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The COP30 Climate Meet had One Job, and Totally Crashed and Burned
Climate Crisis

The COP30 Climate Meet had One Job, and Totally Crashed and Burned

Juan Cole

The bad guys included Saudi Arabia and the entire Arab bloc, along with China, India, and other nations still in thrall to Big Carbon

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West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity

West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity

11/23/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Why Israeli Soldiers and their Leaders are increasingly at Risk of Arrest Overseas

Why Israeli Soldiers and their Leaders are increasingly at Risk of Arrest Overseas

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For Racial Justice, End Legacy Admissions in Universities, a form of Affirmative Action for the Rich

For Racial Justice, End Legacy Admissions in Universities, a form of Affirmative Action for the Rich

By Sonali Kolhatkar | ( Otherwords ) – Who will benefit from the Supreme Court’s recent ruling striking down race as a factor in college […]

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'Life for black people in Tunisia 5 months after the President's racist Speech has been incredibly Challenging'

‘Life for black people in Tunisia 5 months after the President’s racist Speech has been incredibly Challenging’

Amelia Smith amyinthedesert     ( Middle East Monitor ) – When Tarek Tookebry began raising funds to collect essential items for a humanitarian convoy […]

Middle East Monitor

Agriculture
This Year’s El Niño, a Preview of Global Heating to Come, Will Affect Wheat and Global Food Supply

This Year’s El Niño, a Preview of Global Heating to Come, Will Affect Wheat and Global Food Supply

By David Ubilava, University of Sydney | – The World Meteorological Organization has declared the onset of the first El Niño event in seven years. […]

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Ancient Greek Religion
The “Cerberus” Heat Wave and the Closing of the Parthenon: Why the Climate Crisis Evokes Cosmic Mythology

The “Cerberus” Heat Wave and the Closing of the Parthenon: Why the Climate Crisis Evokes Cosmic Mythology

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – High daytime temperatures in the Mediterranean basin are disrupting life in many ways, in Spain, Morocco, Greece, Turkey and elsewhere. […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Global Heating Grips Phoenix, AZ, with record-breaking String of 110 °F Days Projected and Homeless Dying

Global Heating Grips Phoenix, AZ, with record-breaking String of 110 °F Days Projected and Homeless Dying

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy   ( AZ Mirror) – Phoenix is close to breaking a record streak for consecutive days with high temperatures at or above […]

AZ Mirror

Climate Crisis
Corals are starting to Bleach as Global Ocean Temperatures hit Record Highs

Corals are starting to Bleach as Global Ocean Temperatures hit Record Highs

By Ian Enochs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | – The water off South Florida is over 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) in mid-July, and […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Game Over? Even BP and TotalEnergies are Shelling out $14.7 Bn. for Right to Build Baltic Sea Wind Farms

Game Over? Even BP and TotalEnergies are Shelling out $14.7 Bn. for Right to Build Baltic Sea Wind Farms

By Sören Amelang | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Oil majors BP and TotalEnergies pledged to pay a combined 12.6 billion euros [$14.7 […]

Clean Energy Wire

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Should Congress be inviting  Illiberal Government Leaders Like those of India and Israel to address it? Is it all Right to Boycott Human Rights Offenders?

Should Congress be inviting Illiberal Government Leaders Like those of India and Israel to address it? Is it all Right to Boycott Human Rights Offenders?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Let us imagine a country somewhere in the world, let us call it Qorlu. It has two major ethnic groups, […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Change is Increasing Stress on Thousands of Aging Dams across the US

Climate Change is Increasing Stress on Thousands of Aging Dams across the US

By Hiba Baroud, Vanderbilt University | – Heavy rainfall in the Northeast on June 9-11, 2023, generated widespread flooding, particularly in New York’s Hudson Valley […]

The Conversation

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