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Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled
Climate Crisis

Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Ember energy consultancy reports that in the first half of 2025, the world put in 380 gigawatts of new […]

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

09/04/2025 By Juan Cole

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

09/04/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Why Israeli Gov't May Fall: Like US, Secularists and Fundamentalists are Polarized

Why Israeli Gov’t May Fall: Like US, Secularists and Fundamentalists are Polarized

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – We’ll know later today whether prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu will succeed in forming a government. If not, Israel will have […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Climate Crisis: 'We've created a civilisation hell bent on destroying itself – I'm terrified', writes Earth scientist

Climate Crisis: ‘We’ve created a civilisation hell bent on destroying itself – I’m terrified’, writes Earth scientist

By James Dyke | – The coffee tasted bad. Acrid and with a sweet, sickly smell. The sort of coffee that results from overfilling the […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Army Accused Palestinians of self-arson, Then Video emerged of Israelis setting Fires

Israeli Army Accused Palestinians of self-arson, Then Video emerged of Israelis setting Fires

Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem has released a video showing illegal Israeli settlers setting fire to fields in the occupied West Bank, contradicting the Israeli […]

Middle East Monitor

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B-52s over Iran?  Our Nation's Past Trauma from "Carpet Bombing"

B-52s over Iran? Our Nation’s Past Trauma from “Carpet Bombing”

By James Carroll | – (Tomdispatch.com) – Earlier this month, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group — the massive aircraft carrier itself with its […]

Tomdispatch

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If Trump really only wants 'No Iranian Nukes,' then he should just rejoin the Nuclear Deal

If Trump really only wants ‘No Iranian Nukes,’ then he should just rejoin the Nuclear Deal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump said in Japan that he is not looking for regime change in Iran. Trump said at a news conference […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Why Young Jews are Detouring from Israel to Palestine

Why Young Jews are Detouring from Israel to Palestine

By Lornet Turnbull | – (Yes! Magazine ) – Some are using Birthright trips to draw attention to the Israeli occupation, its policy of oppression, […]

Yes! Magazine

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Veiling and Revolutions: From Algeria to Sudan

Veiling and Revolutions: From Algeria to Sudan

By Ouissal Harize | – (OpenDemcocracy) – With women leading revolutions in Sudan and Algeria, it is natural to wonder again, will Arab uprisings be […]

Open Democracy

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How the New 'Aladdin' stacks up against a Century of Orientalist Hollywood Stereotyping

How the New ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a Century of Orientalist Hollywood Stereotyping

By Evelyn Alsultany |- Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping. In the live-action ‘Aladdin,’ […]

The Conversation

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Yemen: On Memorial Day, Remember the 233,000 Dead in US-Backed Saudi War

Yemen: On Memorial Day, Remember the 233,000 Dead in US-Backed Saudi War

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Memorial Day should be rethought, as a day to mourn the death and destruction caused by war. Trump is using […]

Juan Cole

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