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How Human Ecology Education Can Counter Learned Social Hierarchies
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-human-ecology-education-can-counter-learned-social-hierarchies/
Published: July 23, 2026 20:09
How we view the world and each other is often influenced by learned patterns ingrained in the social hierarchies we are forced to conform to from an early age at home and in school. In most societies, beliefs about appearance, gender, and color influence…
What Polls Do and Don’t Tell You
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-polls-do-and-dont-tell-you/
Published: July 23, 2026 20:07
Everyone in America is not a policy expert. In fact, a tiny minority are. It is hardly worth arguing over this fact. Consider any number of socially beneficial policies: Environmental regulation, financing affordable housing, sustainable land use, skillful…
These Black Georgians Refuse to be Silenced
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/these-black-georgians-refuse-to-be-silenced/
Published: July 23, 2026 20:00
Today is Ida Lowe Blocker’s 93rd birthday. It is also five days after the Supreme Court struck down the last major enforcement tool of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA). I am talking with Blocker about land, railways, and the right to vote. Blocker grew up…
Modish Blockades: the Houthis, Trump and Expanding the War
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/modish-blockades-the-houthis-trump-and-expanding-the-war/
Published: July 23, 2026 19:58
Modish Blockades: The Houthis, Trump and Expanding the War The naval blockade has become conveniently modish, particularly when it comes to narrow straits of water where heavy international traffic and cargo pass through. The Iranians were the first to…
Voters are Forcing Democrats to Shift on Israel, but This Doesn’t Mean U.S. Support is Ending Anytime Soon
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/voters-are-forcing-democrats-to-shift-on-israel-but-this-doesnt-mean-u-s-support-is-ending-anytime-soon/
Published: July 23, 2026 19:50
Last week, over 100 Democrats voted in favor of Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) amendment to block $3.3 million in U.S. military assistance to Israel. This is a major development, but it certainly didn’t occur in a vacuum. Pick up any newspaper these days, and…
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…
It’s a Question of Sovereignty
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/its-a-question-of-sovereignty/
Published: July 23, 2026 15:54
The House Initiative to Further Integrate the U.S. and Israeli Militaries Is Not in Our National Interest Section 219 of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has received much less attention than it deserves. This initiative would transform…
How Technology is Rewriting the Way We Write
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-technology-is-rewriting-the-way-we-write/
Published: July 23, 2026 15:50
When was the last time you wrote something by hand? Was it a stylus signature at a checkout stand, a kitchen calendar reminder, or a note jotted down on a scrap of paper? These days, writing largely lives in the digital realm. Despite its advantages,…
The Palestinian People Have the Right to Self-Determination
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-palestinian-people-have-the-right-to-self-determination/
Published: July 22, 2026 19:30
After the Israeli Parliament passed the law in 2018 referred to as a “breach of the duty of loyalty,” the Ministry of Interior was granted the authority to revoke a person’s residency rights if it determines that “the individual is not sufficiently loyal…
Weaponized Enforcement: Why America’s Forced Labor Tariffs Ring Hollow
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/weaponized-enforcement-why-americas-forced-labor-tariffs-ring-hollow/
Published: July 22, 2026 19:28
When the Office of the United States Trade Representative recently announced proposed tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 global economies—citing their systemic failure to restrict forced labor within their supply chains—it sent an unequivocal…
How Israel Has Used Sexualized Violence as a Weapon of Settler Colonialism From 1948 to Today
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-israel-has-used-sexualized-violence-as-a-weapon-of-settler-colonialism-from-1948-to-today/
Published: July 22, 2026 19:27
In December 2023, former State Department official, Josh Paul told CNN anchor, Christiane Amanpour that during his tenure in the foreign service, he learned of the rape of a 13-year old boy by Israeli officers while in captivity. In response to U.S.…
Bolivia’s Political Landscape Upended After Historic Protests
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bolivias-political-landscape-upended-after-historic-protests/
Published: July 22, 2026 19:23
A photograph of President Rodrigo Paz shaking hands with the executive secretary of the country’s principal trade union federation, the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB) at the Casa Grande del Pueblo in La Paz circulated widely across the internet. It…
The Odyssey and Western Sahara
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-odyssey-and-western-sahara/
Published: July 22, 2026 19:21
Despite the raving reviews for the new, and apparently monumental, film The Odyssey, there is something that much of the mainstream media appears to overlook: it was partially filmed in the illegally occupied sections of Western Sahara near the city of…
Insurgents or Insiders?
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/insurgents-or-insiders/
Published: July 22, 2026 19:20
When I think about the left-wing reformers who are winning office as Democrats, I recognize that they need to govern alongside people who differ with them. That means compromise. It also means that politicians can’t lead the struggle for transformative…
The Enduring US Proxy War on Russia
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-enduring-us-proxy-war-on-russia/
Published: July 22, 2026 19:19
In his farewell address of January 1961, Dwight Eisenhower warned Americans against the “acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex,” and the danger that “public policy could itself become the…
As the U.S. Commits War Crimes in Iran, Trump Admin Vows to Dismantle Int’l Criminal Court
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/as-the-u-s-commits-war-crimes-in-iran-trump-admin-vows-to-dismantle-intl-criminal-court/
Published: July 22, 2026 19:18
As the Trump administration carries out its campaign against the International Criminal Court, imposing wide-reaching sanctions on judges, prosecutors and groups who have accused Israel of war crimes in front of the international tribunal, we’re joined by…
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…
I Make Honest Films About Muslims. The Most Talked-about Film in America Fantasizes About Killing Us.
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/i-make-honest-films-about-muslims-the-most-talked-about-film-in-america-fantasizes-about-killing-us/
Published: July 21, 2026 16:02
The most talked-about film in the country climaxes with an American vigilante methodically murdering ten Syrian refugees in their apartment. Citizen Vigilante was banned in Germany for inciting violence against migrants. Elon Musk’s response was to post…
Undermining Elections and Democracy Is a Page Out of the Dictator’s Handbook. Literally.
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/undermining-elections-and-democracy-is-a-page-out-of-the-dictators-handbook-literally/
Published: July 21, 2026 16:00
When word came down that USAID was being dismantled in Nicaragua, I was sorting through old documents amid the chaos of the mission close-out. On the desk next to mine sat a book abandoned by a colleague: The Dictator’s Handbook, by political scientists…
Does Piketty’s New Blueprint Offer Hope for Sharing a Finite World’s Resources?
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/does-pikettys-new-blueprint-offer-hope-for-sharing-a-finite-worlds-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…
Close That Facility: the 2026 Pine Gap Protests
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/close-that-facility-the-2026-pine-gap-protests/
Published: July 21, 2026 16:00
It remains a prickly reminder that Australia remains an embarrassed vassal of power, annexed to the security interests of another state basking in imperial and fast diminishing splendour. Pine Gap, known more technically as the Joint Defence Facility Pine…
Crushed Between Giants
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/crushed-between-giants/
Published: July 21, 2026 16:00
A recent Wall Street Journal headline screamed “Big Banks’ Profits Surge After a Red-Hot Quarter on Wall Street.” The Big Five of finance – JP Morgan, Chase, Goldman-Sachs, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo – earned $49 billion in the first quarter of 2026.…
Armed Conflict Is Surging, Peacemaking is Flagging
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/armed-conflict-is-surging-peacemaking-is-flagging/
Published: July 21, 2026 16:00
A Record-Setting Pace Wars in Iran, Ukraine, and Israel have drawn attention away from a stark fact: armed conflict is on the rise worldwide in and between states. Two Swedish think tanks with impeccable credentials report the depressing figures: the…
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…
Rubio’s State Department Cuba Report Is a Modern Blacklist of the American Left
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/rubios-state-department-cuba-report-is-a-modern-blacklist-of-the-american-left/
Published: July 21, 2026 15:59
A new State Department report on Cuba’s “campaign of subversion against the United States” is a virtual government blacklist against left-wing Americans and groups. Linked to last week’s Rubio-led summit on “political terrorism,” the report is unusually…
The Subsidized Occupation: Palestine and the Arabs
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-subsidized-occupation-palestine-and-the-arabs/
Published: July 20, 2026 20:19
The modern Middle East suffers from a consequentially glaring paradox: oil-rich Arab states undoubtedly possess some of the most concentrated geopolitical and economic leverage on the planet. Yet, they have, since the 1970s, declined to use their economic…
Where the Scent of Crime Ends
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/where-the-scent-of-crime-ends/
Published: July 20, 2026 20:10
As a journalist and political prisoner, the entire “heavy” burden of Room 3 in Ward B10 of Silivri Prison, which I had just stepped into, was Dede—the old man who lay on the bunk by the window. When he skyrocketed from his bed with his heavy, bulky body…
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…
We Mapped Rural Data Center Development – and Opposition. Here’s What We Found
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/we-mapped-rural-data-center-development-and-opposition-heres-what-we-found/
Published: July 20, 2026 19:52
Washington, D.C.’s metropolitan area has long hummed with data centers. The region, which encompasses much of Northern Virginia, has become known as Data Center Alley, home to more data centers than anywhere else in the world. But the data center boom,…
The Abstraction of War: Ukraine, Proxy Dynamics, and the Erasure of the Working Class
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-abstraction-of-war-ukraine-proxy-dynamics-and-the-erasure-of-the-working-class/
Published: July 20, 2026 19:25
The history of warfare shows that conflicts end either with a clear victory by one side or through negotiations when both face the exhaustion of resources and the will to continue sacrificing lives. There is also a third way: a silent ending of…
When Diplomacy Becomes Part of the War
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/when-diplomacy-becomes-part-of-the-war/
Published: July 20, 2026 19:21
On July 10, President Donald Trump announced something that should have stopped Washington in its tracks: The United States would continue negotiations with Iran, but the ceasefire was over. That announcement does not describe a temporary contradiction. It…
Manuring the Ground: Trump, China and Stolen Elections
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/manuring-the-ground-trump-china-and-stolen-elections/
Published: July 20, 2026 19:20
He has never been able to accept it, but even after winning the 2024 US presidential elections, Donald Trump continued to fixate on the election result of 2020, when he lost to the Democratic contender, Joe Biden. In doing so, he mirrors the anxieties of…
Consequence Without Catastrophe: Why Sport Commands Human Attention
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/consequence-without-catastrophe-why-sport-commands-human-attention/
Published: July 20, 2026 19:16
I was tense. Not mildly interested. Not casually curious. Genuinely tense. As the World Cup Final entered its closing minutes, every attack seemed to matter. Every misplaced pass felt consequential. When one team surged forward, I leaned toward the…
World Cup: A Poisonous Cocktail of Spectacle, Kitsch, and Patriotism
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/world-cup-a-poisonous-cocktail-of-spectacle-kitsch-and-patriotism/
Published: July 20, 2026 19:11
The World Cup is a photographic image of the world, but it is overexposed. It is blurred though the filters of nationalist propaganda and individual heroics. At play are all the features of geopolitics: power games, big money, troubles with AI, competition…
An Exchange on the Essay, “Society on Strike: A Last Defense Against Tyranny?”
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/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…
A Government Opposed to Peace is a Government Opposed to Life
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-government-opposed-to-peace-is-a-government-opposed-to-life/
Published: July 20, 2026 18:50
There are just over three weeks left before Abelardo De La Espriella takes office as Colombia’s new president, despite the numerous allegations that cast a shadow over his election and, as usual, discredit the Colombian electoral system. The announcements…
Empire Without Flags: Imperial Outreach and the Architecture of Structural Power
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/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…
Waging War on the Left Within the Democratic Party Won’t Work
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/waging-war-on-the-left-within-the-democratic-party-wont-work/
Published: July 19, 2026 15:11
Pundits close to the Democratic establishment have a new term to fling at the left-wing insurgents they want to disappear: “factionalism.” Matthew Yglesias now constantly attacks socialists and their leading figures on the basis that they believe in…
Ethics As The Architecture Of Power: China Proposes A New Global Governance Framework For Artificial Intelligence
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ethics-as-the-architecture-of-power-china-proposes-a-new-global-governance-framework-for-artificial-intelligence/
Published: July 19, 2026 15:07
For decades, geopolitics was shaped by control over territory, natural resources, maritime routes, and military capability. In the twenty-first century, those factors remain decisive, but a new dimension of power has emerged above them: the capacity to…
Digital Fascism, The Highest Stage Of Capitalism
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/digital-fascism-the-highest-stage-of-capitalism/
Published: July 19, 2026 15:04
When Vladimir Lenin wrote about imperialism and considered it the highest stage of capitalism, he was tracking the moment capital shifted from the space of free competition into the world of monopoly, where banks merged with industry, the state turned into…
AI Needs Human Hands. Indian Workers Fought Back
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ai-needs-human-hands-indian-workers-fought-back/
Published: July 19, 2026 14:57
HR staff claimed the tiny cameras affixed to each tailor’s head would mean prospective clients saw the quality of their products and placed more orders, resulting in pay rises for everyone at the garment factory on the outskirts of India’s capital. But…
It’s Not Terrorism When We Do It
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/its-not-terrorism-when-we-do-it/
Published: July 19, 2026 14:48
Yesterday Pete Hegseth triumphantly tweeted a picture of Iran’s Chabahar maritime port tower collapsing following an attack by the US regime. The image bore a striking resemblance to the collapse of the towers on September 11th. Despite the fact this was,…
Odyssey To Africa’s Last Colony
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/odyssey-to-africas-last-colony/
Published: July 19, 2026 14:44
In the run-up to its theatrical release, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey became embroiled in online polemics after Elon Musk attacked the movie’s supposed “woke” casting. Yet beyond this contrived spectacle lies a far more important criticism to be made of…
Backing for UBI Is Growing. Let’s Push for the Most Progressive Version of It.
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/backing-for-ubi-is-growing-lets-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…
“Disrupt, Identify, Defund, Debank, Arrest & Prosecute”: Trump Admin Threatens Leftist Groups
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/disrupt-identify-defund-debank-arrest-prosecute-trump-admin-threatens-leftist-groups/
Published: July 19, 2026 14:29
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and top White House adviser Stephen Miller are pushing for a global crackdown on leftist organizations. The State Department on Thursday hosted a summit “on the resurgence of political terrorism,” where Miller described the…
What Andy Burnham Really Thinks About Palestine
https://znetwork.org/zvideo/what-andy-burnham-really-thinks-about-palestine/
Published: July 19, 2026 14:22
Who is the UK’s PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham? And what does his political record tell us about the next British government? In this episode of The Deep Dive, Ahmed is joined by investigative journalist Matt Kennard to examine Andy Burnham’s political career,…
DEFLOCK: Cities and States Are Fighting Back and Winning. Here’s The Law That Makes Flock Cameras A Felony.
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/deflock-cities-and-states-are-fighting-back-and-winning-heres-the-law-that-makes-flock-cameras-a-felony/
Published: July 18, 2026 14:04
A Note From the Author What follows is a summary of how license plate surveillance cameras were installed across the country without public consent, the cities and states that have fought back and won, and what a law that ends the practice would contain.…
Socialists Are Winning Using Old-Fashioned Democratic Means
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/socialists-are-winning-using-old-fashioned-democratic-means/
Published: July 18, 2026 13:55
It feels good to be a socialist right now. Last year, Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory in the 2025 New York City mayoral election shook the political world at home and abroad. This June, New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA) won a near…
Britain’s Big Brother State Is Already Here – We Just Don’t Realise It Yet
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/britains-big-brother-state-is-already-here-we-just-dont-realise-it-yet/
Published: July 18, 2026 13:50
When is it possible to declare that a society has moved from liberal democracy, however imperfectly realised, to authoritarian rule? Is there a moment when it is suddenly obvious the change has occurred? Does authoritarianism announce its arrival? Or is it…
For Whom The Strait Tolls
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/for-whom-the-strait-tolls/
Published: July 18, 2026 13:43
US President Donald Trump startled shipping companies and foreign governments earlier this week by announcing that the US would be charging a 20% toll for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump publicly embraced the idea of a tolled future for the…
The Retreat from Global Warming and Environmental Protection
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-retreat-from-global-warming-and-environmental-protection/
Published: July 18, 2026 13:38
Walking It Back We once took for granted that everyone concerned with global warming outside the Trump administration’s orbit accepted the scientists’ conclusion that 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming was the critical threshold. Following on its pullout from…
SAS Drove Prisoners Off Forklifts ‘For Fun,’ Inquiry Told
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sas-drove-prisoners-off-forklifts-for-fun-inquiry-told/
Published: July 18, 2026 13:34
Damning evidence of the culture of Britain’s special forces, from their training camps in Herefordshire to the battlefields of Afghanistan, was released on Tuesday. It was disclosed by the judge-led inquiry set up in the wake of detailed reports of unarmed…
Soon It Will Be Illegal To Oppose Imperialism
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/soon-it-will-be-illegal-to-oppose-imperialism/
Published: July 18, 2026 13:29
The British government has announced it is going to ban Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an idea which on the face of it sounds ridiculous. The IRGC is the primary military branch of another country tasked with defending that country from hostile…
A Traumatized Landscape
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-traumatized-landscape/
Published: July 18, 2026 13:26
A landscape is not a thing. It is a network of relationships — between water and soil, between architecture and climate, between kinship and shared resources, between memory and the daily practices that renew it. When those relationships break, the…
Media Cheering a Deal That Puts Lebanon on the Chopping Block for Israel
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/media-cheering-a-deal-that-puts-lebanon-on-the-chopping-block-for-israel/
Published: July 18, 2026 13:21
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on June 26 triumphantly announced the “signing of the Trilateral Framework between Lebanon, Israel and the United States.” The document allegedly “builds a realistic path out of endless conflict” between Israel and…
Truth Social Is Selling Instant Access to Trump’s Posts to Banks and Traders
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/truth-social-is-selling-instant-access-to-trumps-posts-to-banks-and-traders/
Published: July 18, 2026 13:12
President Donald Trump’s media company is launching a new product that will allow banks and financial traders to access Truth Social’s data at the “fastest” speed for a fee, giving them exclusive real-time access to posts that may affect the markets, as…
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…
A Protest Leader in Bolivia Speaks
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-protest-leader-in-bolivia-speaks/
Published: July 17, 2026 14:59
Bolivia has been rocked since early May by strikes, mass marches, and road blockades across the country as people demand the resignation of center-right president Rodrigo Paz. Paz’s election last fall brought an end to the two-decade-long political…
Why House Members Came Together to Pass the Bipartisan Workers’ Bill
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/why-house-members-came-together-to-pass-the-bipartisan-workers-bill/
Published: July 17, 2026 14:58
Terry Stickles supported the successful union drive at JSW Steel in Mingo Junction, Ohio, in 2025, then went to the bargaining table eager to hammer out his first contract with the company and set a course for the future. His coworkers, also new members of…
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,…
America’s Imperial Wars, Then and Now
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/americas-imperial-wars-then-and-now/
Published: July 17, 2026 14:55
I recently drove to a gas station in Massachusetts to fill my tank with regular gas, the cheapest around, and, to my surprise, given what’s going on, it was only $4.59 a gallon. Okay, okay, I take back that “only” and admit it. It’s not good to joke about…
No to Crypto
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/no-to-crypto/
Published: July 17, 2026 14:54
I’m sorry to say that several Democratic senators appear willing to support the CLARITY Act—a sweeping pro-crypto bill that will be voted on next week. All they’re demanding is that Republicans agree to a few cosmetic changes such as a slight toughening of…
The People of Asia Demand Sovereignty and Solidarity
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-people-of-asia-demand-sovereignty-and-solidarity/
Published: July 17, 2026 14:53
On March 4, 2026, a U.S. warship torpedoed and sank the unarmed Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The unlawful attack killed more than 80 Iranian sailors and injured more than 30, who were returning home after participating in…
Albania’s Flamingo Revolution Tests the New Western Order
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/albanias-flamingo-revolution-tests-the-new-western-order/
Published: July 17, 2026 14:52
After Miami-based firm Affinity Partners secured their first building permit for major developments on Albania’s coast on April 29, outrage in the small Balkan country has steadily grown. Within weeks, a video of a protestor being beaten and dragged away…
The Not-So-Secret Israeli Strategy: This is the Real Gaza Plan
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-not-so-secret-israeli-strategy-this-is-the-real-gaza-plan/
Published: July 17, 2026 14:00
Here is the bottom line: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of leaving Gaza, either before Israel’s general elections—likely to be held in October—or after. Conceding an inch from the roughly 70 percent of the territory his army…