Paul Jay, Author at ZNetwork https://znetwork.org/author/pauljay/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:55:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png Paul Jay, Author at ZNetwork https://znetwork.org/author/pauljay/ 32 32 Why Working-Class Consciousness Is the Real Threat to Elite Power https://znetwork.org/zvideo/why-working-class-consciousness-is-the-real-threat-to-elite-power/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/why-working-class-consciousness-is-the-real-threat-to-elite-power/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1292927 Paul Jay and host Barry Stevens analyze rising progressive movements, from Mamdani’s victory in New York City to Sanders and AOC drawing massive crowds in red states, and why working-class consciousness has always been the real threat to American elites. They discuss why fossil fuel companies have known about the climate crisis for decades but [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/why-working-class-consciousness-is-the-real-threat-to-elite-power/feed/ 0 Housing a Basic Right or Playground for Global Capital? https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/housing-a-basic-right-or-playground-for-global-capital/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/housing-a-basic-right-or-playground-for-global-capital/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:56:38 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1286433 Across Canada and the United States, housing is not treated as a basic human need. It has been reimagined as an investment vehicle, a speculative asset class, and a profit machine for institutional investors. This transformation, what housing experts call the financialization of housing, sits at the heart of the affordability crisis gripping cities across [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/housing-a-basic-right-or-playground-for-global-capital/feed/ 0 What Does the Ukrainian Working Class Want? https://znetwork.org/zvideo/what-does-the-ukrainian-working-class-want/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/what-does-the-ukrainian-working-class-want/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:47:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1281661 As the U.S. and Russia discuss a possible ceasefire, what role do the Ukrainian people—especially the working class—have in shaping the outcome? Paul Jay speaks with Ukrainian political scientist Denys Gorbach about the war, class dynamics, and the neoliberal assault on workers’ rights during the conflict—a rare, progressive, class-conscious look at the war in Ukraine.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/what-does-the-ukrainian-working-class-want/feed/ 0 Don’t Despair, Organize https://znetwork.org/zvideo/dont-despair-organize/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/dont-despair-organize/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 22:58:29 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1275006 Col. Lawrence Wilkerson and Paul Jay analyze Trump’s 2024 victory, attributing Harris’s failure in part to a campaign that avoided progressive policies that would lower the cost of living – to please billionaire donors. Wilkerson warns of a climate catastrophe and a draconian Trump administration that leads to the collapse of American society. Jay argues [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/dont-despair-organize/feed/ 0 Is Trump the Greater Danger? https://znetwork.org/zvideo/is-trump-the-greater-danger/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/is-trump-the-greater-danger/#respond Sun, 27 Oct 2024 16:15:36 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1274372 This episode of Oats for Breakfast Podcast interviews journalist and filmmaker Paul Jay. Paul discusses why a second Trump term would be significantly more dangerous than previous Republican presidencies, including Trump’s first term in office. He also talks about what it might take, over the long term, to beat back the advances that the far-right [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/is-trump-the-greater-danger/feed/ 0 To His Last Breath, Daniel Ellsberg Fought to Save the World https://znetwork.org/zvideo/to-his-last-breath-daniel-ellsberg-fought-to-save-the-world/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/to-his-last-breath-daniel-ellsberg-fought-to-save-the-world/#respond Sun, 16 Jun 2024 14:40:44 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1267924 To view more interviews with Daniel Ellsberg, click here. This interview was originally published on April 7, 2021. Transcript Paul Jay Hi, I’m Paul Jay, and welcome to a very special edition of theAnalysis.news on the occasion of the 90th birthday of Daniel Ellsberg. Ninety years ago, Daniel Ellsberg was born and he has lived a [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/to-his-last-breath-daniel-ellsberg-fought-to-save-the-world/feed/ 0 Should the Left Vote for the Enemy? https://znetwork.org/zvideo/should-the-left-vote-for-the-enemy/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/should-the-left-vote-for-the-enemy/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 16:11:39 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1267267 Paul Jay Hi, I’m Paul Jay. Welcome to theAnalysis.news. You haven’t seen me for a while. Some people have been asking where I am, and where I am is in a basement working on a documentary film titled How to Stop a Nuclear War. It’s based on Daniel Ellsberg’s book, The Doomsday Machine. It’s going to be narrated [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/should-the-left-vote-for-the-enemy/feed/ 0 Haitian Ruling Families Create and Kill Monsters https://znetwork.org/zvideo/haitian-ruling-families-create-and-kill-monsters/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/haitian-ruling-families-create-and-kill-monsters/#respond Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:44:38 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1263710 The Haitian oligarchy colludes with the U.S., Canada, foreign corporations, and organized crime to exploit the labor and resources of the country. These families pick “black faces” to front dictatorships that do their bidding and kill them when they are no longer useful. Jafrikayiti joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news. This interview was originally published on [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/haitian-ruling-families-create-and-kill-monsters/feed/ 0 Demand a Cease-Fire in Gaza https://znetwork.org/zvideo/demand-a-cease-fire-in-gaza/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/demand-a-cease-fire-in-gaza/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 15:58:23 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1256612 Israeli-born political economist Shir Hever joins host Paul Jay to discuss the urgent need for a cease-fire, humanitarian aid, and a negotiated end to what’s becoming a genocide. Transcript Paul Jay Hi, I’m Paul Jay. Welcome to theAnalysis.news. In a few minutes, I’ll be back with Dr. Shir Hever. He grew up in Jerusalem. He now [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/demand-a-cease-fire-in-gaza/feed/ 0 U.S. and China Must Cooperate to Reduce Threat of Nuclear War and Deal With Climate Crisis https://znetwork.org/zvideo/u-s-and-china-must-cooperate-to-reduce-threat-of-nuclear-war-and-deal-with-climate-crisis/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/u-s-and-china-must-cooperate-to-reduce-threat-of-nuclear-war-and-deal-with-climate-crisis/#comments Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:06:31 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1250480 Talia Baroncelli and Paul Jay discuss Russian threats to use tactical nuclear weapons against Western Europe and what role China can play in solving the existential crisis of climate and threats of nuclear war—part 2 of 2.Russian Anti-War Activist – Boris Kagarlitsky – Paul Jay (part 1/2) Transcript Talia Baroncelli Hi, I’m Talia Baroncelli, and [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/u-s-and-china-must-cooperate-to-reduce-threat-of-nuclear-war-and-deal-with-climate-crisis/feed/ 1 Oppenheimer: U.S. Developed First-Strike Weapon and Used Japan to Prove it https://znetwork.org/zvideo/oppenheimer-u-s-developed-first-strike-weapon-and-used-japan-to-prove-it/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/oppenheimer-u-s-developed-first-strike-weapon-and-used-japan-to-prove-it/#respond Sat, 29 Jul 2023 14:35:41 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1250133 Transcript Paul Jay Hi, welcome to theAnalysis.news. I’m Paul Jay. Over the weekend, I saw Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer.  EXCERPT This is a national emergency. Ten meters charged. We are in a race against the Nazis, and I know what it means if the Nazis have a bomb. Another 12-month head start.  Eighteen. How could you possibly [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/oppenheimer-u-s-developed-first-strike-weapon-and-used-japan-to-prove-it/feed/ 0 “Take Arms Against a Sea of Troubles” – Chomsky and Ellsberg [pt 2/2] https://znetwork.org/zvideo/take-arms-against-a-sea-of-troubles-chomsky-and-ellsberg-pt-2-2/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/take-arms-against-a-sea-of-troubles-chomsky-and-ellsberg-pt-2-2/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1241883 Paul Jay interviews Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg as they continue their discussion about how to avoid nuclear war. Part I available HERE.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/take-arms-against-a-sea-of-troubles-chomsky-and-ellsberg-pt-2-2/feed/ 0 Chomsky and Ellsberg on the Present Danger https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-and-ellsberg-on-the-present-danger/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-and-ellsberg-on-the-present-danger/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:03:09 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1241345 Paul Jay interviews Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg as they discuss American objectives in the Ukraine war and the preparations for war with China.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-and-ellsberg-on-the-present-danger/feed/ 1 How Will the War in Ukraine End? https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-will-the-war-in-ukraine-end/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-will-the-war-in-ukraine-end/#respond Sat, 25 Feb 2023 14:09:54 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1240166 ]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-will-the-war-in-ukraine-end/feed/ 0 How to Fight Inflation Without Attacking Workers https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-to-fight-inflation-without-attacking-workers/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-to-fight-inflation-without-attacking-workers/#respond Sun, 27 Nov 2022 16:47:52 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1233071 Transcript Paul Jay Hi, I’m Paul Jay. Welcome to theAnalysis.news. In a few seconds, I’ll be back with Bob Pollin. We’re going to talk about what real solutions to inflation look like. Please don’t forget there’s a donate button at the top of our webpage. We’re getting near the end of the year, and I know [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-to-fight-inflation-without-attacking-workers/feed/ 0 Wilkerson on Militarism and Regrets About Iraq War https://znetwork.org/zvideo/wilkerson-on-militarism-and-regrets-about-iraq-war/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/wilkerson-on-militarism-and-regrets-about-iraq-war/#respond Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:53:39 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1231646 ]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/wilkerson-on-militarism-and-regrets-about-iraq-war/feed/ 0 Drone Whistleblower Hale is a Hero – Ellsberg and Chomsky https://znetwork.org/zvideo/drone-whistleblower-hale-is-a-hero-ellsberg-and-chomsky/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/drone-whistleblower-hale-is-a-hero-ellsberg-and-chomsky/#respond Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1223628 Read the full letter Daniel Hale wrote to the Judge. Paul Jay Hi, I’m Paul Jay. Welcome to theAnalysis.news. I’ll be back in just a few seconds with Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg. Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg are great inspirations for me, and I know for millions around the world. Both in their 90s, they [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/drone-whistleblower-hale-is-a-hero-ellsberg-and-chomsky/feed/ 0 Rising Fascism and the Elections – Chomsky and Ellsberg https://znetwork.org/zvideo/rising-fascism-and-the-elections-chomsky-and-ellsberg/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/rising-fascism-and-the-elections-chomsky-and-ellsberg/#respond Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:27:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1222734 Noam and Daniel discuss the rising fascist movement and its roots in American history. They analyze the significance of the coming elections and the necessity to vote against overt fascism and continue to organize for more profound political change. Ellsberg and Chomsky on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/rising-fascism-and-the-elections-chomsky-and-ellsberg/feed/ 0 For Humanity’s Sake, Ukraine War Must End – Wilkerson https://znetwork.org/zvideo/for-humanitys-sake-ukraine-war-must-end-wilkerson/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/for-humanitys-sake-ukraine-war-must-end-wilkerson/#respond Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:34:02 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1221536 An important Chinese commentator warns that a cornered Russia may lead to “unimaginable consequences”. Larry Wilkerson says there must be immediate negotiations to end the war to avoid the danger of nuclear conflict and to refocus the world on the climate crisis. Wilkerson and Jay also discuss rising fascism in the U.S.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/for-humanitys-sake-ukraine-war-must-end-wilkerson/feed/ 0 Noam Chomsky: Is The US Risking Nuclear War With China? https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-is-the-us-risking-nuclear-war-with-china/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-is-the-us-risking-nuclear-war-with-china/#respond Sun, 25 Sep 2022 16:10:59 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1221253 ]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-is-the-us-risking-nuclear-war-with-china/feed/ 0 Chomsky And Ellsberg On The Death Of Gorbachev https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-and-ellsberg-on-the-death-of-gorbachev/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-and-ellsberg-on-the-death-of-gorbachev/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2022 13:19:54 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1220315 Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg discuss the significance of the life of Mikhail Gorbachev and what the deconstruction of the Soviet Union means for today’s world. Noam and Daniel join Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-and-ellsberg-on-the-death-of-gorbachev/feed/ 0 A Warning From Chomsky and Ellsberg https://znetwork.org/zvideo/a-warning-from-chomsky-and-ellsberg/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/a-warning-from-chomsky-and-ellsberg/#respond Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1218257 “It’s beyond lunacy,” say Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg. In their 90s, the two men tirelessly fight to warn people of the need for urgent action to deal with climate change and the threat of nuclear war. Joining Paul Jay, they discuss the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the war in Ukraine, and [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/a-warning-from-chomsky-and-ellsberg/feed/ 0 Biden’s Bill has Significant Funding for Climate but 10% of What’s Needed – Bob Pollin https://znetwork.org/zvideo/bidens-bill-has-significant-funding-for-climate-but-10-of-whats-needed-bob-pollin/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/bidens-bill-has-significant-funding-for-climate-but-10-of-whats-needed-bob-pollin/#respond Sat, 13 Aug 2022 12:47:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1198937 The so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” will have a positive affect on the climate crisis, but it does not phase out fossil fuel and is far from what’s needed. Big industrial states like New York and California can and must go much further.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/bidens-bill-has-significant-funding-for-climate-but-10-of-whats-needed-bob-pollin/feed/ 0 Ukraine and the Doomsday Machine https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ukraine-and-the-doomsday-machine/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ukraine-and-the-doomsday-machine/#respond Thu, 05 May 2022 09:00:25 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1057874 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ukraine-and-the-doomsday-machine/feed/ 0 The Power of the Strike https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-power-of-the-strike/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-power-of-the-strike/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:20:26 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1057159 A strike can force recognition of a union; a supermajority strike is powerful when bargaining; a strike with mass support can be a political weapon to change society]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-power-of-the-strike/feed/ 0 To Win We Need Strong Militant Unions https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/to-win-we-need-strong-militant-unions/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/to-win-we-need-strong-militant-unions/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2022 11:02:37 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1056875 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/to-win-we-need-strong-militant-unions/feed/ 0 Mobilizing is Not Organizing – Pt 5 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/mobilizing-is-not-organizing-pt-5/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/mobilizing-is-not-organizing-pt-5/#respond Sat, 19 Feb 2022 11:00:13 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=video&p=1055182 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/mobilizing-is-not-organizing-pt-5/feed/ 0 Biden Bows to the Saudis https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/biden-bows-to-the-saudis/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/biden-bows-to-the-saudis/#respond Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:00:22 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1054510 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/biden-bows-to-the-saudis/feed/ 0 Is Biden Risking War by Pushing Taiwan Independence? https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/is-biden-risking-war-by-pushing-taiwan-independence/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/is-biden-risking-war-by-pushing-taiwan-independence/#respond Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:01:17 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1053360 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/is-biden-risking-war-by-pushing-taiwan-independence/feed/ 0 In 2020, Elites Bailed on Trump, Not on Republican Party https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/in-2020-elites-bailed-on-trump-not-on-republican-party/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/in-2020-elites-bailed-on-trump-not-on-republican-party/#respond Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:02:30 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1053101 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/in-2020-elites-bailed-on-trump-not-on-republican-party/feed/ 0