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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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Cold War
Washington Should Think Twice Before Launching a New Cold War: A History Lesson for Our Desperate Moment

Washington Should Think Twice Before Launching a New Cold War: A History Lesson for Our Desperate Moment

By >William D. Hartung, Nick Cleveland-Stout, and Taylor Giorno | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – A growing chorus of pundits and policymakers has suggested that Russia’s […]

Tomdispatch

Climate Crisis
Biden needs an Iran Deal: The US cannot Afford to Sanction both Moscow and Tehran without Risking $300 a barrel Oil

Biden needs an Iran Deal: The US cannot Afford to Sanction both Moscow and Tehran without Risking $300 a barrel Oil

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States cannot afford to impose severe economic sanctions and boycotts on Russia and on Iran at the same […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Exacerbates Hunger in Middle East, North Africa:  Strong Government Response Needed to Protect the Right to Food

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Exacerbates Hunger in Middle East, North Africa: Strong Government Response Needed to Protect the Right to Food

Human Rights Watch) – (Beirut) – Governments should ensure that the conflict in Ukraine does not worsen the food crisis in the Middle East and […]

Human Rights Watch

Latin America
In the new Great Game, can Venezuela negotiate an end to deadly US sanctions?

In the new Great Game, can Venezuela negotiate an end to deadly US sanctions?

(Middle East Monitor ) – The tables have turned. A high-level US delegation visited Venezuela on 5 March, hoping to repair economic ties with Caracas. […]

Ramzy Baroud

Feminism
Ukraine’s women fighters reflect a cultural tradition of feminist independence

Ukraine’s women fighters reflect a cultural tradition of feminist independence

By Mia Bloom, Georgia State University and Sophia Moskalenko, Georgia State University | – Tens of thousands of Ukrainian women have taken up arms during […]

The Conversation

Bashar al-Assad
Was Putin's Himalayan Error on Ukraine a Result of his Syrian Success?

Was Putin’s Himalayan Error on Ukraine a Result of his Syrian Success?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Alexander Titov at Queen’s University, Belfast, has argued that the commonly met with meme that Vladimir Putin has gone off […]

Juan Cole

Christians
How the most Powerful Israel Lobby started Preferring anti-Democratic White Christian Nationalism to American Jews

How the most Powerful Israel Lobby started Preferring anti-Democratic White Christian Nationalism to American Jews

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – The American-Israel Public Affairs Committee or AIPAC, the major coordinator of thousands of organizations making up the Israel […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Iran
The story of the Iranian new year, Nowruz, and why its themes of renewal and healing matter

The story of the Iranian new year, Nowruz, and why its themes of renewal and healing matter

By Pardis Mahdavi, Arizona State University | – As the days grow longer and the flowers start to bloom, my 7-year-old gets excited and exclaims, […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
From Drought to Deluge: Those Who Contribute the Least to the Climate Crisis Suffer the Most

From Drought to Deluge: Those Who Contribute the Least to the Climate Crisis Suffer the Most

By Jane Braxton Little | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Greenville, CA — Snow began falling on December 24th, big fluffy flakes that made lace […]

Tomdispatch

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