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Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”
Climate Crisis

Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”

Juan Cole

Gemenne said that we are passing from a relatively stable climate system to an unstable one, where extreme weather events will multiply

Steadfast Resistance under Occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine

Steadfast Resistance under Occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine

02/09/2026 By Waging Nonviolence

Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

02/09/2026 By Tomdispatch

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Arab World
Sharp-Elbowed Politics in the New Arab World

Sharp-Elbowed Politics in the New Arab World

What are the big stories in the Arab world today? A newly elected parliament is being seated, and a deposed president is leaving the country. […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
South Carolina & Gingrich, Egypt & the Muslim Brotherhood

South Carolina & Gingrich, Egypt & the Muslim Brotherhood

The election results for Egypt’s lower house have been announced, and the Muslim religious parties appear to have gained over 70% of the seats. The […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Can Solar Energy in Mideast Stop a Gas War?

Can Solar Energy in Mideast Stop a Gas War?

The Emirates Solar Industry Association says that solar energy is competitive with natural gas already, without the need for more subsidies. Solar panels are rapidly […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
SOPA goes Down:   Moulitsas on Olbermann

SOPA goes Down: Moulitsas on Olbermann

Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos discusses (with Keith Olbermann of the cable Current TV network) the Netroots’ victory over the Draconian SOPA bill that would […]

Juan Cole

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Israel: No Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program;  Barak:  Any decision to Strike Iran “Far off.”

Israel: No Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program; Barak: Any decision to Strike Iran “Far off.”

As Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Israel Thursday, the left-leaning Haaretz newspaper dropped its own atomic bombshell. Israeli […]

Juan Cole

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To avoid War, Obama Should Offer Iran Renewable Energy Aid: Buonomo

To avoid War, Obama Should Offer Iran Renewable Energy Aid: Buonomo

Thomas Buonomo writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: As Iran proceeds ahead with its nuclear program, its tensions with the United States continue […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
God's Way of Teaching Americans Geography

God’s Way of Teaching Americans Geography

With all the talk of Iran and Israel among the GOP presidential candidates, it is worth remembering that in this poll of a few years […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Scotland to the Rescue:  Seeks 100% Renewable Energy by 2020

Scotland to the Rescue: Seeks 100% Renewable Energy by 2020

On the same day that President Obama rejected the keystone pipeline, BP issued a report sees an oil-dominated future, especially in China and India, for […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Schmidt:  The Freedom and Democracy Struggle in Syria

Schmidt: The Freedom and Democracy Struggle in Syria

Søren Schmidt writes in a guest column for Informed Comment The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in Syria The nineneteenth-century German chancellor Otto von Bismarck […]

Juan Cole

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