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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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Ending Amazon Deforestation: The Future of the World’s largest Rainforest

Ending Amazon Deforestation: The Future of the World’s largest Rainforest

By Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation | – Brazil’s president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was greeted with applause and cheers when he addressed the U.N. […]

The Conversation

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Biden Administration Tells U.S. Court Saudi's Bin Salman can't be sued for Role in Murder because he is Head of State

Biden Administration Tells U.S. Court Saudi’s Bin Salman can’t be sued for Role in Murder because he is Head of State

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Stephanie Kirchgaessner at the Guardian reports that the Biden administration has made a filing with the U.S. court that was […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Can U.S. Backing for Israel survive its New Extremist, Racist and undemocratic Government?

Can U.S. Backing for Israel survive its New Extremist, Racist and undemocratic Government?

Oakland, Ca. (Informed Comment) – The election of a far-far right wing Israeli government may challenge the strength of US-Israeli relations as never before. How […]

H. Scott Prosterman

France
France’s Plan for Solar Panels on all Car Parks is just the Start of an Urban Renewable Revolution

France’s Plan for Solar Panels on all Car Parks is just the Start of an Urban Renewable Revolution

By Dylan Ryan, Edinburgh Napier University | – (The Conversation) – France has approved legislation that will require all car parks with more than 80 […]

The Conversation

Arms Sales
Corporate Weapons Heaven Is a Hell on Earth:  Joe Biden, the National Security State, and Arms Sales

Corporate Weapons Heaven Is a Hell on Earth: Joe Biden, the National Security State, and Arms Sales

( Tomdispatch.com) – Here’s a seldom commented-upon reality of this century and this moment: the United States remains the number-one arms-exporting nation on the planet. […]

William D. Hartung

Brazil
At COP27, Lula puts Brazil at Forefront of Climate Battle, vows to stop Destruction of Amazon Rainforest

At COP27, Lula puts Brazil at Forefront of Climate Battle, vows to stop Destruction of Amazon Rainforest

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The president-elect of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, addressed the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Wednesday, announcing that […]

Juan Cole

Antisemitism
From Kanye to Trump: Antisemitism isn’t just Jew-hatred– it’s anti-Jewish racism

From Kanye to Trump: Antisemitism isn’t just Jew-hatred– it’s anti-Jewish racism

By Dov Waxman, University of California, Los Angeles | – (The Conversation) – Antisemitism has been in the news a lot lately. Hip-hop megastar Ye […]

The Conversation

Authoritarianism
In New Tactic, Young Iranian Protesters Knock Off Clerics' Turbans On The Street

In New Tactic, Young Iranian Protesters Knock Off Clerics’ Turbans On The Street

By Golnaz Esfandiari and Hamid Fatemi | – ( RFE/RL ) – Nationwide antiestablishment protests have raged across the Islamic republic since the death of […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

Authoritarianism
Iranian Women’s Demands for Freedom Must Be Heard

Iranian Women’s Demands for Freedom Must Be Heard

By Rothna Begum, Senior Researcher, Women’s Rights Division | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – The current protests gripping Iran show no signs of […]

Human Rights Watch

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