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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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Donald Trump
Who were the Republican Senators afraid of when they Acquitted their own attempted murderer?

Who were the Republican Senators afraid of when they Acquitted their own attempted murderer?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The odious Trump once smugly observed that “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is Netanyahu mainstreaming Israel's Extremist Far Right, which dreams of Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians?

Is Netanyahu mainstreaming Israel’s Extremist Far Right, which dreams of Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians?

( Middle East Monitor) – Rabbi Meir Kahane is considered something of a prophet by the Israeli right-wing. He openly advocated expelling all Palestinians from […]

Asa Winstanley

Corruption
Trump's acquittal is a sign of ‘constitutional rot’ – partisanship overriding principles

Trump’s acquittal is a sign of ‘constitutional rot’ – partisanship overriding principles

By John E. Finn | – The Senate’s decision to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial may have been a victory […]

The Conversation

Germany
German President envisions Electric Cars as zero carbon 'Smartphone on Wheels'

German President envisions Electric Cars as zero carbon ‘Smartphone on Wheels’

By Charlotte Nijhuis | – Clean Energy Wire / Süddeutsche Zeitung ) – To reach Germany’s climate goals the car industry needs to undergo a […]

Clean Energy Wire

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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

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