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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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Authoritarianism
Tunisia: Move to Dismantle Country's Largest Opposition Party

Tunisia: Move to Dismantle Country’s Largest Opposition Party

( Human Rights Watch ) – (Tunis) – Tunisian authorities have intensified their attack on opponents of President Kais Saied’s 2021 power grab, moving to […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
Good Climate News: New EPA Rule would make Fossil Fuel Plants cut Emissions 90% by 2040

Good Climate News: New EPA Rule would make Fossil Fuel Plants cut Emissions 90% by 2040

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Michael S. Regan, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced on Thursday the most ambitious limits on how much […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Nakba at 75 – Palestinians’ Struggle to get Recognition for their Catastrophe

The Nakba at 75 – Palestinians’ Struggle to get Recognition for their Catastrophe

By Maha Nassar, University of Arizona | – On May 15, 2023, the United Nations will stage a high-level special meeting to commemorate the 75th […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza and the Illegal Israeli use of Sanctions as a Tool for Collective Punishment

Gaza and the Illegal Israeli use of Sanctions as a Tool for Collective Punishment

Dr Mustafa Fetouri MFetouri     International humanitarian law derived from the Geneva Convention of 1949 and the 1977 Protocols, states clearly that no person […]

Middle East Monitor

Artificial Intelligence
Who will Inherit the Earth?  The Rise of AI and the Human Future (?)

Who will Inherit the Earth? The Rise of AI and the Human Future (?)

( Tomdispatch.com ) – After almost 79 years on this beleaguered planet, let me say one thing: this can’t end well. Really, it can’t. And […]

Tom Engelhardt

Climate Crisis
Long Beach Plans a 400-Acre Facility for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines, Largest in World

Long Beach Plans a 400-Acre Facility for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines, Largest in World

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – City News Service reports that Long Beach is planning a 400-acre facility to manufacture and install offshore floating wind turbines […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
Turkey's Opposition Chief is Leading in the Polls, but Sunday's Election is a Cliffhanger

Turkey’s Opposition Chief is Leading in the Polls, but Sunday’s Election is a Cliffhanger

By Balki Begumhan Bayhan, Coventry University | – (The Conversation) – Turkey’s general election on Sunday, May 14 will see voters cast their ballots for […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Our Climate Crisis: The Ultra-Wealthy have a Private Jet Problem, Therefore so do We

Our Climate Crisis: The Ultra-Wealthy have a Private Jet Problem, Therefore so do We

Blogging Our Great Divide by Omar Ocampo       ( Inequality.org ) – The past two years have been a bonanza for private aviation. […]

Inequality.org

National Security State
The Privatization of War, American-Style

The Privatization of War, American-Style

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The way mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private army have been waging a significant part of Vladimir Putin’s war in […]

Andrea Mazzarino

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