As the war machine of the West seems poised to attack yet another country in the Middle East, there are many conflicting…
Informed opinion agrees that the response to the presumed Assad regime’s responsibility for the use on August 21st of chemical weapons in…
The Orwellian features of the military takeover in Egypt have received attention, although the use of language to evade unwanted truth continues…
It is not just one thing that should worry us about the authoritarian tendencies of the Obama presidency, but one thing after…
In retrospect, Tahrir Square was "a revolution" that never was, which has now been superseded by "a counter-revolution" that was never possible. The dislodging of a…
What is most troubling about how the Snowden case has played out diplomatically and via the media is the almost total refusal…
The most influential media in the United States has lived up to its pro-government bias in the Snowden Affair in three major…
Prefatory Note: I realize that some of the readers of this blog are unhappy with long blogs, and so I offer an…
Among those who comment influentially from the sidelines of power, there are new trends visible in thinking about American foreign policy. The…
The post below is a major revision of another piece on the Snowden Affair that was published in AJE. I have dwelled…
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.
You keep coming back for a reason: serious political analysis, movement reporting, and debate beyond the priorities of corporate media. Today, Z is in a precarious financial position. If Z is part of how you understand the world, help keep it going. The readers who give monthly are the reason this work survives between fundraisers.
Z is in a precarious financial position. If it’s part of how you understand the world, help keep it going.
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.
Z is a place to think beyond the limits of the present.
For decades, Z has brought together political analysis, movement reporting, debate, and visions of a different future from writers and activists around the world. That work is more than journalism. It is movement infrastructure: movements need places to develop ideas, test arguments, learn from experience, and imagine what comes next.
In the first two days of this fundraiser, 19 donors and 8 new monthly sustainers stepped up. Help us reach 1,000 donors who keep Z independent, for everyone.
For decades, Z has published the analysis, debate, and visions movements need, free of paywalls, ads, and billionaire owners. If that work should continue, Z needs your support now.
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.
