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Solar Power outstripped all others in Europe last Month for First Time
European Union

Solar Power outstripped all others in Europe last Month for First Time

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As the Trump Department of Energy and the Republican tax bill try to kneecap solar energy in the United States, […]

‘Come meet us in Dubai’: the new Offshoring of grand Corruption

‘Come meet us in Dubai’: the new Offshoring of grand Corruption

07/12/2025 By The Conversation

Stop Israel’s Dystopian Concentration Camp in Gaza before it is Too Late

Stop Israel’s Dystopian Concentration Camp in Gaza before it is Too Late

07/12/2025 By Medea Benjamin

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Iran
Israeli Nuclear & other Arms compared to Iran’s

Israeli Nuclear & other Arms compared to Iran’s

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu came to the US on Monday to lobby Washington against a diplomatic resolution of the conflict over Iran’s civilian nuclear […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
US all Right with Arming Syrians, Bombing Syrians:  But no Syrian Refugees need Apply (Meyer)

US all Right with Arming Syrians, Bombing Syrians: But no Syrian Refugees need Apply (Meyer)

Theodoric Meyer writes at ProPublica Authorized by Congress, the CIA has started sending weapons to Syrian rebels. But under a legal definition of terrorism adopted by […]

Juan Cole

US politics
Ghoul’s Glossary:  Shutdown

Ghoul’s Glossary: Shutdown

Shutdown: n. A maneuver whereby persons elected and paid by the public to do little but pass budgets refuse to do so unless they are […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Scientists: Certain that Human-Caused Climate Change Threatens our Planet (Queally)

Scientists: Certain that Human-Caused Climate Change Threatens our Planet (Queally)

Jon Queally writes at Commondreams.org “Unequivocal.” If the public and policymakers want a single adjective to describe the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Why US Clout in the Middle East is Gone (Hiro)

Why US Clout in the Middle East is Gone (Hiro)

Dilip Hiro writes at Tomdispatch.com: What if the sole superpower on the planet makes its will known — repeatedly — and finds that no one […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Why Israel’s Plan to Bomb Iran is more Dangerous to Israel than Obama-Rouhani Diplomacy

Why Israel’s Plan to Bomb Iran is more Dangerous to Israel than Obama-Rouhani Diplomacy

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has made no secret of his dismay that the Obama administration is entering into what look like serious negotiations with […]

Juan Cole

US politics
You Can have Obamacare, or You can have Cruzcare (Jamiol Cartoon)

You Can have Obamacare, or You can have Cruzcare (Jamiol Cartoon)

Courtesy Jamiol’s world

Juan Cole

Iran
Is Iran out of the US War Queue?  The Twilight of the Hawks

Is Iran out of the US War Queue? The Twilight of the Hawks

The short telephone conversation between US President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday may or may not lead to a successful diplomatic […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Where did Syria get its Chemical Weapons in the First Place? (Brühl)

Where did Syria get its Chemical Weapons in the First Place? (Brühl)

Jannis Brühl writes at ProPublica In the wake of a recent Russian-U.S. deal averting American airstrikes, Syria has begun to answer questions about its chemical […]

Juan Cole

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