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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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Federal Court strikes down Arkansas' attempt to Punish proponents of Boycotting Israel over its treatment of Palestinians

Federal Court strikes down Arkansas’ attempt to Punish proponents of Boycotting Israel over its treatment of Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Andrew DeMillo at the Associated Press reports that a 3-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in […]

Juan Cole

Immigration
Undocumented Americans need a Pathway to Citizenship; Biden's Plan is promising but needs swift implementation by Congress

Undocumented Americans need a Pathway to Citizenship; Biden’s Plan is promising but needs swift implementation by Congress

By Vanessa Meraz ” – ( Otherwords.org) – Years of advocacy have made DACA the floor of what’s possible, not the ceiling. By Vanessa Meraz […]

OtherWords

Arab World
Targeting Iran, Trump added Israel to the US Mideast Military Command; How will the Arab World Respond?

Targeting Iran, Trump added Israel to the US Mideast Military Command; How will the Arab World Respond?

By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor) – A major reorganisation of US military operation in the Middle East was announced last month […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Auditor says Trump admin. knew ‘zero-tolerance’ would separate children from parents at border

Auditor says Trump admin. knew ‘zero-tolerance’ would separate children from parents at border

By Ryan Knappenberger | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions knew the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy would separate families […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Democracy
America's Transition Away from Democracy and the World's Wave of De-Democratization

America’s Transition Away from Democracy and the World’s Wave of De-Democratization

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The twentieth century was in the eyes of some observers an uneven but steady march to democracy. Those who study […]

Juan Cole

Nonviolence
America after Trump must Confront MLK’s ‘Giant Triplets of Racism, Extreme Materialism, and Militarism’

America after Trump must Confront MLK’s ‘Giant Triplets of Racism, Extreme Materialism, and Militarism’

By Andrew Bacevich | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – When Martin Luther King preached his famous sermon “Beyond Vietnam” at Riverside Church in New York City […]

Andrew J. Bacevich

Feminism
Saudi Arabia releases Women's Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul but Bans her Travel

Saudi Arabia releases Women’s Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul but Bans her Travel

(Beirut) – Saudi authorities released from prison the prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul on February 10, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. However, she […]

Human Rights Watch

Health Care
Public option in Biden plan could change the face of US health care

Public option in Biden plan could change the face of US health care

By Michael Williams | – President Joe Biden issued 10 executive orders to fight COVID-19 on his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2021. […]

The Conversation

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Top 5 Reasons for Biden to snub Israel's Netanyahu, whom he still hasn't Called

Top 5 Reasons for Biden to snub Israel’s Netanyahu, whom he still hasn’t Called

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Danny Danon, Israel’s former ambassador to the United Nations, impatiently tweeted a list of all the foreign leaders that President […]

Juan Cole

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