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Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts
Climate Crisis

Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Lebanese Ministry of Energy has let three bids for new solar farms of 15 megawatts each, for a total […]

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

09/29/2025 By Human Rights Watch

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

09/29/2025 By Tomdispatch

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After Trillions invested in Security after 9/11, Coronavirus Shows we're not Up to Security Threat of Climate Emergency

After Trillions invested in Security after 9/11, Coronavirus Shows we’re not Up to Security Threat of Climate Emergency

By Kate Guy | – How might a single threat, even one deemed unlikely, spiral into an evolving global crisis which challenges the foundations of […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
"Unhinged" Trump Calls on his Mussolini-Style Black Shirts to Attack Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia

“Unhinged” Trump Calls on his Mussolini-Style Black Shirts to Attack Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s tweets on Friday, “Liberate Michigan,” and “Liberate Minnesota,” and “Liberate Virginia” were clearly intended to incite his armed, conspiracy-minded, […]

Juan Cole

China
Will the Middle East be the Epicenter of the Looming US - China Cold War?

Will the Middle East be the Epicenter of the Looming US – China Cold War?

By Nasim Ahmed | @Nasimbythedocks | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Calls for China to be held to account for the spread of […]

Middle East Monitor

Colonialism
1918 flu pandemic killed 12 million Indians, and British overlords' indifference strengthened the anti-colonial movement

1918 flu pandemic killed 12 million Indians, and British overlords’ indifference strengthened the anti-colonial movement

By Maura Chhun | – In India, during the 1918 influenza pandemic, a staggering 12 to 13 million people died, the vast majority between the […]

The Conversation

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Bio-Terror:  Zombie Israeli Squatters with Covid-19 break Quarantine, assault Palestinians at close Quarters

Bio-Terror: Zombie Israeli Squatters with Covid-19 break Quarantine, assault Palestinians at close Quarters

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, a band of 20 Israeli squatters diagnosed with Covid-19, who had been placed in quarantine in their squatter-settlement […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
With Trump gross Incompetence, Bookstores moving Post-Apocalyptic Fiction into Current Events Section

With Trump gross Incompetence, Bookstores moving Post-Apocalyptic Fiction into Current Events Section

(Tomdispatch.com) – In retrospect, it’s no surprise that, after the election of Donald Trump in 2016, dystopian fiction enjoyed a spike in popularity. However, novels […]

John Feffer

Bahrain
With Oil Prices in Freefall, Coronavirus Reveals Weaknesses of Saudis, Arab Gulf States

With Oil Prices in Freefall, Coronavirus Reveals Weaknesses of Saudis, Arab Gulf States

By Marwan Kabalan | – ( Middle East Monitor) – The coronavirus outbreak has put the Arab Gulf States under the spotlight and exposed their […]

Middle East Monitor

Epidemics
The Wealthy also Cushioned themselves at Expense of Poor in Era of Black Death, as Boccaccio’s Decameron Shows

The Wealthy also Cushioned themselves at Expense of Poor in Era of Black Death, as Boccaccio’s Decameron Shows

By Kathryn McKinley | – The coronavirus can infect anyone, but recent reporting has shown your socioeconomic status can play a big role, with a […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trumpism was Always the Tyrannical Tantrum of a Stubborn 5-Year-Old, but Now it will Kill People; Lots of People

Trumpism was Always the Tyrannical Tantrum of a Stubborn 5-Year-Old, but Now it will Kill People; Lots of People

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trumpism is a form of fascism, of course, but at its core is a whiny rebellion against the achievements of […]

Juan Cole

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