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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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Top  6 Progressive Victories on Election Day -- Whatever Happens

Top 6 Progressive Victories on Election Day — Whatever Happens

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although all eyes are on the presidential election as I put this column to bed, it is worthwhile tallying up […]

Juan Cole

Epidemics
How Your Brain Tricks You Into Taking Risks During the Pandemic

How Your Brain Tricks You Into Taking Risks During the Pandemic

By Marshall Allen and Meg Marco | – ( ProPublica ) – It was mid-February and Maria Konnikova — a psychologist, writer and champion poker […]

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Training for post-election violence scenarios

Training for post-election violence scenarios

By Stephanie Van Hook | – A conversation with Eli McCarthy of DC Peace Team, a group of nonviolence trainers preparing people to defend democracy […]

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Democracy
A history of contested presidential elections, from Samuel Tilden to Al Gore

A history of contested presidential elections, from Samuel Tilden to Al Gore

By Robert Speel | – No matter the outcome of the presidential election, it seems likely that Democrats and Republicans will end up in court. […]

The Conversation

Democratic Party
How will the US election Change the Mideast?

How will the US election Change the Mideast?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – If Joe Biden wins the presidency and the Democrats sweep to power in both houses of Congress, it will have […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
Make This Election About Health Care

Make This Election About Health Care

By Elaine Shelly | – (Otherwords.org ) – There should only be one America: one where we all get the best care and the widest […]

OtherWords

Donald Trump
Trump Sold out Workers like Me

Trump Sold out Workers like Me

By Robert Morrison | – ( Inequality.org) – When I attended President Trump’s October 13 rally in Des Moines, I was disgusted by the lies […]

Inequality.org

Displaced and Refugees
In Turkey, life for Syrian refugees and Kurds is becoming increasingly violent

In Turkey, life for Syrian refugees and Kurds is becoming increasingly violent

By Yasin Duman | – A spate of attacks in Turkey on Syrian refugees and Kurdish internal migrants and displaced people in recent months have […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Top 5 Ways Trump Failed you too Epically ever to be Reelected

Top 5 Ways Trump Failed you too Epically ever to be Reelected

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 1. Environment. This is the biggest single issue. Trump is a real-life world-destroying Thanos from the Avengers, and is trying […]

Juan Cole

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