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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here
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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

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Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

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'Climate Change Deniers Are Like Alcoholics' | Ed Begley, Jr.

‘Climate Change Deniers Are Like Alcoholics’ | Ed Begley, Jr.

Dave Rubin | (Rubin Report Video) – “Ed Begley Jr sits down with Dave Rubin for an interview about everything from environmental activism and climate […]

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Food Security
Yemen conflict fans food insecurity

Yemen conflict fans food insecurity

By Peter Salisbury and Louise Redvers | (IRIN) – AMMAN / DUBAI (IRIN) – The conflict in Yemen is worsening the country’s food insecurity, according […]

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Apartheid
Israel Confiscates 202 Acres of Palestinian land for Squatter Settlement Garbage Dump

Israel Confiscates 202 Acres of Palestinian land for Squatter Settlement Garbage Dump

By Saed Bannoura | (IMEMC) – The Israeli Authorities have decided to confiscate around 820 Dunams (202 acres) of privately owned Palestinian lands to establish […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Western Teen Who traveled to join ISIL wants to go back & live in Parents' Basement

Western Teen Who traveled to join ISIL wants to go back & live in Parents’ Basement

TomoNews | (Video) “Bridgeman, who was captain of his rugby team, graduated from high school in November 2014. He then traveled to Indonesia for humanitarian […]

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Climate Change
More Bad Climate News: Once-Stable Antarctic Region Suddenly Melting

More Bad Climate News: Once-Stable Antarctic Region Suddenly Melting

By Bert Wouters | (The Conversation) Antarctica’s glaciers have been making headlines during the past year, and not in a good way. Whether it’s a […]

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al-Qaeda
Did the US DIA see ISIL as a strategic Ally against al-Assad in 2012?

Did the US DIA see ISIL as a strategic Ally against al-Assad in 2012?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)- The answer, in a word, is “no.” Fabius Maximus is right that this is just a clickbait story or […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
The End of Dirty Coal?  Britain CO2 Falls 10% on Coal Plant Closings

The End of Dirty Coal? Britain CO2 Falls 10% on Coal Plant Closings

The Tree | — The UK could soon see coal use fall back to levels last seen during the industrial revolution as yet another uneconomical […]

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Apartheid
Israel, fearing EU Sanctions over Apartheid, backpedals on Segregated Buses for Palestinians

Israel, fearing EU Sanctions over Apartheid, backpedals on Segregated Buses for Palestinians

By Mel Frykberg | — RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 24 2015 (IPS) – A decision by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to segregate buses in […]

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Arab World
US Kneejerk support for Israeli Nukes Torpedoes UN Disarmament Talks

US Kneejerk support for Israeli Nukes Torpedoes UN Disarmament Talks

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – After four weeks of negotiations, a revised UN treaty on nuclear disarmament has been torpedoed by the United […]

Juan Cole

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