https://znetwork.org/author/joeemersberger-2/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:33:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/joeemersberger-2/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-invention-of-venezuela-drugs/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-invention-of-venezuela-drugs/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:23:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1288749 US/Israel rules of war: build a lie, then slaughter civilians from the air. There’s a widespread belief that every lie contains a kernel of truth. If it was ever the case it is not any more. The belief is a potent tool in the hands of an imaginative propagandist who is capable of inventing a [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-invention-of-venezuela-drugs/feed/ 1 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/aoc-normalizes-us-impunity-in-latin-america/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/aoc-normalizes-us-impunity-in-latin-america/#comments Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:35:47 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1253422 I am tempted to say that US congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes (AOC) has a talent for receiving softball interviews and undeserved praise from western leftists. But AOC has no such talent. The fault lies with her leftwing apologists.  A conversation she had with Noam Chomsky comes to mind that was particularly embarrassing. For decades Chomsky helped radicalize people [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/aoc-normalizes-us-impunity-in-latin-america/feed/ 1 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/ecuador-presidential-candidate-assassinated/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/ecuador-presidential-candidate-assassinated/#respond Sat, 12 Aug 2023 14:31:40 +0000 Fernando Villavicencio, who was running for president of Ecuador on an anti-corruption was assassinated in broad daylight on August 9th. Who stands to benefit from the assassination, and what does this mean for the upcoming August 20th presidential election? Joe Emersberger, a long-time analyst of Ecuadoran politics, discusses the situation. Transcript Greg Wilpert Welcome to [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/ecuador-presidential-candidate-assassinated/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/ecuadors-president-dissolves-national-assembly-triggering-early-elections/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/ecuadors-president-dissolves-national-assembly-triggering-early-elections/#respond Sun, 28 May 2023 14:44:42 +0000 GUEST: Author and journalist Joe Emersberger. You can find his work published at CounterPunch, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), MintPress News and more. 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