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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

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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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What is Political Revolution and Can Bernie Sanders Deliver?

By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | – – The 2016 American presidential election can prove to be a turning point in the development […]

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Will the Militias & gun nuts volunteer as Donald Trump’s Storm Troopers?

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Winners and Losers in 5 Years of Syrian Civil War

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Five years ago this week, protests began in Damascus and Deraa (mainly Deraa) in Syria, on […]

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Dena Takruri | (AJ+ ) | – – “Donald Trump openly hates on Muslims, but you might be surprised at who else has used Islamophobia […]

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John Legend to Trump & Son on Chicago Protests re: their Racism: ‘This isn’t Complicated’

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Your Tax Dollars Enable Police Brutality Abroad:  Egypt

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By Chris Toensing | ( Otherwords.org) | – – Washington wants to loosen aid restrictions even as security forces crack down on innocent Egyptians. Ever […]

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Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis in ’48 to Syria now Forced to Gaza

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By Silvia Boarini | (Inter Press Service) | – – GAZA, Palestine, (IPS) – In the safety of his sister’s bare flat in Beit Hanoun, […]

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Syrian Family Talks About Living In Besieged Town (AJ+)

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump’s incitement chickens came home to roost in Chicago on Friday, when his acolytes attacked […]

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