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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here
Climate Crisis

When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

08/25/2025 By Global Voices

Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

08/25/2025 By F. Douglas Stephenson

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Environment
Uh, oh: Oil field operations likely triggered earthquakes in California a few miles from the San Andreas Fault

Uh, oh: Oil field operations likely triggered earthquakes in California a few miles from the San Andreas Fault

By Thomas H. Goebel | – The way companies drill for oil and gas and dispose of wastewater can trigger earthquakes, at times in unexpected […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
State of Chaos:   Can America Escape Trump’s Hellscape?

State of Chaos: Can America Escape Trump’s Hellscape?

( Tomdispatch.com) – In 2016 as now, he was the candidate of chaos. Yes, he was a billionaire (or wanna-be billionaire or in-hock billionaire, not […]

Tom Engelhardt

Afghanistan
Trump fires Mark "Yesper" Esper as SecDef; Was it over Afghanistan withdrawal?

Trump fires Mark “Yesper” Esper as SecDef; Was it over Afghanistan withdrawal?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Barbara Starr, Ryan Browne and Nicole Gaouette at CNN report on the firing of secretary of defense Mark Esper on […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
Pollsters are Missing Winners, but so Much else

Pollsters are Missing Winners, but so Much else

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Once again Donald J Trump delivered another electoral surprise. It was not the re-election win he had […]

John Buell

al-Qaeda
Heroic Values:  What do radical Islam and militant Christianity have in common? Part II

Heroic Values: What do radical Islam and militant Christianity have in common? Part II

( Christian Courier Canada) – Evangelicals were looking for a protector,” Kristin Du Mez says, to explain their attraction to President Trump in 2016, “an […]

Bert de Vries

Israel/ Palestine
Israel is racing to destroy Palestinian properties while Trump is in office

Israel is racing to destroy Palestinian properties while Trump is in office

By Yousef Alhelou | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Last week, Israeli occupation forces carried out the largest demolition in years in the […]

Middle East Monitor

Antisemitism
From Kristallnacht to the Berlin Wall: The Tragedies and Triumphs of Nov. 9 remind us of the Dangers of Racism and the Beacon of Liberty

From Kristallnacht to the Berlin Wall: The Tragedies and Triumphs of Nov. 9 remind us of the Dangers of Racism and the Beacon of Liberty

Philadelphia, Pa. (Special to Informed Comment) – November 9 is momentous. We move forward with new hope. However, we must not forget to be humble […]

Adrienne Redd

Corruption
Could Trump go to Jail for Payoff to Porn Star Stormy Daniels?

Could Trump go to Jail for Payoff to Porn Star Stormy Daniels?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The New York County (or Manhattan) District Attorney, Cyrus Vance, Jr., has been scrutinizing Donald Trump’s illegalities for some years […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Now can we Turn the corner on Trump and Netanyahu’s Mistaken Preference for Force and Coercion?

Now can we Turn the corner on Trump and Netanyahu’s Mistaken Preference for Force and Coercion?

Storrs, CT (Special to Informed Comment) – Late in Trump’s presidency, a flurry of US activity reinforced the Trump administration’s total fidelity to Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]

Jeremy Pressman

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