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California: Fossil Gas use Declining, replaced by Solar Plus Megabatteries
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The US Energy Information Agency reports that California’s fossil gas use is steadily declining. In the first half of 2025, […]
From Sykes-Picot to Silicon Valley: Why Middle East Fault Lines now run through American Tech
( Middle East Monitor ) – In 1916, the Middle East was partitioned by its rulers with ink between Britain and France. A hundred years […]
“We cannot Negotiate with the Melting Point of Ice:” World’s Ice Sheets shed 640 bn. Tons in 12 Months
Chris Stokes, Durham University; Florence Colleoni, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), and James Kirkham, British Antarctic Survey “We cannot negotiate with the […]
In 2025, 65% of Americans view Muslims Favorably, 85% view Jews Favorably
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development and director of the Critical Issues Poll at the University […]
Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis
By Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester, photography by Brian Otieno for ProPublica. | – ( ProPublica) – On July 18, a mild, overcast night […]
Trump Administration Concedes U.S. Researchers may Talk with Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Despite Sanctions
Middle East Studies Association of North America | – ( MESA Press Release ) – WASHINGTON—In response to a letter sent by the Knight First […]
Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Pakistan’s solar power switch continues to grow by leaps and bounds. In 2023, solar was the fifth largest source of […]
Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the University of Arkansas regarding the removal of Professor […]
Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)
By Nan Levinson ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Any story about resistance within the military must begin by recognizing that it’s not an easy thing to […]











