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America’s worsening Solar Gap with China, which installs 100 Panels per Second
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America’s worsening Solar Gap with China, which installs 100 Panels per Second

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – According to Asia Society Policy Institute Senior Fellow Lauri Myllyvirta, China installed 93 gigawatts of solar in May, along with […]

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

06/30/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

06/30/2025 By The Conversation

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After Israeli Attack, 50% Gaza Children have PTSD, 70% have regular Nightmares

After Israeli Attack, 50% Gaza Children have PTSD, 70% have regular Nightmares

By IMEMC | – – Gaza Community Mental Health Program’s (GCMHP) Deputy Director General for Professional Affairs Taysir Diab Thursday said around 51% of Gaza’s […]

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Turkey enters war on ISIL w/ airstrikes: Does AKP Fear losing Snap Election?

Turkey enters war on ISIL w/ airstrikes: Does AKP Fear losing Snap Election?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Turkey at long last entered the struggle against Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) on Thursday. It gave the […]

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Arab Americans
Michigan Town Fears ISIL Summer Camp In Their Backyard

Michigan Town Fears ISIL Summer Camp In Their Backyard

John Iadarola, Hannah Cranston, Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “A Michigan town has blocked one of their Muslim residents from […]

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China
As GOP fumes re: Iran, Russia & China are outflanking West with New Eurasia Silk Road

As GOP fumes re: Iran, Russia & China are outflanking West with New Eurasia Silk Road

By Pepe Escobar | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Let’s start with the geopolitical Big Bang you know nothing about, the one that occurred just […]

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Iran
Israel's Netanyahu & Iran: Even former Intel Officials think he's Unhinged

Israel’s Netanyahu & Iran: Even former Intel Officials think he’s Unhinged

By Jeffrey Rudolph | (Detailed Political Quizzes) | Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cannot be taken seriously when he talks about Iran. While Netanyahu is […]

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One Ring to Bind them:  Reading the Lord of the Rings to defeat ISIL

One Ring to Bind them: Reading the Lord of the Rings to defeat ISIL

By Akil N Awan | (The Conversation) | – – The wave of recent attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and Turkey, all apparently linked to Islamic […]

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Archaeology
Actually, Oldest Qur’ans are in Sanaa, Yemen  & in Danger of Saudi Bombing

Actually, Oldest Qur’ans are in Sanaa, Yemen & in Danger of Saudi Bombing

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | The discovery of a couple pages [apparently actually 18] of a very old Qur’an (the Muslim scripture), probably […]

Juan Cole

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Turkish Gov't Worries about Kurdish, Leftist Mobilization after Bombing, briefly bans Twitter

Turkish Gov’t Worries about Kurdish, Leftist Mobilization after Bombing, briefly bans Twitter

BBC | (Video News Report) | – – “In Turkey authorities have blocked access to Twitter in a bid to prevent the broadcast of images […]

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The Earth is hotter this Year than any since Records began

The Earth is hotter this Year than any since Records began

By Kanya D’Almeida | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – According to new data released by the U.S. National Oceanic and […]

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