft of Palestinian Land with Squatter Listings

AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “Palestinians are angry at Airbnb. The website advertises dozens of homes located in illegal Israeli settlements.” Israeli […]

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Democracy
Iranian Pres. Rouhani slams Hard Liners: Ban on Liberal Candidates makes Parliamentary Vote Pointless

Iranian Pres. Rouhani slams Hard Liners: Ban on Liberal Candidates makes Parliamentary Vote Pointless

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | – – Iran’s president has criticized the mass disqualification of candidates in next month’s parliamentary elections, suggesting the […]

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Internet
Iraq: Facebook Group debunks hate-provoking Urban Legends on Social Media

Iraq: Facebook Group debunks hate-provoking Urban Legends on Social Media

Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | – – An extremist ‘hero’ with a mortar in his shoulder. A secret plot bringing the Iraqi Kurdish and the […]

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Counter-Terrorism
The Surprising Reason we Keep Falling for ISIL/ Daesh Propaganda

The Surprising Reason we Keep Falling for ISIL/ Daesh Propaganda

Haroro J. Ingram | (The Conversation) | – – The rise of [the so-called] Islamic State [group] (IS) has reaffirmed what al-Qaeda and the Taliban […]

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Bernie Sanders
"Stunning" Sanders Surge in Iowa over Clinton on Healthcare, Wall Street Stands

“Stunning” Sanders Surge in Iowa over Clinton on Healthcare, Wall Street Stands

Jon Queally, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – With nations first caucus less than two weeks away, poll shows Sanders making gains for strong […]

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Arab Spring
5 Years after Tahrir Square, Egyptian Government in Crackdown on Dissent ahead of Jan. 25 Anniversary

5 Years after Tahrir Square, Egyptian Government in Crackdown on Dissent ahead of Jan. 25 Anniversary

Global Voices Advocacy’s Netizen Report | (Globalvoices.org) | – – Activists online and on the ground in Egypt have faced heightened scrutiny and legal threats […]

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Foreign Policy
The Collapsed Iraqi Army:  How to Succeed at Failing, Pentagon-Style

The Collapsed Iraqi Army: How to Succeed at Failing, Pentagon-Style

By Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – There’s good news coming out of Iraq… again. The efforts of a 65-nation coalition and punishing […]

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