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Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts
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Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Lebanese Ministry of Energy has let three bids for new solar farms of 15 megawatts each, for a total […]

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

09/29/2025 By Human Rights Watch

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

09/29/2025 By Tomdispatch

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2023 Prediction: The 2 Major Headaches for U.S. Foreign Policy, aside from Russia, will be Israeli and Iranian Fundamentalism

2023 Prediction: The 2 Major Headaches for U.S. Foreign Policy, aside from Russia, will be Israeli and Iranian Fundamentalism

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Despite the desire of all recent presidents to pivot away from the Middle East, Israel, fundamentalism and Iran have made […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
3/4s of German Homeowners are Ready to Put Solar Panels on their Roofs:  Survey

3/4s of German Homeowners are Ready to Put Solar Panels on their Roofs: Survey

( Clean Energy Wire ) – Three in four houseowners in Germany wish to put a solar PV array on their roofs, according to a […]

Benjamin Wehrmann

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Will electing the most Far Right Extremist Government Ever cost Israel International Support?

Will electing the most Far Right Extremist Government Ever cost Israel International Support?

By Mohammad Makram Balawi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The results of the last round of Israeli elections must have represented a […]

Middle East Monitor

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The Climate Emergency can be Overcome:  Why some Scientists are Hopeful

The Climate Emergency can be Overcome: Why some Scientists are Hopeful

By Patrick Omeja, Makerere University; Abay Yimere, Tufts University; Desta Mebratu, Stellenbosch University; and Jennifer Fitchett, University of the Witwatersrand | – (The Conversation) – […]

The Conversation

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Israelis react to Extremist new Government: "They have come to Destroy," A Gov't "Based on Hatred," and "the End of Liberal Israeli Democracy"

Israelis react to Extremist new Government: “They have come to Destroy,” A Gov’t “Based on Hatred,” and “the End of Liberal Israeli Democracy”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The new government in Israel has formally been voted in, with a 63-vote majority in the 120-seat Knesset or parliament. […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Muslim Authorities Condemn Taliban Ban on Women in Universities, as NGOs Close in Protest

Muslim Authorities Condemn Taliban Ban on Women in Universities, as NGOs Close in Protest

By Michael Jansen | – ( The Irish Times ) – Four global aid agencies have suspended services in Afghanistan in response to a Taliban […]

Michael Jansen

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The Year Unions Came Roaring Back, while Public Support for Workers is Higher than in 55 Years

The Year Unions Came Roaring Back, while Public Support for Workers is Higher than in 55 Years

By Max Nesterak ( Minnesota Reformer ) – I visited picket lines in subzero temperatures and the high 90s this year, as I documented the […]

Minnesota Reformer

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3 Reasons local Climate Activism is more powerful than People realize

3 Reasons local Climate Activism is more powerful than People realize

By Adam Aron, University of California, San Diego | – (The Conversation) – Global warming has increased the number of extreme weather events around the […]

The Conversation

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What would the United States be Like if it was like Israel?

What would the United States be Like if it was like Israel?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – What would the United States be like if it was like Israel? After the most recent election is held, the […]

Juan Cole

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