[This article is part of a series called Answering Ireland’s Call: Thoughts for a new republic (Freagairt ar Ghlaoch na hÉireann: Smaointe…
When I hear phrases like “degrowth is just not politically or economically feasible” (1) I suspect a combination of the following: ignorance…
After this week’s Democratic National Convention—which went well on their terms for what the Democratic leaders wanted—I strongly believe Kamala Harris will…
During her nearly 40-minute-long speech on the final day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her…
The day after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka, I was on the phone with a friend who had spent…
On 28 July a presidential election took place in Venezuela. Expected to be one of the closest presidential races in years, soon…
In August 1945, the US atom bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since then, nuclear weapons have never been used…
Some of you may remember the line, I think it was from an Alka Seltzer commercial, “I can’t believe I ate the…
The United States of America, unlike any other nation on Earth, maintains a massive network of foreign military bases around the world, more…
Last week I explored the politics of Project 2025, the far right’s plan for dismantling the so-called Deep State and replacing it…
Promises of “absolute victory” in Gaza are nothing but “gibberish”, according to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Gallant’s comments were not meant…
On 3 August 2024, Tricolours and Union flags were held aloft by racists and fascists at Belfast City Hall, united in prejudice,…
The International Court of Justice released its historic advisory opinion in July 2024 just as I was finishing my essay on Israel’s…
On August 19th, public banking advocates found they have a surprising supporter. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Republican Jimmy Patronis, announced that…
The Democratic National Convention was happening here in Chicago — my city — and I sat frozen at my desk, staring at…
Israel’s fossil-energy supply is among the most damaging components contributing to the genocide underway in Gaza – and to its longer-term maintenance…
A group of former fighters from Palestine and Israel plus active duty U.S. G.I.s announced last week why they decided to stop…
An Orwellian disconnect haunts the 2024 Democratic National Convention. In the isolation of the convention hall, shielded from the outside world behind…
[This article is part of ZNetwork.org’s series, Activist Diaries.] The metabolic fault-line is open. Just bang the hammer. And capitalism will collapse. …
In which Andre Goldman, Reverend Stephen Du Bois, Bert Dillinger, and Lydia Luxembourg discuss RPS economic, ecological, and international vision. [Author’s Note:…
“The vast majority of my people are in refugee camps or in apartheid villages, struggling every day just to make a living……
This past week the Teamsters National Black Caucus (TNBC) held their yearly conference in Las Vegas. Angered by Teamsters general president (GP)…
Despite the countless atrocities, assassinations and violations of humanitarian and international law, American politicians and the corporate media recite ad infinitum the…
An observation from George Orwell — “those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the…
A relentless campaign of public advocacy, legal challenges, and community mobilisation involving the People’s Advocacy Institute, the Poor People’s Campaign, the Center…
While many are earnestly pointing at the devastation of war, the rampant human rights violations and the deliberate relegation of international and…
Dear Z Community, At the beginning of our August fundraising drive, we proposed a 4-step action pathway – not just to seek…
It may seem odd to say it during this Trumpian era of extreme political polarization, but there is one area where Republicans…
In 1969, a group of civil rights activists in Southwest Georgia came to the aid of Black sharecroppers who had been dispossessed…
I’m tired of the violence. Aren’t you? Some days, it seems relentless. A mass shooting at a school. Another youth killed by…
I became politicized and then radicalized during the 1960’s as a result of two distinct mass movements: the anti-Vietnam war movement and…
I stroke the unknown . . . Bear with me as I finish my short walk. I was ambling through my neighborhood…
During his four years as President of the United States, Donald Trump was remarkably active and often successful in sabotaging the health…
The glimpse of a potential victory for Kamala Harris in the presidential election has cast a false sense of security about the…
Almost everything we buy exploits the environment and the people who depend on it to a greater or lesser extent. Almost everything…
On October 25, Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin told Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that “Muslims are not afraid of us anymore.” It might sound odd…
After the Democrat in the White House decided not to run for reelection, the vice president got the party’s presidential nod –…
Does it strike you that we in the U.S. are embarked on a herky/jerky, stormy/risky electoral magic carpet ride? It seems that…
It is almost as if the Israeli army is trying to gather as many Palestinians as possible in one place and then…
The Latin expression, praecisio mundi, precision of the world, has a long history in Western philosophy, acquired renewed notoriety since Descartes and…
One of the hallmarks of radical social science is to place the “noisy abode” of headlines and the swirl of current events…
[This article is part of a series called Answering Ireland’s Call: Thoughts for a new republic (Freagairt ar Ghlaoch na hÉireann: Smaointe…
In which Bert Dellinger, Reverend Stephen Du Bois, Lydia Luxemburg, and Peter Cabral discuss RPS vision. [Author’s Note: This is the thirteenth…
The corporate media report on elections — especially the biggie coming up — as though they were sporting events. If you win,…
Over the past 45 years, I have been active on the streets and on the internet for our people struggle for return…
“Through the centuries, the Republic that eventuated in North America has maintained a maximum of chutzpah and minimum of awareness in forging…
A Far-Right Conspiracy in the Open Project 2025, the far-right’s ambitious policy planning guide published as Mandate for Leadership, is designed to dismantle…
Within the British political class there has been a near-universal consensus for supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia. The UK elite…
As the November election approaches, the nation again nears a crossroads on healthcare, with candidates diverging on a basic question of equity:…
On Monday, August 5, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina boarded a Bangladesh Air Force C-130J military transport in a hurry and fled…
