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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response […]

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

08/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

08/18/2025 By Dan Steinbock

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From Gaza: Does creativity only come from misery?

From Gaza: Does creativity only come from misery?

Written byWe Are Not Numbers   This story was first published by We Are Not Numbers.  It was written by Dana Besaiso. An edited version […]

Global Voices

Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis: North America's Summer of wildfire Smoke -- 2023 was only the Beginning

Climate Crisis: North America’s Summer of wildfire Smoke — 2023 was only the Beginning

By Charles O. Stanier, University of Iowa; Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa; and Peter S. Thorne, University of Iowa | – Canada’s seemingly endless wildfires […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Idalia:  DeSantis may not want to "politicize" Climate Change, but Climate Change is determined to Politicize DeSantis

Idalia: DeSantis may not want to “politicize” Climate Change, but Climate Change is determined to Politicize DeSantis

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, on being asked about human-caused climate change, said he did not want to “politicize the weather.” […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghanistan is among Top 10 Countries facing Severe Climate Impacts, and Must not be Excluded from Talks:  UN

Afghanistan is among Top 10 Countries facing Severe Climate Impacts, and Must not be Excluded from Talks: UN

By RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service ( RFE/ RL ) – A top UN official expressed concerns that Afghanistan has been excluded from global discussions on climate […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Climate Crisis
Rising Temperatures mean more Air Conditioning and Electricity Use: Rooftop Solar is the perfect Solution

Rising Temperatures mean more Air Conditioning and Electricity Use: Rooftop Solar is the perfect Solution

By Tom Rogers, Nottingham Trent University; Amin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University; Angelines Donastorg Sosa, Coventry University; and Vahid Vahidinasab, Nottingham Trent University | – On […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Solar soars by 13%, Fossil Fuel use Plummets 17% in Europe in first 1/2 of 2023

Solar soars by 13%, Fossil Fuel use Plummets 17% in Europe in first 1/2 of 2023

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – At the energy think tank Ember, Matt Ewen and Sarah Brown have issued a new report showing that the use […]

Juan Cole

Arctic
How analyzing ancient and modern Polar Bear Samples Reveals the Full Scope of Global Heating

How analyzing ancient and modern Polar Bear Samples Reveals the Full Scope of Global Heating

By Jennifer Routledge, Trent University | – The global climate is changing and the Arctic is warming rapidly. These are objectively true statements that most […]

The Conversation

Corruption
Clarence Thomas Acknowledges Undisclosed Real Estate Deal With Harlan Crow and Discloses Private Jet Flights

Clarence Thomas Acknowledges Undisclosed Real Estate Deal With Harlan Crow and Discloses Private Jet Flights

by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski ( ProPublica ) – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow […]

ProPublica

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“Friends of Israel:” Trying to outlaw Solidarity with Palestine

“Friends of Israel:” Trying to outlaw Solidarity with Palestine

Review of Hil Aked, Friends of Israel: The Backlash against Palestine Solidarity (London: Verso, 2023). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Amid Israel’s assault […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

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Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

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Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

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Abbasid Empire

Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard

Juan Cole

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