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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
Climate Crisis

America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

08/21/2025 By The Conversation

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Two-Thirds of Americans Prioritize Wind, Solar, favor Gov't Incentives, as 54% see Climate Change as Dire Threat

Two-Thirds of Americans Prioritize Wind, Solar, favor Gov’t Incentives, as 54% see Climate Change as Dire Threat

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Pew Research Center has released the results of a new US poll on climate change and green energy. It […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis: The GOP Death Cult is holding the Earth Hostage to White Privilege

Climate Crisis: The GOP Death Cult is holding the Earth Hostage to White Privilege

. Diane Roberts   ( Florida Phoenix) – People, it’s too hot to be this stupid. A new NPR/PBS/Marist poll shows that nearly three-fourths of […]

Florida Phoenix

Arab World
Russia's Return as a Middle Eastern Power to Reckon With

Russia’s Return as a Middle Eastern Power to Reckon With

  Amr Hamzawy   ( Middle Eastern Monitor ) – The repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war forced the administration of US President Joe Biden to […]

Middle East Monitor

Asian-Americans
Deadly Wildfires burn across Maui – it’s a Reminder of the growing Risk to Communities that once seemed Safe

Deadly Wildfires burn across Maui – it’s a Reminder of the growing Risk to Communities that once seemed Safe

By Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University | – (The Conversation) – Thousands of people were evacuated along Maui’s popular west coast on Aug. 8 and […]

The Conversation

Batteries
With Biden's IRA Incentives, Companies plan 145 Gigawatts of New Clean Energy in US

With Biden’s IRA Incentives, Companies plan 145 Gigawatts of New Clean Energy in US

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new report by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) says that in the second quarter the industry rebounded from […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Headlines and Front Lines: How US News Coverage of Wars in Yemen and Ukraine reveals a Bias in Recording Civilian Harm

Headlines and Front Lines: How US News Coverage of Wars in Yemen and Ukraine reveals a Bias in Recording Civilian Harm

By Esther Brito Ruiz, American University School of International Service and Jeff Bachman, American University School of International Service | – (The Conversation) – War […]

The Conversation

Haredim
Israeli Reservists' Revolt against Netanyahu's assault on Courts imperils Cohesion of Military

Israeli Reservists’ Revolt against Netanyahu’s assault on Courts imperils Cohesion of Military

Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2   ( Middle East Monitor ) – As protests continue against the judicial overhaul proposed by the Israeli government, the […]

Middle East Monitor

Arms Sales
America's Perpetual Wars you Aren't Supposed to Notice

America’s Perpetual Wars you Aren’t Supposed to Notice

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In his message to the troops prior to the July 4th weekend, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin offered high praise indeed. […]

William J. Astore

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Israel to deny Palestinian-Israelis Preparation for University, in Exact Parallel to Apartheid South Africa

Israel to deny Palestinian-Israelis Preparation for University, in Exact Parallel to Apartheid South Africa

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – White Power nationalism in South Africa during the Apartheid period from the 1940s until the early 1990s demanded that the […]

Juan Cole

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