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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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Iraq
The Iraqi Street Revolution of 2019 is still Challenging the American-Installed Order

The Iraqi Street Revolution of 2019 is still Challenging the American-Installed Order

Mustafa Habib | – (Niqash.org) – Neither of the two opposing groups seem to want to give any quarter and despite impactful events and legislative […]

Mustafa Habib

Germany
Green Democracy: This small German town took back the power – and went fully renewable

Green Democracy: This small German town took back the power – and went fully renewable

By Bertie Russell | – The case for ambitious and transformative environmental policy is being made with increasing fervour and a series of “Green New […]

The Conversation

Featured
Green Steel Arrives for 1st Time in Mo.- How to get Low-Carbon Electric Cars and Buildings

Green Steel Arrives for 1st Time in Mo.- How to get Low-Carbon Electric Cars and Buildings

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nucor is building the first wind-powered electric micro-mill for steel production in Sedalia, Mo., writes Jeffrey Tomich at E&E News. […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Saudi Arabia’s Strategy to ‘Sportswash’ Abuses

Saudi Arabia’s Strategy to ‘Sportswash’ Abuses

By Minky Worden | Director of Global Initiatives | – (

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
Your Global Carbon Dioxide Output will hit Record ~37 bn. Tons and it is Very Bad News

Your Global Carbon Dioxide Output will hit Record ~37 bn. Tons and it is Very Bad News

By Pep Canadell, Corinne Le Quéré, Glen Peters, Pierre Friedlingstein, Robbie Andrew< , Rob Jackson and Vanessa Haverd | - Global emissions for 2019 are […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump Fails again to Bring our Troops Home from Mideast:  Mulling Escalation of 14,000 v. Iran

Trump Fails again to Bring our Troops Home from Mideast: Mulling Escalation of 14,000 v. Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s Pentagon is allegedly mulling sending 14,000 US troops to the Middle East to counter Iran. Although the Pentagon pushed […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Is Iran an Expansionist Power or Just in Defensive Mode?

Is Iran an Expansionist Power or Just in Defensive Mode?

By Edward Hunt | – (Foreign Policy in Focus) – The Iranian military is focused on deterring external threats not launching an attack on its […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Islamophobia
Israel-Based Group is Behind Bigoted Facebook Smear Campaign Aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar

Israel-Based Group is Behind Bigoted Facebook Smear Campaign Aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar

By Eoin Higgins, staff writer | – (Commondreams.org) – “The goal of these anti-Muslim hate campaigns is clear—they put Muslim lives here and around the […]

Common Dreams

Christianity
White Anxiety and Imperial Christianity: The GOP Pathologies that Twin them with Trump

White Anxiety and Imperial Christianity: The GOP Pathologies that Twin them with Trump

(Tomdispatch.com ) – On the Thursday of the second week of the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearings, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara had a special […]

Rebecca Gordon

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