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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
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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

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Israel/ Palestine
Dear Tourists:  Palestine Still Throws the Best Christmas Party after 2,000 Years

Dear Tourists: Palestine Still Throws the Best Christmas Party after 2,000 Years

By Dorina-Maria Buda | – There are often marches and demonstrations in support of Palestine in cities around the world, but for those who want […]

The Conversation

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Could the Int'l Criminal Court brand Israel's Netanyahu a War Criminal?

Could the Int’l Criminal Court brand Israel’s Netanyahu a War Criminal?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A prosecutor on the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, has opened an investigation into Israeli and Hamas war crimes, drawing […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
The Anti-Trump: Merkel’s Germany dumps 20% of Its Coal Use, CO2 Falls 7%, Renewables at 40%

The Anti-Trump: Merkel’s Germany dumps 20% of Its Coal Use, CO2 Falls 7%, Renewables at 40%

By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – Germany has seen a second year of significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel is hoarding the Jordan River – The Palestinians and Jordan Need their Share

Israel is hoarding the Jordan River – The Palestinians and Jordan Need their Share

By Mark Zeitoun and Muna Dajani | – Two areas farmed by Israelis for more than 50 years have recently been returned to neighbouring Jordan. […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
A Feminist Alternative to Trump’s Sabre Rattling against Iran

A Feminist Alternative to Trump’s Sabre Rattling against Iran

Foreign policy should prioritize the needs of ordinary civilians and civil society — and wars of choice should always be off the table.

Foreign Policy in Focus

Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis Rages in Australia, with 14 of 15 hottest Places in World and Sydney Fire-Besieged

Climate Crisis Rages in Australia, with 14 of 15 hottest Places in World and Sydney Fire-Besieged

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Australia has been turned by the climate crisis into a huge oven. On Wednesday, 14 of the hottest places in […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
An Afghan Perspective on 18 Years of Washington's Lies about the War and our Suffering

An Afghan Perspective on 18 Years of Washington’s Lies about the War and our Suffering

(Special to Informed Comment) – On December 9, The Washington Post revealed interviews with American officials in Afghanistan who intentionally falsified facts regarding the 18-year […]

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Israel/ Palestine
The Likud Gov't in Israel’s International War against Human Rights

The Likud Gov’t in Israel’s International War against Human Rights

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel has a long record of camouflaging the truth where Palestine is concerned. Integral to this, in recent years, […]

Asa Winstanley

War
Is the ‘War on Terror’ actually a War on Education and the Young?

Is the ‘War on Terror’ actually a War on Education and the Young?

By Andrea Mazzarino | – (Tomdispatch.com) – One day in October 2001, shortly after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, I stood at the front of a […]

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