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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

Juan Cole

Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

12/17/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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

Nonviolence
America after Trump must Confront MLK’s ‘Giant Triplets of Racism, Extreme Materialism, and Militarism’

America after Trump must Confront MLK’s ‘Giant Triplets of Racism, Extreme Materialism, and Militarism’

By Andrew Bacevich | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – When Martin Luther King preached his famous sermon “Beyond Vietnam” at Riverside Church in New York City […]

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Feminism
Saudi Arabia releases Women's Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul but Bans her Travel

Saudi Arabia releases Women’s Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul but Bans her Travel

(Beirut) – Saudi authorities released from prison the prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul on February 10, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. However, she […]

Human Rights Watch

Health Care
Public option in Biden plan could change the face of US health care

Public option in Biden plan could change the face of US health care

By Michael Williams | – President Joe Biden issued 10 executive orders to fight COVID-19 on his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2021. […]

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