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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up
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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

06/23/2025 By The Conversation

No Kings!  This is What Democracy Looks Like

No Kings! This is What Democracy Looks Like

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Solar and Wind to Supply 16% of US Electricity this Year, But some States are in the Vanguard

Solar and Wind to Supply 16% of US Electricity this Year, But some States are in the Vanguard

By: By Robert Zullo –   Despite supply-chain problems amid the lingering effects of the pandemic, 2022 saw major increases in solar and wind power […]

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Iran
What does “Secularism” mean in the Iran Protests?

What does “Secularism” mean in the Iran Protests?

By Roodabeh Dehghani, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa | – Since the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini in September 2022, much has been said and written […]

The Conversation

US politics
America’s Callous disregard for its Veterans after the Wars are Over

America’s Callous disregard for its Veterans after the Wars are Over

( Tomdispatch.com) – Here’s something we seldom focus on when it comes to war, American-style, even during the just-passed 20th anniversary of our disastrous invasion […]

Andrea Mazzarino

Climate Crisis
Game-Changer: Tiny Islands of Vanuatu Convince UN to seek Int'l Court Ruling on Harms of Climate Emergency

Game-Changer: Tiny Islands of Vanuatu Convince UN to seek Int’l Court Ruling on Harms of Climate Emergency

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Vanuatu, a set of South Pacific islands, is not what you would call a prominent international player. The small country […]

Juan Cole

Congress
U.S. Senate in bipartisan Vote repeals decades-old Iraq War Authorizations, But Marco Rubio voted ‘No’

U.S. Senate in bipartisan Vote repeals decades-old Iraq War Authorizations, But Marco Rubio voted ‘No’

By: Jennifer Shutt –   ( Florida Phoenix) – WASHINGTON — U.S. senators revoked their approval for the Gulf and Iraq wars on Wednesday, taking […]

Florida Phoenix

European Union
‘Dirty Smear Campaign:’  How the United Arab Emirates Spread Hysteria against Islam in Europe (Yes)

‘Dirty Smear Campaign:’ How the United Arab Emirates Spread Hysteria against Islam in Europe (Yes)

      Nasim Ahmed Nasimbythedocks     ( Middle East Monitor) – A “smear campaign” alleged to be orchestrated by the United Arab Emirates […]

Middle East Monitor

Archaeology
DNA Study: Medieval Iranian Merchants account for Half of the Ancestry of Swahili People of East African Coast

DNA Study: Medieval Iranian Merchants account for Half of the Ancestry of Swahili People of East African Coast

By Chapurukha Kusimba, University of South Florida and David Reich, Harvard University | – The legacy of the medieval Swahili civilization is a source of […]

The Conversation

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Renewables outstrip Coal in US for first Time, with 50% of new Power being Solar

Renewables outstrip Coal in US for first Time, with 50% of new Power being Solar

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Energy Information Agency of the US Department of Energy announced this week that for the first time in US […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Humza Yousaf: Scotland gets a Muslim Leader in a moment of extraordinary Change for British Politics

Humza Yousaf: Scotland gets a Muslim Leader in a moment of extraordinary Change for British Politics

By Parveen Akhtar, Aston University and Timothy Peace, University of Glasgow | – Humza Yousaf’s appointment as first minister of Scotland is a historic moment […]

The Conversation

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