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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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Now that Australian Wildfires are choking its Cities with Smoke, Can we Finally talk Climate Emergency?

Now that Australian Wildfires are choking its Cities with Smoke, Can we Finally talk Climate Emergency?

By Blanche Verlie | – I moved to Sydney less than five weeks ago and the city has been shrouded in smoke haze on and […]

The Conversation

United Kingdom
The Disunited Kingdom

The Disunited Kingdom

The General Election in the United Kingdom on Thursday 12 December produced a major earthquake in British politics. Although opinion polls had shown either a […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Democracy
From Tory Landslide to Trump non-Impeachment: Can Filthy Rich Liars sink Democracy in Britain and the U.S.?

From Tory Landslide to Trump non-Impeachment: Can Filthy Rich Liars sink Democracy in Britain and the U.S.?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The danger to democracy posed by our new information system plus our new levels of wealth concentration cannot be overestimated. […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghanistan War and 'War on terror' rage on because the West won’t learn from 20 yrs.  failure

Afghanistan War and ‘War on terror’ rage on because the West won’t learn from 20 yrs. failure

By Paul Rogers | – Eighteen years ago the head of the UK’s military warned against relying on military solutions alone. But governments still aren’t […]

Open Democracy

Houthi
World's Worst War: Can South Yemen's Warring Factions Make Peace amid Saudi-Emirates Rivalry?

World’s Worst War: Can South Yemen’s Warring Factions Make Peace amid Saudi-Emirates Rivalry?

By Stasa Salacanin | – At the beginning of November, warring parties from Yemen’s south reached a power-sharing deal which aimed not only to defuse […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
On Impeaching Trump: An Open Letter to a Working-Class Friend

On Impeaching Trump: An Open Letter to a Working-Class Friend

Robby reflects the views of many older white workers who are critical of the system and blame Democrats and liberals for its breakdown. I first […]

Reese Erlich

Climate Change
Top 5 Differences between Chill Trump and "Angry" Greta Thunberg

Top 5 Differences between Chill Trump and “Angry” Greta Thunberg

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump bullied environmentalist Greta Thunberg over her Time magazine cover on Thursday. In a tweet he called the award “ridiculous” […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Patronizing Jews and Persecuting Palestinians: The Trump Executive Order

Patronizing Jews and Persecuting Palestinians: The Trump Executive Order

Oakland, Ca. (Informed Comment) – President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring Judaism to be a nationality is both a gross act of anti-Semitism, and an […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Government surveillance
How the Emirates Weaponized ex-NSA Spying Expertise against Democracy Activists

How the Emirates Weaponized ex-NSA Spying Expertise against Democracy Activists

US officials and former NSA employees build UAE secret surveillance unit

Middle East Monitor

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