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Global Battle Royale at COP30 between Fossil Fuel Producers and Green Energy Advocates
Climate Crisis

Global Battle Royale at COP30 between Fossil Fuel Producers and Green Energy Advocates

Juan Cole

A bloc is attempting to deep-six the pledge made at COP28 to “transition away from fossil fuels.”

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Protesting Canada’s Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy

Protesting Canada’s Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy

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Trump using Jews to Ban Free Speech: The Ultimate in Antisemitism

Trump using Jews to Ban Free Speech: The Ultimate in Antisemitism

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DeSantis ramping up his campaign against Disney, accusing it of “Sexualizing Children,” closeness to “Chinese Communism”

DeSantis ramping up his campaign against Disney, accusing it of “Sexualizing Children,” closeness to “Chinese Communism”

  By Michael Moline –   ( Florida Phoenix) – The legal fight between Gov. Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Co. broadened Monday when […]

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Brazil
Lula is Right that the UN Security Council Can't Resolve Major Conflicts, whether Ukraine or Palestine

Lula is Right that the UN Security Council Can’t Resolve Major Conflicts, whether Ukraine or Palestine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made a state visit to Portugal and Spain last week. He was primarily […]

Juan Cole

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Climate Emergency:  Once Lush Oregon Faces a future of Wildfires, Drought and Vanishing Mountain Glaciers

Climate Emergency: Once Lush Oregon Faces a future of Wildfires, Drought and Vanishing Mountain Glaciers

By: Lynne Terry –   Coastal erosion in Gleneden Beach in March 2021 caused houses to sit on the edge of the cliff. (Courtesy of […]

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The ‘I am Sudan’ Motto and the elusive Transition to Democracy

The ‘I am Sudan’ Motto and the elusive Transition to Democracy

Dr Mustafa Fetouri MFetouri ( Middle East Monitor ) – On a banner displayed on one of the Sudanese Armed Forces’ Khartoum buildings, a phrase […]

Middle East Monitor

Displaced and Refugees
Singing, trauma and the resilience of the Yazidis  of northern Iraq: The power of cultural identity on psychological well-being

Singing, trauma and the resilience of the Yazidis of northern Iraq: The power of cultural identity on psychological well-being

By Mylène Ratelle, University of Waterloo | – (The Conversation) – Behind each door and gate in Sinuni, Iraq, there is a different story of […]

The Conversation

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Yes, Mr. DeSantis, there is a Palestinian People that has exercised Power in Historical Palestine

Yes, Mr. DeSantis, there is a Palestinian People that has exercised Power in Historical Palestine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – What does it mean to say that there “has never been a Palestinian state” in the Holy Land? This is […]

Juan Cole

military
Sudan's War of Two Generals: Latest Updates

Sudan’s War of Two Generals: Latest Updates

Written byEgyptian Chronicles The Sudanese capital Khortoum is witnessing intense fighting. Screenshot from a video by AlHadath. Fair use. This story, was originally by Egyptian […]

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Anti-intellectualism
“A war on higher education in our state” NC faculty group pens open letter opposing slate of higher ed-related bills

“A war on higher education in our state” NC faculty group pens open letter opposing slate of higher ed-related bills

By: Joe Killian –   ( NC Newsline ) – The North Carolina chapter of the American Association of University Professors released an open letter […]

NC Newsline

Climate Crisis
Deadly Heatwaves threaten to reverse India's Progress on Poverty and Inequality

Deadly Heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s Progress on Poverty and Inequality

By Ramit Debnath, University of Cambridge and Ronita Bardhan, University of Cambridge | – (The Conversation) – Record-breaking heatwaves in April 2022 put 90% of […]

The Conversation

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