May 7, 2026
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‘Highly Protected’: OPCW confirms it buried critical evidence in Syria chemical weapons probe
The OPCW finally acknowledges concealing the assessment of German military toxicologists who ruled out chlorine gas as the cause of dozens of deaths in the alleged Douma chemical attack of April 2018. Continue reading
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Over a Billion People in the World Live with Disabilities: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2026)
People with disabilities are not marginal to society but central to it – and the injustices they face reveal the failures of a world that treats human dignity as subordinate to profit. Continue reading
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America’s Future: A Prosperous, Peaceful Nation, or a Bankrupt, Violent Empire?
The US is at a juncture faced with two choices. It can either manage a transition from global hegemon to a prosperous, peaceful nation working together as equals with all other nations, or it can double down on its continuation as a bankrupt, violent empire seeking continued control over all other nations. Continue reading
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The Corridors of Defiance: How the War on Iran Accelerated the Multipolar Reorganization of Western Asia
The 2026 U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran was meant to restore imperial supremacy across Western Asia, but instead exposed the growing erosion of Atlantic monopoly over trade, finance, diplomacy, and regional security. As Gaza, Yemen, Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and the Eurasian corridor system became fused into a single geopolitical crisis, states across the region accelerated efforts… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 