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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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Phasing out Oil can offer a better Life for Many

Phasing out Oil can offer a better Life for Many

By Jack Marley | – The EU could ban crude oil imports from Russia within six months if a new round of sanctions is approved. […]

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Occupied Bodies:  How SCOTUS' repeal of Roe and the Israeli Supreme Court's Expulsion of Palestinians are Similar

Occupied Bodies: How SCOTUS’ repeal of Roe and the Israeli Supreme Court’s Expulsion of Palestinians are Similar

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week a leaked opinion by far right wing Justice Samuel Alito revealed that the Trump-Bush majority on the Supreme […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Who enjoys freedom of worship in Israel?

Who enjoys freedom of worship in Israel?

Mohammad Makram Balawi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Images of at least one Israeli drone dropping tear gas on Muslim worshippers at […]

Middle East Monitor

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How treaties protecting fossil fuel investors could jeopardize global efforts to save the climate – and cost countries billions

How treaties protecting fossil fuel investors could jeopardize global efforts to save the climate – and cost countries billions

By Rachel Thrasher, Boston University; Blake Alexander Simmons, Colorado State University; and Kyla Tienhaara, Queen’s University, Ontario | – Fossil fuel companies have access to […]

The Conversation

Immigration
The Border-Industrial Complex in the Biden Era: Robotic Dogs and Autonomous Surveillance Towers Are the New Wall

The Border-Industrial Complex in the Biden Era: Robotic Dogs and Autonomous Surveillance Towers Are the New Wall

By Todd Miller | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – First, it was the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicles speeding along on the road in […]

Tomdispatch

Climate Crisis
Denmark makes Bid for "Putin-Free" Energy by Accelerating Mammoth Artificial Wind Island Plan

Denmark makes Bid for “Putin-Free” Energy by Accelerating Mammoth Artificial Wind Island Plan

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Europe has faced a dilemma in standing up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, since most European countries have tied themselves […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
In Gunning for UN Reliefs and Works Agency, US will deprive Palestinians of Last few Rights

In Gunning for UN Reliefs and Works Agency, US will deprive Palestinians of Last few Rights

( Middle East Monitor ) – Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be […]

Ramzy Baroud

International Criminal Court
If we want the International Criminal Court to investigate Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, we need to stop undermining it Ourselves

If we want the International Criminal Court to investigate Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, we need to stop undermining it Ourselves

By Farrah Hassen | – ( Otherwords.org ) – As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, human rights groups have gathered evidence of Russian atrocities against […]

OtherWords

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Climate Emergency: Dangerously Early Southwest Wildfire Season Encroaches on iconic Towns and Nature

Climate Emergency: Dangerously Early Southwest Wildfire Season Encroaches on iconic Towns and Nature

By Molly Hunter, University of Arizona | – New Mexico and Arizona are facing a dangerously early fire season. It has left neighborhoods in ashes […]

The Conversation

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