Wednesday, October 28, 2026
A No Kings protest in Washington, D.C. Photo: Nvss132 / CC BY 4.0

‘You say you want a revolution’ – where’s the coalition against the relentless tyranny...

When else in a marginal democracy have so few done so much damage to so many in such a short time?
An electric car charging point in Cologne, Germany. Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0

Hormuz Gas Crisis: 15.5 mn. EVs sold Globally this Year

Informed Comment's Juan Cole says electric vehicle sales rose despite a drop in U.S. EV sales and a fall in overall car sales in China.
An olive harvest in Palestine. Photo: بدارين / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Olive Theft is Just one Component of Israel’s Colonial Structure

UN Special Rapporteurs say settler violence and access limits during the olive harvest are causing economic hardship, and Ramona Wadi argues UN statements have become the only form of intervention.
The US Capitol at night. Photo: Diliff, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Will America reactivate its decency gene, closing the spigot of scorched-earth MAGA schemes?

Only a midterm rout turns back the suicidal, corruption-laden Trump bulldozer, ploughing ahead (crypto, emoluments, inflation, blackmail, AI) to enrich the rich by impoverishing the poor

America’s Broken Promises, Iran’s Resolve, and the dangerous Game over the Strait of Hormuz

Iran is telling Washington that the age of expecting automatic concessions in exchange for ambiguous promises is over.
The skyline of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: mo-- / public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Iran offers to Mediate between Riyadh and Sanaa even as Houthis hit Airports

The Houthi movement has struck Saudi airports three times, and Iran has offered to mediate between Riyadh and Sanaa
A view of Old Sana'a, Yemen. Photo: Ferdinand Reus / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Corporate Media don’t understand the Houthis, and Don’t Want to, Either

A media critique of how Western outlets cover Yemen's Houthi movement, which has governed the capital Sanaa since 2014.
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Photo: Benh LIEU SONG / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

America’s Archvillain, And His Arch of Tr(i)ump(h)

Tom Engelhardt on the 250-foot triumphal arch Trump plans to build in Washington, D.C.
The Los Angeles skyline at night. Photo: BrianLiao / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

No, Mr. Trump, Iran can’t “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego

US intelligence agencies have assessed for 25 years that Iran has no military nuclear weapons program, and Iran has no intercontinental ballistic missile, writes Juan Cole.