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It’s the Corruption
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/its-the-corruption/
Published: July 23, 2026 18:28
“We who think about politics all the time rarely have a good handle on what’s going on in the lives and minds of those who do not. That’s what makes focus groups so fascinating. I usually see voters holding on to conventional thinking and subconsciously…
Trump Is The Anti-Christ, Our Resistance Is The Antidote—What Next?
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/trump-is-the-anti-christ-our-resistance-is-the-antidote-what-next/
Published: July 23, 2026 17:21
Outside theology, the term “Antichrist” has a broader, more secular, and highly descriptive sense. It names a powerful, grossly malevolent person who persistently parades wealth and preens perverse tastes, who is bad to the bone, who is the polar opposite…
A Critique of Bolshevik Practice
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-critique-of-bolshevik-practice/
Published: July 21, 2026 16:03
[This essay is part of a series of essays by Michael Albert which critiques Classical Left Ideologies and their value, meaning, and relevance in the context of today’s Left and the struggle for a better world. The full series can be found here.] Most of…
Does Piketty’s New Blueprint Offer Hope for Sharing a Finite World’s Resources?
Published: July 21, 2026 16:00
At the World Inequality Conference in June, the renowned economist Thomas Piketty and a team of 45 researchers from the World Inequality Lab unveiled the Global Justice Report. It’s a highly impressive and eloquent proposal to achieve ‘equality and…
Liberal Delusions, Cultural Decay & Impending Disappointment
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/liberal-delusions-cultural-decay-impending-disappointment/
Published: July 21, 2026 16:00
Yesterday marked one month since the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, where celebrities, former presidents, first ladies, and various other elites gathered to extol the glorious legacy of President Barack Obama. Liberals patted themselves on the…
The Stories Shaping Africa’s AI Future
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-stories-shaping-africas-ai-future/
Published: July 20, 2026 20:03
In the boardrooms of Addis Ababa and the tech hubs of Nairobi, a new worldmaking project is underway. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the central arenas where African states negotiate their position in an unequal global order. To speak of…
An Exchange on the Essay, “Society on Strike: A Last Defense Against Tyranny?”
Published: July 20, 2026 19:03
The “Great Transition Campaign” of the Boston-based Tellus Institute describes its mission as helping to “catalyze a global movement for systemic change” in the face of worldwide social and ecological crises. It invites leading figures to publish a lead…
Empire Without Flags: Imperial Outreach and the Architecture of Structural Power
Published: July 20, 2026 18:44
Introduction: From Military Occupation to Structural Influence Imperial power has not disappeared. Wars, occupations, and military interventions remain central features of the international system, from Gaza to Ukraine to Sudan. What has changed is the…
Backing for UBI Is Growing. Let’s Push for the Most Progressive Version of It.
Published: July 19, 2026 14:38
The idea of a universal basic income has been around for decades, but it is now growing in popularity as artificial intelligence threatens to make our economic future under neoliberal capitalism even more precarious. Yet, no one would argue that a…
Greentech New Deals in the Cities
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/greentech-new-deals-in-the-cities/
Published: July 17, 2026 15:01
In Trump’s America the Greentech Revolution is being waged from below. Although Trump’s attacks have slowed the advance of fossil-free technologies in the US, they have not prevented communities, cities, and states from creating their own Greentech New…
Union Density is the Cause of and Solution to Our Problems
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/union-density-is-the-cause-of-and-solution-to-our-problems/
Published: July 17, 2026 15:00
Union density. Union density. Union density! What is the reason for our problems? Union density. What is the answer to our problems? Union density. What explains our plagues? Union density. What must our goal be? Union density. Everybody should be talking…
From Fracking to Data Centers — the Same Old Song and Dance
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/from-fracking-to-data-centers-the-same-old-song-and-dance/
Published: July 17, 2026 14:57
As a community organizer and environmental activist for over 15 years, I’ve often used the metaphor that “we are spinning on a hamster wheel.” That phrase gets mixed reactions. Some nod in agreement, and some get angry. The truth is not always easy to…
A Dream Deferred, but Still Alive
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-dream-deferred-but-still-alive/
Published: July 17, 2026 14:56
On March 1, 1945, only six weeks before his death, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered an address to Congress that pointed toward a sweeping transformation of international relations. With the Axis powers tottering toward defeat in World War II,…