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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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Displaced and Refugees
In Shadows, SecState Mike Pompeo passed 'Death Sentence' for Millions in Yemen and poisoned Biden's well in Cuba, China, Iran

In Shadows, SecState Mike Pompeo passed ‘Death Sentence’ for Millions in Yemen and poisoned Biden’s well in Cuba, China, Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who styles himself a Christian gentleman, has according to United Nations officials just passed a […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
10 Years ago Young Tunisians deposed a Dictator and founded the Arab World's most Vigorous Democracy

10 Years ago Young Tunisians deposed a Dictator and founded the Arab World’s most Vigorous Democracy

By Jehan Alfarra | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Tunisian uprising spread like wildfire and millions in neighbouring Arab countries revolted against […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
The Confederate battle flag, which rioters flew inside the US Capitol, has long been a symbol of white insurrection

The Confederate battle flag, which rioters flew inside the US Capitol, has long been a symbol of white insurrection

By Jordan Brasher | – Confederate soldiers never reached the Capitol during the Civil War. But the Confederate battle flag was flown by rioters in […]

The Conversation

China
With Trump Gone, Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on a Failing Planet?

With Trump Gone, Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on a Failing Planet?

( Tomdispatch.com) – For just a moment, let me try to look on the bright side of the storming of the Capitol last week by […]

Michael T. Klare

Donald Trump
The GOP stood with Trump and against the Legitimacy of Biden: that's how Iraq Split up in 2014

The GOP stood with Trump and against the Legitimacy of Biden: that’s how Iraq Split up in 2014

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, 197 Republican congressmen refused to impeach him for encouraging thousands of hard Right thugs, some armed, to march […]

Juan Cole

Cuba
After the Attempted Coup in Washington, Americans should rethink overthrowing other peoples' Governments

After the Attempted Coup in Washington, Americans should rethink overthrowing other peoples’ Governments

Greenville, SC (Special to Informed Comment) – Now that the disastrous Trump presidency is over, there is much hope placed in Joseph Biden. But it […]

Akan Malici

Donald Trump
Six Days to Go: Nukes, Trump, and Cybersecurity

Six Days to Go: Nukes, Trump, and Cybersecurity

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Should American citizens feel relieved that Speaker Pelosi has met with General Milley to discuss the nuclear […]

John Buell

Constitution
Is impeaching President Trump 'pointless revenge'? Not if it sends a message to future presidents

Is impeaching President Trump ‘pointless revenge’? Not if it sends a message to future presidents

By Michael Blake | – A House majority, including 10 Republicans, voted on Jan. 13 to impeach President Trump for “incitement of insurrection.” The vote […]

The Conversation

Congress
McConnell Cynically used the Trump-Monster to get Tax Cuts and SCOTUS, Now Dropping him like a Squeezed Orange

McConnell Cynically used the Trump-Monster to get Tax Cuts and SCOTUS, Now Dropping him like a Squeezed Orange

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In Chapter 7 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the enormously wealthy Jay Gatsby becomes concerned about word getting […]

Juan Cole

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