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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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Evangelicals
Who is More Advanced? 29 Muslim-Majority States will Have more Liberal Abortion Laws than much of America if Roe Falls

Who is More Advanced? 29 Muslim-Majority States will Have more Liberal Abortion Laws than much of America if Roe Falls

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The American Religious Right as a political force is in some ways a creation of the 1973 Roe v. Wade […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Iran: Labor Protests Surge: Unpaid Wages, Unsafe Work Conditions, Arbitrary Arrests, Prosecutions

Iran: Labor Protests Surge: Unpaid Wages, Unsafe Work Conditions, Arbitrary Arrests, Prosecutions

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian workers are facing mounting economic and political challenges to realizing their labor rights, Human Rights Watch and Human […]

Human Rights Watch

Bill of Rights
State Power will replace Roe Abortion right if leaked Alito opinion prevails in Supreme Court

State Power will replace Roe Abortion right if leaked Alito opinion prevails in Supreme Court

By Morgan Marietta, UMass Lowell | – Draft opinions circulated among Supreme Court justices are meant to allow for deliberation and editing before a final […]

The Conversation

Africa
The Economic Consequences of the War: Why the Conflict in Ukraine Is a Disaster for the Poor of This Planet

The Economic Consequences of the War: Why the Conflict in Ukraine Is a Disaster for the Poor of This Planet

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In 1919, the renowned British economist John Maynard Keynes wrote The Economic Consequences of the Peace, a book that would prove […]

Rajan Menon

Antisemitism
Israeli Authorities still haven't taken sides on Ukraine Invasion, but Denounce Russia for saying Hitler was Jewish

Israeli Authorities still haven’t taken sides on Ukraine Invasion, but Denounce Russia for saying Hitler was Jewish

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli and Ukrainian governments have lambasted the Russian Federation for remarks of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a video […]

Juan Cole

Middle East
Another Russian War?    Is Putin done letting Israel hit Iran in Syria?

Another Russian War? Is Putin done letting Israel hit Iran in Syria?

(Special to Informed Comment) – Conflict recently flared again in the Levant — in Jerusalem, Lebanon’s south and Gaza. An Israel-Iran war is just waiting […]

Michael G. Roskin

Afghanistan
Afghanistan:  Taliban Faces Rising Armed Resistance From Former Government Factions

Afghanistan: Taliban Faces Rising Armed Resistance From Former Government Factions

By Abubakar Siddique | – ( RFE/ RL )- For nearly two decades, the Taliban launched an annual deadly spring offensive in a bid to […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

European Union
A Failure of Western Diplomacy: Russia’s long journey from partner of the west to pariah

A Failure of Western Diplomacy: Russia’s long journey from partner of the west to pariah

By Anna-Sophie Maass, Lancaster University | – Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine two months ago, the world has grown used to the sight of […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Could a European Union boycott of Putin's Oil, with Qatari and UAE help, Crash the Russian Economy?

Could a European Union boycott of Putin’s Oil, with Qatari and UAE help, Crash the Russian Economy?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The breaking news is that the German Minister of Economy and Climate Robert Habeck, who is also the Vice-Chancellor has […]

Juan Cole

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