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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?
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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

Juan Cole

The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

03/01/2026 By Michigan Advance

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

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Iran has US Surrounded, All Right

Iran has US Surrounded, All Right

From Democratic Underground: Each star is a US base. But just to be clear, Iran is the one that is threatening us.

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Engelhardt, The 1% Election

Tomgram: Engelhardt, The 1% Election

Sometimes words outlive their usefulness.  Sometimes the gap between changing reality and the names we’ve given it grows so wide that they empty of all meaning or retain older meanings that only confuse us.  “Election,&rdquo…

Tom Engelhardt

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Washington Actions on Palestine don’t Differ from Gingrich’s Words

Washington Actions on Palestine don’t Differ from Gingrich’s Words

Newt Gingrich has been trying for the monetary backing and votes of Jewish Americans and Christian Zionists by taking up the positions of the Israeli […]

Juan Cole

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Is Syrian Regime Preparing a Massacre of Homs?

Is Syrian Regime Preparing a Massacre of Homs?

Reports that the Syrian military is bringing up armor and heavy weapons to Homs has sparked fears that the regime intends to invade the city, […]

Juan Cole

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Iran Displays Drone, Complains to UN

Iran Displays Drone, Complains to UN

Iran said Thursday that it had hacked into the unmanned RQ-170 Sentinel US spy drone flying over eastern Iran and brought it down that way. […]

Juan Cole

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Which Bill is more Dangerous — ‘Internet “piracy”‘  —-  or ‘Defense Authorization’?

Which Bill is more Dangerous — ‘Internet “piracy”‘ —- or ‘Defense Authorization’?

Cenk Uygur of the Young Turks discusses two of the worst pieces of legislation before Congress with Glenn Greenwald. They are the so-called “Stop Online […]

Juan Cole

Tomgram: William Astore, The Remoteness of 1% Wars

Tomgram: William Astore, The Remoteness of 1% Wars

America’s wars are remote.  They’re remote from us geographically, remote from us emotionally (unless you’re serving in the military or have a close relative or friend who serves), and remote from our major media outlets, w…

Juan Cole

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Gingrich slots MEK terrorists' supporter John Bolton for State

Gingrich slots MEK terrorists’ supporter John Bolton for State

Newt Gingrich says he would appoint John Bolton as Secretary of State in order to “reform” the State Department. Bolton is an irascible attorney who […]

Juan Cole

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Fox Viewers think Mubarak Still runs Egypt

Fox Viewers think Mubarak Still runs Egypt

A study by Fairleigh Dickenson University researchers has found that frequent viewers of Fox Cable News are worse informed than people who watch no news […]

Juan Cole

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