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Juan Cole

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GOP must reject Trump's Wall to really Repudiate Rep. Steve King's Racism

GOP must reject Trump’s Wall to really Repudiate Rep. Steve King’s Racism

Juan Cole

Trump was the first Republican presidential candidate to cross over from a more subtle sort of dog whistle

Donald Trump
Who's Running John Bolton to Start a war with Iran? He worried even Mad Dog Mattis

Who’s Running John Bolton to Start a war with Iran? He worried even Mad Dog Mattis

Juan Cole

Ironically, when Mattis first met Bolton, he joked that he had heard that he was “the Devil.”

Donald Trump
Trump's Erratic Foreign Policy in 2019: Will it put us in More Danger?

Trump’s Erratic Foreign Policy in 2019: Will it put us in More Danger?

Juan Cole

President Trump’s ‘America First’ policies, which drove the global economy into chaos last year and caused a stir in the international community.

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Not the Onion: Ivanka Trump in running for World Bank Head

Not the Onion: Ivanka Trump in running for World Bank Head

Juan Cole

WASHINGTON (Ma’an) — Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, and US President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, are reportedly among possible US candidates to replace the outgoing World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Earlier this week, Jim Yong Kim announced he would be stepping down as the World Bank’s president three […]

Climate Change
Solar and Wind Good news Stories Today

Solar and Wind Good news Stories Today

Juan Cole

Scotland is now getting 70% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar, wave and hydro) and plans to be at 100% in 2020. In some months in 2018 Scotland’s renewables generated more 100% of the electricity the country uses. Scotland is innovating in tidal power, driven by the powerful currents in its seas, but onshore […]

Donald Trump
Pompeo's US Jingoism and Anti-Iran Warmongering Rejected by Mideast Public

Pompeo’s US Jingoism and Anti-Iran Warmongering Rejected by Mideast Public

Juan Cole

“It is important to note that the United States only receives single digit favorable ratings in Iraq and Egypt.”

Donald Trump
Donald J. Mubarak?  Why Trump Declaring a National Emergency over Wall is Very Bad

Donald J. Mubarak? Why Trump Declaring a National Emergency over Wall is Very Bad

Juan Cole

Trump is not a normal president (or person)

Acidification of Oceans
Wall or Watchtower?  The real Threat is invasive Climate Crisis, and our Shield is Science

Wall or Watchtower? The real Threat is invasive Climate Crisis, and our Shield is Science

Juan Cole

The man who ordered the construction of the nearly infinite Wall of China was that First Emperor …who likewise ordered the burning of all the books before him

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Senators Backing Israel anti-Boycott Bill are Betrayers of the Constitution

Senators Backing Israel anti-Boycott Bill are Betrayers of the Constitution

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The response of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) to the proposed the Senate bill permitting state and local sanctions on persons and companies that boycott Israel was “They forgot which country they are representing.” They forgot what country they represent. This is the U.S. where boycotting is a right & part […]

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