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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

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Now that Trump has mainstreamed White Supremacists, are they in Politics to stay?

Now that Trump has mainstreamed White Supremacists, are they in Politics to stay?

By Peter Montgomery | (Otherwords) | – – The GOP frontrunner has turned white nationalists into political players. The staying power of Donald Trump’s presidential […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Why ISIL/ Daesh attracts Convicts and Felons, not the Pious

Why ISIL/ Daesh attracts Convicts and Felons, not the Pious

By Anne Aly | (The Conversation) | – – Media outlets were quick to note the criminal backgrounds of the perpetrators of last week’s Brussels […]

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African-Americans
Sanders Promises Economic Justice for Muslim, Black Communities

Sanders Promises Economic Justice for Muslim, Black Communities

TeleSur | – – The Vermont senator fielded questions on social justice from members of the the African-American and Muslim communities at a Town Hall […]

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Syrian Ceasefire in Tatters as al-Qaeda & allies attack in South Aleppo

Syrian Ceasefire in Tatters as al-Qaeda & allies attack in South Aleppo

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The London pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat reports that the rebel opposition allied with al-Qaeda broke the ceasefire […]

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Climate Change
3 Surprising reasons Saudi Arabia may be getting out of the Oil Business

3 Surprising reasons Saudi Arabia may be getting out of the Oil Business

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman announced Friday that Saudi Arabia would use its oil assets […]

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Reproductive Choice
Anti-choicers condemning Trump while pushing laws that punish women (Seth Meyers)

Anti-choicers condemning Trump while pushing laws that punish women (Seth Meyers)

Seth Meyers | (NBC Late Night Video) | – – “Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s controversial statement that there should be “some […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian rights group submits Israeli war crimes report to Int'l Criminal Court

Palestinian rights group submits Israeli war crimes report to Int’l Criminal Court

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In ongoing efforts to hold Israel accountable for gross violations of international law, Palestinian legal rights […]

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Democratic Party
Greenpeace: Hillary Clinton Should Reject Fossil Fuel Money

Greenpeace: Hillary Clinton Should Reject Fossil Fuel Money

TeleSur Hillary Clinton told Greenpeace she was going to reject fossil fuel donations yet her campaign has received over US$4.5 million from the industry. The […]

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Turkey's Erdogan exports Press crackdown to US as his guards manhandle Journalists in DC

Turkey’s Erdogan exports Press crackdown to US as his guards manhandle Journalists in DC

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Turkish President Erdogan visited Washington DC this week to participate in the deliberations on nuclear weapons. […]

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