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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

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Arab Americans
Iraqi Flees ISIL to Dallas, Shot Dead while taking Picture of First Snowfall

Iraqi Flees ISIL to Dallas, Shot Dead while taking Picture of First Snowfall

By RFE/RL | – Police in Dallas have released surveillance footage on March 7 of four suspects in the shooting and killing of an Iraqi […]

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Democracy
Tel Aviv: Tens of Thousands Rally against Netanyahu

Tel Aviv: Tens of Thousands Rally against Netanyahu

By IMEMC News | – Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied on Saturday evening, in Yitzhak Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, calling for the current Israeli […]

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African-Americans
African-Americans still struggle for Full Citizenship Rights, Voting Rights

African-Americans still struggle for Full Citizenship Rights, Voting Rights

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – 50 years after the Selma march to Montgomery, African-Americans still face substantial impediments to their full citizenship in […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Families See Hope for Justice in Palestinian Membership of ICC

Families See Hope for Justice in Palestinian Membership of ICC

By Khaled Alashqar | – GAZA CITY (IPS) – “I have lost all meaning in life after the death of my child, I will never […]

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Iran
Some Good News from the Middle East: Obama could end 36-yr U.S.-Iran standoff

Some Good News from the Middle East: Obama could end 36-yr U.S.-Iran standoff

By Chris Toensing | (Foreign Policy in Focus) – There’s not much good news coming out of the Middle East these days. But one reason […]

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Israel
Palestinian from Occupied E. Jerusalem injures 5 Israeli Police in Car Attack

Palestinian from Occupied E. Jerusalem injures 5 Israeli Police in Car Attack

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian ran his vehicle into a group of Israeli officers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem on Friday, Israeli […]

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African-Americans
50 Yrs after Selma - Good News: Black President; Bad News:  Asks for Return of Voting Rights

50 Yrs after Selma – Good News: Black President; Bad News: Asks for Return of Voting Rights

Barack Obama | (Whitehouse.gov) – The White House: “President Obama Delivers Remarks on the 50th Anniversary of the Selma Marches” Full text of President Obama’s […]

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Climate Change
The “Hindenburg Trap”:  Dump Oil, Coal & Gas Stocks if you Want to Retire

The “Hindenburg Trap”: Dump Oil, Coal & Gas Stocks if you Want to Retire

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – What is the actual value of the oil, gas and coal fields owned by big energy corporations, which […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
ISIS Vs Climate Change - Which Kills More? Russell Brand The Trews

ISIS Vs Climate Change – Which Kills More? Russell Brand The Trews

Russell Brand | (The Trewes) – “Reaction to the news that President Obama has said the media “absolutely” overstates the threat of terrorism in comparison […]

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