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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
The Goals of Israel’s ongoing Aggression against Syria

The Goals of Israel’s ongoing Aggression against Syria

( Middle East Monitor ) Israel’s aggressive operations against Syria continue by air and on the ground, imposing new realities at a time Syria’s leadership […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
On Peter Beinart, “Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza”

On Peter Beinart, “Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza”

( The Times of Israel) – The author is a renowned journalist, political scientist, and professor of journalism at New York University. He headed The […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

Climate Crisis
The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence

The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence

Review of Peter Schwartzstein, The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence (London: Footnote Press, 2024). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Corporations
How Overpaid CEOs Hurt the Rest of Us

How Overpaid CEOs Hurt the Rest of Us

At Wells Fargo, I saw firsthand how excessive CEO pay harms workers and customers. Congress should use tax policy to rein it in. By Kieran […]

OtherWords

International Court of Justice
Sudan takes UAE to Int’l Court of Justice for Genocide: A Test for Int’l Justice

Sudan takes UAE to Int’l Court of Justice for Genocide: A Test for Int’l Justice

The case comes amid growing global scrutiny of UAE military alliances, including its deepening ties with Israel despite accusations of genocide in Gaza Written byWalid […]

Global Voices

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European CO2 Emissions keep Plummeting, as 47% of Electricity is Green

European CO2 Emissions keep Plummeting, as 47% of Electricity is Green

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The 27 countries of the European Union, with a population of about 450 million, produce 3.9 billion metric tons of […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
Can the Middle East escape Western Media Hegemony and Thomas Friedman?

Can the Middle East escape Western Media Hegemony and Thomas Friedman?

( Middle East Monitor ) – The website of a certain pan-Arab media organisation seems to be fixated on translating, commenting or briefing its audience […]

Ramzy Baroud

Donald Trump
Saudi Arabia, Rehabilitated, is Mediator in Ukraine War, and maybe with Iran

Saudi Arabia, Rehabilitated, is Mediator in Ukraine War, and maybe with Iran

By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University (The Conversation) – Saudi Arabia is 2,000 miles from Ukraine and even more politically distant, so at first glance […]

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Israel’s use of Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Humiliation, and Destruction of Women’s Healthcare in Gaza was Genocidal:  UN

Israel’s use of Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Humiliation, and Destruction of Women’s Healthcare in Gaza was Genocidal: UN

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – An independent UN commission has found that “Israel has increasingly employed sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence against […]

Juan Cole

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