Over the past year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has bused more thanĀ 13,000 migrants to Chicago. Many entered the city with next to…
The student loan pause offered a safety raft to millions of Americans who are drowning in debt. The Supreme Courtās recent 6-3…
After seeing firsthand how the juvenile justice system affected their relatives, advocates are pushing for alternatives to youth incarceration and working to…
On January 1, Illinois will become the first state in the country to officially eliminate its cash bail system when the Pretrial Fairness Act…
Workers are continuing to organize in the South ā and they’re getting the attention of people running for office
“I am here because we are trying to organize, so we can build these unions and make a better way of life and get out of low-wage working”
A new rule that would change U.S. immigration policy to bar legal immigrants from permanent residency if they or someone in their household has benefited from public assistance programs
There have already been reports of immigrants withdrawing from safety-net programs out of fear that their immigration status could be in jeopardy
The Fight For $15 movement has won some important victories since it was launched seven years ago. Just last month, the Democratic-controlled…
On Liberty Island in New York City stands the 305-foot-tall Lady Liberty. She is holding a tablet upon which is inscribed the…
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.
