Ever get mad at a delivery person for bringing your pizza late? That used to be me. Now I assume it’s late…
American conservatism has always been excellent at storytelling. Convincing people to back regressive policies isn’t easy and therefore stories generating fear and…
James Golden knew the crowbar wasn’t the right tool for the job, but it was what the bosses provided when he needed…
In a recent conversation with an otherwise well-informed young labor activist, I made a passing reference to Change to Win, a national…
Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, a global cold war has also kicked in. As a strong ally of Washington and…
Japan is set to start pumping billions of gallons of radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean this week from Tokyo Electric Power…
I was in a Roman Catholic seminary for a few years where I picked up, and keep working on, the ethic of…
At first, I admit, I was a bit flattered to learn that online entrepreneurs are selling study guides for my new book.…
This is Part 1 in a 5-part history series focusing on US imperialism, globalization and neo-liberal economics across the world over the…
Racism goes beyond the use of certain words or the discriminatory practices of everyday life. It is also about political perceptions, intellectual…
What if your race had known only tragedy throughout America’s history?What if your people had been enslaved, murdered, persecuted and deniedtheir civil…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is waging a war on history. The GOP’s aspiring presidential candidate saw how effectively Donald Trump tapped into…
Ours is a critical time in the cultural evolution of humanity that is likely to shape our long-term future, or lack thereof.…
The al-Shifa factory was the largest pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum, employing over 300 workers, producing medicine both for human and veterinary use.…
Dissent on Mars is the latest game to be developed by Michael Hicks. It is a unique game in the simulation genre…
Before the August 22-24 summit in Johannesburg raised expectations for a new counterbalancing force in global politics – and struck fear into…
War is not innate to humanity; it is learned culturally, and intentional systems of peace can prevent it from happening, according to…
The impact of agriculture on climate change is significant. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the agriculture sector is responsible for…
(Image: Em Espey, from moco360 website) Two years ago, we began experimenting with a new approach to diversify and strengthen local climate…
(Image of: Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin by Giuseppe Milo) Back in April of this year, Joe Biden paid a presidential visit to Ireland…
Boris Kagarlitsky, an internationally renowned scholar and political activist, was arrested on July 25 by the Russian Federal Security Service. Despite his…
President Biden wrote in the New York Times in June 2022 that the United States was arming Ukraine to “fight on the…
It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In…
Imagine you receive hundreds of millions of dollars tomorrow. What would you do with it? Suppose you decide to generate desirable outcomes.…
The work I have been doing the last two months helping to organize a massive March to End Fossil Fuels September 17…
When the US gives arms to other nations, that is touted as diplomacy. If so, diplomacy needs a major makeover. In 1978,…
Fernando Villavicencio, who was running for president of Ecuador on an anti-corruption was assassinated in broad daylight on August 9th. Who stands…
As the world marks 78 years since the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we speak with two activists arrested while…
During a recent visit to Portland, Oregon, my husband and I watched a private security guard help up an unhoused man from…
At least in the European context, a text with this title has to start with a caveat: when I speak of socialism…
“The greatest danger to human civilization and the planet is the inability to believe that tomorrow can be different . . .”…
Ain Al-Hilweh is known as the “Capital of Palestinian Shatat.” The term might not stir many emotions among those who do not…
On July 11th, the article Students Step Up by Michael Albert was published on ZNetwork, where I happen to be a staff…
The Democratic Party is at it again. The Democrats act with abandon trying to create the illusion they are the only political…
In this episode we discuss the 20 Theses for Liberation with co-authors Matic Primc, Bridget Meehan and Michael Albert . Questions covered…
On Sunday, June 25th I awoke to the smell of a smoldering campfire, a scent most people associate with our earliest, often happiest,…
Journalism in Canada has suffered countless setbacks over the past decade. Postmedia has tightened its grip on the industry, scooping up publications and chains,…
The late Israeli commentator, Uri Avnery, wrote, “I am increasingly worried that the Israeli-Palestinian struggle … is assuming a more and more…
Sergeant Jackie E. Garland, twice wounded during combat in Vietnam, returned home only to face even more battles that battered his spirit…
America is one of the wealthiest nations in the world. Yet when compared to other advanced industrialized countries, it fares dismally in…
On Monday 31 July, a road blockade – the strike of the poor – was organised by residents of the Slovo Park…
The provocative film Oppenheimer weaves together stories of America’s past that also reflect our present. The narrative threads include: the rise and fall of…
The word intelligent maybe far fetched when connected to artificial intelligence (AI). If anything, the term machine intelligence might be a better…
In 1980, when I asked the press office at the U.S. Department of Energy to send me a listing of nuclear bomb…
(Image by Lorie Shaull) As fate or nature would have it, I was born a white man in the Middle West of…
If you ask most people my age about Rwanda the only thing they remember is the 1994 genocide. The United Nations reports…
In a recent speech, China’s highest-ranking diplomat, Wang Yi, spoke of a ‘united Asia’ and its need to develop a “strategic autonomy”.…
Israeli President Isaac Herzog added nothing of great value in his speech at the United States Congress on July 19. His was…
In this article, Z Staff member Bridget Meehan talks to Caroline Whyte, an ecological economist whose interests include financial system reform and…
“A 4-year-old girl passed out in 100-degree heat after she was pushed back toward Mexico by Texas National Guard personnel. A pregnant…
