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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

08/21/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
Is it now a Crime to Support Palestinian Rights?

Is it now a Crime to Support Palestinian Rights?

By Yara Hawari | – ( Al-Shabaka ) A new wave of repressive UK government policies aims to suppress protest and political expression, posing a […]

Yara Hawari

Bashar al-Assad
With Putin bogged down in Ukraine, will the Syrian Civil War Reignite?

With Putin bogged down in Ukraine, will the Syrian Civil War Reignite?

By Muhammad Hussein | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Pivotal moments in history rarely present themselves, but when they do, that is exactly what […]

Middle East Monitor

Batteries
California Milestone:  State for First Time briefly Generates 103% of its Electricity from Renewables

California Milestone: State for First Time briefly Generates 103% of its Electricity from Renewables

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On one day in May, Lauren Sommer at NPR reported, California ran for several hours on 103% renewable electricity, which […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
How Long Will We Sacrifice Our Kids to the Gun Lobby’s Paranoia?

How Long Will We Sacrifice Our Kids to the Gun Lobby’s Paranoia?

( Otherwords ) – Mass shootings are good for gun sales. In the days following the horrific school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, firearm stocks rose. […]

Sonali Kolhatkar

Climate Change
Lessons in Activism: How Australia’s expanding environmental Movement is breaking the Climate Action Deadlock in Politics

Lessons in Activism: How Australia’s expanding environmental Movement is breaking the Climate Action Deadlock in Politics

By Robyn Gulliver, The University of Queensland | – The federal election saw voters’ growing concern about Australia’s laggardly response to climate change finally addressed, […]

The Conversation

Guns
A Country Armed to the Teeth: And Strutting Toward the Apocalypse

A Country Armed to the Teeth: And Strutting Toward the Apocalypse

By Robert Lipsyte | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The gun I carried on the streets of New York City in the late 1960s was […]

Tomdispatch

Conspiracy Theories
What did the President Know and When did He Know it? Trump's 7-Part Plan and the Insurrection

What did the President Know and When did He Know it? Trump’s 7-Part Plan and the Insurrection

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – When the news of the burglary at the Democratic campaign headquarters in the Watergate building broke, it wasn’t initially clear […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Denying Palestine while Protecting Israel from Itself

Denying Palestine while Protecting Israel from Itself

By Mohammad Makram Balawi | – Many acts regarding Palestine are an enigma. Everything is convoluted, and you do not know who is killing who […]

Middle East Monitor

Central America
‘Open-air Prison’ in southern Mexico traps thousands of Migrants

‘Open-air Prison’ in southern Mexico traps thousands of Migrants

By Taylor Stevens | Cronkite Borderlands Project – ( Cronkite News ) – TAPACHULA, MEXICO – The desperation here is palpable. It fills the stifling […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

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