Z Friends & Staff Posts
Whatever the outcomes of Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House on Monday and the latest scenario for a ceasefire in Gaza,…
Campus opposition to the Israeli military assault on Gaza, since the fall of 2023, has been quite triggering for veterans of student…
I’ve noticed over the last couple of years younger progressive/revolutionary organizers using the word, “comrade,” to refer to other organizers. Is this…
On July 5, 2015, the Greek people made history voting a resounding NO to the austerity and financial blackmail imposed by the…
A Report from the Labor Network for Sustainability, Co-published by ZNetwork.org. Synopsis In a few short years, China has become the world’s…
The Israeli genocide in Gaza, along with the escalating regional wars it has ignited, has brought two chilling truths into our focus:…
On Sunday-Monday, July 6-7, leaders from the BRICS countries will meet in Rio de Janeiro for their annual summit. Because Brazilian president…
A dangerous monetary transformation is underway, prompted by the steady rise of stablecoins – privately issued currencies that are supposed to be…
In a Strike! Commentary posted May 21, 2025 I wrote, it is “likely” that Trump “in the face of declining power and…
The recent unilateral strikes by the United States on Iran’s nuclear development sites underline the fact that multilateralism is dead, and has…
The Supreme Court’s first chief justice, John Jay, would have empathized with the billionaires who’ve been freaking out ever since Zohran Mamdani…
“This is a fight for life. And like all fights, you need a tremendous amount of bravery to take it on. Before…
At this week’s NATO summit in The Hague, leaders announced an alarming new goal: push military spending to 5% of nations’ GDP by 2035. Framed as…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu persistently declares his ambition to “change the face of the Middle East”. Yet, his repeated assertions seem…
Ninety years ago this summer, Congress passed legislation hailed at the time and for many years after as “labor’s Magna Carta” The Wagner…
Donald Trump is not the first president to unleash the terror of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on immigrant communities across…
It’s been said that Donald Trump’s decision to join Israel’s war with Iran underscores his failures as a peacemaker. This is a…
On June 24, US President Donald Trump announced a truce between Israel and Iran following nearly two weeks of open warfare. Israel…
As best I can discern both the No Kings demonstrations with 5 to 7 million participants, but also the pathetic Military March…
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), allowed the IAEA to be used by the United States and…
Twenty years ago, one day in June 2005, I talked with an Iranian man who was selling underwear at the Tehran Grand…
Rhetorically asking whether ‘a wider regional war can be avoided’, GeoTrends had noted in September 2024 that ‘the Israeli government’s gaze is…
The profound and unrelenting struggles endured by Palestinians should, by any rational expectation, have irrevocably concluded the Palestinian cause. Yet, the struggle…
When Israel launched its criminal war of aggression on Iran, it placed the occupied West Bank under total lock-down. To examine current…
My first years of progressive activism and organizing took place during the presidency of Richard Nixon, who, without a doubt, led one…
On Tuesday, June 10 2025, I addressed a meeting at the European Parliament, an event organised by The Left and M5S Europa,…
The huge decentralized turnout for No Kings Day has shown that grassroots power can be a major force against the momentum of…
On Monday, June 16, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced legislation, a War Powers Resolution, to prevent President Trump from using military force against Iran…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at a critical turning point: while violent conflicts persist in the east of the country,…
Fans worldwide are unequivocally challenging FIFA’s continued support for Israel, organizing with unprecedented unity for Palestine. Unlike previous actions, this mobilization is…
“Anger against injustice and oppression is not just legitimate; it is necessary to successfully build a movement for real change. But anger…
The D-Day anniversary on June 6 is a pretty irresistible date for scheduling a protest related to veterans benefits. Eighty-one years ago,…
At an event hosted by The Left in the European Parliament and M5S Europa, and joined by Jeffrey Sachs and Giuseppe Conte,…
There is something happening here and what it is is all too clear. Officer: Did you watch movies as a child? Did…
The emerging movement-based opposition is a convergence of people and organizations dedicated to ending the power of MAGA and Trump. It has…
Thirty-five years after the start of the nuclear age with the first explosion of an atomic bomb, I visited the expanse of…
We live amidst lunacy that kills. Calm, reasoned reports of escalating state criminality are part of ending state criminality. Ditto for deep…
Recent reports say that US AID is considering giving $500 million to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)—an “aid” initiative launched at Israel’s request. At…
The decision resonated as shocking for all sides. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose entire war strategy hinges on the starvation of…
Resistance to the second Trump regime was slow to start but is now emerging in myriad forms. They range from communities organizing…
The new leadership of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Washington has taken a lot of heat lately from VA patients,…
After twenty months of horror in Gaza, political rhetoric in Western countries is finally starting to shift—but will words translate into action?…
Here at the United Nations in New York City, the Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution calling on all…
“Veterans and military family members are being fired by the thousands from federal jobs. Our health care is being gutted. Our benefits…
Not long ago a Jacobin article (re-posted on ZNet) argued that we need more Marxism. To my eyes the tone was if…
Tourism workers in Southern California just won a historic battle for the highest minimum wage in the nation—a perfect counterpoint to the…
The decision resonated as shocking for all sides. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose entire war strategy hinges on the starvation of…
In the face of the ongoing genocide unfolding before our eyes in Gaza, with Human Rights Watch warning “Latest Israeli Plan Inches…
Freddie Sayers sits down with Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Münchau to discuss the future of Eastern Europe and the European Union. Is…
Has neoliberal globalization run its course? Should the Left be on the side of tariffs or protectionism? Can Left internationalism be revived?…
