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S. Australia Wholesale Electricity Prices fall 30% with Solar, Revealing Trump’s High-Cost Fossil Fuels Scam
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S. Australia Wholesale Electricity Prices fall 30% with Solar, Revealing Trump’s High-Cost Fossil Fuels Scam

Juan Cole

If fossil fuels were competitive, Trump wouldn’t have to try so hard to stall permitting for new wind and solar projects

Who Fears the Truth?  The Deep Fake Campaign to Silence Francesca Albanese on the Gaza Genocide

Who Fears the Truth? The Deep Fake Campaign to Silence Francesca Albanese on the Gaza Genocide

02/16/2026 By Middle East Monitor

The Disappearance of Palestine

The Disappearance of Palestine

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A Rebuke to the American-Israeli Economic War on Iran (Cole in Truthdig)

A Rebuke to the American-Israeli Economic War on Iran (Cole in Truthdig)

My column is out in Truthdig: “A Rebuke to the American-Israeli Economic War on Iran” Excerpt: “In his acceptance speech in Charlotte, N.C., President Barack […]

Juan Cole

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CIA Drone Strikes on Pakistan: Infographic (Leo)

Sarah Leo writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism The Bureau has been recording every reported CIA drone strike in Pakistan. The result is our […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (205) “when the waitress pours the Shiraz wine”

Omar Khayyam (205) “when the waitress pours the Shiraz wine”

When you next hold a party, my dear friends, rejoicing in how stylish you all are; and when the waitress pours the Shiraz wine, remember poor […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
A Tale of Two Insurrections:  Syria, Iraq, and American Security

A Tale of Two Insurrections: Syria, Iraq, and American Security

Both Iraq and Syria saw massive violence on Sunday. But there is a key difference between the two, and therein lies a cautionary tale for […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (307) “clerics drink the people’s blood”

Omar Khayyam (307) “clerics drink the people’s blood”

I am busier than you are,  cleric of the faith! And, despite my drunkenness,  I’m soberer than you. I drink the blood of the vine, […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Dear Mitt: *You* Don’t Get to Say That

Dear Mitt: *You* Don’t Get to Say That

Dear Mitt Romney: Your so-called Medicare reform is just a way of shifting health expenses from millionaires (whose taxes you want to lower) to middle […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (233) “The sun has lassoed rooftops with its rays”

Omar Khayyam (233) “The sun has lassoed rooftops with its rays”

The sun has lassoed rooftops  with its rays, and  the king has splashed  the light of day into my glass. Have some wine, for passionate love  […]

Juan Cole

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NASA Explains how We Caused the Hottest Decade and are generally screwing ourselves over (Video)

NASA Explains how We Caused the Hottest Decade and are generally screwing ourselves over (Video)

NASA’s 5-minute video explains why the last decade has been the hottest ever (we did it) and what climate change means for our hot, thirsty […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Libyans say CIA Tortured Them (Ross)

Libyans say CIA Tortured Them (Ross)

Alice Ross writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism President Bush and his CIA director Michael Hayden have each claimed that the US has in […]

Juan Cole

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