The ancient symbol of the ouroboros—a serpent devouring its own tail—has long represented the cyclical nature of life, destruction feeding creation, and the…
As corporate media accelerate their censorship of comedians and journalists, we must realize that we got to this dire situation because of old-fashioned,…
Capitalism depends on labor – no labor, no capitalism. But when the labor market is run under the neoliberal dictate of a…
The Palestinian armed resistance has defended Gaza for almost two years now, successfully preventing Israel from expelling two million people from their…
“The proper way to respond” to white supremacist fascism “is to have a backbone,” says Tariq Khan, a historian and lecturer at Yale…
Notorious both in Israel and abroad, yet beloved as a visionary by his constituencies, Bezalel Smotrich is the far-right leader of Israel’s…
Many people in the United States are understandably jaded by our current politics. Partisan divisions and corporate special interest domination of the…
One mass shooting after another, one accidental child death after another tears through this country on an almost daily basis. Once again,…
Sri Lanka has undergone one of the sharpest and fastest episodes of austerity in history, driven by a massive retrenchment in public…
As we did last year, the ZStaff is publishing our annual financial and progress report. This is both for transparency and so…
In several influential European countries, solidarity with Gaza and the Palestinian people is finally translating into action. Though such action may seem…
As he exited the presidency in 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the country that “we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted…
John “Tiny” Powell grew up in a union household, attended school with other kids who hailed from union families, and learned early…
Need some spare change? If so, this is your lucky day, because I’ll bequeath you more “change” than you know what to…
If your house is not clean, then the ants will come through the door and draw in the snakes. The crisis in…
[This is the second of a two-part article that examines both structural and processural paradigms of social theory. Part 1 can be read…
September 16th, 2025 marks the 3rd anniversary of the state femicide of Jina Mahsa Amini, a 22 year old Kurdish-Iranian university student…
On September 16, the people of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will mark the second anniversary of the Alliance of Sahel States…
In the cultural psyche of 21st-century America, Donald J. Trump occupies a symbolic role that far surpasses his actual political achievements or…
With the student debt crisis spiraling out of control, some media outlets have called it a “national emergency.” Outpacing most other borrowings by consumers,…
Protectionism by Another Name Tariff hikes across the board, political interference through trade threats, pressure on US multinational corporations, supply chain disruptions—these…
Imagine an okay High School Tennis player trying to comment usefully, publicly, on Carlos Alcaraz’s play. Or imagine a squirrel made suddenly…
One needs only to examine the actions and rhetoric of the Israeli government to fully appreciate the profound significance of the solidarity…
This poem below was inspired by a meeting 6 Sept 2025, #62 of our monthly meetings with friends and supporters. Usually the…
The recent developments in artificial intelligence have opened up vast possibilities for its applications across various fields. However, they have also sparked…
In 1809, Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison suggesting Madison annex Florida, Canada, and Cuba, noting, “we should have such an empire…
[In what follows my prompts to the AI, ChatGPT, are in Italics. The AI’s responses appear in quotation marks. The text in…
The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Beijing, framed by a military parade and bold declarations of solidarity, was widely interpreted as…
[This is the first of a two-part article that examines both structural and processural paradigms of social theory. This argues that the…
Birds are more than mere symbols of seasonal change or nature’s background music; they are vital indicators of ecological health. When bird…
Starting in the 1990s, a new form of development was imposed on Latin American countries. In Brazil, the model of industrialization based…
While Trump frantically multiplies measures, initiatives, and faits accomplis that are paving the way for the establishment of a truly dictatorial regime…
Murder License Issued The sinking of a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela has turned out to have ominous political and military…
In his last minutes of freedom before Israeli Defense Forces arrested him, Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, clad in a medic’s white coat,…
Jay McMurran grew furious several years ago when he realized that out-of-control gerrymandering in Michigan put his freedom at risk. Purely partisan…
Understanding our current political conjuncture requires an understanding of the neoliberalist trajectory that nurtured global value chains and how it triggered the…
Is it finally happening? Is the West turning against Israel? Or are we, whether motivated by hope or driven by despair, simply…
When one reads through the handful of media pieces covering Bangladesh’s transgender community, the narrative is usually about their victimhood and aspirational…
Since late 2022, Honduras Próspera Inc. (HPI), a Delaware-based developer of a semi-autonomous zone on a Honduran island, has been locked in a nearly…
On Thursday 4 and Friday 5 September, The Gaza Tribunal will be taking place in London. Sept. 1, 2025 This landmark two-day…
One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. The…
After more than 200-plus years of capitalism and generations of workers confined to authoritarian work regimes, most workers in Germany have learned…
A year ago, I wrote an article entitled, “A Ukrainian-Russian Border Plebiscite? Anyone Got a Better Idea?” I hate to repeat myself, but unfortunately,…
Four US presidents have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama. Donald Trump is…
Suddenly, out of nowhere, the United States government agencies began to repeat the name “Tren de Aragu”’ as if it were the…
Among the many questions about artificial intelligence (AI), one of the more common has been: how big are the dangers? So far,…
“Don’t worry, I will control the situation”, former president Ranil Wickremesinghe told reporters and supporters as he arrived at court in a…
On August 25, covering the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) strikes on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital that killed over 20 people including five journalists,…
In an important step toward the economic isolation of Israel due to its genocide in Gaza, Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global has…
Hardly anyone manages to go through their formative years without society pressing them to “have a plan,” “know where you’re going,” “plan…
