The likely outcome of the Vilnius summit will be once again to dangle a never ending timetable for Kyivās admittance into the…
Reports indicate that after months of fighting, the Russians haveĀ taken the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. This comes at a time when…
The Russian president is vulnerable but circumstances favor an even more belligerent hardliner as his most likely successor. As Russian defeats in…
The Russian governmentāsĀ move today to annex the territories it has occupied in UkraineĀ is absolutely illegal, as well as a very serious escalation…
Recent Ukrainian victories made the Russian governmentās declaration ofĀ partial mobilizationĀ a military necessity from Russiaās point of view. Without this, Russia could not…
Horrified by the invasion, centrist elites like Dmitri Trenin nonetheless sense the US is using the conflict to destroy their country
Source: Democracy Now! The Biden administration has pledged billions in military aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded in late February, and U.S.…
If there is indeed a shift in strategy to another level of confrontation with Russia, we need to know what weāre getting into
Interview on what a Ukraine-Russia peace deal could look like and what is at stake in a prolonged war
Shooting down Russian planes and bombing Russian anti-aircraft sites would greatly increase the risks of escalation, up to and including a nuclear confrontation
All the latest from Z, directly to your inbox.
Institute for Social and Cultural Communications, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit.
Our EIN# is #22-2959506. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.
We do not accept funding from advertising or corporate sponsors.Ā We rely on donors like you to do our work.
We’re glad you keep coming back. If Z’s work has informed, challenged, or inspired you, that’s no accident: there are no paywalls, no ads, and no billionaire owners here, and there never will be. Independent media survives because readers choose to support it.
Billionaires fund their own media. We fund ours. Help us reach 1,000 sustaining donors:
Sustainers at $9/month or more receive the digital Z Magazine.
Already a sustainer? Click here and we won’t ask again. Thank you!
Your reading count is stored only in your browser and is never sent to us.Sound is muted by default.Ā Tap š for the full experience
Critical Action is a longtime friend of Z and a music and storytelling project grounded in liberation, solidarity, and resistance to authoritarian power. Through music, narrative, and multimedia, the project engages the same political realities and movement traditions that guide and motivate Zās work.
If this project resonates with you, you can learn more about it and find ways to support the work using the link below.
It is disappearing because platforms reward speed, outrage, and algorithmic visibility over thoughtful analysis.
More than 100,000 people read Z every month, free of paywalls, ads, and billionaire owners. It takes fewer than 1 in 100 of them to fund all of it: 1,000 donors who keep Z independent, for everyone, and build what comes next.
Sustainers at $9/month or more receive the digital Z Magazine.
Join the Z Community ā receive event invites, announcements, a Weekly Digest, and opportunities to engage.
