Juan Cole

Juan Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History and the director of the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan. His latest book, Engaging the Muslim World, is just out in a revised paperback edition from Palgrave Macmillan. He runs the Informed Commentwebsite.

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Surprise Dem Senate Bill makes US Global Climate Leader, Sees 40% Carbon Reduction by 2030 Jul 29th 2022
Wind and Solar generate Fully 20% of US Electricity in April for First time as Renewables Jump to 26.5% May 11th 2022
California Briefly Runs on 97% Renewable Energy, Showing a Future in which Oil and Gas Dictators like Putin are defunded Apr 24th 2022
Europe is dependent on Russian Gas during Ukraine Crisis because it didn’t Ramp up Renewables Faster Jan 25th 2022
Good Climate News: US will increase Solar Power by nearly 50% in 2022, and add 29 Gigawatts of Wind Nov 14th 2021
It Can be Done: California Briefly reaches 94.5% Renewable Electricity May 1st 2021
New Wind and Solar up 50% globally in 2020, as China beats US by over 4 to 1 Apr 17th 2021
Vanilla ISIL: Social Media is forced to Treat Trump and Trumpists Like Terrorists Jan 10th 2021
Millions of Yemeni Children on Brink of Starvation amid Saudi War, Covid-19 Aid Cutbacks: UNICEF Jul 5th 2020
Tear them down? “White Jesus” statues have an Unsavory History in Aryan Racial Theory that also Influenced Nazi Theology Jun 27th 2020
Top 5 Reasons Trump’s West Wing May be Emerging as a Coronavirus Epicenter May 9th 2020
Behind the Turmoil: Russia Provoked Oil Price Fall to Protect its Markets from US Frackers, which could now Collapse Mar 11th 2020
Nothing could have been a better gift to Iran in the region than the Kushner Apartheid for Palestinians Feb 9th 2020
Cramer: “We’re in the Death Knell Phase” of Big Oil, as 44% of Norway New Autos are Electric Feb 7th 2020
Iran and the US Come Closer: Ayatollah Rick Perry’s Evangelical Theology of Trump as God’s Chosen is just like Khamenei Nov 27th 2019
Solar Growing by leaps and Bounds in India, fueling Irrigation and Jobs Jun 19th 2019
Iran’s Leader, Khamenei, Blasts President Rouhani for Negotiating Nuclear deal with US May 24th 2019
Top Ten differences between the Iraq War and Trump’s Proposed Iran War May 16th 2019
Sleepwalking into our Constitutional Crisis in the Age of Trump Feb 20th 2019
Senate Rebukes Trump, Saudis on Yemen, Advances Withdrawal Bill Nov 30th 2018
Top five ways Trump put America Last with Whitewash of Saudi Prince Nov 22nd 2018
Saudi war on Yemen: World’s Worst Famine in a Century could Claim 13 Million Oct 17th 2018
In Epochal Shift, California Votes for 100% Green Electricity by 2045 Sep 1st 2018
Unindicted Co-Conspirator again in White House: A Turning Point in American History Aug 23rd 2018
With Nationality Law, Israel openly Declares Apartheid and Racial Supremacy Jul 21st 2018
No, Trump is not going to Save UK or Theresa May from Economic Consequences of Brexit Jul 12th 2018
Will the Price of Oil Collapse within a Decade, Driven off Cliff by Electric Vehicles? Jul 9th 2018
If Obama had met with Kim Jong Un, the Republican Party would have had a Cow Jun 12th 2018
Could Saudi plans for $100/ barrel oil hugely expand electric car market and save Tesla? Apr 23rd 2018
British Royal Family was already Multicultural, Descended from Muhammad Nov 29th 2017
Former CIA Dir.: Trump is afraid of Putin Kompromat Nov 13th 2017
George W. Bush & GOP lack standing to bash Trump for Racism Oct 21st 2017
Green Energy Jobs: Top 7 Pieces of Rare Good News for US Workers on Labor Day Sep 4th 2017
Take that, Trump! 5% of California New Car Sales now Electric Aug 27th 2017
‘Locked & Loaded’ Trump’s 1960s Cowboyism re: N. Korea & Venezuela Aug 13th 2017
Shell, terrified of EVs, expects ‘low forever’ Gasoline Prices; it is too Optimistic Jul 29th 2017
25% of Australian Homes have gone Solar and other Green Triumphs this Week Jul 16th 2017
Why Saudi Extremism, Instability is an Argument for EVs, Wind and Solar Energy Jun 16th 2017
Trump on Islam: Neo-Orientalism and anti-Shi’ism May 22nd 2017
Trumpcare is the best Advertisement for Nationalizing Insurance May 5th 2017
40% of California Grid Power from Solar, Sometimes Costs less than Nothing Apr 15th 2017
It is Comey who should be Investigated Mar 21st 2017
Wind Power Juggernaut Really doing for 100K Workers what Trump only Promised Mar 18th 2017
Questions about Judgement:  Trump appointed Flynn in the First Place Feb 14th 2017
The Sadism of Racist Exclusion:  Courts Temporarily Block Trump Jan 30th 2017
Translating Trump’s inaugural Speech from the original German Jan 21st 2017
Preparing for the Normalization of a Neofascist White House Jan 3rd 2017
Conspiracy Theorist in Chief: Trump’s falsehood about 2 mn. illegal votes only tip of Melting Iceberg Nov 29th 2016
Is Lt.-Gen. Flynn Right that Islam is not a Religion? Nov 23rd 2016
Why the White Working Class Rebelled: Neoliberalism is Killing Them (Literally) Nov 10th 2016
Die-Hard Trump Supporters want to *be* Trump Oct 14th 2016
Six Policies Obama wants Saudi Arabia to Change Apr 20th 2016
Netanyahu GOP Policy in Tatters, he snubs White House Invitation Mar 9th 2016
Top 5 Scalia Rulings that helped Progressives Feb 14th 2016
Is Clinton right that Trump is Helping ISIL? Dec 22nd 2015
Russo-Turkish Conflict over Syria & Iraq Boils: “Manifestations of impotent Rage” Dec 12th 2015
Putin: Turkey supports Radicalism & We may have to Respond, hence Tourism Ban Nov 27th 2015
Yes, George W. Bush bears some Responsibility for US Vulnerability on 9/11 Oct 21st 2015
As Russia Strikes, Arab Twitter Wars over call for Jihad against “occupation” of Syria Oct 8th 2015
Facing ISIL Propaganda, Russia Denies its Syria Campaign is a “Holy War” Oct 6th 2015
Top 5 Reasons Obama defeated GOP, AIPAC effort to vote Down Iran Deal Sep 11th 2015
Major Indirect Benefits of Obama’s Climate Plan that could save the World Aug 4th 2015
Trump Swiftboats McCain the Way W. Swiftboated John Kerry Jul 20th 2015
Iran’s Khamenei Praises Nuclear Deal, but slams US Foreign Policy Jul 19th 2015
Green Energy Surging and you’ll never Guess Why Jun 8th 2015
Spain at 70% non-Carbon Electricity: Will it be 1st Net Carbon Zero G-20 State? Apr 12th 2015
The “Hindenburg Trap”:  Dump Oil, Coal & Gas Stocks if you Want to Retire Mar 8th 2015
Why Kim Jong-Un was Really afraid of “The Interview:” A Humiliation Romp, not an Assassination Flick Dec 25th 2014
Six Reasons Lower Oil Prices won’t Stop Solar, Wind and Electric Cars Dec 14th 2014
Iraq: Looming War of Shiite, Kurdish, Extremist-Sunni Militias Jun 13th 2014
How Israel Derailed the Peace Talks Apr 10th 2014
What today’s GOP gets Wrong about Leadership: Obama & Eisenhower, Russian & Israeli Recklessness Mar 25th 2014
Obama in Asia: Meeting American Decline Face to Face Nov 12th 2010