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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 Crisis
Green Energy as answer to Ukraine Crisis: Turning to Nuclear would make us hostage to Moscow’s Uranium

Green Energy as answer to Ukraine Crisis: Turning to Nuclear would make us hostage to Moscow’s Uranium

By Tatyana Novikova | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – In March 2022, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced several bills calling for a […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Dissent
Defections are crucial to ending Putin’s war — Russian soldiers looking for a way out need support

Defections are crucial to ending Putin’s war — Russian soldiers looking for a way out need support

By David Cortright | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – Putin’s greatest vulnerability may be his dependence on the willingness of Russian soldiers to do his […]

Waging Nonviolence

Agriculture
Climate Emergency: Extreme Heat devastates Male Honeybees and threatens Fertilization of Crops

Climate Emergency: Extreme Heat devastates Male Honeybees and threatens Fertilization of Crops

By Alison McAfee, University of British Columbia | – Temperatures soared above 42 C for days in Western Canada in June 2021, with Lytton, B.C., […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Climate Emergency: India’s Unprecedented Heat Wave blights Wheat Crops, adding to Global Bread Shortages

Climate Emergency: India’s Unprecedented Heat Wave blights Wheat Crops, adding to Global Bread Shortages

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A global wheat crisis has been caused by Russian’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war there, which has drastically […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Illegal Blockade Means Palestinian fishermen in Gaza Struggle for a Catch to feed their Families

Israel’s Illegal Blockade Means Palestinian fishermen in Gaza Struggle for a Catch to feed their Families

By Wafa Aludaini | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – As International Workers’ Day approaches in the besieged Gaza Strip, the precarity of the […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Germany reduces dependence on Russian Oil from 35% to 12%, aims to End Imports

Germany reduces dependence on Russian Oil from 35% to 12%, aims to End Imports

( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany has reduced its dependence on Russian crude oil from 35 to 12 percent and will take steps to […]

Kerstine Appunn

Islam
American Muslim women are finding a unique religious Space at a women-only Mosque in Los Angeles

American Muslim women are finding a unique religious Space at a women-only Mosque in Los Angeles

By Tazeen M. Ali, Washington University in St Louis | – As Ramadan draws to a close, Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate the […]

The Conversation

Archaeology
Palestinians: Bust of 4500-yr.-old Goddess Anat found in Gaza “attests the Depth of Ancient Palestinian Civilization”

Palestinians: Bust of 4500-yr.-old Goddess Anat found in Gaza “attests the Depth of Ancient Palestinian Civilization”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A farmer plowing his land in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip, recently found the head of a statuette of the […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Pain of Tunisia, Ghana, Global South from Ukraine War being Ignored by Eurocentric Media

Pain of Tunisia, Ghana, Global South from Ukraine War being Ignored by Eurocentric Media

( Middle East Monitor ) – While international news headlines remain largely focused on the war in Ukraine, little attention is given to the horrific […]

Ramzy Baroud

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