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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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Epidemics
Israel faces legal – and practical – obligations for including Palestinians in vaccine success

Israel faces legal – and practical – obligations for including Palestinians in vaccine success

By Yara M. Asi | – As nations scramble to vaccinate populations against COVID-19, one country has been ahead of the rest: Israel. By late […]

The Conversation

Houthi
Ending the crisis in Yemen is a priority for Biden administration

Ending the crisis in Yemen is a priority for Biden administration

( Al-Bab.com) – Secretary of State Blinken: “It’s vitally important that we do everything we can to get humanitarian assistance to the people of Yemen.” […]

Brian Whitaker

Immigration
Dreamers in Arizona Enthusiastically welcome Biden’s immigration plan, but older Immigrants say it doesn't go far enough

Dreamers in Arizona Enthusiastically welcome Biden’s immigration plan, but older Immigrants say it doesn’t go far enough

By Emma VandenEinde and Tyler Manion | – ( Cronkite News ) – PHOENIX – On his first day in office, President Joe Biden sent […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Climate Crisis
Scientists:  Earth is substantially hotter than at any time during past 12,000 Years; entire Holocene was Cool

Scientists: Earth is substantially hotter than at any time during past 12,000 Years; entire Holocene was Cool

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Our human civilization, with agriculture is only about 10,000 years old. It started in the Middle East in the Neolithic. […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
Conservatives worked for Decades to build an Imperial Presidency, and it Gave them Trump and now Biden

Conservatives worked for Decades to build an Imperial Presidency, and it Gave them Trump and now Biden

By Tom Engelhardt | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – Joe Biden’s got a problem — and so do I. And so, in fact, do we. At […]

Juan Cole

Djibouti
City-State or Empire?  The United Arab Emirates Seeks dominance in the Horn of Africa

City-State or Empire? The United Arab Emirates Seeks dominance in the Horn of Africa

By Usman Butt | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Since the 2011 Arab Spring the United Arab Emirates has been taking an active role […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
“This Is War”: Inside the Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans

“This Is War”: Inside the Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans

by Logan Jaffe and Jack Gillum | – ( ProPublica ) – When the FBI arrested Edward “Jake” Lang on Jan. 16 for his alleged […]

ProPublica

Featured
Israeli Scientists make Strides toward Recyclable Perovskite Solar Panels

Israeli Scientists make Strides toward Recyclable Perovskite Solar Panels

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Solar panels have plummeted 80% in price during the past decade, but they are still relatively expensive and depend on […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
A return to the two-state politics without a historical reckoning spells loss for Palestinians

A return to the two-state politics without a historical reckoning spells loss for Palestinians

(Middle East Monitor ) – US President Joe Biden announced the restoring of diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority and the resumption of humanitarian aid […]

Ramona Wadi

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