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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
In First for major Industrial State, South Australia generates more Electricity from Solar on Sunday than it Can Use

In First for major Industrial State, South Australia generates more Electricity from Solar on Sunday than it Can Use

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Giles Parkinson at Renew Economy reports that for several hours on Sunday, November 21, the huge state of South Australia […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
House censures defiant Rep. Gosar for Video in Which he Murders AOC, strips Committee Posts

House censures defiant Rep. Gosar for Video in Which he Murders AOC, strips Committee Posts

By Ulysse Bex | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – The House censured Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Prescott, Wednesday and stripped him of his committee […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians have no Freedom or Independence under Israeli Occupation

Palestinians have no Freedom or Independence under Israeli Occupation

By Adnan Hmidan | – On 15 November, the Palestinian Authority (PA) closed its official departments, closed schools and universities as is usual every year, […]

Middle East Monitor

Militarization
The Costs of War (to You):  Where So Much of Our Money Really Went

The Costs of War (to You): Where So Much of Our Money Really Went

By Andrea Mazzarino | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – As a Navy spouse of 10 years and counting, my life offers an up-close view of our […]

Tomdispatch

Epidemics
COVID-19 killed more Americans in 2021 than 2020, and the Republican Party Death Cult is mostly to Blame

COVID-19 killed more Americans in 2021 than 2020, and the Republican Party Death Cult is mostly to Blame

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The number of dead from COVID-19 in the U.S. in 2021, as of yesterday, November 21, surpassed the deadly toll […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Why We Can’t Trust the World Bank to Stand Up to Powerful Fossil Fuel Companies

Why We Can’t Trust the World Bank to Stand Up to Powerful Fossil Fuel Companies

By Manuel Pérez-Rocha | – ( Inequality.org) – At the international climate change negotiations in Scotland, the World Bank tried to position itself as a […]

Inequality.org

Democracy
In Sudan’s new Revolt, Women and Youth will not settle for less than true Democracy

In Sudan’s new Revolt, Women and Youth will not settle for less than true Democracy

By Nazik Awad | (OpenDemocracy.net) – Sudan’s coup on 25 October was both highly anticipated and inevitable. For three months, tension between the civilian and […]

Open Democracy

Bangladesh
Bangladesh Cyclone: Mental Health Distress Shows Devastation of Climate Emergency

Bangladesh Cyclone: Mental Health Distress Shows Devastation of Climate Emergency

By Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson | – Over the past decade, there has been growing recognition of climate-induced loss and damage – such as the destruction of […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
The Climate Emergency Comes for Iran, as Thousands of Angry Farmers Protest in Dry Riverbed at Isfahan

The Climate Emergency Comes for Iran, as Thousands of Angry Farmers Protest in Dry Riverbed at Isfahan

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Friday, Kayhan London reports that thousands of farmers and other activists gathered in the dry riverbed of the historic […]

Juan Cole

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