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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

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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The US is a Center-Left Country; Why is its politics FrankenRight?

The US is a Center-Left Country; Why is its politics FrankenRight?

By: Paul Street | ( TeleSur | – – In a recent column opinion writer Roger Cohen notes that “Europe is alarmed by America’s’ embrace […]

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Arab Spring
Can non-violent Revolt actually Change practical Politics?

Can non-violent Revolt actually Change practical Politics?

By Mark Engler and Paul Engler | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Bernie Sanders’s insurgent presidential campaign has opened up a debate about how social […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel prepares 10 New Laws to Discriminate against Palestinians, Rights Activists

Israel prepares 10 New Laws to Discriminate against Palestinians, Rights Activists

IMEMC | (Via Alternative Information Center) – – Adalah unpacks 10 Israeli laws and bills with provisions liable to harm Palestinians and those who defend […]

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The Middle East reacts to Trump: 'Strange Candidates' with 'Weird Beliefs' & anti-Muslim Pogroms

The Middle East reacts to Trump: ‘Strange Candidates’ with ‘Weird Beliefs’ & anti-Muslim Pogroms

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The meltdown of the US Republican Party is an unlovely sight inside the country, but what […]

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'A dark day for Turkish democracy': violent clashes follow Zaman takeover

‘A dark day for Turkish democracy’: violent clashes follow Zaman takeover

Euronews | (Video News Report) – – “The country’s “top-selling newspaper reopened on Saturday”following a state takeover and police raid. But the staff has experienced […]

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Republican Party
Why did Ted Cruz win Saturday?  Is this a Turning point against Trump?

Why did Ted Cruz win Saturday? Is this a Turning point against Trump?

Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Ted Cruz has won Kansas and Maine. Can he […]

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Islam-hatred
The New York Times Presents Islam More Negatively than Cancer and Cocaine

The New York Times Presents Islam More Negatively than Cancer and Cocaine

TeleSur | – – Researchers say they were shocked to learn that Islam receives more negative coverage than cancer.  The New York Times portrays Islam and Muslims […]

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Climate Change
Climate change will kill more Italians and Greeks than Syrians

Climate change will kill more Italians and Greeks than Syrians

By James Crisp | EurActiv.com | – – Climate change will kill more Italians and Greeks than Syrians in 2050, as soaring temperatures destroy crops […]

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Top 5 Crazy things Ben Carson said about Middle East and Islam

Top 5 Crazy things Ben Carson said about Middle East and Islam

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Ben Carson is withdrawing from the GOP primary fight. Since he has emerged as the front […]

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