https://znetwork.org/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Mon, 18 May 2026 21:12:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-a-different-kind-of-education-built-the-worlds-most-equal-democracies/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Mon, 18 May 2026 17:59:29 +0000 Sandra Ericson https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298347 The United States is a nation of extraordinary wealth and extraordinary contradiction. Tens of millions of Americans live in material insecurity, while aggregate wealth continues to expand. Institutional trust remains fragile, and the systems meant to deliver stability—healthcare, housing, education—often do so unevenly. These are not random misfortunes. They are the predictable outcomes of a social]]> The United States is a nation of extraordinary wealth and extraordinary contradiction. Tens of millions of Americans live in material insecurity, while aggregate wealth continues to expand. Institutional trust remains fragile, and the systems meant to deliver stability—healthcare, housing, education—often do so unevenly. These are not random misfortunes. They are the predictable outcomes of a social]]> Image by US Department of Education, Creative Commons 2.0Image by US Department of Education, Creative Commons 2.0Image by US Department of Education, Creative Commons 2.0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-man-who-seeks-to-rule-the-world/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Sun, 17 May 2026 08:28:21 +0000 Lawrence S. Wittner https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298316 Although Donald Trump has never been modest about his abilities or reluctant to exercise personal power, during his second term in office he has shown clear signs of megalomania. One sign, of course, is his blatant demand for the territory of other nations.   Since January 2025 alone, he has suggested annexing or seizing control]]> Although Donald Trump has never been modest about his abilities or reluctant to exercise personal power, during his second term in office he has shown clear signs of megalomania. One sign, of course, is his blatant demand for the territory of other nations.   Since January 2025 alone, he has suggested annexing or seizing control]]> An image posted on 20 January 2026 by Donald J. Trump, the U.S president at the time, during the Greenland crisis onto his “Truth Social” account. Photo credit: The White House, Public DomainAn image posted on 20 January 2026 by Donald J. Trump, the U.S president at the time, during the Greenland crisis onto his “Truth Social” account. Photo credit: The White House, Public DomainAn image posted on 20 January 2026 by Donald J. Trump, the U.S president at the time, during the Greenland crisis onto his “Truth Social” account. Photo credit: The White House, Public DomainAn image posted on 20 January 2026 by Donald J. Trump, the U.S president at the time, during the Greenland crisis onto his “Truth Social” account. Photo credit: The White House, Public DomainAn image posted on 20 January 2026 by Donald J. Trump, the U.S president at the time, during the Greenland crisis onto his “Truth Social” account. Photo credit: The White House, Public Domain https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-forgotten-story-of-palestinian-christians/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Fri, 15 May 2026 16:37:44 +0000 Ramzy Baroud https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298220 The video is horrifying, though it is the kind of horror now synonymous with the behavior of Israel, its military, its armed settlers, and society that has been conditioned to see the ‘other’ as subhuman. Yet, this was not the typical viral video that emerges almost daily from occupied Palestine. The victim, this time, was]]> The video is horrifying, though it is the kind of horror now synonymous with the behavior of Israel, its military, its armed settlers, and society that has been conditioned to see the ‘other’ as subhuman. Yet, this was not the typical viral video that emerges almost daily from occupied Palestine. The victim, this time, was]]> Image by Shareef Sarhan/Wikimediacommons, licensed via CC BY 3.0Image by Shareef Sarhan/Wikimediacommons, licensed via CC BY 3.0Image by Shareef Sarhan/Wikimediacommons, licensed via CC BY 3.0Image by Shareef Sarhan/Wikimediacommons, licensed via CC BY 3.0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/reflections-on-boaventura-de-sousa-santos-moments-of-bifurcation/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Fri, 15 May 2026 16:33:41 +0000 Phil Wilson https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298222 Since 9/11/2001 – when a 19 person volunteer unit from the Middle East, armed with a few box-cutters, forced the US public to watch a lifelong repeating loop of slow motion demolition – we have been busily attempting to bomb much of humanity into permanent submission. Somewhere, deep in the reptilian brain of our collective]]> Since 9/11/2001 – when a 19 person volunteer unit from the Middle East, armed with a few box-cutters, forced the US public to watch a lifelong repeating loop of slow motion demolition – we have been busily attempting to bomb much of humanity into permanent submission. Somewhere, deep in the reptilian brain of our collective]]> Image of US warships in the Strait of Hormuz by Sgt. Alexis Flores, U.S. Navy / Wikimedia Commons, in public domainImage of US warships in the Strait of Hormuz by Sgt. Alexis Flores, U.S. Navy / Wikimedia Commons, in public domainImage of US warships in the Strait of Hormuz by Sgt. Alexis Flores, U.S. Navy / Wikimedia Commons, in public domain https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/why-its-essential-to-fix-the-usmca/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Fri, 15 May 2026 16:30:02 +0000 Roxanne D. Brown https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298224 Nancy Duran Rodriguez took several pairs of work gloves to Mexico in 2025, intending to hand them out as a goodwill gesture to fellow union workers she met there. But Duran Rodriguez, a member of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 6787 in Burns Harbor, Indiana, discovered that some of her Mexican counterparts lacked even the most]]> Nancy Duran Rodriguez took several pairs of work gloves to Mexico in 2025, intending to hand them out as a goodwill gesture to fellow union workers she met there. But Duran Rodriguez, a member of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 6787 in Burns Harbor, Indiana, discovered that some of her Mexican counterparts lacked even the most]]> President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, delivers remarks at the signing ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in front of the South Portico of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, delivers remarks at the signing ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in front of the South Portico of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, delivers remarks at the signing ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in front of the South Portico of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, delivers remarks at the signing ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in front of the South Portico of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, delivers remarks at the signing ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in front of the South Portico of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen) https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-fuel-to-my-revolutionary-optimism/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Fri, 15 May 2026 16:22:53 +0000 Jenin https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298231 As a Palestinian born in the 21st century, I am the generational product of Nakba survivors and the trauma that came with it. As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred. Zionist]]> As a Palestinian born in the 21st century, I am the generational product of Nakba survivors and the trauma that came with it. As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred. Zionist]]> A resistance mural in a rural Palestinian village. Credit: Credit: ISM (palsolidarity.org)A resistance mural in a rural Palestinian village. Credit: Credit: ISM (palsolidarity.org)A resistance mural in a rural Palestinian village. Credit: Credit: ISM (palsolidarity.org)A resistance mural in a rural Palestinian village. Credit: Credit: ISM (palsolidarity.org)A resistance mural in a rural Palestinian village. Credit: Credit: ISM (palsolidarity.org)A resistance mural in a rural Palestinian village. Credit: Credit: ISM (palsolidarity.org) https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/racist-redistricting-response-historic-voter-turnout-november-3/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Thu, 14 May 2026 15:54:00 +0000 Ted Glick https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298186 The election redistricting decisions made last week by the Virginia Supreme Court, by a 4-3 margin, and the US Supreme Court, by a 6-3 margin, have outraged, depressed and/or confused millions of US American voters, while temporarily, at least, energizing racists and Trump supporters. But there’s been no substantive change in the polling numbers for]]> The election redistricting decisions made last week by the Virginia Supreme Court, by a 4-3 margin, and the US Supreme Court, by a 6-3 margin, have outraged, depressed and/or confused millions of US American voters, while temporarily, at least, energizing racists and Trump supporters. But there’s been no substantive change in the polling numbers for]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ready-or-not-ai-government-is-already-here/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Thu, 14 May 2026 15:46:00 +0000 John P. Ruehl https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298121 In April, the General Services Administration announced plans to automate 1 million work hours annually after cutting nearly 40 percent of its staff since October 2024, with similar reductions being seen across the government workforce. While the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may have receded as a formal initiative, it has been hiring staff members who]]> In April, the General Services Administration announced plans to automate 1 million work hours annually after cutting nearly 40 percent of its staff since October 2024, with similar reductions being seen across the government workforce. While the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may have receded as a formal initiative, it has been hiring staff members who]]> Source: https://easy-peasy.ai/ai-image-generator/images/futuristic-ai-eye-design-dark-blue-tonesSource: https://easy-peasy.ai/ai-image-generator/images/futuristic-ai-eye-design-dark-blue-tonesSource: https://easy-peasy.ai/ai-image-generator/images/futuristic-ai-eye-design-dark-blue-tonesSource: https://easy-peasy.ai/ai-image-generator/images/futuristic-ai-eye-design-dark-blue-tones https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/masterless-men/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Thu, 14 May 2026 15:45:00 +0000 Dylan Neri https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298118 The average citizen, far from being Aristotle’s ‘political animal’, is largely ignorant of political affairs; but he is aware of one thing: nothing works. And why shouldn’t he be aware? Everywhere he looks he sees decay. Public transport, the roads, the health service, housing, education. Then there’s the cultural decay; the increasingly worthless wages; the]]> The average citizen, far from being Aristotle’s ‘political animal’, is largely ignorant of political affairs; but he is aware of one thing: nothing works. And why shouldn’t he be aware? Everywhere he looks he sees decay. Public transport, the roads, the health service, housing, education. Then there’s the cultural decay; the increasingly worthless wages; the]]> Hands in Solidarity, Hands of Freedom mural on the side of the United Electrical Workers trade union building on West Monroe Street at Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Artist Dan Manrique Arias painted this mural in 1997 on the south wall of the United Electrical Workers Union. Photo credit: Terence FairclothHands in Solidarity, Hands of Freedom mural on the side of the United Electrical Workers trade union building on West Monroe Street at Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Artist Dan Manrique Arias painted this mural in 1997 on the south wall of the United Electrical Workers Union. Photo credit: Terence FairclothHands in Solidarity, Hands of Freedom mural on the side of the United Electrical Workers trade union building on West Monroe Street at Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Artist Dan Manrique Arias painted this mural in 1997 on the south wall of the United Electrical Workers Union. Photo credit: Terence FairclothHands in Solidarity, Hands of Freedom mural on the side of the United Electrical Workers trade union building on West Monroe Street at Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Artist Dan Manrique Arias painted this mural in 1997 on the south wall of the United Electrical Workers Union. Photo credit: Terence FairclothHands in Solidarity, Hands of Freedom mural on the side of the United Electrical Workers trade union building on West Monroe Street at Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Artist Dan Manrique Arias painted this mural in 1997 on the south wall of the United Electrical Workers Union. Photo credit: Terence FairclothHands in Solidarity, Hands of Freedom mural on the side of the United Electrical Workers trade union building on West Monroe Street at Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Artist Dan Manrique Arias painted this mural in 1997 on the south wall of the United Electrical Workers Union. Photo credit: Terence Faircloth https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-new-york-post-lies-about-west-bank-settlements/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Thu, 14 May 2026 15:45:00 +0000 Chris Green On May 6th the New York Post published an editorial full of the crudest Stalinist style smears against protestors who had just battled police outside Park East Synagogue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan; the protestors objected to the synagogue hosting a real estate fair featuring properties in Israel which included a presentation by]]> On May 6th the New York Post published an editorial full of the crudest Stalinist style smears against protestors who had just battled police outside Park East Synagogue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan; the protestors objected to the synagogue hosting a real estate fair featuring properties in Israel which included a presentation by]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/systems-not-symptoms/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Thu, 14 May 2026 15:45:00 +0000 Evan Marmol https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298174 I want to start with a question we’ve all been asked a thousand times—in grocery stores, in elevators, in the opening minutes of a Zoom call: “How are you doing?” And I want to talk about the lie we all tell in response. We say, “I’m good,” “fine,” and “living the dream.” But beneath those polite]]> I want to start with a question we’ve all been asked a thousand times—in grocery stores, in elevators, in the opening minutes of a Zoom call: “How are you doing?” And I want to talk about the lie we all tell in response. We say, “I’m good,” “fine,” and “living the dream.” But beneath those polite]]> Solidarity In Color | Pubic domain image via stockcakeSolidarity In Color | Pubic domain image via stockcakeSolidarity In Color | Pubic domain image via stockcakeSolidarity In Color | Pubic domain image via stockcakeSolidarity In Color | Pubic domain image via stockcake https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/oppose-the-war-and-its-machinery/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Wed, 13 May 2026 18:53:13 +0000 Ron Jacobs https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298096 The war resides mostly in the background here in the aggressor nation.  Most of those who think about it at all tend to oppose it and seem to think it’s a task forced on the US by the zealots running Israel.  Some take it even further, presenting an argument that blames the relationship between the]]> The war resides mostly in the background here in the aggressor nation.  Most of those who think about it at all tend to oppose it and seem to think it’s a task forced on the US by the zealots running Israel.  Some take it even further, presenting an argument that blames the relationship between the]]> Image by Anthony Crider/Wikimediacommons, licensed via CC BY 2.0Image by Anthony Crider/Wikimediacommons, licensed via CC BY 2.0Image by Anthony Crider/Wikimediacommons, licensed via CC BY 2.0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/waterboarding-for-dollars-in-cuba/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Wed, 13 May 2026 18:50:41 +0000 Jeffrey McCrary The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26th, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on and threats against Cuba. I am disappointed that this program, and several other shorter recent segments on CBS News, did not cover some essential points that must be stated about what is happening]]> The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26th, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on and threats against Cuba. I am disappointed that this program, and several other shorter recent segments on CBS News, did not cover some essential points that must be stated about what is happening]]> A trade union banner in Dublin. Photo: Stephen McCloskey.A trade union banner in Dublin. Photo: Stephen McCloskey.A trade union banner in Dublin. Photo: Stephen McCloskey.A trade union banner in Dublin. Photo: Stephen McCloskey.A trade union banner in Dublin. Photo: Stephen McCloskey. https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-free-speech-recession-and-cancel-culture/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Wed, 13 May 2026 18:48:00 +0000 Raghav Kaushik https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298105 The outrageous assaults on the free speech rights of the pro-Palestine movement are well-known. Trump’s broader assaults on the First Amendment are also well-known and understood to be a major pillar of his fascist impulses. However, all of these assaults must be understood to be happening in the context of a broader free speech repression]]> The outrageous assaults on the free speech rights of the pro-Palestine movement are well-known. Trump’s broader assaults on the First Amendment are also well-known and understood to be a major pillar of his fascist impulses. However, all of these assaults must be understood to be happening in the context of a broader free speech repression]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-environmental-and-social-impacts-of-fish-farming-and-industrial-aquaculture/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Wed, 13 May 2026 18:46:04 +0000 Laura Lee Cascada https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298080 Fish farming, a form of aquaculture, is now the fastest-growing form of factory farming worldwide. This rapid expansion can be attributed to the industry’s emphasis on buzzwords such as “climate,” “conservation,” and “sustainability.” While discussions about land-based farmed animals, such as cattle, pigs, and poultry, are dominated by their impact on emissions and the environment, aquaculture has]]> Fish farming, a form of aquaculture, is now the fastest-growing form of factory farming worldwide. This rapid expansion can be attributed to the industry’s emphasis on buzzwords such as “climate,” “conservation,” and “sustainability.” While discussions about land-based farmed animals, such as cattle, pigs, and poultry, are dominated by their impact on emissions and the environment, aquaculture has]]> “fish” by Maarit Lundbäck, CC BY 2.0“fish” by Maarit Lundbäck, CC BY 2.0“fish” by Maarit Lundbäck, CC BY 2.0“fish” by Maarit Lundbäck, CC BY 2.0“fish” by Maarit Lundbäck, CC BY 2.0“fish” by Maarit Lundbäck, CC BY 2.0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-invisible-womens-labor-fuel-of-the-silent-economy/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Wed, 13 May 2026 18:24:45 +0000 Bayan Saleh https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298088 Domestic and Care Work: Labor Without Wages or Recognition Domestic and care work is among the most marginalized forms of labor in economic and political discussions, despite being a fundamental pillar of socialist feminist analysis. It is not viewed as individual or “natural” tasks, but as an essential part of the process of reproducing labor]]> Domestic and Care Work: Labor Without Wages or Recognition Domestic and care work is among the most marginalized forms of labor in economic and political discussions, despite being a fundamental pillar of socialist feminist analysis. It is not viewed as individual or “natural” tasks, but as an essential part of the process of reproducing labor]]> Women in the streets of Bogotá on International Women’s Day, singing “for work and dignified life.” on March 8, 2025. (Photo: Isabella Bobadilla)Women in the streets of Bogotá on International Women’s Day, singing “for work and dignified life.” on March 8, 2025. (Photo: Isabella Bobadilla)Women in the streets of Bogotá on International Women’s Day, singing “for work and dignified life.” on March 8, 2025. (Photo: Isabella Bobadilla)Women in the streets of Bogotá on International Women’s Day, singing “for work and dignified life.” on March 8, 2025. (Photo: Isabella Bobadilla)Women in the streets of Bogotá on International Women’s Day, singing “for work and dignified life.” on March 8, 2025. (Photo: Isabella Bobadilla)Women in the streets of Bogotá on International Women’s Day, singing “for work and dignified life.” on March 8, 2025. (Photo: Isabella Bobadilla) https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ethnogenesis-mania-national-identity-and-pseudoscience-in-post-yugoslav-montenegro/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Wed, 13 May 2026 18:18:00 +0000 Vuk Bačanović https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298099 In Podgorica, a new edition of Špiro Kulišić’s booklet On the Ethnogenesis of the Montenegrins has been published by the Dukljan Academy of Sciences and Arts. The work was first printed in Titograd in 1980 by the publishing house Pobjeda.  Kulišić was a Montenegrin ethnologist and anthropologist, born in 1908 in Perast, who spent much]]> In Podgorica, a new edition of Špiro Kulišić’s booklet On the Ethnogenesis of the Montenegrins has been published by the Dukljan Academy of Sciences and Arts. The work was first printed in Titograd in 1980 by the publishing house Pobjeda.  Kulišić was a Montenegrin ethnologist and anthropologist, born in 1908 in Perast, who spent much]]> President Slobodan Milosevic of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, President Alija Izetbegovic of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and President Franjo Tudjman of the Republic of Croatia initial the draft of the Dayton Peace Accords. The Balkan Proximity Peace Talks were conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Nov. 1-21, 1995. | Public Domain Image via wikimediacommonsPresident Slobodan Milosevic of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, President Alija Izetbegovic of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and President Franjo Tudjman of the Republic of Croatia initial the draft of the Dayton Peace Accords. The Balkan Proximity Peace Talks were conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Nov. 1-21, 1995. | Public Domain Image via wikimediacommonsPresident Slobodan Milosevic of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, President Alija Izetbegovic of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and President Franjo Tudjman of the Republic of Croatia initial the draft of the Dayton Peace Accords. The Balkan Proximity Peace Talks were conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Nov. 1-21, 1995. | Public Domain Image via wikimediacommonsPresident Slobodan Milosevic of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, President Alija Izetbegovic of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and President Franjo Tudjman of the Republic of Croatia initial the draft of the Dayton Peace Accords. The Balkan Proximity Peace Talks were conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Nov. 1-21, 1995. | Public Domain Image via wikimediacommonsPresident Slobodan Milosevic of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, President Alija Izetbegovic of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and President Franjo Tudjman of the Republic of Croatia initial the draft of the Dayton Peace Accords. The Balkan Proximity Peace Talks were conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Nov. 1-21, 1995. | Public Domain Image via wikimediacommonsPresident Slobodan Milosevic of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, President Alija Izetbegovic of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and President Franjo Tudjman of the Republic of Croatia initial the draft of the Dayton Peace Accords. The Balkan Proximity Peace Talks were conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Nov. 1-21, 1995. | Public Domain Image via wikimediacommons https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-mirage-of-security-the-dangerous-bukele-model/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Wed, 13 May 2026 17:42:13 +0000 Carmen Navas Reyes https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298087 The apparent widespread popularity of Nayib Bukele’s government (regime) acts as a sophisticated media smokescreen. Under the guise of effectiveness lies the deliberate dismantling of the rule of law and the deepening of social precariousness that the regime attempts to render invisible. Physical security, achieved through the permanent suspension of civil liberties, is a mirage]]> The apparent widespread popularity of Nayib Bukele’s government (regime) acts as a sophisticated media smokescreen. Under the guise of effectiveness lies the deliberate dismantling of the rule of law and the deepening of social precariousness that the regime attempts to render invisible. Physical security, achieved through the permanent suspension of civil liberties, is a mirage]]> Image by Casa Presidencial El Salvador/Wikimedia Commons, in public domainImage by Casa Presidencial El Salvador/Wikimedia Commons, in public domainImage by Casa Presidencial El Salvador/Wikimedia Commons, in public domainImage by Casa Presidencial El Salvador/Wikimedia Commons, in public domain https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/neither-black-nor-white-coming-to-grips-with-anti-asian-racism/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Tue, 12 May 2026 17:25:19 +0000 Bill Fletcher Jr https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298025 A review of Scott Kurashige, American Peril:  The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism.  Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2026.  341 pps. The US social formation, as a capitalist entity, was fundamentally shaped by genocide against and the removal of indigenous peoples, and the construction of racial slavery for Africans.  These forms of oppression were]]> A review of Scott Kurashige, American Peril:  The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism.  Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2026.  341 pps. The US social formation, as a capitalist entity, was fundamentally shaped by genocide against and the removal of indigenous peoples, and the construction of racial slavery for Africans.  These forms of oppression were]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/lessons-from-the-saharan-deluge-and-the-early-signs-of-greening-visible-from-space-fertile-hydrology/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=flipboard_rss&utm_campaign=znetwork Tue, 12 May 2026 16:52:01 +0000 El Habib Ben Amara https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1298056 In September 2024, intermittent rainfall plunged northern Algerian Sahara into an almost apocalyptic atmosphere. In just forty-eight hours, more rain fell than the average of an entire year and a half. Roads collapsed, bridges were destroyed, several neighborhoods around Béchar were temporarily isolated, and families had to be evacuated. The army was deployed for assistance.]]> In September 2024, intermittent rainfall plunged northern Algerian Sahara into an almost apocalyptic atmosphere. In just forty-eight hours, more rain fell than the average of an entire year and a half. Roads collapsed, bridges were destroyed, several neighborhoods around Béchar were temporarily isolated, and families had to be evacuated. The army was deployed for assistance.]]> A view of Dakhla Refugee Camp. 23/06/2003. Algeria. Image credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider via Flickr | license: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0A view of Dakhla Refugee Camp. 23/06/2003. Algeria. Image credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider via Flickr | license: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0A view of Dakhla Refugee Camp. 23/06/2003. Algeria. Image credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider via Flickr | license: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0A view of Dakhla Refugee Camp. 23/06/2003. Algeria. Image credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider via Flickr | license: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0