morocco

Morocco’s War Against the Sahrawi

Jacob Kushner / Truthdig Apr 22, 2024 In the Phosphorus-rich Western Sahara, the government in Rabat used the pandemic as cover for a bloody political crackdown. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

Return to Casablanca

Jenine Abboushi / The Markaz Review Jan 13, 2023 A Palestinian writer travels to Morocco, where she once lived, observing the country's changes. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Is It Time for an ‘American Spring’?

Rebecca Gordon / May 5, 2019 From Algeria to Morocco, there's been a new set of popular uprisings in northern Africa, protesting autocrats—of which the U.S. has its own. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

These Countries Are Taking Climate Change Seriously

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jan 9, 2019 In the just-published "Climate Change Performance Index," Sweden, Morocco and Lithuania are top performers in 2018's global warming battles. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

EU Sets Crisis Summit on Migration

LORNE COOK and NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Jun 23, 2018 European Union leaders will try to find common ground for tackling a growing political drama that is threatening to undermine the entire alliance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ravaged by Drought, Morocco Faces a Thirsty Future

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Mar 26, 2018 Despite ambitious plans to use more renewable energy and boost water supplies, the North African nation is being seriously affected by rising temperatures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Biggest Mideast Policy Challenges of 2018

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 3, 2018 The U.S. faces a more favorable foreign policy environment than it has in some years. Ironically, some of the more severe challenges emanate from President Trump. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Rick Perry Has It Wrong on Fossil Fuels Preventing Rape

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 4, 2017 The secretary of energy says electrification using hydrocarbons would prevent sexual assaults in rural Africa. But such fuels can just as well be blamed for mass rapes during wartime. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

On Climate March Day, Remember Global Advances in Solar Energy

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 29, 2017 The largest solar plant in the world is not in the U.S., which once was at the vanguard of new science and technology. It is in Morocco, a coming green-energy giant. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Canada’s Indigenous Peoples Weigh In on Global Warming at COP22

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 24, 2016 At the conference on climate change in Marrakech, Morocco, Kevin Hart, the Assembly of First Nations regional chief for Manitoba, discusses humanity's urgent need to heed the ecological wisdom of indigenous peoples. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Repression and Nonviolent Resistance in Africa’s Last Colony

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 24, 2016 The Sahrawis, the indigenous population native to the Western Sahara region, are in a protracted struggle for independence, and face terrible human rights violations by Morocco. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The World Is Worried About Donald Trump, the Climate Denier

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 17, 2016 The implications of a Trump administration were discussed at the United Nations climate change summit Fortunately, the fate of the planet is not in the hands of one man It's up to movements everywhere to save it . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )