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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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Israel/ Palestine
Can Palestinians win over Israelis disillusioned with Right Wing Zionism?

Can Palestinians win over Israelis disillusioned with Right Wing Zionism?

By Hamada Fara’na ( Middle East Monitor) – Amira Hass is a courageous Israeli journalist who defends the Palestinian people relentlessly and without hesitation. She […]

Middle East Monitor

Christianity
No, Donald Trump didn't save Christianity:  He is about White Evangelical Nationalism

No, Donald Trump didn’t save Christianity: He is about White Evangelical Nationalism

By Tony Keddie | – It’s yet unknown how U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempts to position himself as the Christian candidate of choice will influence […]

The Conversation

Far Right
A Well-Armed and Unpatriotic Far Right

A Well-Armed and Unpatriotic Far Right

By Andrea Mazzarino | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – It was July 2017, a few weeks before the “Unite the Right” Charlottesville riots, when white […]

Tomdispatch

Bush
The Republican Party's 2-Decade-Long March toward Hungarian and Turkish-Style Illiberalism

The Republican Party’s 2-Decade-Long March toward Hungarian and Turkish-Style Illiberalism

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A study by Swedish political scientists at the University of Gothenburg’s V-Dem Institute has found that the US Republican Party […]

Juan Cole

Juan Cole
An Evening with Juan Cole on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam at Nicola’s/ Facebook

An Evening with Juan Cole on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam at Nicola’s/ Facebook

Nicola’s Books, Ann Arbor: An Evening with Juan Cole Tuesday, Oct 27 2020 – 7:00 pm ET Our friend Juan Cole is joining us on […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
American War Crime:  Trump's Child Separation at the Border violates the Rome Statute, Majorly

American War Crime: Trump’s Child Separation at the Border violates the Rome Statute, Majorly

Boise, Idaho (Special to Informed Comment) – As a retired military lawyer, I have more than a passing familiarity with international humanitarian law. When I […]

Everett Wohlers

Development
When it Comes to the Pandemic, those he called "Shithole" Countries have run Rings around Trump

When it Comes to the Pandemic, those he called “Shithole” Countries have run Rings around Trump

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Asked recently what he might do differently in managing the Covid19 pandemic the president responded, “Not much.” […]

John Buell

Bahrain
Are Trump's Arab-Israeli "Peace Deals" fuelling a New Mideast Arms Race?

Are Trump’s Arab-Israeli “Peace Deals” fuelling a New Mideast Arms Race?

By Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Giving up its decades-old position against Israel’s occupation of Palestine, Sudan has agreed […]

Middle East Monitor

Australia
South Australia first to be 100% Solar-Powered, as Solar becomes Cheapest form of Energy

South Australia first to be 100% Solar-Powered, as Solar becomes Cheapest form of Energy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The state of South Australia is the future. For one hour, on October 11, all of its electricity was generated […]

Juan Cole

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