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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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As pandemic surges, health officials call COVID-19 fatigue real and dangerous

As pandemic surges, health officials call COVID-19 fatigue real and dangerous

By Joycelyn Cabrera | – ( Cronkite News ) – WASHINGTON – The numbers can be numbing. And that’s exactly what health officials fear. More […]

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So long, Sucker!  Top 6 Reasons we Won't miss you, 2020, or Trump, either

So long, Sucker! Top 6 Reasons we Won’t miss you, 2020, or Trump, either

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – My late friend Fernando Coronil once observed that in order to understand the people of the past we must also […]

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'So Frustrated': Iranians' Fears Skyrocket That They Won't Get Access To COVID-19 Vaccines

‘So Frustrated’: Iranians’ Fears Skyrocket That They Won’t Get Access To COVID-19 Vaccines

( RFE/ RL ) – Amid the launch of mass COVID-19 vaccination drives in the West, there’s growing concern among Iranians that they could be […]

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“Those of Us Who Don’t Die Are Going to Quit”: Facing Piled-up Patients, lack of Gov't PPE, Nurses Losing Hope

“Those of Us Who Don’t Die Are Going to Quit”: Facing Piled-up Patients, lack of Gov’t PPE, Nurses Losing Hope

By J. David McSwane | — Almost a year into the pandemic, supply shortages remain so severe that nurse Kristen Cline reuses her N95 for […]

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While COVID Distracted us, the global Climate Crisis went Extreme in 2020

While COVID Distracted us, the global Climate Crisis went Extreme in 2020

By Chloe Brimicombe, Elliott Sainsbury, Gabrielle Powell and Wilson Chan | – The year 2020 will no doubt go down in history for other reasons, […]

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The Arrogance of Superpower:  Trump will "Let" Iranians import Coronavirus Vaccine

The Arrogance of Superpower: Trump will “Let” Iranians import Coronavirus Vaccine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump has given Iran permission to buy the coronavirus vaccine, according to Sharif Nizam Mafi, the head of the Iran-Switzerland […]

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Saudi severe Violations of Human Rights Law pose Challenge to new Biden Administration

Saudi severe Violations of Human Rights Law pose Challenge to new Biden Administration

By Mehmet Rakipoglu | ( Middle East Monitor ) – International human rights law and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia do not sit together easily. […]

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The Scientists made the Vaccines; Now can we Get Americans to Take them?

The Scientists made the Vaccines; Now can we Get Americans to Take them?

( Otherwords.org ) – With the new COVID-19 vaccine available, Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans can begin to achieve herd immunity by next summer. Herd […]

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How Black Lives Matter Changed 2020 with Creative Tactics to Confront Systemic Racism

How Black Lives Matter Changed 2020 with Creative Tactics to Confront Systemic Racism

By Nimalan Yoganathan | – The police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have galvanized anti-racism protests throughout the United States, Canada and elsewhere. […]

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