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State of Climate: Earth Hottest on Record again, as CO2 still Climbs and Glaciers Wilt
Climate Crisis

State of Climate: Earth Hottest on Record again, as CO2 still Climbs and Glaciers Wilt

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The American Meteorological Society has issued its annual climate report, this one summarizing changes in 2024 now that all the […]

New data shows No Kings was One of the largest Days of Protest in US history

New data shows No Kings was One of the largest Days of Protest in US history

08/17/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Iran’s Nature is under Threat – here’s how better environmental Stewardship can save it

Iran’s Nature is under Threat – here’s how better environmental Stewardship can save it

08/17/2025 By The Conversation

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Baradei: Attack on Iran Would Create Fireball in ME;

Baradei: Attack on Iran Would Create Fireball in ME;

The American interpretation of a recent Israeli air force exercise as a warning to Iran that it could be bombed caused oil futures prices to […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sadrist Condemns ‘Eternal Slavery’ to US; 1 US Troop Killed, 5 Wounded; Bombings in Mosul

Sadrist Condemns ‘Eternal Slavery’ to US; 1 US Troop Killed, 5 Wounded; Bombings in Mosul

An American soldier was killed and five were wounded by roadside bombs on Friday in Diyala Province northeast of Baghdad. Congress passed a $161 bn. […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad: ‘I was Almost Kidnapped by Bush’

Ahmadinejad: ‘I was Almost Kidnapped by Bush’

The USG Open Source Center translates an article in Tabnak saying that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is alleging that the US had planned to abduct […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
They’re Baaack; It is Politically Inconvenient to Acknowledge . . .

They’re Baaack; It is Politically Inconvenient to Acknowledge . . .

The consortium of American and European oil companies that had dominated Iraqi petroleum in the twentieth century is returning to Iraq to carry out service […]

Juan Cole

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Doggett Introduces Climate Bill

Doggett Introduces Climate Bill

Climate MATTERS Cap-and-Trade Legislation Introduced Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), announced today that he is introducing the Climate MATTERS Act (Climate Market […]

Juan Cole

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The Great Torture Scandal

The Great Torture Scandal

McClatchy and other reporters are abruptly pulling the curtain away from the Bush team’s illegal practices in arresting people arbitrarily, declining to offer proof that […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Troops Move in To Amara; Awakening Mounts Party;

Troops Move in To Amara; Awakening Mounts Party;

Iraqi government troops began fanning through Amara and other towns of Maysan Province in the Shiite South on Thursday morning. Shiite militiamen, having been given […]

Juan Cole

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John McCain’s Oil Scam

John McCain’s Oil Scam

McCain is arguing for offshore drilling to lower US petroleum prices in the “short term.” It is all a big lie, and a dangerous one […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Massive Bomb Burns Market, Kills, Wounds 126; US Soldier Killed Near Hilla; Debaathification Law Never Implemented

Massive Bomb Burns Market, Kills, Wounds 126; US Soldier Killed Near Hilla; Debaathification Law Never Implemented

Guerrillas detonated a massive bomb in a Shiite market in north Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 51 and injuring 75. The bomb levelled a two-story building […]

Juan Cole

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