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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

08/21/2025 By The Conversation

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Top Ten differences between White Terrorists and Others

Top Ten differences between White Terrorists and Others

1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with a gun? Wouldn’t that be, like, everyone in the US? Other […]

Juan Cole

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Hitchhiking Camels, Libya (Photo)

Hitchhiking Camels, Libya (Photo)

Photograph on road from Tripoli to Misrata, Libya, May, 2012, by Juan Cole

Juan Cole

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In Memoriam Marvin Hamlisch:  "Nobody Does it Better" (Carly Simon Performance)

In Memoriam Marvin Hamlisch: “Nobody Does it Better” (Carly Simon Performance)

In Memoriam Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012): Below, his “Nobody Does it Better,” theme of the 1977 Bond film, “The Spy Who Loved Me” and among the […]

Juan Cole

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Syria:  The Battle for Aleppo Begins as Rebels Retreat

Syria: The Battle for Aleppo Begins as Rebels Retreat

The Baath government’s attack on East Aleppo, a rebel stronghold in the past couple of weeks, began Tuesday night, with an assault by advanced Russian-made […]

Juan Cole

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The Real Hunger Games: Climate Change & Drought (Klare)

The Real Hunger Games: Climate Change & Drought (Klare)

Michael Klare writes at Tomdispatch: The Hunger Wars in Our Future Heat, Drought, Rising Food Costs, and Global Unrest The Great Drought of 2012 has […]

Juan Cole

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Mount Sharp, Mars (Photo of the Day from Curiosity)

Mount Sharp, Mars (Photo of the Day from Curiosity)

NASA has released the first high-res picture of Mars received from Curiosity, showing Mount Sharp

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Signs you Might be a Nazi Loser

Top Ten Signs you Might be a Nazi Loser

1. If you regularly pose proudly in front of a swastika flag, you might be a Nazi loser. 2. If you refer to “non-whites” as […]

Juan Cole

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Chinese telecoms giants are taking over the world. Should we be scared? (McClenaghan)

Chinese telecoms giants are taking over the world. Should we be scared? (McClenaghan)

Maeve McClenaghan writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism😐 Huawei is not yet a household name in the UK – for one thing, there is […]

Juan Cole

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On Human unity and the "Curiosity" NASA Control Room

On Human unity and the “Curiosity” NASA Control Room

In this video of the NASA control room during the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, I don’t see only one race or gender. […]

Juan Cole

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