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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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Climate Crisis
Savage Capitalism: From Climate Change to Bank Failures to War

Savage Capitalism: From Climate Change to Bank Failures to War

By David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky | – [The following is excerpted from David Barsamian’s recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.] David Barsamian: On […]

Tomdispatch

Authoritarianism
In Bad Sign for Climate Summit, Oil-Rich UAE warns Conference Attendees against Criticizing Government

In Bad Sign for Climate Summit, Oil-Rich UAE warns Conference Attendees against Criticizing Government

Katharina Rall Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights   @katha_nina ( Human Rights Watch) – Speakers at a recent climate and health summit in Abu […]

Human Rights Watch

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World's Most Dangerous Flashpoint:  Israeli Forces Repeatedly Invade Sacred al-Aqsa Mosque, Beat, Expel Worshipers, on behalf of Jewish Extremists

World’s Most Dangerous Flashpoint: Israeli Forces Repeatedly Invade Sacred al-Aqsa Mosque, Beat, Expel Worshipers, on behalf of Jewish Extremists

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that both on Wednesday and Thursday mornings, Israeli security forces invaded the al-Aqsa Mosque […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia invests almost $40bn to become Video Gaming Hub

Saudi Arabia invests almost $40bn to become Video Gaming Hub

( Middle East Monitor ) – In line with its ambitions to diversify its economy away from oil and to become a video gaming powerhouse, […]

Middle East Monitor

Courts
The Dobbs Effect?  In Seismic Shift for Wisconsin and the Nation, Progressives attain Majority on State Supreme Court

The Dobbs Effect? In Seismic Shift for Wisconsin and the Nation, Progressives attain Majority on State Supreme Court

By: Henry Redman –   ( Wisconsin Examiner) – As Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz took the stage at her election victory party Tuesday night, […]

Wisconsin Examiner

Corruption
What Trump’s 34 Felony Counts of Business Fraud Charges Mean

What Trump’s 34 Felony Counts of Business Fraud Charges Mean

By Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School | – Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on April 4, 2023. Shortly after, […]

The Conversation

Constitution
5 Other Modern Presidents who Should have been Indicted for their Crimes

5 Other Modern Presidents who Should have been Indicted for their Crimes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan  (Review)

The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (Review)

Review of Ahmad Shuja Jamal and William Maley, The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (London: Hurst and Co., 2023). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Donald Trump
Beneath the Trump Circus, American Democracy faces up to a vital Challenge

Beneath the Trump Circus, American Democracy faces up to a vital Challenge

By Emma Shortis, RMIT University | – Former US President Donald J Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts in New York. In the […]

The Conversation

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