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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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Climate-Driven Drought has risen 29% this Century, will create 216 mn. Refugees by 2050: UN

Climate-Driven Drought has risen 29% this Century, will create 216 mn. Refugees by 2050: UN

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN Convention to Combat Desertification issued a new report, “Drought in Numbers 2022 on Friday, warning of the dangers […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Shireen Abu Akleh: A Quarter of a Century of Coverage ended with an Israeli Bullet to the Head

Shireen Abu Akleh: A Quarter of a Century of Coverage ended with an Israeli Bullet to the Head

( Middle East Monitor ) – She carried her belongings and went with the Press team into the field to begin the news coverage. She […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Climate Change isn’t just making Cyclones worse, it’s making the Floods they cause worse too

Climate Change isn’t just making Cyclones worse, it’s making the Floods they cause worse too

By Laurence Hawker, University of Bristol; Dann Mitchell, University of Bristol; and Natalie Lord, University of Bristol | – Super cyclones, known as hurricanes or […]

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Pandemic Anti-Rights Syndrome

Pandemic Anti-Rights Syndrome

By Nina Burleigh | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Last month, not long after Florida federal judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the transportation mask […]

Tomdispatch

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Israeli Snipers Murder Prominent American Journalist in Cold Blood, attempt to Kill her Camera Crew, as US Press Equivocates

Israeli Snipers Murder Prominent American Journalist in Cold Blood, attempt to Kill her Camera Crew, as US Press Equivocates

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli snipers murdered prominent American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Wednesday in an attempt to prevent the veteran Al Jazeera […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza Marks Another Grim Anniversary: One Year Since Deadly Hostilities that Killed Scores of Civilians

Gaza Marks Another Grim Anniversary: One Year Since Deadly Hostilities that Killed Scores of Civilians

By Abier Almasri | Research Assistant, Middle East and North Africa Division | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – Friends abroad often ask how […]

Human Rights Watch

Bashar al-Assad
Was the Visit to Iran of Syria's al-Assad impelled by Fear of Russian Failure in Ukraine?

Was the Visit to Iran of Syria’s al-Assad impelled by Fear of Russian Failure in Ukraine?

By Gilbert Achkar | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The President of the Syrian regime, Bashar Al-Assad, paid a surprise visit to Tehran […]

Gilbert Achcar

Climate Crisis
The window of opportunity to address increasing Climate-Driven drought is vanishing

The window of opportunity to address increasing Climate-Driven drought is vanishing

By Margot Hurlbert, University of Regina | – Chile, Argentina and the American West are in the midst of a decade-long, megadrought — the driest […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Wind and Solar generate Fully 20% of US Electricity in April for First time as Renewables Jump to 26.5%

Wind and Solar generate Fully 20% of US Electricity in April for First time as Renewables Jump to 26.5%

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States generates 6.5% of its electricity from dams, producing hydroelectricity, mainly in the West. Up until about a […]

Juan Cole

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