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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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Bernie Sanders unveils push for $17-an-hour federal minimum wage, citing state increases

Bernie Sanders unveils push for $17-an-hour federal minimum wage, citing state increases

By Ariana Figueroa   ( Florida Phoenix ) WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday announced Democrats’ plans to mark up legislation to increase […]

Florida Phoenix

Haredim
Israel is a powder keg waiting to blow

Israel is a powder keg waiting to blow

By James Sunderland, University of Oxford | – The death in custody on May 2 of Khader Adnan, the first Palestinian to die of a […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Iraq Gas Flaring Tied to Cancer Surge

Iraq Gas Flaring Tied to Cancer Surge

Antonia Juhasz Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights   @AntoniaJuhasz ( Human Rights Watch) – Ali Hussein Jaloud, an Iraqi man barely in his 20s, […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
Sir Gawain and the Green King: What can Newly Crowned Charles III do to Combat the Climate Emergency?

Sir Gawain and the Green King: What can Newly Crowned Charles III do to Combat the Climate Emergency?

Revised Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – We can argue about the character of Charles’s philosophy of nature and whether it is conservative or not. I […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
Not the Onion:  U.S. Supreme Court Justices take Gifts –  Then Raise the Bar for Bribery Prosecutions

Not the Onion: U.S. Supreme Court Justices take Gifts – Then Raise the Bar for Bribery Prosecutions

By: Marty Schladen – ( Minnesota Reformer) – Justice Clarence Thomas might be the most egregious when it comes to taking gifts and not disclosing […]

Minnesota Reformer

Immigration
Not a Flood, not a Surge, not Illegal:  Retire This Dehumanizing Language About Immigrants

Not a Flood, not a Surge, not Illegal: Retire This Dehumanizing Language About Immigrants

By By Daniella Prieshoff ( Otherwords.org ) – Last year, my client Susan called me to discuss her immigration case. During our conversation she referenced […]

OtherWords

Agriculture
How shading crops with Solar Panels can improve Farming, lower Food Costs and reduce Emissions

How shading crops with Solar Panels can improve Farming, lower Food Costs and reduce Emissions

By Joshua M. Pearce, Western University | – If you have lived in a home with a trampoline in the backyard, you may have observed […]

The Conversation

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King Charles III as Defender of all Faiths, including Islam

King Charles III as Defender of all Faiths, including Islam

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although King Charles III will, like his predecessors going back to Henry VIII, be styled “Defender of the Faith,” he […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Germany overtakes Spain to become leading solar PV market in Europe

Germany overtakes Spain to become leading solar PV market in Europe

By Jessica Bateman | – Tagesspiegel Background ( Clean Energy Wire ) – An analysis of solar power markets in Europe has declared Germany the […]

Clean Energy Wire

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