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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

11/21/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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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The Holy War of Saint Ron DeSantis on Florida’s Voters

The Holy War of Saint Ron DeSantis on Florida’s Voters

By Jim Hightower | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Breaking news: After years of failed Republican efforts to uncover any proof of widespread voter fraud […]

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Authoritarianism
Family Says Son Died After Torture By Iranian Security Agents

Family Says Son Died After Torture By Iranian Security Agents

By RFE/RL’s Radio Farda Shadman Ahmadi died in police custody in Kurdistan. The family of a 22-year-old Iranian protester says their son has died in […]

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Climate Crisis
Many Forests will become highly Flammable for at least 30 extra Days per Year unless we cut Emissions

Many Forests will become highly Flammable for at least 30 extra Days per Year unless we cut Emissions

By Hamish Clarke, The University of Melbourne; Anne Griebel, Western Sydney University; Matthias Boer, Western Sydney University; Rachael Helene Nolan, Western Sydney University, and Víctor […]

The Conversation

Climate Change
Russia’s Ukraine War and Energy Crisis have Scared the World into Turbocharging adoption of Wind, Solar for Power

Russia’s Ukraine War and Energy Crisis have Scared the World into Turbocharging adoption of Wind, Solar for Power

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new report by the International Energy Agency suggests that the 2022 global energy crisis, caused in part by Vladimir […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Iran executes first Protester as Human Rights Abuses come under International Scrutiny

Iran executes first Protester as Human Rights Abuses come under International Scrutiny

By Sahar Maranlou, University of Essex | – Iran’s execution of protester Mohsen Shekari is the first after a huge wave of unrest swept around […]

The Conversation

Social Safety Net
Sen. Warnock’s Triumph Thwarts GOP Plans to gut the Social Security that 65 mn. Americans Depend on

Sen. Warnock’s Triumph Thwarts GOP Plans to gut the Social Security that 65 mn. Americans Depend on

By Nancy J. Altman | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Social Security was on the ballot in Georgia’s December 6 run-off election. Senator Reverend Raphael […]

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Children
In Turkey, a Child Bride Scandal puts Religious Cults in the Spotlight

In Turkey, a Child Bride Scandal puts Religious Cults in the Spotlight

( Globalvoices.org ) – They call themselves the Ismailağa Brotherhood, and they are among countless religious orders and brotherhoods in Turkey. But though these religious groups […]

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Arab World
Xi announces "New Era" in China-Saudi Relationship with $30 bn. in Deals, as Arabs Seek to Offset Dependence on Washington

Xi announces “New Era” in China-Saudi Relationship with $30 bn. in Deals, as Arabs Seek to Offset Dependence on Washington

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera reports that Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz on Thursday signed an agreement with visiting Chinese Premier Xi Jinping […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
First US Leases to Build Wind Farms off California’s Coast are Let: The Amazing Technology

First US Leases to Build Wind Farms off California’s Coast are Let: The Amazing Technology

By Matthew Lackner, UMass Amherst | – (The Conversation) – Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential […]

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