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Stephen Colbert and I:  The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship
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Stephen Colbert and I: The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Paramount Global corporation has fired late night comedian Stephen Colbert even though Colbert dominated his time spot. Paramount owns […]

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

07/19/2025 By Arzu Geybullayeva

Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

07/19/2025 By The Conversation

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Climate Crisis
How climate Storytelling helps People navigate Complexity and find Solutions

How climate Storytelling helps People navigate Complexity and find Solutions

By Naoko Ellis, University of British Columbia and Derek Gladwin, University of British Columbia | – Despite learning that climate change is hitting the planet […]

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Arctic
Greenland loses 6 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Days, harbinger of Unprecedented Coastal Flooding

Greenland loses 6 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Days, harbinger of Unprecedented Coastal Flooding

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – CNN and The Independent reported this week on a massive ice melt in Greenland, with on the order of 6 […]

Juan Cole

Germany
Quest for Energy Independence set to boost Germany’s Energy Transition

Quest for Energy Independence set to boost Germany’s Energy Transition

By Sören Amelang | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany’s push for energy independence triggered by the Ukraine war could boost the country’s […]

Clean Energy Wire

Iran
Before Turkey can normalize with Syria, it must agree with Iran and Russia who the 'Terrorists' are

Before Turkey can normalize with Syria, it must agree with Iran and Russia who the ‘Terrorists’ are

( Middle East Monitor ) – Despite being at the forefront of states determined to see the overthrow of the Syrian government by throwing its […]

Omar Ahmed

Iran
Russia and Iran’s growing Friendship shows their Weakness not their Strength

Russia and Iran’s growing Friendship shows their Weakness not their Strength

By Scott Lucas, University of Birmingham | – (The Conversation) – Facing economic and military difficulties in his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president Vladimir […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Hollow Men:  All the Cowards of Jan. 6

Hollow Men: All the Cowards of Jan. 6

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The damning Jan. 6 public hearings revealed a plethora of historical detail, but they also shed light on character. Some […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
In Wake of Jan. 6 Hearings:  What was Trump's Relationship to the Militias who invaded the Capitol?

In Wake of Jan. 6 Hearings: What was Trump’s Relationship to the Militias who invaded the Capitol?

Amy Cooter, Vanderbilt University | – It’s not quite clear what, exactly, former President Donald Trump was doing and privately saying inside the White House […]

The Conversation

Joe Biden
President Biden Must Commit to Ending the War in Yemen

President Biden Must Commit to Ending the War in Yemen

By Farrah Hassen | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Biden once said the U.S. should never “check its principles at the door […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Climate Crisis
Are New Mexico's Megafires so extreme they Mark a New era?  Welcome to the Pyrocene

Are New Mexico’s Megafires so extreme they Mark a New era? Welcome to the Pyrocene

By William deBuys | – ( Tomdispatch.org) – Firefighters don’t normally allude to early English epics, but in a briefing on the massive Hermits Peak/Calf […]

William deBuys

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