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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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What's behind the protests in Kashmir?

What’s behind the protests in Kashmir?

By Sumit Ganguly | – India recently enacted a law which will end a special autonomous status given to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Squatter-Settlers on Palestinian Land rule the roost in Israel, but at what cost?

Israeli Squatter-Settlers on Palestinian Land rule the roost in Israel, but at what cost?

(Middle East Monitor) – Jewish Israeli settlers are on a roll as they rampage across the occupied Palestinian West Bank. While settler violence is part […]

Ramzy Baroud

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Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar's support for Palestinians is like the Anti-Colonialism of George Washington

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s support for Palestinians is like the Anti-Colonialism of George Washington

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib did a press conference on Monday in response to their having been barred by […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
2084? Is Trump the one who Takes us into the Age of Big Brother?

2084? Is Trump the one who Takes us into the Age of Big Brother?

(Tomdispatch.com) – I, Winston Smith… I mean, Tom Engelhardt… have not just been reading a dystopian novel, but, it seems, living one — and I […]

Tom Engelhardt

Climate Change
New research shows that Antarctica's largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean

New research shows that Antarctica’s largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean

By Dan Lowry | – Scientists have long been concerned about the potential collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its contribution to global […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israel won’t silence Tlaib, Omar by banning them from entry

Israel won’t silence Tlaib, Omar by banning them from entry

By Kamel Hawwash |@kamelhawwash | – US Representatives, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, a thorn in the side of the American establishment and the pro-Israel […]

Middle East Monitor

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In major Defeat for Trump Warhawks, Gibraltar Releases Iran Tanker, citing European Law

In major Defeat for Trump Warhawks, Gibraltar Releases Iran Tanker, citing European Law

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Aljazeera reports that its correspondent in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, Andrew Simmons, confirms that a tanker carrying $140 […]

Juan Cole

Antisemitism
A Special Postcard: Speaking out against Concentration Camps, by a Survivor

A Special Postcard: Speaking out against Concentration Camps, by a Survivor

By Anne-Ruth Wertheim A special postcard Note 1) Translation in English: Penny Sandford & Wiesje Wijngaarden On 18 December 1944 my mother, my sister, my […]

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Donald Trump
America as a Company Town: Royal Dutch Shell Workers in Penna. Coerced to Show up for Trump

America as a Company Town: Royal Dutch Shell Workers in Penna. Coerced to Show up for Trump

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Anya Litvak at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a contractor handling the Trump appearance at the Royal Dutch Shell plant […]

Juan Cole

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