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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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With Reporters Distracted by US Polls, Israel Demolishes 76 Bedouin Palestinian Homes

( Middle East Monitor) – UN intransigence over Israel contrasts with Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s observations regarding Israel’s ongoing settlement expansion, not least because the […]

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The Year 2000 called and Wants its Meme back: No, the Supreme Court won’t Settle this Election

By Steven Mulroy | – The Trump campaign has filed two lawsuits in federal court over ballot counting and voting deadlines in Pennsylvania, threatening to […]

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By Rebecca Gordon | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – In the chaos of this moment, it seems likely that Joe Biden will just squeeze into the […]

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If Biden-Harris win sans Senate, They Could still enact Green Energy by out-politicking McConnell

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even if Joe Biden becomes president, he may well not have a Democratic majority in the Senate. The shape of […]

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Israel/ Palestine
The Political Goal of Israeli systemic anti-Palestinian Racism

The Political Goal of Israeli systemic anti-Palestinian Racism

( Middle East Monitor ) – The discussion on institutional Israeli racism against its own Palestinian Arab population has all but ceased following the final […]

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'Rainbow wave' of LGBTQ candidates run and win in 2020 election

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By Timothy R. Bussey | – More LGBTQ candidates ran for office in the United States in 2020 than ever before – at least 1,006. […]

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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 […]

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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

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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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