In Germanyās recent election ā held in February 2025 ā the AfD managed to become the second-strongest political force, winning 21%. Four…
By mid-February 2026, and after nationwide strikes, Germanyās public service trade union, Ver.di, announced the end of the strikes. Germanyās public sector…
Perhaps ever since the dawn of capitalism, when the first workers were ā literally ā whipped into factory work and converted from…
Despite the fact that many workers in Germany are already working while sick, the push by conservative politicians, businesses, and Germanyās corporate…
Recently, the staunchly anti-communist supporter of neoliberalism, ex-BlackRock hedge fund manager and now Germanyās chancellor, Friedrich Merz, told Germans to work more…
On a cold, freezing, windy, and snowy morning in late January 2026, Germanyās nationwide collective bargaining for public transport workers started under…
As one of the most time-honored truths goes: wherever there is capitalism, there is labor, and wherever there is labor, there is…
Barely half a year after the Amazon bossā lavish wedding in Venice in āThe Great Gatsbyā style, surrounded by 250 guests, just…
Conceivably, nobody has ever expressed the view of right-wing and Neo-Nazi parties towards the democratic state better than Hitlerās minister of propaganda,…
One of the most challenging questions of democracy might indeed be: why did so many people vote for Adolf Hitler even though…
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.
