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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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Russia’s Weaponization of Natural Gas could backfire by Destroying Demand for It

Russia’s Weaponization of Natural Gas could backfire by Destroying Demand for It

By Michael E. Webber, University of Texas at Austin | – In December 2006, The Economist magazine published a cover drawing of Russian president Vladimir […]

The Conversation

Health
Seven hours of Sleep is optimal in Middle and old Age, say Researchers

Seven hours of Sleep is optimal in Middle and old Age, say Researchers

By Barbara Sahakian | ( Cambridge University Research) – Seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards, […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Fossil-Fuel Burning Humans are as Catastrophic for Sea Life as the Chicxulub Meteor was that also killed the Dinosaurs

Fossil-Fuel Burning Humans are as Catastrophic for Sea Life as the Chicxulub Meteor was that also killed the Dinosaurs

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new study by Justin L. Penn and Curtis Deutsch shows that over the next 200 years, humanity could kill […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Apartheid toward Palestinians isn't Just a Human Rights Issue; it is about Colonialism

Israeli Apartheid toward Palestinians isn’t Just a Human Rights Issue; it is about Colonialism

( Middle East Monitor) – Since 2021, criticism of Israel has focused heavily on its apartheid system and practices. The gradual awareness within the international […]

Ramona Wadi

Education
Investing in the Pentagon, Not Our Children

Investing in the Pentagon, Not Our Children

( Tomdispatch.com ) – A kid spit on my husband Patrick yesterday. That sentence just keeps running through my head. The student was up on […]

Frida Berrigan

Climate Crisis
Extinction Rebellion Climate Scientists: why we glued Ourselves to a Government Building

Extinction Rebellion Climate Scientists: why we glued Ourselves to a Government Building

By Charlie Gardner, University of Kent; Emily Cox, Cardiff University: and Stuart Capstick, Cardiff University | – One recent Wednesday, while most scientists around the […]

The Conversation

Christianity
Could Marjorie Taylor Greene's "Satan's Controlling" the Catholic Church Stance Break up the Republican Party?

Could Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “Satan’s Controlling” the Catholic Church Stance Break up the Republican Party?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In an interview with a far-right Roman Catholic pundit, conspiracy theorist and extremist white nationalist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) […]

Juan Cole

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Muslims and the War on Terror: Two-Plus Decades of ‘Othering’

Muslims and the War on Terror: Two-Plus Decades of ‘Othering’

By Anoa J. Changa | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – The phrase “War on Terror” invokes many different feelings and images depending upon […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Israel/ Palestine
Confiscating Palestinian Land for a Horse Farm:  Israel’s Separation Barrier Restricts Livelihoods in the Occupied West Bank

Confiscating Palestinian Land for a Horse Farm: Israel’s Separation Barrier Restricts Livelihoods in the Occupied West Bank

By Eric Goldstein, Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa Division | – ( Human Rights Watch) – On April 14, 2002, Israel’s cabinet approved […]

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