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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
Climate Crisis

America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

08/21/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
No, Mr. Netanyahu, Hamas is not exactly like ISIL

No, Mr. Netanyahu, Hamas is not exactly like ISIL

By: Belal Shobaki | Ma’an News Agency | al-Shabaka | – – While Israel’s efforts to link Palestinian resistance to its military occupation to global […]

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National Security Agency
US Airstrikes have made Hundreds of Thousands of Widows, Orphans in past 15 Yrs; GOP Pledges New level of War Crimes

US Airstrikes have made Hundreds of Thousands of Widows, Orphans in past 15 Yrs; GOP Pledges New level of War Crimes

By Mattea Kramer | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The crowd that gathered in an airplane hangar in the desert roared with excitement when the […]

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Foreign Policy
Can we trust Middle East Policy to any of these Presidential Candidates?

Can we trust Middle East Policy to any of these Presidential Candidates?

By Simon Reich | (The Conversation) | – – Elections, the perennial wisdom tells us, are generally not decided by foreign policy issues. But who’s […]

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GOP Candidates up ante, Promise 4 Major Ground Wars, murder of Innocents, Large Genitalia

GOP Candidates up ante, Promise 4 Major Ground Wars, murder of Innocents, Large Genitalia

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – At yet another GOP debate, there was a foreign policy section, which Fox News predictably put […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Islam:  Do you know the difference between Sunni & Shiite?

Islam: Do you know the difference between Sunni & Shiite?

AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – AJ+: “What’s The Difference Between Shia And Sunni Islam?”

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Colonialism
Syrian Refugees: Colonial Legacy & the Responsibility of France & UK

Syrian Refugees: Colonial Legacy & the Responsibility of France & UK

David Peduto | (Informed Comment) | – – The Syrian war has resurrected uncomfortable colonial legacies for France and the United Kingdom. For the French […]

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Climate Change
Refugees Sew Lips As Calais Jungle is Demolished (AJ+)

Refugees Sew Lips As Calais Jungle is Demolished (AJ+)

Refugees sew at the Calais refugee camp in France sew their lips shut in protest of poor living conditions.

Nicholas Kolenda

Acidification of Oceans
As Coasts Flood, why isn't the Corporate Press asking Candidates about Climate Change?

As Coasts Flood, why isn’t the Corporate Press asking Candidates about Climate Change?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US corporate press is letting the presidential candidates set the agenda. Occasionally someone will step […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Debunked: The GOP “Civilization Jihad" Conspiracy Theories

Debunked: The GOP “Civilization Jihad” Conspiracy Theories

Bridge | (Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding, Georgetown U.) |- – • Presidential candidate Ben Carson has recently peddled a conspiracy theory about […]

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