Z Friends & Staff Posts
In the short term, we are often caught between our dreams and realism. But there is a chance right now to offer…
Targeting a school during a war could be justified or, at least, argued to have been a mistake. But striking over 120…
The Biden campaign drove the Democratic Party into a ditch and speculation is rampant about grim prospects for the election. But little…
Antonio Gramsci was not a professional philosopher. His intellect was refreshingly situated within an inherent bias towards the common people, the ‘subaltern’…
In which Reverend Stephen Du Bois, Robin Kunstler, Leslie Zinn, and Lydia Luxemburg discuss Religious Renovation, Legal Upheaval, and Media Makeovers [Authorās…
Itās great what happened yesterday, in so many ways, after Bidenās stepping down announcement and then endorsement of Harris. And itās even…
Biden bids adieu. Anoints Vice President Harris. What next? In particular, who runs to become the next Vice President? How can anyone…
The rematch between Biden and Trump is regarded by many as the most important election in modern U.S. history. It is also…
Much has been written about the political earthquakes in Britain and France, the first resulting in the crushing defeat of the Conservative…
When President Joe Biden said in a phone call to MSNBCās Morning Joe recently, āIām getting so frustrated with the elitesā¦ the…
We have been interrupted.Ā As Clari and I regrouped after the latest violent attacks by Arauco, a multinational forestry company burning homes…
To my old fuzzy eyes and my old bent ears the two tasks at hand that I hope to aid a little…
Much has been written about the political earthquakes in Britain and France, the first resulting in the crushing defeat of the Conservative…
Whether we call it āpolycrisis,ā like Columbia University Professor Adam Tooze, or āthe age of catastrophe,ā like the distinguished Marxist Alex Callinicos,…
There are huge profits to be made in exploiting South Africaās natural resources. But these come at a cost to society and the environment. South…
In which Reverend Stephen Du Bois, Robin Kunstler, Leslie Zinn, and Lydia Luxemburg discuss Religious Renovation, Legal Upheaval, and Media Makeovers [Authorās…
The symbols of public-sector infrastructure are often associated with urban areas: major highways and subway systems, for instance; bridges and tunnels; large…
Letās face it: Donald Trump is in a stronger position than ever to win a second term in November, with his active…
You donāt need to be a pacifist to regret the attempt on Trumpās life yesterday. The MAGA fascists are not going to…
As the world watched Thursday night, President Biden held his first solo press conference this year, after hosting a NATO conference in which he…
As NATO wrapped up its Summit and Biden held a crucial press conference, the media frenzy continued to focus on Bidenās age…
Many political analysts believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is buying time in Gaza and Lebanon with the hope that Donald Trump returns…
Joe Bidenās debate performance and the information that has come out since of other hidden-from-the-public signs of his declining cognitive condition have…
Far-right forces have gained ground across Europe, particularly in Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. In fact, theĀ NetherlandsĀ has a new government, a…
It is not only economic insecurity that helps create a mass base for fascism but also fear or the sense of physical…
These last few days I have been repeatedly asked, āwhat the hell is going on? How did we fall so far? Has…
In which Celia Curie and Peter Cabral discuss Actorās Activism Athletes Revolt. [Authorās Note: This is the eighth excerpt from a work titledĀ An…
The most blatant marker of the polycrisis is the burgeoning of war and preparation for war. At the end of 2023, the…
In the early 2000s in the USA, increased attention was paid to the work of the iconic Chilean Marxist, Marta Harnecker. Writing…
I love Bernie Sanders. By most measures, heās the greatest senator in the last 50 years. I was very glad to be…
Several days ago I received an email from a good friend who had just come back from the West Bank in Palestine.…
When Joe Bidenās ABC News interview aired on Friday night, it made clear that he should not be running for re-election. Rather…
The New York Times, long considered the ānewspaper of recordā in the United States, has in recent weeks made no secret about…
Human rights defenders on Wednesday condemned the far-right Israeli government’s announcement of the largest seizure of Palestinian landāmany critics bluntly called it…
Israel never learns from its mistakes.Ā What Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to implement in Gaza is but a poor…
President Emmanuel Macronās risky gamble to call a snap legislative election after his party suffered a humiliating defeat at the European Parliament…
In which Lydia Luxemburg and Bert Dellinger discuss ideas, values, self management, diversity, flexibility, and institutional vision. [Authorās Note: This is the…
After NATOās catastrophic, illegal invasions of Yugoslavia, Libya and Afghanistan, on July 9th NATO plans to invade Washington DC. The good news…
Humanitarian aid should never be politicized though, quite often, the very survival of nations is used as political bargaining chips.Ā Sadly, Gaza…
Almost as appalling as President Bidenās debate performance are the efforts of his loyalists to pretend that what 50 million viewers saw…
Just when one thought that the neoliberal dystopia created in Greece since the eruption of its debt crisis could not get any…
On June 30, South Africaās leader Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new Government of National Unity (GNU), including 31 ministers in his Cabinet.…
My eyes collide head-on with stuffedGraveyards, false gods, I scuffAt pettiness which plays so roughWalk upside-down inside handcuffsKick my legs to crash…
Humanitarian aid should never be politicised though, quite often, the very survival of nations is used as political bargaining chips. Sadly, Gaza…
āThere will be no civil warā in Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on June 18. But he might be wrong. …
Israeli prison officials are concealing information about reductions in food rations for Palestinians held in the Gaza Strip, where detaineesāwho have also reported horrific…
Other than for those gunned, bombed, or starved to death, wartime differs from peacetime mostly psychologically. Injustice and killing accelerate in wartime,…
Yanis Varoufakis with a passionate speech about Julian Assange’s release and a scathing criticism of those who sought to keep him behind…
Confident elites reflect viable regimes. Today, elites on both sides of the Atlantic are anything but confident. For the past year, they…
Over 20 years ago I wrote one of these columns examining the issue of āpurismā versus āpragmatismā when it comes to organizing…
