May 2026
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China’s Warning and Europe’s Energy Vulnerability: The Hidden Cost of EU Sanctions
The European Union’s adoption of its 20th sanctions package against Russia on 23 April 2026 has triggered one of the sharpest responses from Beijing in recent years. Continue reading
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Covert NATO initiative turns film into anti-Russia battleground
A scandal has erupted over covert NATO conferences with the Western entertainment industry. Leaked documents reviewed by The Grayzone show how NATO has sought to infiltrate film and TV for decades, with UK intel operatives taking the lead. Continue reading
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New on Climate & Capitalism – Ecosocialist Bookshelf: May 2026
Ecosocialist Bookshelf is hosted by Ian Angus. Books described here may be reviewed at length in future. Inclusion of a book does not imply endorsement, or that C&C agrees with everything (or even anything!) it says. Climate & Capitalism has received review copies of some of these books, but we do not receive any payment for… Continue reading
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AI Isn’t Taking Your Job. Your Boss Is Using AI To Take Your Job
The most dangerous lie about AI is that workers are being replaced by technology. They are not. They are being replaced by management decisions disguised as technology. Continue reading
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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
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Black Agenda Report May 6, 2026
Wednesday, 6 May 2026 — Black Agenda Report The Voting Rights Act and the Need for Movement Politics Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist From the 1870 15th Amendment to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, voting rights for Black people have proven to be ephemeral. Laws can be unenforced or gutted altogether.… Continue reading
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Cuba Update: We’ve got the panels, and need your help to keep going
Thanks to your incredible generosity and the solidarity of thousands of people, the Let Cuba Live campaign and The People’s Forum have raised over $700,000 to send solar panels and batteries to hospitals and clinics across Cuba. We wanted to send you some exciting updates on the status of the panels and this urgent campaign. Continue reading
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Why Hate Cuba? Especially Its Medical Practices
An assault on Cuba needs excuses for hating it. But given that any exchanges between the US and Cuba has been blocked out of the news for decades, it’s a bit difficult for a lot of folks to figure out why they are supposed to hate it and starve the people there. Let’s look through… Continue reading
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The Danger of Mythos: Digital Sovereignty of the Global South under Mortal Threat
Threats emanating from a powerful upcoming Large Language Model (LLM) to the world’s digital infrastructure demonstrate how the US is pushing the world towards the brink of a new informational disaster. Continue reading
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Signing The Pledge Against Digital ID (25 April Rally)
Alan Miller signs the new #together & NO2ID joint Pledge in London at the Trafalgar Square rally, one of our Four Nations “Scrap Digital ID Rallies” on Sat 25 April Continue reading
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Palestine Action defendants dismiss lawyers to address jury directly
Five Palestine Action activists dismissed their lawyers today and addressed a jury directly about how they targeted an Israeli weapons factory in Bristol. Continue reading
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‘Total Victory’: How Iran Defeated Israel
A stunning investigative report by Hebrew-language outlet Ynet has laid bare the embarrassing cataclysm not only of the US-Israeli war on Iran, but the Zionist entity’s effort throughout to end the Islamic Republic via covert and overt military and intelligence operations. Violent Mossad-orchestrated protests, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s murder, and a Kurdish invasion were intended… Continue reading
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Why is Iran negotiating with the United States? Professor Marandi answers
In an interview with Al Mayadeen, Professor Mohammad Marandi discusses the reasons behind Iran’s decision to continue negotiating with Washington despite repeated US-Israeli deceit. Continue reading
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Trump RUSHES Arms to Israel for Imminent Strike, Iran Drops HAMMER on US Navy | KJ Noh
Sunday, 3 May 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong Geopolitical analyst KJ Noh discusses reports of an imminent strike as Trump reviews Iran’s peace proposal. We talk about how Iran has dropped a hammer on the US Navy as well as the crucial role of China in bringing the empire to the brink of its biggest… Continue reading
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How the timing and weather work against the US, explained by Professor Marandi
In an interview for Al Mayadeen, Professor Mohammad Marandi discusses how the extreme heat of the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula will be difficult for American forces to handle. Continue reading
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“Greater Israel”: How Netanyahu and Trump Are Burying the Jewish State Alive
Beneath the patriotic slogans of a “Greater Israel,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is carrying out the most aggressive annexation of Arab and Palestinian territories in half a century. While the world is distracted by economic crises and wars in other parts of the planet, Israel is methodically, brick by brick, redrawing the map of the… Continue reading
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Pepe Escobar: Iran DEFIANT, Air Defenses BLAST Drones Over Tehran as Trump Loses War
Pepe Escobar discusses signals of the war on Iran restarting as CENTCOM briefs Trump on the US’s “final blow” and Iran’s air defenses activate overnight. The renowned geopolitical analyst and journalist of the multipolar world breaks down the huge geopolitical shift precipitated by this war and why it’s quickly becoming existential for the empire. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 