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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here
Climate Crisis

When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

08/25/2025 By Global Voices

Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

08/25/2025 By F. Douglas Stephenson

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Anti-Vaccination
Cherry-Picking the Bible to oppose Vaccines is an old Technique for Evangelical Agendas

Cherry-Picking the Bible to oppose Vaccines is an old Technique for Evangelical Agendas

By John Fea | – A devout evangelical Christian friend of mine recently texted to explain why he was not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “Jesus […]

The Conversation

Green Energy
Are the Renewables Initiatives of the Arab Oil Producers of the Gulf a Game Changer or just Greenwashing?

Are the Renewables Initiatives of the Arab Oil Producers of the Gulf a Game Changer or just Greenwashing?

By Anna Schneider ( Sustainability Times) – Major oil-producing countries in the Arabian Gulf have lately committed to reducing their carbon emissions in the face […]

Sustainability Times

CO2
Ecological Disaster at Huntington Beach as Oil Spill Threatens Marine Life, Wetlands, Tourism Industry

Ecological Disaster at Huntington Beach as Oil Spill Threatens Marine Life, Wetlands, Tourism Industry

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Drilling for oil in the ocean off California’s pristine beaches is about the stupidest and most evil human activity you […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Expo 2020 Dubai: The Tolerance Narrative of the United Arab Emirates is a Sham

Expo 2020 Dubai: The Tolerance Narrative of the United Arab Emirates is a Sham

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut, October 1, 2021) – United Arab Emirates authorities are using Expo 2020 Dubai to promote a public image of openness […]

Human Rights Watch

Corruption
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Buddies Tried to Get the VA to Sell Access to Veterans’ Medical Records

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Buddies Tried to Get the VA to Sell Access to Veterans’ Medical Records

by Isaac Arnsdorf | – ( ProPublica) – Former President Donald Trump empowered associates from his private club to pursue a plan for the Department […]

ProPublica

Climate Crisis
Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans, if we don't act now

Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans, if we don’t act now

By Christopher Lyon, Alex Dunhill, Andrew P. Beckerman, Ariane Burke, Bethany Allen, Chris Smith, Daniel J. Hill, Erin Saupe, James McKay, Julien Riel-Salvatore, Lindsay C. […]

The Conversation

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Water Justice for Occupied Palestinians is demanded by UN, as Israeli Squatters Use 87% of Aquifers

Water Justice for Occupied Palestinians is demanded by UN, as Israeli Squatters Use 87% of Aquifers

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations High Commission on Human Rights formally reported on Friday on the unjust water situation in the Palestinian […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Glowing Review of Juan Cole, "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires" (Video)

Glowing Review of Juan Cole, “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires” (Video)

Dr. Shabir Ally reviews Juan Cole’s book, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires [Click] Da’wah Center Toronto — “A review of Juan […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza under Blockade: Hope Struggles against Cancer

Gaza under Blockade: Hope Struggles against Cancer

By Omar Salah | – ( We are not Numbers) – Aya Alzeer, 32 years old, lives in Gaza and has had three battles with […]

We are not Numbers

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