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Trump never saw a Wind Farm in China, but Beijing has half of all Installed Wind Capacity and will Eat America’s Lunch in this Industry
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Trump never saw a Wind Farm in China, but Beijing has half of all Installed Wind Capacity and will Eat America’s Lunch in this Industry

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The dufus-in-chief perorated on Friday once again on wind power, complaining that the components are made in China but that […]

The Gaza Genocide is still far from being condemned in the West’s Rhetoric

The Gaza Genocide is still far from being condemned in the West’s Rhetoric

07/05/2025 By Ramona Wadi

Comics and Graphic Novels can empower Refugees to tell their Stories on their own Terms

Comics and Graphic Novels can empower Refugees to tell their Stories on their own Terms

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Open Letter to Higher Ed Presidents on Palestine-Israel and Academic Freedom

Open Letter to Higher Ed Presidents on Palestine-Israel and Academic Freedom

Middle East Studies Association of North America | Letters and Statements from the Board | – Open Letter to US and Canadian College and University […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

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What the World needs Now is another Winter Truce

What the World needs Now is another Winter Truce

Tiffin, Oh. (Special to Informed Comment) – An iconic song back in the 1960’s addressed the causes of war, and what leads young people to […]

Arnold Oliver

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Public Pressures Netanyahu for Ceasefire after Hostages Killed:  But will He Say 'No'?

Israeli Public Pressures Netanyahu for Ceasefire after Hostages Killed: But will He Say ‘No’?

By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University | – The mistaken killing of three Israeli hostages by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) at the weekend has […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
One is the Loneliest Number, especially when the One is Trump

One is the Loneliest Number, especially when the One is Trump

By Mattea Kramer and Sean Fogler ( Tomdispatch.com) – Consider two phenomena that might seem unrelated. This fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

Tomdispatch

Djibouti
Gaza's Second Front:  Houthi Drones Drive Major Shipping Cos. out of Red Sea in Blow to World Trade

Gaza’s Second Front: Houthi Drones Drive Major Shipping Cos. out of Red Sea in Blow to World Trade

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Saturday, Muhammad al-Bakhiti, a member of the Politburo of the Helpers of God (Houthi ) government of northern Yemen, […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Rep. Rashida Tlaib joins with UAW to call for Gaza Ceasefire

Rep. Rashida Tlaib joins with UAW to call for Gaza Ceasefire

By Jon King | – U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) speaking at Ceasefire Now rally in Washington D.C. 12/14/23 ( Michigan Advance ) – U.S. […]

Michigan Advance

Israel/ Palestine
“If I must die, you must live to tell my Story:” On Gaza, Biden is Violating International Law

“If I must die, you must live to tell my Story:” On Gaza, Biden is Violating International Law

By Farrah Hassen | – ( Otherwords.org ) – “If I must die, you must live to tell my story,” wrote Dr. Refaat Alareer, a […]

OtherWords

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“Tell me how this ends” – Gaza Edition

“Tell me how this ends” – Gaza Edition

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – General David Petraeus, as he prepared to help lead an invasion of Iraq, famously asked journalist Rick Atkinson, “Tell me […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
US must Back UN Protection of Gaza's Civilians, not Veto Resolutions to halt Mass Atrocities

US must Back UN Protection of Gaza’s Civilians, not Veto Resolutions to halt Mass Atrocities

By Louis Charbonneau | – United Nations Director @loucharbon ( Human Rights Watch) – This week, US President Joe Biden warned Israel it was losing […]

Human Rights Watch

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