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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

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Afghanistan
"Worse than a Crime":  Pentagon Inspector finds Kabul Drone Strike Killing 10 not a Violation of Law (!)

“Worse than a Crime”: Pentagon Inspector finds Kabul Drone Strike Killing 10 not a Violation of Law (!)

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Paul Handley of AFP reports that the US Air Force Inspector General, Lieutenant General Sami Said, found that a drone […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Is America's Political Dysfunction harming Democracy around the World?

Is America’s Political Dysfunction harming Democracy around the World?

Congressional paralysis, voter suppression, and widespread political polarization all suggest that American democracy is far from exemplary.

John Feffer

Climate Crisis
The Climate Emergency is a Social Justice Issue - Six Charts that Show Why

The Climate Emergency is a Social Justice Issue – Six Charts that Show Why

By Sonja Klinsky | – Climate change has hit home around the world in 2021 with record heat waves, droughts, wildfires and extreme storms. Often, […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Greta Thunberg to World Leaders at COP26: Shove your 'Climate Crisis' up your Arse!

Greta Thunberg to World Leaders at COP26: Shove your ‘Climate Crisis’ up your Arse!

Can a Singing, Dancing Rebellion Save the World?

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Featured
Sheikh Jarrah Palestinian Families Reject Israeli theft of their Homes, turning them into Renters

Sheikh Jarrah Palestinian Families Reject Israeli theft of their Homes, turning them into Renters

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that Palestinian East Jerusalem families facing expulsion from their homes by Israeli squatters in […]

Juan Cole

National Security State
The World the “American Century” Made: Quagmires, Wars and Serial Demonization

The World the “American Century” Made: Quagmires, Wars and Serial Demonization

( Tomdispatch.com ) – On February 17, 1941, less than 10 months before the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor and the U.S. found itself in a […]

Tom Engelhardt

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's 3,000 New Squatters on Palestinian Land draw only Pro Forma Condemnation from US, Europe

Israel’s 3,000 New Squatters on Palestinian Land draw only Pro Forma Condemnation from US, Europe

( Middle East Monitor) – The international uproar in response to Israel’s approval of a massive expansion of its illegal settlement enterprise in the occupied […]

Ramzy Baroud

Afghanistan
How photos of Afghan suffering shown over and over perpetuate inequality and harm

How photos of Afghan suffering shown over and over perpetuate inequality and harm

By Azeta Hatef | – Devastating photos and videos emerged from Afghanistan as the Taliban regained control of the country and U.S. troops prepared to […]

The Conversation

Climate Change
COP26: Biden first President to Back Sweeping Measures on Climate, as for-profit Press lets Denialist Republicans off the Hook

COP26: Biden first President to Back Sweeping Measures on Climate, as for-profit Press lets Denialist Republicans off the Hook

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) | – On Monday, President Joe Biden addressed the UN COP26 climate conference, declaring the 2020s the “critical decade.” It was […]

Juan Cole

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