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

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

08/21/2025 By The Conversation

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Biodiversity
Climate Change is Further reducing Fish Stocks with Worrisome Implications for Global Food Supplies

Climate Change is Further reducing Fish Stocks with Worrisome Implications for Global Food Supplies

By Stefanie Colombo, Dalhousie University and Aaron MacNeil, Dalhousie University | – The health benefits of eating seafood are appreciated in many cultures which rely […]

The Conversation

Drones
Will US get Drawn in? Houthis Support Gaza by Loosing 17 Drones on Red Sea Traffic, Hit Container Ship

Will US get Drawn in? Houthis Support Gaza by Loosing 17 Drones on Red Sea Traffic, Hit Container Ship

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Houthi movement that rules northern Yemen announced Tuesday that it had again targeted a commercial vessel, the MSC United […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Forced transfer, ‘Moral Imperative’ and Colonial Contempt

Forced transfer, ‘Moral Imperative’ and Colonial Contempt

( Middle East Monitor ) – Two op-eds published on Christmas Day, one by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Wall Street Journal, and […]

Ramona Wadi

Islam
With Palestinian Struggle in Gaza, Tiktok has opened Rare Spaces of Empathy and Learning about Islam

With Palestinian Struggle in Gaza, Tiktok has opened Rare Spaces of Empathy and Learning about Islam

By Nahid Widaatalla, University of Toronto | – (The Conversation) – The ongoing conflict in Gaza between Hamas and Israel is playing out on screens […]

The Conversation

Featured
Netanyahu Advocates Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians of Gaza: Believe him the First Time

Netanyahu Advocates Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians of Gaza: Believe him the First Time

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The extremist, fascist government of Binyamin Netanyahu continues to press its monstrous, illegal and most of all completely implausible plan […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Recording allegedly catches Trump pressuring Michigan Canvassers to reject 2020 Biden Win

Recording allegedly catches Trump pressuring Michigan Canvassers to reject 2020 Biden Win

By: Jon King – ( Michigan Advance ) – Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said she “wasn’t surprised” by news that former President Donald […]

Michigan Advance

Bill of Rights
Palestine Solidarity Crackdown: Challenges in the US and Europe

Palestine Solidarity Crackdown: Challenges in the US and Europe

By Layla Kattermann and Diala Shamas | – ( Al-Shabaka ) – Israel’s 2023 genocide of Palestinians in Gaza has horrified many around the world […]

Al-Shabaka

Christianity
Pope and Pastor: "Prince of Peace rejected by the futile Logic of War;" "Christ in the Rubble"

Pope and Pastor: “Prince of Peace rejected by the futile Logic of War;” “Christ in the Rubble”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – My mother was a Lutheran and the Coles were Catholics, though my grandfather fell away when he married a woman […]

Juan Cole

Dissent
From BLM to Gaza:  Inside the Youth-led fight for a Demilitarized Future

From BLM to Gaza: Inside the Youth-led fight for a Demilitarized Future

By Alessandra Bergamin | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – In January 2020, Dissenters — a grassroots, youth-led antiwar movement — began with the mission […]

Waging Nonviolence

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