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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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Reporters without Borders Files German 'Crimes against Humanity' Case against Saudi's Bin Salman for Khashoggi Murder

Reporters without Borders Files German ‘Crimes against Humanity’ Case against Saudi’s Bin Salman for Khashoggi Murder

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The France-based Reporters without Borders (RSF) has filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor-General of the Federal Court of Justices […]

Juan Cole

Kurds
How Facebook Suppressed Kurdish Site for sake of its Business in Turkey

How Facebook Suppressed Kurdish Site for sake of its Business in Turkey

By Jack Gillum and Justin Elliott | – ( ProPublica ) – As Turkey launched a military offensive against Kurdish minorities in neighboring Syria in […]

ProPublica

Mass Extinction
A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% – here’s why scientists are worried

A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% – here’s why scientists are worried

By Philip Donkersley | – When you think of bees, a hive humming with activity probably comes to mind. But most of the world’s 20,000 […]

The Conversation

Epidemics
The Real Threats to America are the Pandemic and Poverty; why Give Ever More Money to the Pentagon?

The Real Threats to America are the Pandemic and Poverty; why Give Ever More Money to the Pentagon?

By Mandy Smithberger | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – This country is in a crisis of the first order. More than half a million of us […]

Tomdispatch

Donald Trump
The 7 Deadly Sins of Today's Conservatives

The 7 Deadly Sins of Today’s Conservatives

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – That someone at the conservative political convention, CPAC, thought it a good idea to put up a gilded statue of […]

Juan Cole

Houthi
World Leaders, including President Biden, need to Step up on Yemen, before Millions Die

World Leaders, including President Biden, need to Step up on Yemen, before Millions Die

Afrah Nasser | – ( Human Rights Watch) – Imagine what it is like to live in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis: You are in […]

Human Rights Watch

censorship
Will the Khashoggi Killing stand in the way of Bin Salman acceding to the Throne of Saudi Arabia?

Will the Khashoggi Killing stand in the way of Bin Salman acceding to the Throne of Saudi Arabia?

By Amira Abo el-Fetouh | – ( Middle East Monitor) – The Biden administration has finally authorised the Director of National Intelligence in Washington to […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Decline of Coal shows Gov't Policy, Renewables crucial to Reducing Carbon Emissions: The Market isn't Enough

Decline of Coal shows Gov’t Policy, Renewables crucial to Reducing Carbon Emissions: The Market isn’t Enough

By David Drake and Jeffrey York | – The big idea People often point to plunging natural gas prices as the reason U.S. coal-fired power […]

The Conversation

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Morocco beats U.S. in Green Energy Future Index with Massive Saharan Solar Plant

Morocco beats U.S. in Green Energy Future Index with Massive Saharan Solar Plant

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The MIT Technology Review has released its Green Future Index. Among Middle Eastern countries, Morocco ranks number one, and it […]

Juan Cole

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