https://znetwork.org/author/richard-w-coughlin/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:02:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/richard-w-coughlin/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-do-minnesota-and-venezuela-have-in-common/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-do-minnesota-and-venezuela-have-in-common/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:02:05 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1294540 Former President Donald Trump has begun to speak openly about placing the federal government in charge of overseeing elections in as many as 15 states where, he claims, corruption is rampant. What might Minnesota and Venezuela have in common under this framing? The answer points toward an emerging imperial logic of rule—one that increasingly displaces [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-do-minnesota-and-venezuela-have-in-common/feed/ 0