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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
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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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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian dispossession by Israel and the Sham of the 30-year "Peace Process"

Palestinian dispossession by Israel and the Sham of the 30-year “Peace Process”

By Inès Abdel Razek | – ( Al-Shabakah) – The so-called Middle East Peace Process has ensured Palestinians’ oppression by a military regime bent on […]

Al-Shabaka

Arab World
How Lebanon became the latest Battlefield in the Cold War between Saudi Arabia and Iran

How Lebanon became the latest Battlefield in the Cold War between Saudi Arabia and Iran

By Amira Abo el-Fetouh | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Lebanon is plagued by crises, with a new one added almost daily. The […]

Middle East Monitor

Brazil
From the Amazon, Indigenous Peoples offer new compass to navigate climate change

From the Amazon, Indigenous Peoples offer new compass to navigate climate change

By Dallas Hunt, Cash Ahenakew, Sharon Stein, Vanessa Andreotti, and Will Valley | – Universities in western Canada began another school year under the cloud […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
COP26: Climate Disaster Stalks Morocco even as it Strives for Wind, Solar

COP26: Climate Disaster Stalks Morocco even as it Strives for Wind, Solar

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Since the UN Conference of Parties (COP) 26 is meeting in Glasgow this week, we will be looking at climate […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
Our Problem isn't "Supply Chains" - it is that Workers and Truckers are being Stiffed

Our Problem isn’t “Supply Chains” – it is that Workers and Truckers are being Stiffed

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. Weak links have been the story for much of the last year. That should force us […]

John Buell

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian resistance poetry by Mahmoud Darwish

Palestinian resistance poetry by Mahmoud Darwish

By Sayid Marcos Tenório | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Mahmoud Darwish is the most internationally-renowned Palestinian poet and writer, although still little-known […]

Middle East Monitor

Afghanistan
America’s Toxic Militarism has left Afghanistan, but Afghan Women are still Living with its Consequences

America’s Toxic Militarism has left Afghanistan, but Afghan Women are still Living with its Consequences

By Ann Jones | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – I know, I know. It’s the last thing you want to hear about. Twenty years of […]

Ann Jones

Featured
Top 3 Ways Biden can restore Iran Nuclear Deal if he Really Wants To

Top 3 Ways Biden can restore Iran Nuclear Deal if he Really Wants To

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Diplomacy is the art of the possible, and so far the Biden administration isn’t showing a mastery of that art […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Global Heating will bring enormous economic costs, but cutting emissions now will save money later.

Global Heating will bring enormous economic costs, but cutting emissions now will save money later.

This article was co-published with The New York Times. By Abrahm Lustgarten | – ( ProPublica ) – There will be no bargains with an […]

ProPublica

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