AI surveillance and algorithmic management threaten worker autonomy and dignity. Itās time for a rethinking of rights. Part of āAI and the…
In a discussion with INETās Lynn Parramore, researcher Steven H. Woolf explains how the peculiar features of life, policy, and economics in…
Hereās the breakdown on whatās really driving Americaās runaway drug prices ā and whether any of the current plans stand a chance…
Early in her chilling account of life as a Facebook executive, Sara Wynn-Williams drops an intriguing detail: Mark Zuckerbergās favorite president. The…
In the past two weeks, one thing has become crystal clear in America: the public outrage after the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO…
With every tick, the election clock feels like dread closing in on Americans. A recent Forbes Health survey shows that over 60% of…
Experts are clear that working into old age often threatens the health and well-being of U.S. seniors. Shameful fact: the plight of…
White House contenders ignore root causes threatening the program, potentially worsened by cuts. Is it due to reliance on wealthy donors? After…
Microeconomist Hal Singer studies the topic on everyoneās mind: prices. Singer, who teaches advanced pricing at Georgetownās McDonough School of Business and…
The neoliberal economy was supposed to bring about a utopian world order. Instead, it gave us crippling psychological stress and social breakdown. How can we ever recover?
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.
