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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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After Trump Flaked Out re: Iran, Is the United Arab Emirates backing off Conflict?

After Trump Flaked Out re: Iran, Is the United Arab Emirates backing off Conflict?

By Stasa Salacanin | – The recently-held meetings between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iranian officials have caught many by surprise, particularly given that, […]

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Islamophobia
Islamophobia: Sikh Member of British Parliament Lets Boris Johnson have it over Conservative Bigotry

Islamophobia: Sikh Member of British Parliament Lets Boris Johnson have it over Conservative Bigotry

“The Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, who wears a turban, won a round of applause in the Commons for asking an angry and passionate question […]

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Climate Change
Could Climate Crisis' Extreme Weather Threaten American Prosperity?

Could Climate Crisis’ Extreme Weather Threaten American Prosperity?

By Gary W. Yohe | – Scientists say climate change is causing powerful hurricanes like Dorian to increasingly stall over coastal areas, which leads to […]

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Donald Trump
Trump Pilfers Billions from cyber-security, Puerto Rico in Pentagon Budget for Great White Wall

Trump Pilfers Billions from cyber-security, Puerto Rico in Pentagon Budget for Great White Wall

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Zachary Cohen and Ryan Browne at CNN report that Trump is stealing $3.6 billion from 127 projects in the Defense […]

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European Union
Will Boris Johnson taking Britain to New Elections Result in an Even More Ideological Government?

Will Boris Johnson taking Britain to New Elections Result in an Even More Ideological Government?

By Matthew Cole | – Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, has confirmed that he will call a vote on holding a general election if […]

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Afghanistan
That time Trump Spoke of Nuking Afghanistan, Killing 10 Million

That time Trump Spoke of Nuking Afghanistan, Killing 10 Million

By Janelle Carlson (Informed Comment) – Lost in the constant stream of shock and awe that characterizes Donald Trump’s Presidency, he states that he could […]

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Israel/ Palestine
The War Ahead: Netanyahu’s Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel

The War Ahead: Netanyahu’s Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel

( Middle East Monitor) – On September 1, the Lebanese group Hezbollah struck an Israeli military base near the border town of Avivim. The Lebanese […]

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Climate Change
Failing Breitbart Comes for Juan Cole on Climate History and it Won't Go Well

Failing Breitbart Comes for Juan Cole on Climate History and it Won’t Go Well

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I understand that the far, far rightwing reused toilet paper that is Breitbart ran a hit piece on me today […]

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To preserve democracy, the UK needs a mass movement both inside and outside Parliament

To preserve democracy, the UK needs a mass movement both inside and outside Parliament

By Symon Hill ( Waging Nonviolence) – Thousands of people poured onto the streets of the United Kingdom . . . to challenge Prime Minister […]

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