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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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China
Is this Wise?  Washington Tightens the Noose around China in new Cold War of Encirclement

Is this Wise? Washington Tightens the Noose around China in new Cold War of Encirclement

( Tomdispatch.com) – The word “encirclement” does not appear in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law by President Joe Biden on […]

Michael T. Klare

Israel/ Palestine
Far-Right Israelis aren't Planting trees in the Negev for 'forestation,' but to ethnically Cleanse Palestinians

Far-Right Israelis aren’t Planting trees in the Negev for ‘forestation,’ but to ethnically Cleanse Palestinians

By Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – After mass protests by Arab residents and threats by Arab parliamentarians, the Israeli […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Ocean Heat is at Record Levels, with Major Consequences

Ocean Heat is at Record Levels, with Major Consequences

By Kevin Trenberth | – The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods that swept through mountain towns in […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
In First, Biden announces Massive 480k Acre Lease for 7 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Farms serving New York, New Jersey

In First, Biden announces Massive 480k Acre Lease for 7 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Farms serving New York, New Jersey

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden-Harris White House announced Wednesday that The Department of the Interior is offering a lease sale for offshore wind […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Saving the Iran Nuclear Deal: Here's how to ensure that a new agreement isn't so easily cancelled

Saving the Iran Nuclear Deal: Here’s how to ensure that a new agreement isn’t so easily cancelled

By Abolghasem Bayyenat | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – As talks for reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Islamophobia
Promoting Hatred of Muslim Americans is a Billion Dollar Industry: Can the New Congressional Envoy Combat it?

Promoting Hatred of Muslim Americans is a Billion Dollar Industry: Can the New Congressional Envoy Combat it?

By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor) – US lawmakers voted, last month, in support of a bill to create a State Department […]

Middle East Monitor

Africa
The North Atlantic Put up most Heat-Trapping Gases but Africa has to Deal with the Climate Emergency

The North Atlantic Put up most Heat-Trapping Gases but Africa has to Deal with the Climate Emergency

By Margaret Kadiri | – The UN climate summit COP26, held in November 2021, focused the world’s attention on the urgent need to tackle climate […]

The Conversation

China
US Maximum Pressure Foiled as Iran's new Best Friend, China, imports as much as 18 million barrels a month of its Oil

US Maximum Pressure Foiled as Iran’s new Best Friend, China, imports as much as 18 million barrels a month of its Oil

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – China continues to rescue Iran from Washington’s financial and trade blockade on Iran, which by May, 2019, had reportedly reduced […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Response to Human Rights NGOs' finding that it practices Apartheid has been to Shoot the Messenger

Israel’s Response to Human Rights NGOs’ finding that it practices Apartheid has been to Shoot the Messenger

( ) – While Palestinians have been calling out Israeli apartheid for years, it was the non-governmental organisation B’Tselem that made the headlines a year […]

Ramona Wadi

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