https://znetwork.org/author/jimnaureckas/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:47:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/jimnaureckas/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/covering-for-international-abusers-media-reverse-victim-and-offender-in-iran/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/covering-for-international-abusers-media-reverse-victim-and-offender-in-iran/#respond Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:47:10 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1295532 People who study domestic violence have an acronym, DARVO, for the set of tactics abusers use to avoid accountability: Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. It’s that last tactic that came to mind while reading news reports of the United States and Israel’s unprovoked and illegal attack on Iran, and the assassination of Ali Khamenei, [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/covering-for-international-abusers-media-reverse-victim-and-offender-in-iran/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/billionaires-mouthpiece-searches-for-reasons-to-avoid-taxing-billionaires/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/billionaires-mouthpiece-searches-for-reasons-to-avoid-taxing-billionaires/#respond Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:15:57 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1293325 The Washington Post, which exists mainly to serve the interests of its mega-billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, unsurprisingly thinks taxing the wealth of billionaires is a bad idea (FAIR.org, 12/11/19). Its recent editorial (1/1/26) warning California not to institute a tax on extreme wealth—headlined “California Will Miss Billionaires When They’re Gone”—illustrates that when you’re telling the boss exactly what [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/billionaires-mouthpiece-searches-for-reasons-to-avoid-taxing-billionaires/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/under-trump-criticism-is-now-criminal/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/under-trump-criticism-is-now-criminal/#respond Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:37:36 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1289537 After the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump (9/10/25) escalated his war on free speech, calling for criminalizing criticism of himself: It’s a long past time for all Americans and the media to confront the fact that violence and murder are the tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree day after [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/under-trump-criticism-is-now-criminal/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/for-media-trying-to-help-gazans-survive-turns-heroes-into-zeroes/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/for-media-trying-to-help-gazans-survive-turns-heroes-into-zeroes/#respond Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:28:53 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1286864 US media know who Chris Smalls is. Last week, Smalls took on another Goliath. As part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, he tried to deliver life-saving aid—including food and baby formula—to the people of Gaza, who are suffering from a severe famine deliberately engineered by the Israeli government. 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