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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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Displaced and Refugees
America's Bombing Wars Haven't Ended, with  1,178 dropped under Biden

America’s Bombing Wars Haven’t Ended, with 1,178 dropped under Biden

The Pentagon has finally published its first Airpower Summary since President Biden took office nearly a year ago. These monthly reports have been published since […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Christianity
Which Way America?  Confronting Christian Nationalism in the Spirit of Desmond Tutu

Which Way America? Confronting Christian Nationalism in the Spirit of Desmond Tutu

( Tomdispatch.com) – “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot […]

Liz Theoharis

Climate Crisis
We are so F*cked unless we act Now: The 7 Hottest Years on Record were the last 7 Years

We are so F*cked unless we act Now: The 7 Hottest Years on Record were the last 7 Years

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that the seven hottest years on record “by a clear margin” were […]

Juan Cole

China
Americans may think they have nothing to learn about Justice from the old Empires like China's: They're Wrong

Americans may think they have nothing to learn about Justice from the old Empires like China’s: They’re Wrong

Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) – A year ago, last September Jennifer Rubin wrote in the Washington Post: “The wanton disregard for the lives […]

Martin Powers

China
Will China Dominate the Electric Car Market this Year?  Why it May Not

Will China Dominate the Electric Car Market this Year? Why it May Not

By David Tyfield | – In the wake of surging electric vehicle (EV) sales in China, it might seem that the Chinese market has already […]

The Conversation

Authoritarianism
Selling Out Democracy: Corporations are again Backing Pols who Tried to Overthrow President Biden

Selling Out Democracy: Corporations are again Backing Pols who Tried to Overthrow President Biden

By Kyle Herrig | – ( Otherwords.org) – One year ago, the foundation of our democracy was jeopardized in a full-blown coup attempt by seditionists […]

OtherWords

Afghanistan
Afghans face Harsh Winter, Hunger, lack of Health Clinics:  How much of it is our Fault?

Afghans face Harsh Winter, Hunger, lack of Health Clinics: How much of it is our Fault?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The ancient Greek philosopher Bion of Borysthenes said that boys throw stones at frogs in jest, but the frogs die […]

Juan Cole

Far Right
France's Eric Zemmour and the Strange Story of Fascist Minorities Promoting Hate of . . . Minorities

France’s Eric Zemmour and the Strange Story of Fascist Minorities Promoting Hate of . . . Minorities

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment) – Before joining university in England, I knew that encountering racism was inevitable. What I did not know was that […]

Mohammed Samaana

Iran
Iran doesn't even have a Nuclear Weapons Program: Why does the US keep passing it off as a Threat?

Iran doesn’t even have a Nuclear Weapons Program: Why does the US keep passing it off as a Threat?

( Iran Daily) – The American foreign policy establishment is complex and has many layers. Foreign policy in the United States, as in other countries, […]

Ali Abootalebi

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