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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
Sealed Off and Forgotten: What You Should Know about Israel’s ‘Firing Zones’ in the West Bank

Sealed Off and Forgotten: What You Should Know about Israel’s ‘Firing Zones’ in the West Bank

( Middle East Monitor) – A seemingly ordinary news story, published in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, on January 7, shed light on a long-forgotten, yet […]

Ramzy Baroud

Climate Crisis
Australia, your country is burning – dangerous climate change is here with you now

Australia, your country is burning – dangerous climate change is here with you now

By Michael E Mann | – After years studying the climate, my work has brought me to Sydney where I’m studying the linkages between climate […]

The Conversation

Education
With College Students Drowning in Debt, the Best Solution is Gov't-Backed Free Tuition for All

With College Students Drowning in Debt, the Best Solution is Gov’t-Backed Free Tuition for All

(Special to Informed Comment) – Some developments in this campaign have been predictable. Once Senators Sanders and Warren had expressed support for free post secondary […]

John Buell

Donald Trump
Trump's "WMD" Scandal?  Was the Charge of "Imminent" Soleimani Attack Just Made Up?

Trump’s “WMD” Scandal? Was the Charge of “Imminent” Soleimani Attack Just Made Up?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration’s claims that it assassinated Gen. Qasem Soleimani because he posed an imminent threat to American lives and […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
The Emperor's Clothes: The Absurdity of the US-Iran Conflict

The Emperor’s Clothes: The Absurdity of the US-Iran Conflict

Sacramento, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – The leaders of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, and the United States, President Donald Trump, share an identical strategic aim: […]

Bahman Fozouni

Donald Trump
The European Union must Stop Mimicking Trump on Iran: DiEM25 should call on Brussels to live up to its own Responsibilities

The European Union must Stop Mimicking Trump on Iran: DiEM25 should call on Brussels to live up to its own Responsibilities

Amsterdam (Special to Informed Comment) – In the spirit of what the EU calls “de-escalation’’ German government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer recently asserted an official belief […]

Arturo Desimone

Donald Trump
How the President Became a Drone Bomber: From Obama to Trump, from Afghanistani to Soleimani

How the President Became a Drone Bomber: From Obama to Trump, from Afghanistani to Soleimani

By Allegra Harpootlian | – (Tomdispatch.com) – We’re only a few days into the new decade and it’s somehow already a bigger dumpster fire than […]

Tomdispatch

Donald Trump
Trump Admin. declares US an Occupying  Power in Iraq, Puts US Troops in Jeopardy by Refusing to Leave

Trump Admin. declares US an Occupying Power in Iraq, Puts US Troops in Jeopardy by Refusing to Leave

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Iraqi prime minister Adil Abdulmahdi late last week requested a meeting with the US government to plan out the […]

Juan Cole

Arms Sales
Is Iran Conflict a War for the Arms Corporations?  Congress Needs to End Profiteering

Is Iran Conflict a War for the Arms Corporations? Congress Needs to End Profiteering

By Sarah Anderson | – (Otherwords.org) – Surging stock prices for military contractors gave several CEOs an early payday after Trump’s Iran aggression. The prospect […]

OtherWords

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