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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

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Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

12/17/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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Archaeology
No, GOP, biblical Marriage was not between one man and one woman

No, GOP, biblical Marriage was not between one man and one woman

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The freak-out by the Republican presidential candidates over the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage provokes […]

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Desertification
Climate Change-Driven Drought in Karachi hits Poor Hardest

Climate Change-Driven Drought in Karachi hits Poor Hardest

By Zofeen Ebrahim | {Inter Press Service) | – – KARACHI (IPS) – Over 950 people have perished in just five days. The morgues, already […]

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Climate Change
Think California’s Drought Is Bad? Try Palestine’s.

Think California’s Drought Is Bad? Try Palestine’s.

By Laith Shakir | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – While Israelis water their lawns and swim in Olympic-sized pools, Palestinians a few kilometers […]

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Culture
New TV Show About Cairo's Jewish Community draws Fans, Critics

New TV Show About Cairo’s Jewish Community draws Fans, Critics

Aj+ | (Video Report) | – – ““The Jewish Quarter” – a new series about Cairo’s once-thriving Jewish community – is angering both Egyptians and […]

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Climate Change
In first, Court orders Dutch gov't to protect citizens from climate change

In first, Court orders Dutch gov’t to protect citizens from climate change

The Tree | – – The Dutch government has put its citizens in danger by failing to address greenhouse gas emissions, a court [has] ruled […]

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Lone Wolves and Soft Targets:  Or how our Press, Politicians are being Played by ISIL

Lone Wolves and Soft Targets: Or how our Press, Politicians are being Played by ISIL

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I saw a lot of headlines on Friday trying to link violent attacks by radical Muslims […]

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Constitution
As Love wins out at Supreme Court, did Justices in Minority encourage States, Fundamentalists to Defy Ruling?

As Love wins out at Supreme Court, did Justices in Minority encourage States, Fundamentalists to Defy Ruling?

By Danielle Weatherby, Timothy Holbrook and Robert A. Schapiro | (The Conversation) | – – Editor’s note: Today the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that marriage […]

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African-Americans
A Black President Eulogizes a Black Reverend and State Senator Slain for Being Black

A Black President Eulogizes a Black Reverend and State Senator Slain for Being Black

Barack Obama | (PBS NewsHour Video) | – – “President Barack Obama delievered the eulogy at the funeral for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of the […]

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Apartheid
Israelis demolish 1,000 Palestinian Homes in Negev Per Year

Israelis demolish 1,000 Palestinian Homes in Negev Per Year

By IMEMC | – – The Israeli Interior Ministry and Land Administration Agency, in cooperation with the Regavim NGO and the Jewish National Fund (JNF), […]

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