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European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel
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European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, passed a resolution asking European Union member states to recognize a Palestinian […]

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

09/12/2025 By The Conversation

Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

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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 […]

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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

Employment
Why the Opponents of a $15 Minimum Wage are Wrong, Wrong, Wrong

Why the Opponents of a $15 Minimum Wage are Wrong, Wrong, Wrong

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Conservatives in both political parties want citizens to believe opposition to an increase in the minimum wage […]

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Where does the 10 Million Tons of Plastic we put into the Oceans Annually actually go?

By Bruce Sutherland, Michelle DiBenedetto and Ton van den Bremer | – Of the hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic waste we produce each […]

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Donald Trump
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The Unpatriots: What the Storming of the Capitol looks Like to a Military Spouse

By Andrea Mazzarino | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – “Are you okay?” asked a friend and military spouse in the voicemail she left me on the […]

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The Clearest Example of Israeli Apartheid Yet - Juan Cole Interviewed by Robert Scheer

The Clearest Example of Israeli Apartheid Yet – Juan Cole Interviewed by Robert Scheer

Via ScheerPost — which is always essential reading, I was interviewed by the legendary journalist Robert Scheer. In a storied career, he covered the Vietnam […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
Taxes on the Rich: One-Sixth of What They Used to Be

Taxes on the Rich: One-Sixth of What They Used to Be

By Bob Lord and Chuck Collins | – ( Inequality.org) – America hasn’t stopped taxing its wealthiest citizens entirely. But that’s where we’re headed. According […]

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How Miracle Workers made 60% of S. Australia's Electricity Green in only 20 Years

How Miracle Workers made 60% of S. Australia’s Electricity Green in only 20 Years

By Michael McGreevy and Fran Baum | – Less than two decades ago, South Australia generated all its electricity from fossil fuels. Last year, renewables […]

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Biden's Return to the Paris Agreement Is Just the Beginning

Biden’s Return to the Paris Agreement Is Just the Beginning

By Lorah Steichen | – (Originally in National Priorities Project) (Institute for Policy Studies ) – On his first day in office, President Joe Biden […]

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