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Expanding the Possible, From Below
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/expanding-the-possible-from-below/
Published: November 12, 2024 18:37
Starting where weāre at Less than one week after a self-proclaimed dictator, climate change denier, and big oil-funded billionaire (among other equally impressive accolades) took the single most powerful political office in the world, it seems like aā¦
Home Insurance Should Be for Safety, Not Profits
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/home-insurance-should-be-for-safety-not-profits/
Published: November 12, 2024 17:40
Though the full extent of the havoc wrought by Hurricanes Helene and Milton is still being assessed, by now weāre all clear on one thing: home insurance markets are in crisis, with devastating consequences for people across the United States. While Heleneā¦
Spain to Block Maersk Ships Bound to Israel After Pressure From Activists
Published: November 12, 2024 17:40
The Spanish government has announced it willĀ block two shipsāDenver and Seletarāoperated by shipping giant Maersk and carrying military cargo bound for Israel, from docking at the port of Algeciras. This decision comes just days after theĀ Mask off Maerskā¦
AOC Asks MAGA One Questionā¦ The Results Are STUNNING
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/aoc-asks-maga-one-question-the-results-are-stunning/
Published: November 12, 2024 17:39
Adam Mockler with MeidasTouch Network analyses the responses to an experiment run by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez where she asked Trump voters in her district, why they also voted for her.
The Military-Industrial Complex Is Fueling Climate Catastrophe ā Letās Demand Accountability at COP
Published: November 12, 2024 17:30
The worldās largest institutional emitter, the U.S. military, sits beyond the reach of the metrics meant to hold countries accountable for climate pollution. Exempt from transparency requirements at the COP or within U.N. climate agreements, the militaryā¦
Cherokee Nation Citizen Works to Change the Face of Construction, Offer Affordable Housing Solution
Published: November 12, 2024 17:30
I want to change the face of construction. A predominantly male-focused industry, there are plenty of opportunities for women. Thatās why I founded Prime Craftsman Homes, a Native-owned company that aims to provide affordable housing solutions,ā¦
The Harsh Reality of Seasonal Labour in Germany
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-harsh-reality-of-seasonal-labour-in-germany/
Published: November 12, 2024 17:00
On an asparagus farm in eastern Germany, the large area earmarked for barracks-style housing is divided in two. One half is reserved for European Union citizens, mostly seasonal workers from Romania, while the other half houses non-EU nationals. Theirā¦
Venezuelan Communist Neirlay Andrade: āAn Authoritarian Regime Is Never the Better Optionā
Published: November 12, 2024 17:00
More than three months after Venezuelaās July 28 presidential election, revolutionary and left-wing organisations inside the country continue demanding the National Electoral Council (CNE) publish the election results. According to the CNE, incumbentā¦
Redefining the Political in Colonial Puerto Rico
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/redefining-the-political-in-colonial-puerto-rico/
Published: November 12, 2024 17:00
The struggle for life is taking new and interesting twists in Puerto Rico. The last few months have seen an escalation in the confrontation between those that want to preserve the status quo and those that wanted to explore alternative roads with theā¦
Climate Advocacy Groups Say Theyāre Ready for Trump 2.0
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/climate-advocacy-groups-say-theyre-ready-for-trump-2-0/
Published: November 12, 2024 17:00
Donald Trump has promised to demolish the countryās domestic and international climate policies at a crucial moment, when climate scientists say the window is closing on the worldās ability to avoid the most dangerous impacts of global warming. But in theā¦
Firewall Gender Equality From Threats Like Anti-Rights Geneva Consensus Declaration
Published: November 12, 2024 17:00
Trumpās earlier tenure as President of the United States was marred by the infamous jolt to abortion rights and broader sexual and reproductive health and rights. Within days after the 2024 election results point towards his imminent return as theā¦
Post-Election Mass Call: Making Meaning of the Moment
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/post-election-mass-call-making-meaning-of-the-moment/
Published: November 11, 2024 17:49
Donald Trump will be returning to the White House. Itās up to us to build the movement that will fight for each other. Join with members of 200+ organizations as we make meaning of the moment, lay out concrete actions, and share thoughts on the pathā¦
How We Can Defend Ourselves in the New Trump Era
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-we-can-defend-ourselves-in-the-new-trump-era/
Published: November 11, 2024 17:17
Bill Fletcher Jr.Ā is one of the most revered political organizers of the last 40 years. Heās been an activist since his teen years and joined the labor movement after college when he worked as a welder in a shipyard. He has worked for and with numerousā¦
Directly Challenging the US Empire, Capitalism, and the Global Climate Crisis
Published: November 11, 2024 17:06
Well, the Democrats failed to keep Donald Trump out of the presidency again.Ā Thatās going to hurt a lot of people.Ā I assume most of us would prefer that he was not in this position.Ā However, I argue that if we carefully examine the situation, we can seeā¦
Gaza Genocide & Empire with Jason Hickel
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/gaza-genocide-empire-with-jason-hickel/
Published: November 11, 2024 16:57
Dr. Jason Hickel explains Israelās role as US proxy, and how theĀ genocide in Gaza is intentional and necessary forĀ imperialism.
Trump 2.0 Poses an Even Bigger Threat to Migrants. Hereās How We Fight Back.
Published: November 11, 2024 16:46
This election cycle was defined ā yet again ā by Donald Trumpās fearmongering over immigration. Like his previous two campaigns for president, Trump fueled a racist panic over āmigrant crimeā and capitalized on peopleās fears over economic insecurity byā¦
Alienation or Repression?
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/alienation-or-repression/
Published: November 11, 2024 16:33
Ā§1. We are told that certain tactics by the European climate justice movement āalienateā the public. For all practical purposes, this discourse could be a pseudo-argument by the āopinion-makingā elites who want to see their comfort untouched and can beā¦
No Justice, No Peace in Mozambique
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/no-justice-no-peace-in-mozambique/
Published: November 11, 2024 16:21
On October 9, Mozambicans cast their ballots in the general election. After widespread fraud during last yearās municipal vote, many believed that the outcome was aĀ foregone conclusion. The ruling party would rig the results, the opposition wouldā¦
What Rough Beast?
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-rough-beast/
Published: November 11, 2024 16:16
President Joe Biden has now joined the ranks of Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush as a president whose Middle East policy crashed and burned spectacularly. Unlike Carter, who was stymied by the Iranian hostage crisis, or Bush, who faced a popular Iraqiā¦
African Women and Girls Will Die From Unsafe Abortions Thanks to Trump Win
Published: November 11, 2024 16:10
Trumpās presidency already looks set to have a catastrophic effect on sexual reproductive health and rights on the African continent. I work as a reproductive and gender health specialist in Uganda and weāre still feeling the impacts of Trumpās lastā¦
Tesla = Trump
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/tesla-trump/
Published: November 11, 2024 16:04
Last night, we visited Teslaās European HQ in Amsterdam to tell the story of how one of the worldās richest people bought the ādigital town squareā, then used it to peddle disinformation and help push Donald Trump to victory. There are many reasons whyā¦
What a Trump Presidency Means for Climate Action
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/what-a-trump-presidency-means-for-climate-action/
Published: November 11, 2024 15:57
WTF ā What Trump Fucks.* Beside his extensive sexual assault of women, Trumpās political agenda involves violently assaulting the planet, climate legislation, industry regulations, state-led climate agendas and international negotiations. And that was justā¦
The World According to Trump ā The Chris Hedges Report
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/the-world-according-to-trump-the-chris-hedges-report/
Published: November 10, 2024 16:20
Joining host Chris Hedges on this episode of The Chris Hedges Report is Lawrence Wilkerson, a retired Army colonel and former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. With his extensive insights and expertise into the Middle East and Americanā¦
Trumpās Win Casts Shadow over US Climate Progress, Global Leadership
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/trumps-win-casts-shadow-over-us-climate-progress-global-leadership/
Published: November 10, 2024 15:53
Former president Donald Trumpās victory on Tuesday jeopardizes the hard-fought climate progress of the past four years in the United States and sets back the global effort to curb warming at a time when theĀ overwhelming scientific consensusĀ is that delayā¦
Germanyās Coalition Collapsed, but Recession Is Here to Stay
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/germanys-coalition-collapsed-but-recession-is-here-to-stay/
Published: November 10, 2024 15:39
āScholz ditches Lindner.ā Three words that pack a punch for Germans, after three years in which Free Democrats (FDP) leader Christian Lindner set an austerian tone for the coalition government. The split between Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Finance Ministerā¦
Congress Is About to Gift Trump Sweeping Powers to Crush His Political Enemies
Published: November 10, 2024 15:31
Donald Trump hasĀ made no secret of his desire for revenge. On the campaign trail, he joked about being a dictator on āday oneā in office, pledged to jail journalists, andĀ threatened to retaliateĀ against political foes who he felt had wronged him. Now, justā¦
How Did I āPredictā That Trump, Despite His Repulsive Persona and Politics, Would Prevail?
Published: November 10, 2024 15:24
Nearly a month before the November 5 elections, I anticipated that Donald Trump would win and wrote about it in a couple of articles. My āpredictionā created some controversy, especially since the polls showed Harris and Trump in a dead heat.Ā Notā¦
Billionaires Own US Climate Policy
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/billionaires-own-us-climate-policy/
Published: November 10, 2024 15:20
Billions of dollars will buy almost anything anybody wants, and on November 5th billions of dollars bought the worldās leading anti-climate-change political administration, aka: the Trump Administration, which is anti-almost-everything, except for a freeā¦
Prepping Readers to Accept Mass Slaughter in Lebanese āStrongholdsā
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/prepping-readers-to-accept-mass-slaughter-in-lebanese-strongholds/
Published: November 10, 2024 15:11
Back in May 2015, theĀ New York TimesāĀ Isabel KershnerĀ decided to moonlight as an Israeli military propagandist by penning an alleged exposĆ© (5/12/15)āheadlined āIsrael Says Hezbollah Positions Put Lebanese at Riskāāin which she diligently conveyed all thatā¦
A New Wave of Movements Against Trumpism Is Coming
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-new-wave-of-movements-against-trumpism-is-coming/
Published: November 10, 2024 15:04
For many of us, the immediate aftermath of Donald Trumpās decisive electoral victory has been a time of deep despair and mourning. There has been plenty of commentary trying to make sense of Trumpās win and the factors that led to it. But no analysisā¦
Apocalypse Now?
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/apocalypse-now/
Published: May 23, 2024 16:46
Eyes open. Look around. Ears attuned. Listen up. Something is happening here, there, and everywhere. Ignore it, avoid it, deny it , whine or weep over it and it will keep happening. Fight it and envision and seek better, and we can stop it. You know it,ā¦
Lily Greenberg Call, First Jewish Biden Appointee to Publicly Resign over Gaza
Published: May 23, 2024 16:20
We speak with Lily Greenberg Call, the first known Jewish appointee to resign from the Biden administration over the war in Gaza. Greenberg Call was a special assistant to the chief of staff at the Interior Department after being named to the post byā¦
A Victory for Palestine and Palestinian Solidarity in Dublin
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-victory-for-palestine-and-palestinian-solidarity-in-dublin/
Published: May 23, 2024 15:59
On May 15, to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Nakba and in solidarity with Palestinians, Dublin based, Irish football club Bohemian FC played host to the Palestinian national womenās team. It also marked the maiden game that the Palestine team hadā¦
To Win Big, Labor Has to Lose More
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/to-win-big-labor-has-to-lose-more/
Published: May 23, 2024 15:57
Thereās no sugarcoating it: Mercedes workersā loss last week was a punch in the gut. Hopefully we can soon get some sober assessments from worker leaders and staff organizers about what ā if anythingĀ ā theyād try to do differently next time around. Butā¦
Nakba Resurrected ā How the Gaza Resistance Ended Segmentation of Palestine
Published: May 23, 2024 15:57
Inadvertently, Israel has pressed the reset button on its war with the Palestinian people, taking back the so-called conflict to square one. Save a few self-serving Palestinian officials affiliated with the Palestinian Authority (PA), most Palestinians doā¦
The Slow-Motion Execution of Julian Assange Continues
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-slow-motion-execution-of-julian-assange-continues/
Published: May 23, 2024 15:56
The ruling by the High Court in London permitting Julian Assange to appeal his extradition order leaves him languishing in precarious health in a high-security prison. That is the point. The decision by the High Court in London to grant Julian Assange theā¦
ICC Delivers Three Surprises In Overdue Netanyahu War Crimes Indictment
Published: May 23, 2024 15:55
t had been widely anticipated that, to maintain any institutional respect, the International Criminal Court would have to indict some Israeli leaders, unavoidably including Prime Minister Netanyahu, in connection with the Gaza genocide and that, forā¦
āExtremely Harrowingā: British Surgeonās Gaza Testimony Buried By The āMSMā
Published: May 23, 2024 15:54
Propaganda by omissionĀ is a dominant feature of the āmainstreamā news media. Indeed, it is aĀ requirement. Rather than serving the public interest by fully exposing the brutal machinations of power, state-corporate media shield Western governments and theirā¦
THE HOLLOW MYTHS OF A āMAVERICKā EMPIRE
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-hollow-myths-of-a-maverick-empire/
Published: May 23, 2024 15:52
As the US geopolitical project stumbles, and the idea of ābenevolent statecraftā is revealed as a sham, so too its ideological apparatus starts to wane. Hollywood, for years a supporter of the imperial project though the production of myths seems to haveā¦
War Cuts the Heart Out of Humankind
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/war-cuts-the-heart-out-of-humankind/
Published: May 23, 2024 15:52
In the apartment of my friends in Baghdad (Iraq), they tell me about how each of them had been impacted by the ugliness of the 2003 U.S.-imposed illegal war on their country. Yusuf and Anisa are both members of the Federation of Journalists of Iraq andā¦
A Brutal Punishment: The Sentencing Of David Mcbride
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-brutal-punishment-the-sentencing-of-david-mcbride/
Published: May 23, 2024 15:49
David McBride, the man who revealed that Australiaās special forces in Afghanistan had committed atrocities and faced a compromised chain of command, was condemned on May 14 to a prison term of five years and eight months. Without McBrideās feats, thereā¦
CBC Has Whitewashed Israelās Crimes In Gaza. I Saw It Firsthand
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/cbc-has-whitewashed-israels-crimes-in-gaza-i-saw-it-firsthand/
Published: May 23, 2024 15:45
Working for five years as a producer at the public broadcaster, I witnessed the double standards and discrimination in its coverage of Palestineāand experienced directly how CBC disciplines those who speak out The executive producer peered at me withā¦
At Western Sahara: Visiting a Forgotten People
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/at-western-sahara-visiting-a-forgotten-people/
Published: May 23, 2024 15:44
South of the Algerian town of Tindouf on the border with Western Sahara are five refugee camps. The camps are home to the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara and are administered by their freedom movement Polisario, which is fighting to liberate theirā¦
Education in Gaza Has Been Decimated, but the Spirit of Refaat Alareer Will Prevail
Published: May 22, 2024 17:26
Palestinians have always been proud to have one of the lowest illiteracy rates in theĀ world.Ā Many Palestinian refugees, who lost their homes in the Nakba and Naksa, believe that investment in education is the way outāāāthe way for them to survive andā¦
Welcome to the Hedge-Fund Driven Neoliberal University
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/welcome-to-the-hedge-fund-driven-neoliberal-university/
Published: May 22, 2024 17:20
There can be little doubt that neoliberalism has undermined, if not crippled, the notion of higher education as a democratic public sphereāa protective and courageous space where students can speak, write, and act from a position of agency and informedā¦
Biden Should Stop Attacking the International Criminal Court
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/biden-should-stop-attacking-the-international-criminal-court/
Published: May 22, 2024 17:16
āIāve had some elected leaders speak to me and be very blunt: āThis court [the International Criminal Court] is built for Africa and for thugs like Putin,ā is what one senior leader told me.ā Itās hard to know whatās more extraordinary: yesterdayāsā¦
Atlantaās Cop City: Other Cities Are Also Building Police Training Facilities, Despite Pushback
Published: May 22, 2024 17:12
This year, the night before Valentineās Day, more thanĀ 200 people attended a city council meetingĀ in Fitchburg, a suburb of Madison, Wisconsin. The house was packed because ofĀ one agenda item in particular: plans for a new $50 million police station,ā¦
The Turning of the Tide
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-turning-of-the-tide/
Published: May 22, 2024 16:59
In the normal run of things, if a very senior judge instructs you to give an assurance to their Court, it would probably not be wise to avoid giving the assurance, to devote a huge amount of text to trying to obscure the fact you have not given theā¦
āWe Hope to Be a Modelā: Students & Faculty at The New School Secure Divestment Vote
Published: May 22, 2024 16:50
Handmaids in America
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/handmaids-in-america/
Published: May 22, 2024 16:24
In the first year of Trumpās presidency, I decided it was time to reread George Orwellās classic ā1984,ā which I hadnāt touched for a couple of decades. When I read it again, it was upsetting to find it resonated in a way I never expected it to. ā1984ā wasā¦
In the Largest Democracy, a Spade Must Not Be Called a Spade
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/in-the-largest-democracy-a-spade-must-not-be-called-a-spade/
Published: May 22, 2024 16:10
Had Indira Gandhi been alive today, she would have learnt how to run an Emergency without declaring it. That she invoked, injuriously, a then-existing provision of the constitution to so do gave her little cover from history. But in our times, you may haveā¦
US Labor Today and the Way Forward
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/us-labor-today-and-the-way-forward/
Published: May 22, 2024 16:04
The labor movement in the United States used to be respected and looked to for leadership; people cared about what positions labor took, watched when they mobilized, noticed the causes they supported.Ā This was especially true among the left.Ā Today, forā¦
Third Parties and the November Election
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/third-parties-and-the-november-election/
Published: May 22, 2024 16:01
So whatās the state of the horse race for the Presidency? Iāve done a little research, and hereās what Iāve come up with. I looked at the polling results for the first three weeks of May at the Real Clear Politics website by pollsters who gave the optionā¦
Housing, Not Handcuffs
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/housing-not-handcuffs/
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
On April 22nd, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments forĀ Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case that focuses on whether unhoused ā the term that has generally replaced āhomelessā ā people with no indoor shelter options can even pull a blanket around themselvesā¦
There is an Alternative to Costly, Carbon-emitting Chemical Fertilisers
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
At the recentĀ African Union (AU) Fertilizer & Soil Health SummitĀ in Nairobi on 7-9 May, African leaders unveiled the newĀ 10-year Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan 2023-2033. Designed to maintain soil fertility and ensure soil health across theā¦
The American Indian Movement and Leonard Peltier
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/the-american-indian-movement-and-leonard-peltier/
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
Despite now spending 47 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Leonard Peltier continues to be denied parole by the federal government of the United States. Why has the US so obstinately refused to free Peltier, despite decades of internationalā¦
Small Victory in the Assange Case: Permission to Appeal Extradition
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/small-victory-in-the-assange-case-permission-to-appeal-extradition/
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
In this video, acTVism Munich provide an update on the extradition case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from London, England. During a two-hour permission to appeal hearing on Monday May 20 at the Royal Courts of Justice, Judges Victoria Sharp andā¦
United Nations 3.0
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/united-nations-3-0/
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
It was in the embers of the unprecedented death and destruction of World War I, that the Allied powers at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 established the āLeague of Nationsā ā the United Nations version 1.0 ā a global organization for peace that manyā¦
German Colonial Amnesia and the Destruction of Gaza
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/german-colonial-amnesia-and-the-destruction-of-gaza/
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
AimĆ© CĆ©saire states in hisĀ Discourse on ColonialismĀ that colonialism decivilizes the colonizer, brutalizes him, degrades him, āto awaken him to buried instinct, to covetous violence, race hatred, and moral relativismā as āuniversal regressionā (p. 35). Asā¦
US-Backed Philippine Government Committed War Crimes, Peopleās Tribunal Finds
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
GazaĀ is not the only place where Joe Bidenās government is aiding and abetting atrocities. Following a hearing on May 17-18, theĀ International Peopleās Tribunal on War Crimes in the PhilippinesĀ found Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.,ā¦
Dear White Friends: Can You Smell the Yellow Roses of Dier al-Balah?
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/dear-white-friends-can-you-smell-the-yellow-roses-of-dier-al-balah/
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
One of the first things that I heard from people when I immigrated to the United States from the Global South in early 2000 was, āOh, you speak our language so well.ā To which I would reply politely that it was one of the things that the British leftā¦
The Race to End Fossil Fuel Production
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-race-to-end-fossil-fuel-production-2/
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. This quip by the American essayist Charles Dudley Warner applies to fossil fuels as well. Everyone talks about ending fossil fuel production, but almost no one is doing anything aboutā¦
The Threat of Democracy on Campus at UMass
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-threat-of-democracy-on-campus-at-umass/
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
Before arriving at UMass Amherst last fall, Chancellor Javier Reyes was already notorious for hisĀ cavalier approachĀ to critics. But few foresaw what he did on May 7. Earlier that day, organizers from a coalition of campus solidarity groups had erectedā¦
An Oral History of The Next American Revolution: Installment 1
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/an-oral-history-of-the-next-american-revolution-installment-1/
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
āThe following article is excerpted from a book in progress titled An Oral History of The Next American Revolution. It includes a Foreword, an Introduction, and a short First Chapter of the book. Z will publish one excerpt a week for fourteen weeks,ā¦
Activist Diary #1: Go to the Meeting
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/activist-diary-1-go-to-the-meeting/
Published: May 21, 2024 16:30
Back in the early 2000s, I was doing a lot of neighborhood based organizing against the war in Iraq. My partner and I brought our kids with us to meetings and protests, and our house was often full of people planning the next action. One day, our 11-yearā¦
Iranian President Dead in Crash: Now Comes the Night of Long Knives
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/iranian-president-dead-in-crash-now-comes-the-night-of-long-knives/
Published: May 20, 2024 17:40
IranāsĀ Mehr News ServiceĀ reported Monday morning Tehran time that President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian died Sunday in a helicopter crash in a remote area of Iran. They had been at the border with the neighboring country ofā¦
A Reprieve for Assange
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-reprieve-for-assange/
Published: May 20, 2024 17:33
The High Courtās decision to permit Julian Assange to appeal his pending extradition is an important, if partial, victory. The judges are only too aware that, in reality, he has no case to answer. The US charge of āespionageā is blatant nonsense. The factā¦
Retired New York City Teachers Rise and Run
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/retired-new-york-city-teachers-rise-and-run/
Published: May 20, 2024 17:31
Theyāve really stepped in it. The incumbent Unity Caucus that runs the huge teachers union in New York City is facing a challenge from the Retiree Advocate slate who hope to take leadership of the powerful 70,000-person retiree chapter within the union.ā¦
Worker Co-Ops Have a Role to Play in Socialist Strategy
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/worker-co-ops-have-a-role-to-play-in-socialist-strategy/
Published: May 20, 2024 17:27
Copenhagen, 1910. Here, at the beginnings of social democracyās ascent in Europe, the Second International passed a resolutionĀ supporting cooperatives. While acknowledging that cooperation alone was āincapable of realizing the aim of socialism,ā theā¦
The Indigenous Growers Reviving Hempās Deep Roots
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-indigenous-growers-reviving-hemps-deep-roots/
Published: May 20, 2024 17:21
Cannabis can transform our materials economy and textiles industry, return carbon to the soil, provide sustainable housing material, nurture health and well-being and set us on a path to restorative justice. Thatās why we call it the New Green Revolution.ā¦
Black MAGA Is Still MAGA
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/black-maga-is-still-maga/
Published: May 20, 2024 17:14
Consider Donald Trump to be in a racial bind when it comes to election 2024. After all, he needs Black voters to at least defect from Joe Biden in swing states, if not actually vote for him. Yet, more than ever, he also needs his white nationalist base toā¦
Yet More Boondoggles: Extracting Carbon Dioxide from the Air, Mining Asteroids
Published: May 20, 2024 17:10
The dictionary doesnāt quite do justice to the wordĀ āboondoggleāĀ according to author Dmitri Orlov, best known for his bookĀ Reinventing Collapse.Ā A contemporary boondoggle must not only be wasteful,Ā it should, if possible, also create additional problemsā¦
How US Big Tech Supports Israelās AI-Powered Genocide and Apartheid
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-us-big-tech-supports-israels-ai-powered-genocide-and-apartheid/
Published: May 20, 2024 17:03
Shortly after the October 7 attacks on Israel, Google CEO Sundar Pichai issued a statement on social media, extending sympathy to Israelis without mentioning the Palestinians. Other tech executives ā including from Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and IBM ā offeredā¦
Spainās Socialist Party Has Survived but Is Still in Danger
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/spains-socialist-party-has-survived-but-is-still-in-danger/
Published: May 20, 2024 16:58
The Left, broadly defined, is in clear decline across Europe ā while the Right, especially the far right, is thriving like it hasnāt done since 1945. Ahead of Juneās European elections, the trend is unmistakable: social democrats, greens, and otherā¦
Donald Trumpās Assault on the Wages of American Workers
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/donald-trumps-assault-on-the-wages-of-american-workers/
Published: May 20, 2024 16:48
Although Donald Trump, as president, proclaimed in his 2020 State of the Union address that he had produced a āblue-collar boomā in workersā wages, the reality was quite different. Using his control of the executive branch of the U.S. government, Trumpā¦
Auto Workersā Loss at Mercedes-Benz Slows the UAW Organizing Drive, but Wonāt Stop It
Published: May 20, 2024 16:33
Mercedes-Benz succeeded in defeating the United Auto Workers (UAW) in an election held in the companyās plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, but UAW President Shawn Fain sees the defeat as a temporary setback in the unionās plan to organize the auto industry inā¦
The Dead End of Liberal American Zionism
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-dead-end-of-liberal-american-zionism/
Published: May 20, 2024 16:18
In 2014, we wrote an article titled āThe Blind Alley of J Street and Liberal American Zionism.ā At the time, Benjamin Netanyahu was in his sixth continuous year as Israelās prime minister, while President Obama was well into his second term. And J Street,ā¦
Palestine ā48: House Demolitions, Good Arabs And Resistance
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/palestine-48-house-demolitions-good-arabs-and-resistance/
Published: May 19, 2024 13:08
Majd Nasrallah has worked in Palestinian cultural institutions and is a local community organizer with a degree in international law and human rights. He talks about criminal violence being the last stage of the attempt to dehumanize and subjugateā¦
How Union Reformers Passed the PRO Act in Vermont
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-union-reformers-passed-the-pro-act-in-vermont/
Published: May 19, 2024 13:01
If youāre a fan of unions, thereās been a lot to get excited about lately.Ā StrikesĀ and militancy are up,Ā public supportĀ for labor is peaking, and the prospects for new organizing are better than theyāve been in decades. Unfortunately, even with all thisā¦
US Undergrads Are Getting an Extracurricular Crash Course in Labor Organizing
Published: May 19, 2024 12:56
When Grinnell College wanted to begin compensatingĀ community advisorsĀ (CA), who work to provide students living in residence halls with programming and support for personal and academic issues, on an hourly basis, undergraduates at the private liberal artsā¦
Alabama Mercedes Workers Lose First Union Election, Vow to Fight On
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/alabama-mercedes-workers-lose-first-union-election-vow-to-fight-on/
Published: May 19, 2024 12:50
A no-holds-barred campaign by Mercedes management convinced a majority of workers at its Alabama factory complex to vote against forming a union. In addition to anti-union videos and mailings, captive-audience meetings, firings, and an onslaught ofā¦
The Drive for War
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-drive-for-war/
Published: May 19, 2024 12:41
The collective shrug with which the Western media and political class noted the attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been telling. Can you imagine the outrage and emotion that would have been expressed by Western powers ifā¦
Palestine: a UN non-Member Observer State
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/palestine-a-un-non-member-observer-state/
Published: May 19, 2024 12:34
On 10 May 2024, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution A/RES/ES-10/23 in which it expressed ādeep regret and concern that, on 18 April 2024, one negative vote by a permanent member of the Security Council [UNSC] prevented ā¦ the Councilā¦
Carrying on Kent Stateās Legacy of Antiwar Organizing, Students Press for Divestment
Published: May 19, 2024 12:29
If you grew up in Ohio, one of the first things that comes to mind when you hear āKent Stateā is the saying āKent Read, Kent Write, Kent State.ā If you grew up outside of Ohio, the first thing you think of when hearing āKent Stateā is the shootings on Mayā¦
Israelās Priority Is Killing Gazans, Not Freeing Hostages
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/israels-priority-is-killing-gazans-not-freeing-hostages/
Published: May 19, 2024 12:21
The Biden administration is repeating the lie that Hamas is the only obstacle to peace in Gaza and the hostages returning home. āThere would be a cease-fire tomorrow if Hamas would release the hostages,ā Joe BidenĀ saidĀ at a recent fundraiser in Seattle.ā¦
History of Co-Op City
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/history-of-co-op-city/
Published: May 19, 2024 12:06
In 1909, at a library in Manhattanās Yorkville neighborhood, Abraham Kazan, a twenty-year-old union clerk who had grown up on the countryside estate of a Russian general in what is now Ukraine, and who arrived in the US aged 15 to work on a Jewishā¦
Economic Damage From Climate Change Six Times Worse Than Thought
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/economic-damage-from-climate-change-six-times-worse-than-thought/
Published: May 18, 2024 16:18
The economic damage wrought by climate change is six times worse than previously thought, with global heating set to shrink wealth at a rate consistent with the level of financial losses of a continuing permanent war, research has found. A 1C increase inā¦
How Solidarity Triumphs Over Corporate Greed
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-solidarity-triumphs-over-corporate-greed/
Published: May 18, 2024 16:08
Management at Amfuel tried to bully Jo Tucker and her 200 co-workersāmost of them Black women, a number of them single momsāinto accepting dozens of unnecessary concessions in a new contract. For four years, however, the manufacturing workers inĀ Magnolia,ā¦
Why Corporations Choose Lawlessness to Fight Unions
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/why-corporations-choose-lawlessness-to-fight-unions/
Published: May 18, 2024 16:00
Workers in Towson, Maryland, have earned the distinction of becoming theĀ first Apple retail workers in the nationĀ to vote to strike over failed union negotiations with their employer. The approximately 100 Apple workers were also the first in the nation toā¦
This Progressive Democrat Could Help Improve Millions of Lives ā and American Democracy
Published: May 18, 2024 15:54
Tuesdayās Democratic Party primary in Oregonās vast 5th congressional district just might hold the key to defeating MAGA Republicanism and renewing American democracy. Sounds like hyperbole, but itās not. If one of the two top contenders in the race, Jamieā¦
What Is Actually Being Done to Phase Out Fossil Fuels?
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-is-actually-being-done-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels/
Published: May 18, 2024 15:38
Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. This quip by the American essayist Charles Dudley Warner applies to fossil fuels as well. Everyone talks about ending fossil fuel production, but almost no one is doing anything aboutā¦
Israelās Assault on Gaza Proves the Nakba Never Ended
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/israels-assault-on-gaza-proves-the-nakba-never-ended/
Published: May 18, 2024 15:27
Palestinians and allies marked the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, May 15āthe day after the state ofĀ IsraelĀ was formally declared. āNakbaā is Arabic for ācatastrophe,ā and is used to describe the murder, dispossession, and forced displacement Palestiniansā¦
Trump Gives Isolated Americans the Chance to Hate Alone Together
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/trump-gives-isolated-americans-the-chance-to-hate-alone-together/
Published: May 18, 2024 15:21
An acquaintance who hails from the same New Jersey town as I do spends his free weekends crawling through the woods on his stomach as part of a firearms training course, green camouflage paint on his face and a revolver in his hand. He considers this bothā¦
Extreme Heatwaves in South and Southeast Asia are a Sign of Disasters to Come
Published: May 18, 2024 15:03
Since April 2024, wide areas of south and southeast Asia, from Pakistan to the Philippines, have experienced prolonged extreme heat. Covering some of the most densely populated regions in the world, the series of heatwaves hasĀ affected everythingĀ fromā¦
Mexico and the Certain Triumph of the Left
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/mexico-and-the-certain-triumph-of-the-left/
Published: May 18, 2024 14:53
In journalism, it is always risky to make predictions, especially about election results. On 2 June, Mexico will go to the polls for a presidential election, as well as for a large number of state legislatures, governors, and other authorities throughoutā¦
Supporting the Student-Led Solidarity Mobilizations
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/supporting-the-student-led-solidarity-mobilizations/
Published: May 18, 2024 14:23
Palestinians in Palestine and in exile, as represented in the undersigned grassroots networks, coalitions and organizations, are deeply grateful to the thousands of students who are building an unprecedented mass movement on US, European, Latin American,ā¦
Inside the Student Movement That Forced Irelandās Trinity College to Divest From Israel
Published: May 18, 2024 14:16
Right after Dublin native Ben turned 16, he spent his summer vacations working at event companies that organized concerts and comedy shows. Little did he know that three years later, that experience would help him organize ā with nearly a hundred of hisā¦
Americans Across the Political Divide Want a Federal Job Guarantee
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/americans-across-the-political-divide-want-a-federal-job-guarantee/
Published: May 18, 2024 14:02
There has beenĀ steadily increasing interestĀ in a federal job guarantee since Bernie SandersĀ reintroduced the concept to the American publicĀ in the wake of the 2016 presidential primaries. The idea of a job guarantee is to provide a public option forā¦
Bernie: The Podcast | Episode 6 ā Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bernie-the-podcast-episode-6-rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/
Published: May 17, 2024 16:32
Bernie Sanders has a conversation with AOC about growing up working class in America and the experiences that shaped them.
The United States Assembles the Squad Against China
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-united-states-assembles-the-squad-against-china/
Published: May 17, 2024 16:30
In early April 2024, the navies of four countriesāAustralia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United Statesāheld a maritime exercise in the South China Sea. Australiaās Warramunga, Japanās Akebono, the Philippinesā Antonio Luna, and the United Statesāā¦
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