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Turning Point: Wind and Solar outstrip Fossil Fuels in Europe for First Time
Climate Crisis

Turning Point: Wind and Solar outstrip Fossil Fuels in Europe for First Time

Juan Cole

It is another clear piece of proof that humanity can get to carbon neutral by 2050 if it wants to.

Can American Youth Organize to save us from Despotism?

Can American Youth Organize to save us from Despotism?

02/04/2026 By Liz Theoharis

Inside the Challenges faced by Journalists covering Iran’s Protests

Inside the Challenges faced by Journalists covering Iran’s Protests

02/04/2026 By The Conversation

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Iraq
Large Protest in Basra; 1 US Soldier Killed, 1 Wounded; 100 Bodies found in Mass Grave;

Large Protest in Basra; 1 US Soldier Killed, 1 Wounded; 100 Bodies found in Mass Grave;

Some 5,000 protesters rallied in downtown Basra to protest the horrible security situation on Saturday. AP notes, ‘Many carried banners, decrying the killing of women, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bombings Kill 6 in Mosul; Muqtada in Occultation; Talabani Promises Turks he will Rein in PKK; Karrada Bomb Deaths at 68;

Bombings Kill 6 in Mosul; Muqtada in Occultation; Talabani Promises Turks he will Rein in PKK; Karrada Bomb Deaths at 68;

Police in Baghdad raised the death toll for the two bombings in Karrada on Thursday to 68, with 120 wounded. Meanwhile, on Friday two bombings […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
55 Killed in Baghdad Bombings; Maley: Iraq Still Unstable;

55 Killed in Baghdad Bombings; Maley: Iraq Still Unstable;

Sunni Arab guerrillas carried out two bombings in the Shiite Karrada district of Baghdad on Thursday. First a bomb went off in a dumpster near […]

Juan Cole

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Gaza: "Humanitarian Implosion"; Jewish Seminarians Shot Down; Bush Messes Up Gaza Even More

Gaza: "Humanitarian Implosion"; Jewish Seminarians Shot Down; Bush Messes Up Gaza Even More

In the miserable Israeli-Palestinian Hundred Years War, there were several pieces of worse than usual news lately. David Rose at Vanity Fair showed that the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Turkish War Planes Strike Again; Sunnis angered by Acquittal of Zamili

Turkish War Planes Strike Again; Sunnis angered by Acquittal of Zamili

Turkish war planes attacked targets inside Iraq again on Wednesday, only days after the Turkish military withdrew ground troops after a major incursion. Reuters says: […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sadrists Demand Release of al-Zamili; More Schisms among Sadrists

Sadrists Demand Release of al-Zamili; More Schisms among Sadrists

A three-judge panel in Iraq acquitted Hakim al-Zamili, a former deputy health minister, and Brigadier General Hamid al-Shammari, the chief of the health ministry’s security […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iranian Daily Sees ties consolidating between Iran, Iraq

Iranian Daily Sees ties consolidating between Iran, Iraq

The USG Open Source Center translates an Iranian op-ed on the significance of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Iraq. Daily sees ties consolidating between Iran, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
26 Killed in 2 Baghdad Bombings; Ahmadinejad calls for US Withdrawal; Public Rues Economic Cost of Iraq War

26 Killed in 2 Baghdad Bombings; Ahmadinejad calls for US Withdrawal; Public Rues Economic Cost of Iraq War

Som 92 percent of Democrats and 77 percent of independents are opposed to the Iraq War, which cannot be good news for John McCain, who […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Ahmadinejad in Baghdad, Day II

Ahmadinejad in Baghdad, Day II

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began the second day of his state visit to Iraq on Monday. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called Iran’s stance toward Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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