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Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled
Climate Crisis

Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Ember energy consultancy reports that in the first half of 2025, the world put in 380 gigawatts of new […]

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

09/04/2025 By Juan Cole

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

09/04/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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The Guantánamo Prison Camp may someday be Closed, but it Will leave a Permanent Scar on America’s Conscience

The Guantánamo Prison Camp may someday be Closed, but it Will leave a Permanent Scar on America’s Conscience

( Tomdispatch.com) – For 18 years, I’ve been writing articles for TomDispatch on the never-ending story of the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility. And here’s my […]

Karen J. Greenberg

Christianity
Extremist Minister Ben-Gvir opposes Jailing Ultra-Orthodox who spit on Christians in Jerusalem, as Pope Francis Fumes

Extremist Minister Ben-Gvir opposes Jailing Ultra-Orthodox who spit on Christians in Jerusalem, as Pope Francis Fumes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli journalist Nir Hasson at Haaretz put a spotlight on the disturbing practice of some Ultra-Orthodox Israelis of eastern European […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Americans are Now Tourists in their own Land; Millions remain Exiled or Stateless

Palestinian Americans are Now Tourists in their own Land; Millions remain Exiled or Stateless

Sari Bashi Program Director   @saribashi ( Human Rights Watch ) – The Israeli government, motivated by the plum prize of joining a coveted U.S. visa […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
Made in America: How Biden's Climate Package is Fuelling the Global Drive to Net Zero

Made in America: How Biden’s Climate Package is Fuelling the Global Drive to Net Zero

By Alan Finkel, The University of Queensland | – (The Conversation) – Just over a year since US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Frankenstein’s Monster of a Climate Emergency: Dangerous Global September Heat Spike

Frankenstein’s Monster of a Climate Emergency: Dangerous Global September Heat Spike

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The data from scientific institutions around the world is pouring in here in the beginning of October, regarding September, 2023, […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
Trump's Anti-War Stance is a Sham; But his real War is on America

Trump’s Anti-War Stance is a Sham; But his real War is on America

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – It’s possible that he’ll be in prison. Or perhaps, because of poll numbers that fall as trial dates approach, […]

John Feffer

Armenia
The Death of the Armenian Dream in Nagorno-Karabakh was Predictable but not Inevitable

The Death of the Armenian Dream in Nagorno-Karabakh was Predictable but not Inevitable

By Ronald Suny, University of Michigan | – (The Conversation) – Thirty-five years ago, more than 100,000 Armenian protesters took to the streets to convince […]

Ronald Suny

Artificial Intelligence
AI Goes to War:  Will the Pentagon’s Techno-Fantasies Pave the Way for War with China?

AI Goes to War: Will the Pentagon’s Techno-Fantasies Pave the Way for War with China?

( Tomdispatch.com) – On August 28th, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks chose the occasion of a three-day conference organized by the National Defense Industrial […]

William D. Hartung

Climate Crisis
Arizona Dems Finally end GOP Sweetheart Deal for Saudis to exploit Arizona Water to Feed the Kingdom's Cattle

Arizona Dems Finally end GOP Sweetheart Deal for Saudis to exploit Arizona Water to Feed the Kingdom’s Cattle

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Arizona state government of Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs and Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes are terminating the license of […]

Juan Cole

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