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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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Donald Trump
Trump sent Feds to Portland, but will coddle White Supremacist militias who invaded Oregon State House

Trump sent Feds to Portland, but will coddle White Supremacist militias who invaded Oregon State House

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Far right brown shirts, some armed with firearms or bear mace, invaded the Oregon state house in Salem on Monday. […]

Juan Cole

Kurds
Will Syrian Kurds be crushed between the Russian Hammer and Turkish Anvil?

Will Syrian Kurds be crushed between the Russian Hammer and Turkish Anvil?

Major global actors in the Middle East are traditionally using the Kurds as bargaining chips for their own geopolitical trade. Russia is no exception. The […]

Nikola Mikovic

Russia
Why is the Russian Public Paying for Bombing Schools in Syria?

Why is the Russian Public Paying for Bombing Schools in Syria?

By Belkis Wille | – Senior Researcher, Crisis and Conflict Division | – ( Human Rights Watch) – The Russian military marked the fifth anniversary […]

Human Rights Watch

religion
Did Rise of Non-Religious 'Values Voters' Help tip the Election to Dems?

Did Rise of Non-Religious ‘Values Voters’ Help tip the Election to Dems?

By Phil Zuckerman | – The voting patterns of religious groups in the U.S. have been scrutinized since the presidential election for evidence of shifting […]

The Conversation

Authoritarianism
Trump aping Mideast Tinpot Dictators and raving about declaring Martial Law, which even Iran Prohibits

Trump aping Mideast Tinpot Dictators and raving about declaring Martial Law, which even Iran Prohibits

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – With Trump raving in White House meetings, prompted by the equally certifiable Michael Flynn, about declaring martial law, it sets […]

Juan Cole

Debt
Austerity Terrors:  Congress Stimulus Package Finally Passes - but it is Too Little, Too Late

Austerity Terrors: Congress Stimulus Package Finally Passes – but it is Too Little, Too Late

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – 900 billion dollars is a big amount, Apparently one trillion is a whole order of magnitude greater. […]

John Buell

Democratic Party
2020 Began and Ended with Trump baiting Iran into War: Can we get through another Month without One?

2020 Began and Ended with Trump baiting Iran into War: Can we get through another Month without One?

By Ahmed Omar | – The single main story of the year has without a doubt been the coronavirus pandemic which has thus far claimed […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
White House Partying like it is 2021, with a Covid 9/11 Death Toll Every Day

White House Partying like it is 2021, with a Covid 9/11 Death Toll Every Day

( Tomdispatch.com) – ‘Tis the season to be folly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Don(ald) we now our gay apparel, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!… It’s party time in the nation’s […]

Tom Engelhardt

Featured
Everyday War Crimes:  Israeli PM Netanyahu Gets COVID Vaccine, Squatters get Vaccine, but Not Occupied Palestinians

Everyday War Crimes: Israeli PM Netanyahu Gets COVID Vaccine, Squatters get Vaccine, but Not Occupied Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu received a coronavirus shot on Saturday. He has pledged that the 9 million Israelis will […]

Juan Cole

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