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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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Pentagon
As Fossil Fuels Melt Arctic, Pentagon Dreams of North Pole War

As Fossil Fuels Melt Arctic, Pentagon Dreams of North Pole War

(Tomdispatch.com) – In early March, an estimated 7,500 American combat troops will travel to Norway to join thousands of soldiers from other NATO countries in […]

Michael T. Klare

Democratic Party
The Dark Side of the Trump Economy: Dems Must Stand up for Workers facing Gig Economy, Forced Overtime, Denial of Unionization

The Dark Side of the Trump Economy: Dems Must Stand up for Workers facing Gig Economy, Forced Overtime, Denial of Unionization

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Common wisdom among the pundit class is that President Trump may be able to coast to victory […]

John Buell

Australia
Climate Emergency: Australia's Wildfires showed we're One Step from System Collapse, with no Food, Fuel, Phones

Climate Emergency: Australia’s Wildfires showed we’re One Step from System Collapse, with no Food, Fuel, Phones

By Anthony Richardson | – This summer’s bushfires were not just devastating events in themselves. More broadly, they highlighted the immense vulnerability of the systems […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
It is 65° F. in Antarctica and if the Thwaites Glacier Plops in, Expect 4 ft. of Sea Level Rise

It is 65° F. in Antarctica and if the Thwaites Glacier Plops in, Expect 4 ft. of Sea Level Rise

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Argentinean Esperanza research station in Antarctica — the South Pole — recorded a temperature of nearly 65° F. (18° […]

Juan Cole

Congress
The Senate Refused to do its Duty in Impeachment, but the American People Can Still do Theirs

The Senate Refused to do its Duty in Impeachment, but the American People Can Still do Theirs

By Diallo Brooks | – (Otherwords.org) – Hours before the House of Representatives impeached Donald Trump for using the power of his office to sabotage […]

OtherWords

Democratic Socialism
Social Democracy has made Nordic Countries Happy and Prosperous: Americans should Learn from Them

Social Democracy has made Nordic Countries Happy and Prosperous: Americans should Learn from Them

( Yes! Magazine ) – The U.S. opioid crisis has been unfolding for years and shows no signs of stopping. As we reach for solutions, […]

George Lakey

Climate Crisis
Climate Emergency: Nature Based Solutions Can reduce CO2 by 1/3, but We Need to Hurry

Climate Emergency: Nature Based Solutions Can reduce CO2 by 1/3, but We Need to Hurry

By Fabíola Ortiz | – ( China Dialogue) – Global biodiversity talks in China this year will highlight nature-based solutions that could meet one-third of […]

China Dialogue

African-Americans
Top 3 Myths about Bernie Sanders and Electability

Top 3 Myths about Bernie Sanders and Electability

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 1. There is a persistent meme that Sanders doesn’t do well with persons of color, which seems left over from […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Humanitarian Catastrophe as Syrian Army Advances on Idlib, 750K Displaced since Fall

Humanitarian Catastrophe as Syrian Army Advances on Idlib, 750K Displaced since Fall

By Elif Selin Calik | @CalikSelin | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Last December, Robert Malley, president and CEO of the International Crisis […]

Middle East Monitor

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