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

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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Energy
Planet Tahrir:  The Coming Mass Demonstrations against Climate Change (Klare)

Planet Tahrir: The Coming Mass Demonstrations against Climate Change (Klare)

Michael T. Klare writes at Tomdispatch.com: A week after the most powerful “super typhoon” ever recorded pummeled the Philippines, killing thousands in a single province, […]

Juan Cole

Libya
State of Emergency in Libyan Capital as More Militia Clashes Break Out

State of Emergency in Libyan Capital as More Militia Clashes Break Out

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan declared a 48-hour state of emergency in the capital of Tripoli on Saturday as fresh fighting broke out at Tajoura […]

Juan Cole

Bush
US tries to Censor British Report on Secret Bush-Blair Push for Iraq War (Lazare)

US tries to Censor British Report on Secret Bush-Blair Push for Iraq War (Lazare)

Sarah Lazare writes at Commondreams.org If the U.S. gets its way, the world will never know the details of top-level discussions between George W. Bush […]

Juan Cole

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Guinness World Record Day shows Human Spirit Indomitable and Silly

Guinness World Record Day shows Human Spirit Indomitable and Silly

Thursday was devoted to breaking Guinness world records on the part of people who walked over 60 upright bottles, did 41 handsprings in a row, […]

Juan Cole

Libya
43 Dead, 500 Wounded in Tripoli attack by militia on peaceful Protesters

43 Dead, 500 Wounded in Tripoli attack by militia on peaceful Protesters

Update: There was further fighting at Tajoura just east of Tripoli on Friday night into Saturday, with the death toll rising to 41 with 500 […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Our Gasoline thirst fuels Mideast Fundamentalism, Violence – EVs are the Answer

Our Gasoline thirst fuels Mideast Fundamentalism, Violence – EVs are the Answer

The Greater Middle East has much of the proven oil and natural gas reserves in the world, and it is those hydrocarbon resources that give […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Take that, France:  Iran has Halted Expansion of Nuclear Facilities: IAEA

Take that, France: Iran has Halted Expansion of Nuclear Facilities: IAEA

Iran has actually done some of the things that French Foriegn Minister Laurent Fabius was demanding when he derailed the agreement on confidence-building at the […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
American Writers are Self-Censoring to Avoid NSA Scrutiny (McCauley)

American Writers are Self-Censoring to Avoid NSA Scrutiny (McCauley)

Lauren McCauley writes at Commondreams.org: Recent disclosures of the NSA's widespread dragnet program coupled with its frequent targeting of journalists are having a 'chilling effect' […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Muslim-American Artists Perform to Challenge Stereotypes

Muslim-American Artists Perform to Challenge Stereotypes

VOA reports:: ” Going back decades, Arab actors have been successful in Hollywood. Among the most successful, such as Omar Sharif, Tony Shalhoub, and F. […]

Juan Cole

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