https://znetwork.org/author/keebank/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:45:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/keebank/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/democratic-socialism-triumphs-in-new-jersey-upset-election-for-mayor-or-jersey-city/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/democratic-socialism-triumphs-in-new-jersey-upset-election-for-mayor-or-jersey-city/#respond Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:45:40 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1292066 The election of Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, as Mayor of New York was not a fluke. Progressive Democrats and Democratic Socialists are cheering the election of City Councilor James Solomon for Mayor of Jersey City, the second largest city in New Jersey. As a result the three largest cities in the New York/New Jersey [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/democratic-socialism-triumphs-in-new-jersey-upset-election-for-mayor-or-jersey-city/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/working-class-voters-embrace-change-in-new-jersey-democratic-primary-for-governor/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/working-class-voters-embrace-change-in-new-jersey-democratic-primary-for-governor/#respond Sun, 06 Jul 2025 15:17:05 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1285862 New Jersey’s Democratic Gubernatorial primary election had the largest turnout ever. Moderate Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, who touted her experience in the Navy and as a prosecutor, received 285,000 votes and 33% of the total so with one-third of the vote she will be facing off against the GOP’s Trump-endorsed Jack Ciattarelli in November’s general election. [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/working-class-voters-embrace-change-in-new-jersey-democratic-primary-for-governor/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/donald-trump-will-enable-israel-to-achieve-its-manifest-destiny-and-restore-the-empire-of-king-david-and-king-solomon/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/donald-trump-will-enable-israel-to-achieve-its-manifest-destiny-and-restore-the-empire-of-king-david-and-king-solomon/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:27:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1273403 Make no mistake about it. If Donald Trump becomes President he will allow Israel to practice genocidal warfare until every Palestinian leaves their homeland or be exterminated, even by exploding pagers and walkie-talkies. By his policies as President as well as his rhetoric, Trump will enable his Zionist son-in-law, a multi-billionaire real estate developer, to [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/donald-trump-will-enable-israel-to-achieve-its-manifest-destiny-and-restore-the-empire-of-king-david-and-king-solomon/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-does-capitalism-respond-to-pollution-and-climate-change-greenwashing/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-does-capitalism-respond-to-pollution-and-climate-change-greenwashing/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:49:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1268867 Greenwashing is nothing new, it has been around a long time along with public concerns over climate change and environmental impacts affecting consumer decisions about purchasing products. Consumer education, public advocacy, union organizing, political activism, strict regulation, responsible investing (Economic, Social and Governance — ESG) and non-profit consumer options, are the best and most effective means [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-does-capitalism-respond-to-pollution-and-climate-change-greenwashing/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/can-responsible-journalism-and-investor-capitalism-co-exist/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/can-responsible-journalism-and-investor-capitalism-co-exist/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:54:34 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1265668 Gannett Newspapers Severs Its Relationship With Associated Press To Please Its Shareholders Gannett Newspapers is the largest publisher of newspapers in the United States with millions of readers and subscribers in all parts of the country. It is also an investor-owned company that in recent years has prioritized profitability against the interests of its employees, readers [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/can-responsible-journalism-and-investor-capitalism-co-exist/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/vote-uncommitted-for-president-to-support-palestine/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/vote-uncommitted-for-president-to-support-palestine/#respond Sat, 06 Apr 2024 16:08:14 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1264689 Although most states have held their presidential primaries as Joe Biden and Donald Trump have clinched the nomination of their respective parties, there are still some states representing millions of Democratic voters that will vote for President in the next few months. Most Democrats will likely stay home unless there are important down ballot races [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/vote-uncommitted-for-president-to-support-palestine/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/starbucks-gives-the-middle-finger-to-trenton-new-jersey/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/starbucks-gives-the-middle-finger-to-trenton-new-jersey/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:48:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1263934 Predatory Capitalism Triumphs Over People And Community There is a large sign over the Delaware River Bridge connecting New Jersey’s state capital with Pennsylvania that says “Trenton Makes, The World Takes”. When Starbucks gets through putting the screws to the people of Trenton, they’ll have to remake the sign to “Trenton Makes, Starbucks Takes”. For [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/starbucks-gives-the-middle-finger-to-trenton-new-jersey/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/public-banking-takes-a-step-forward-in-new-jersey/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/public-banking-takes-a-step-forward-in-new-jersey/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:47:39 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1263658 Since banks were deregulated during the administration of President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, there has been an orgy of predatory capitalism with regard to commercial and financial speculation in the banking industry. This comes with a monopolistic concentration of financial power in the hands of a tiny group of filthy rich capitalist oligarchs controlling [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/public-banking-takes-a-step-forward-in-new-jersey/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/let-us-vote-a-movement-to-lower-the-voting-age-to-16/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/let-us-vote-a-movement-to-lower-the-voting-age-to-16/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 14:45:57 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1261704 More than 50 years ago, at the height of the Vietnam War, millions of young people who could not vote were nevertheless energized to become politically active and demand an end to the War as well as other issues involving social and economic justice. As a result of the anti-war, civil rights, and environmental issues, [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/let-us-vote-a-movement-to-lower-the-voting-age-to-16/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-final-frontier-for-organizing-workers-financial-services/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-final-frontier-for-organizing-workers-financial-services/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2023 16:50:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1259439 A few years ago the “Occupy Wall Street” movement energized thousands of young, progressive activists to march on New York’s financial district, and commercial centers in other parts of the country, to demand greater accountability and responsibility from the financial services industry for democratizing the nation’s economy and achieving a level playing field for disadvantaged [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-final-frontier-for-organizing-workers-financial-services/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/labor-struggles-emphasize-the-need-for-utilities-that-serve-people-not-profits/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/labor-struggles-emphasize-the-need-for-utilities-that-serve-people-not-profits/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:49:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1258314 The recent electoral defeat of a ballot referendum in the state of Maine which would have established the first consumer-owned state-wide public utility in the United States was a disappointment to progressive activists, environmentalists and advocates for economic democracy. Nevertheless the struggle for economic democracy and public accountability in the utility industry continues. Continual exploitation [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/labor-struggles-emphasize-the-need-for-utilities-that-serve-people-not-profits/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/referendum-on-state-owned-utility-defeated-in-maine-the-struggle-continues/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/referendum-on-state-owned-utility-defeated-in-maine-the-struggle-continues/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1257803 Election day in November, 2023, was a disappointment for advocates of state-owned, community and nonprofit public utilities. The referendum on establishing a state managed public utility system in the State of Maine was decisively defeated by 30% of voters in favor against 70% who opposed it. Despite this defeat, supporters of non-profit community energy resources [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/referendum-on-state-owned-utility-defeated-in-maine-the-struggle-continues/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/crucial-elections-in-the-us-for-the-lgbtq-community/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/crucial-elections-in-the-us-for-the-lgbtq-community/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:21:42 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1256880 Election day in the US is November 5 and as we get closer to that day there is much greater awareness and political debate about the future of the LGBTQ community, and most important the impact these elections will have for gay students in public schools, and efforts to justify discrimination against those who identify [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/crucial-elections-in-the-us-for-the-lgbtq-community/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/community-ownership-and-citizen-participation-in-the-national-football-league-a-model-for-professional-sports/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/community-ownership-and-citizen-participation-in-the-national-football-league-a-model-for-professional-sports/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1256246 For almost all my life, even since childhood more than six decades ago, I have been an avid football fan. I grew up with my Dad taking me to Philadelphia Eagles home games as far back as when they used to play at Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. I haven’t [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/community-ownership-and-citizen-participation-in-the-national-football-league-a-model-for-professional-sports/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/homophobia-and-hostility-to-the-lgbtq-community-in-us-public-schools/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/homophobia-and-hostility-to-the-lgbtq-community-in-us-public-schools/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:45:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1254518 In a speech at the 1992 Republican National Convention, presidential candidate and reactionary bigot Pat Buchanan predicted a “Culture War” for the heart and soul of America. He predicted dire consequences against reproductive freedom, equality and tolerance regardless of sexual orientation, and popular culture that promoted a society governed by “secular humanism”. He demanded prayer [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/homophobia-and-hostility-to-the-lgbtq-community-in-us-public-schools/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/journalists-strike-back-at-the-evil-empire-gannett-corporation/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/journalists-strike-back-at-the-evil-empire-gannett-corporation/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:44:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1249291 It was election day in New Jersey, normally a very busy day for journalists, especially to cover many important, competitive races that will have a direct impact on the lives of millions state residents who depend directly on the services and protection that government provides, particularly local affairs, education, police and other government functions. Normally [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/journalists-strike-back-at-the-evil-empire-gannett-corporation/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/book-burning-is-alive-and-well-in-2023-america/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/book-burning-is-alive-and-well-in-2023-america/#respond Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:44:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1246957 Citizen participation in local affairs can be a wonderful and constructive experience. But at times, when a community is dominated by bigots, racists and other extremists, citizen participation can actually be destructive and harmful to others, as we have seen on many occasions in the past history of America and other countries. Perhaps the best [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/book-burning-is-alive-and-well-in-2023-america/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/philadelphia-elects-first-openly-gay-member-of-city-council-and-other-results/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/philadelphia-elects-first-openly-gay-member-of-city-council-and-other-results/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1246455 The recent election for Mayor of Philadelphia was very disappointing for progressive activists who with good reason had to believe their candidate Helen Gym, who was endorsed by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, would win a plurality of votes in a hotly contested Democratic primary election with as many as ten candidates on the ballot. [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/philadelphia-elects-first-openly-gay-member-of-city-council-and-other-results/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/philadelphia-election-for-mayor-may-decide-the-future-of-public-banks-and-a-participatory-economy/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/philadelphia-election-for-mayor-may-decide-the-future-of-public-banks-and-a-participatory-economy/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1245441 Last year the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed a law by a near-unanimous vote to establish the Philadelphia Public Financial Authority, a city-owned public bank to provide loans and other means of financial support to community groups and small businesses in disadvantaged areas where traditional sources of financial support are either unavailable or severely [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/philadelphia-election-for-mayor-may-decide-the-future-of-public-banks-and-a-participatory-economy/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/financial-meltdown-of-large-corporate-banks-shows-need-for-public-banks/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/financial-meltdown-of-large-corporate-banks-shows-need-for-public-banks/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:06:19 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1242301 Early in March the sixteenth largest bank in the United States with more than $200 billion in assets experienced a sudden collapse which wiped out large depositors, eliminated investor equity, and created a financial panic which affected financial institutions all over the world. The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank in California occurred within hours [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/financial-meltdown-of-large-corporate-banks-shows-need-for-public-banks/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/philadelphia-passes-public-banking-law/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/philadelphia-passes-public-banking-law/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1240306 In the classic movie It’s A Wonderful Life, a small community savings bank, a building and loan association which is dedicated to serving people in the community seeking to purchase a home, is nearly financially destroyed by the jealous owner of a corporate, commercial bank. Fortunately, at the end of the movie, neighbors, and townspeople [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/philadelphia-passes-public-banking-law/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-1980s-yugo-worker-self-management-destroyed-by-market-capitalism/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-1980s-yugo-worker-self-management-destroyed-by-market-capitalism/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1238893 Beginning in 1985 the Yugoslavian Zastava Automobile Company began to manufacture and export to the United States a newer version of what became popularly known as the “Yugo”, a steep discount fuel efficient car that would compete with other cheap car models produced for the American market by European and Asian manufacturers. At an introductory [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-1980s-yugo-worker-self-management-destroyed-by-market-capitalism/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/midterm-election-results-in-the-us-were-good-news-for-supporters-of-ballot-reform-will-progressives-benefit/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/midterm-election-results-in-the-us-were-good-news-for-supporters-of-ballot-reform-will-progressives-benefit/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:02:55 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1236307 With the two-party duopoly of neo-fascist Republicans and neo-liberal Democrats choking any meaningful changes to the American political system, many progressive, independent and even moderate voters are embracing the concept of ranked choice voting as one means of creating more democratic and responsive procedures to conduct elections and open up greater opportunities for Americans to [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/midterm-election-results-in-the-us-were-good-news-for-supporters-of-ballot-reform-will-progressives-benefit/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/earth-is-now-our-only-shareholder/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/earth-is-now-our-only-shareholder/#respond Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:34:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1242847 Yvon Chouinard is an environmental activist and outdoor enthusiast who began mountain and rock climbing decades ago. At the same time he converted his missionary zeal for environmental protections and preservation when he began to design and manufacture outdoor equipment and clothing for persons like himself who wanted to experience the same commitment to nature [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/earth-is-now-our-only-shareholder/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-national-infrastructure-bank-could-be-the-answer-to-both-inflation-and-recession/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-national-infrastructure-bank-could-be-the-answer-to-both-inflation-and-recession/#respond Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1218328 With the economy in recession and inflation soaring, it’s becoming more likely that the country is going to experience a very long and agonizing period of stagflation, with prices continuing to go up while unemployment increases as well, putting millions of Americans out of work with no means of support to pay for very basic, [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-national-infrastructure-bank-could-be-the-answer-to-both-inflation-and-recession/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ketanji-brown-jackson-brings-advocacy-and-protection-of-workers-rights/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ketanji-brown-jackson-brings-advocacy-and-protection-of-workers-rights/#respond Sun, 27 Mar 2022 12:16:42 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1056531 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ketanji-brown-jackson-brings-advocacy-and-protection-of-workers-rights/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/seminole-tribe-named-as-top-employer-and-best-place-to-work-in-new/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/seminole-tribe-named-as-top-employer-and-best-place-to-work-in-new/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2021 09:00:10 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1051706 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/seminole-tribe-named-as-top-employer-and-best-place-to-work-in-new/feed/ 1 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-100-year-anniversary-of-the-kronstadt-rebellion/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-100-year-anniversary-of-the-kronstadt-rebellion/#respond Mon, 17 May 2021 09:00:36 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1046683 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-100-year-anniversary-of-the-kronstadt-rebellion/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-150th-anniversary-of-the-paris-commune/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-150th-anniversary-of-the-paris-commune/#respond Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:01:20 +0000 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-150th-anniversary-of-the-paris-commune/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/tuberculosis-income-inequality-and-the-great-depression/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/tuberculosis-income-inequality-and-the-great-depression/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:03:18 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1044556 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/tuberculosis-income-inequality-and-the-great-depression/feed/ 2