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

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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Shouting "Death to Arabs," Far Right Israeli Squatters Storm Palestinian Holy Sites, Towns and Schools

Shouting “Death to Arabs,” Far Right Israeli Squatters Storm Palestinian Holy Sites, Towns and Schools

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that hundreds of Israeli squatters on Palestinian land organized taunting processions “of the flag” […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Death of a Thousand Cuts: This is how Israel is illegally Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

The Death of a Thousand Cuts: This is how Israel is illegally Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

(Middle East Monitor ) – Israel’s Supreme Court has decided that the Palestinian region of Masafer Yatta in the southern hills of Hebron is to […]

Ramzy Baroud

Climate Crisis
Stubborn US, UK Oil Investments Expose Corporations, Investors to $1.7 Trillion in Stranded Assets

Stubborn US, UK Oil Investments Expose Corporations, Investors to $1.7 Trillion in Stranded Assets

By Laureen Fagan | – ( Sustainability Times ) – Universities, governments, faith groups and others are changing their investment policies to better align with […]

Sustainability Times

European Union
If Western Countries demand that Russia follow International Law, Why don't They Themselves?

If Western Countries demand that Russia follow International Law, Why don’t They Themselves?

By Amyn Sajoo, Simon Fraser University | – With a passion that recalls the aftermath of the Second World War, politicians and commentators are demanding […]

The Conversation

Bashar al-Assad
On Memorial Day, let's get the 900 US Troops out of Syria and away from any War with Russia or Iran

On Memorial Day, let’s get the 900 US Troops out of Syria and away from any War with Russia or Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Memorial Day or Decoration Day (referring to the decoration of the graves of soldiers killed in combat) began after the […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Oil Profiteering: High Gas Prices, Climate Change, and the War in Ukraine share a Common Cause

Oil Profiteering: High Gas Prices, Climate Change, and the War in Ukraine share a Common Cause

By Lindsay Owens and Hebah Kassem | – ( Afterwords.org) – Amid the ongoing atrocities in Ukraine, rising gas prices, and the existential threat of […]

OtherWords

Feminism
Interview: How Turkey’s Failure to Protect Women Can Cost Them Their Lives:  Authorities Need To Act To Prevent Femicides

Interview: How Turkey’s Failure to Protect Women Can Cost Them Their Lives: Authorities Need To Act To Prevent Femicides

( Human Rights Watch ) – According to the most recent official data, around four out of ten women in Turkey have suffered physical and/or […]

Human Rights Watch

Australia
3 ways Australia can become a Renewable Energy Superpower – without Leaving anyone Behind

3 ways Australia can become a Renewable Energy Superpower – without Leaving anyone Behind

By Madeline Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University | – Australians will bear yet another blow to our cost of living in July when electricity prices […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
In Global Sea Change, 52% of Prospective Car Buyers Aim for New Energy Vehicles as Gasoline Spikes

In Global Sea Change, 52% of Prospective Car Buyers Aim for New Energy Vehicles as Gasoline Spikes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The accounting firm Ernst & Young reports on its recent global Mobility Consumer Index poll with 13,000 respondents across 18 […]

Juan Cole

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