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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

Juan Cole

Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

12/17/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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Battle at the Border: Asylum, Citizenship and the Right to Live in the United States

Battle at the Border: Asylum, Citizenship and the Right to Live in the United States

By Aviva Rutkin | – Who gets to live in the United States? It’s a contentious question, particularly as the Trump administration works to limit […]

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Omar Khayyam
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam on the New Year

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam on the New Year

Trans. Edward FitzGerald (1859) | – IV Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand Of […]

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Iraqi PM 'Categorically Rejects' Trump Admin. Strikes, as Shiite Militia Leader Pledges attacks on US Troops

Iraqi PM ‘Categorically Rejects’ Trump Admin. Strikes, as Shiite Militia Leader Pledges attacks on US Troops

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Iraqi newspaper Shafaq reports on the reaction of the Kata’ib Hizbullah, an Iraqi Shiite militia, to the US airstrikes […]

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Climate Crisis
“Get out Now!” Australia’s Climate-Driven Extreme Fire Danger forces 30,000 to Evacuate

“Get out Now!” Australia’s Climate-Driven Extreme Fire Danger forces 30,000 to Evacuate

By Teo Blašković | – (Via The Watchers ) – Authorities of the Australian state of Victoria have ordered more than 30 000 residents and […]

The Watchers

Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis: It isn’t just Sea Level Rise, it is the Coastal Floods it Brings

Climate Crisis: It isn’t just Sea Level Rise, it is the Coastal Floods it Brings

By James Renwick | – I saw an article claiming that “king tides” will increase in frequency as sea level rises. I am sceptical. What […]

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Inequality
World's 500 Richest People Gained $1.2 Trillion in Wealth in 2019: Analysis

World’s 500 Richest People Gained $1.2 Trillion in Wealth in 2019: Analysis

By Jake Johnson, staff writer | – ( Commondreams.org) – “In the U.S., the richest 0.1% control a bigger share of the pie than at […]

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The Great Turko-Russian World War for the Middle East:  From Syria's Idlib to Libya's Tripoli

The Great Turko-Russian World War for the Middle East: From Syria’s Idlib to Libya’s Tripoli

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The campaign to retake parts of Idlib province in northwest Syria by the Russian Aeronspace Forces and the Damascus government […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Is 2020 the Year Gaza under Israeli Occupation Becomes Unlivable?

Is 2020 the Year Gaza under Israeli Occupation Becomes Unlivable?

By Motasem A Dalloul | @abujomaaGaza | – Middle East Monitor | – It was a very happy moment when the Palestinians knew that they […]

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Polluter’s Paradise: How Oil Companies Avoided Environmental Accountability After 10.8 Million Gallons Spilled

Polluter’s Paradise: How Oil Companies Avoided Environmental Accountability After 10.8 Million Gallons Spilled

By Joan Meiners, The Times-Picayune and The Advocate This article was produced by ProPublica in partnership with The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, which is a […]

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