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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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After Years of Outrage Politics, RepubliQans have surrendered to the Neo-Nazi Conspiracy Theorists

After Years of Outrage Politics, RepubliQans have surrendered to the Neo-Nazi Conspiracy Theorists

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – From Sarah Palin’s alarmist and mendacious charge of death panels in the Affordable Health Act to Benghazi, where the smarmy […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
As a Muslim American, I'm heartened Biden Repealed Muslim Ban: But Rampant Islamophobia is Undiminished

As a Muslim American, I’m heartened Biden Repealed Muslim Ban: But Rampant Islamophobia is Undiminished

By Domenica Ghanem | ( Otherwords.org ) – President Joe Biden has repealed the Muslim ban. As the news rolled in, I remembered how I […]

OtherWords

Fossil Fuels
China's National Carbon Market has Just Launched: How it Could be a Climate Game Changer

China’s National Carbon Market has Just Launched: How it Could be a Climate Game Changer

By Huw Slater, Wang Shu and Dimitri De Boer | – ( China Dialogue) – With the new market having opened on 1 February, experts […]

China Dialogue

Solar Energy
Top Three Ways Solar Power can Help Low-Income Families

Top Three Ways Solar Power can Help Low-Income Families

By Galen Barbose, Eric O’Shaughnessy, and Ryan Wiser | – Until recently, rooftop solar panels were a clean energy technology that only wealthy Americans could […]

The Conversation

Archaeology
Were the Canaanites from Iran?  Genomic History Shows that Israelis, Palestinians, Lebanese have Zagros Ancestry

Were the Canaanites from Iran? Genomic History Shows that Israelis, Palestinians, Lebanese have Zagros Ancestry

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – There are no races. Human beings are all mixed up, and genomic history demonstrates this principle better than any other […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Palestinian boycott of Israel is not racist, it is anti-racist

The Palestinian boycott of Israel is not racist, it is anti-racist

( Middle East Monitor ) – The claims made by Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang in a recent op-ed in the Jewish […]

Ramzy Baroud

Democratic Party
Poet Amanda Gorman's take on love as legacy points to youth's power to shape future generations

Poet Amanda Gorman’s take on love as legacy points to youth’s power to shape future generations

By Heather Lawford, Heather L. Ramey and Jessica Riddell | – National youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman’s recitation of “The Hill We Climb,” at Joe […]

The Conversation

Joe Biden
Joe Biden's Peace Force?  A Multipoint Plan to End War as We Know It

Joe Biden’s Peace Force? A Multipoint Plan to End War as We Know It

( Tomdispatch.com ) – When it comes to war, if personnel is policy, America is yet again in deep trouble. As retired Army Major Danny […]

William J. Astore

Climate Crisis
Biden's Green Energy Plans are just Market Wisdom: Norway's Investment Fund just Dumped $6 Bn. in Oil Stocks

Biden’s Green Energy Plans are just Market Wisdom: Norway’s Investment Fund just Dumped $6 Bn. in Oil Stocks

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Some have questioned how realistic Biden’s plans are to move the US rapidly off fossil fuels. In fact, it is […]

Juan Cole

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