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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 10h

When the images of dead Palestinian children become a punchline on a television show, where the host, guest, and the audience engage in nervous laughter, then what we are witnessing is not only the normalization of geno...

Van Jones and The Banality of Evil

When the images of dead Palestinian children become a punchline on a television show, where the host, guest, and the audience engage in nervous laughter,

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 10h

As U.S. President Donald Trump surely intended, his “20-point Gaza plan” succeeded in upstaging calls by many other world leaders at the UN General Assembly for concrete, coordinated UN-led measures to force Israel to e...

Urgent Next Steps for Palestine at the UN

As U.S. President Donald Trump surely intended, his “20-point Gaza plan” succeeded in upstaging calls by many other world leaders at the UN

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 11h

Mass mobilizations in solidarity with Palestine continue to sweep across Europe, with October 4-5 once again bringing well over a million people to the streets in Spain, Italy, France, Romania, the Netherlands, and othe...

Palestine Solidarity Protests Continue to Grow Across Europe

Mass mobilizations in solidarity with Palestine continue to sweep across Europe, with October 4-5 once again bringing well over a million people to the

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 1d

Canada’s NDP needs to rekindle the anti-capitalist thinking and activist energy that spurred its creation. That logic has shaped my campaign’s recently released platform. In July 1933 the Co-operative Commonwealth Feder...

NDP 2026, a Blueprint For a Generation

Canada's NDP needs to rekindle the anti-capitalist thinking and activist energy that spurred its creation. That logic has shaped my campaign’s recently

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 1d

I live in Rochester, New York, now. I’ve called this city home for the past 20 years. But I come from a place where the cows outnumber the people. Lowville, New York — my hometown in rural Lewis County — is nestled deep...

Ripped From Home: The ICE Raid That Exposed a North Country’s Divide

I live in Rochester, New York, now. I’ve called this city home for the past 20 years. But I come from a place where the cows outnumber the people.

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 1d

The term “Global South” gained popularity in the 1990s as a neutral alternative to “Third World,” which had become outdated and derogatory. Paired with the terms “Global North,” these labels were intended to describe ec...

Why It’s Time to Retire ‘Global North’ and ‘Global South’

The term “Global South” gained popularity in the 1990s as a neutral alternative to “Third World,” which had become outdated and derogatory. Paired with

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 1d

In 2017, I visited the House of Flowers in Belgrade, Serbia, the mausoleum that holds the remains of Yugoslavia’s once-indomitable leader, Josip Broz Tito, and his wife, Jovanka. The site feels less like a tomb and more...

When History Rhymes: America and the Ghost Of Yugoslavia’s Breakup

In 2017, I visited the House of Flowers in Belgrade, Serbia, the mausoleum that holds the remains of Yugoslavia’s once-indomitable leader, Josip Broz

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 1d

With nearly every day presenting more evidence of America’s eroding democracy, it’s understandable to wonder whether a countervailing force will come forward to ensure—to paraphrase Lincoln—that the government of, by, a...

Will Teachers Save Our Democracy?

With nearly every day presenting more evidence of America’s eroding democracy, it’s understandable to wonder whether a countervailing force will come

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 1d

Once upon a time the Iranian government was under the thumb of and in service to the interests of the United States and its Middle East colonial outpost, Israel. The 1979 Iranian Revolution—the most consequential of th...

Why Iran Matters: What Every American Needs to Know

Once upon a time the Iranian government was under the thumb of and in service to the interests of the United States and its Middle East colonial outpost,

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 1d

On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption is not supported by the facts. The attack was avoidable. After the Hamas-led assau...

Why Wasn't October 7 Avoided?

On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption is not supported

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 2d

Few people have stopped to ask why a mere flag can be the cause of so much anger. In my opinion the question is a good – and logical – place to begin. After all, a flag, if nothing else, is a symbol of unity; even if th...

Necessary Illusions: Flags and Truth

Few people have stopped to ask why a mere flag can be the cause of so much anger. In my opinion the question is a good - and logical - place to begin.

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 2d

Our guest on Downstream this week is the economist, and former finance minister of Greece, Yanis Varoufakis. He joins Aaron in the Novara studio to discuss his most recent book Raise Your Soul: A Personal History of Res...

Was The 20th Century A Catastrophe, Or A Miracle? | Aaron Bastani Meets Yanis Varoufakis

Our guest on Downstream this week is the economist, and former finance minister of Greece, Yanis Varoufakis. He joins Aaron in the Novara studio to

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 2d

In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I examine what ecosocialism might look like in the future. From zero-carbon, accessible, and free public transit, to low-cost housing, all the way to a planned ec...

What Happens After Capitalism?

In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I examine what ecosocialism might look like in the future. From zero-carbon, accessible, and free

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 2d

The so-called war on drugs has been an abject failure. This applies as much to the United States, where the Trump administration seeks to ratchet it up, as it does Colombia, the world’s leading producer of cocaine. Whil...

Toward an Anti-Capitalist Drug Policy

The so-called war on drugs has been an abject failure. This applies as much to the United States, where the Trump administration seeks to ratchet it up,

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 2d

The Nazi holocaust did not begin with The Wannsee Conference. Prior to the German invasion of the Soviet Union, representatives of the racial state – most likely Reinhardt Heydrich would have led this contingent – commu...

Admirals and Generals Will Not Save US - Agency Rests In the Hands of the Public Alone

The Nazi holocaust did not begin with The Wannsee Conference. Prior to the German invasion of the Soviet Union, representatives of the racial state -

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 2d

We should know better than to take any so-called peace proposal presented by U.S. President Donald Trump along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at face value. But as the world awaits Hamas’ response to Tru...

The Israeli Right’s ‘Time of Miracles’ is Over. The Palestinians Are Going Nowhere

We should know better than to take any so-called peace proposal presented by U.S. President Donald Trump along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 3d

Trump posts a video. In it, Trump and Vance are band members for The Grim Reaper. And the Reaper is, well—wait for it—Russell Voight, the author of Project 2025. Th brain behind the brawn. Talk about telling it like it ...

Grim Reaper in Our Midst, On To No Kings and Beyond

Trump posts a video. In it, Trump and Vance are band members for The Grim Reaper. And the Reaper is, well—wait for it—Russell Voight, the author of

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 3d

Morocco is currently—Autumn 2025—witnessing a broad youth-led mass protest wave that has brought back to the political arena fundamental questions about social justice, basic rights, the deterioration of public services...

Gen Z 212 and Youth Protests in Morocco: From the Digital Sphere to the Street

Morocco is currently—Autumn 2025—witnessing a broad youth-led mass protest wave that has brought back to the political arena fundamental questions about

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 3d

Big tech, ever on the hunt for new markets for their generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, are pushing hard to get them into public schools as well as colleges and universities. Their interest goes beyond sho...

AI and Education: The Kids are in Danger

Big tech, ever on the hunt for new markets for their generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, are pushing hard to get them into public schools as

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 3d

Even for the generally rather inflexible Germans, home office work—or working from home (WFH)—has long become the new normal for many workers. The big shift occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Germany, WFH is typi...

Recent Trends on Working From Home in Germany

Even for the generally rather inflexible Germans, home office work—or working from home (WFH)—has long become the new normal for many workers. The big

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 4d

UPDATE: In response to Hamas’s statement agreeing to release the hostages and entering into negotiations, President Donald Trump called on Israel to immediately cease bombing Gaza. “Based on the Statement just issued by...

Hamas Agrees to Release Hostages, Enter Into Negotiations to End Israeli Onslaught

UPDATE: In response to Hamas’s statement agreeing to release the hostages and entering into negotiations, President Donald Trump called on Israel to

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 4d

Arguably the most important medical innovation of the 20th century is under attack, in part because it’s been so effective. We live in an era when diseases such as polio are incredibly rare — because of childhood vaccin...

RFK, Jr. Threatens a Century of Medical Progress

Arguably the most important medical innovation of the 20th century is under attack, in part because it’s been so effective. We live in an era when

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 4d

The promise of a green transition has become a key narrative of our time. Despite persistent climate denialism, governments, corporations, and multilateral institutions present themselves as champions of sustainability,...

Green Capitalism in the Americas: False Solutions, Real Threats

The promise of a green transition has become a key narrative of our time. Despite persistent climate denialism, governments, corporations, and

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 4d

Do human rights still matter in a divided and dangerous world? Does the fact that they are violated invalidate them as tools for making the world safer and fairer? Are there concrete ways to strengthen our understanding...

Human Rights in a Divided & Dangerous World

Do human rights still matter in a divided and dangerous world? Does the fact that they are violated invalidate them as tools for making the world safer

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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 4d

On 23 September 2025, US President Donald Trump delivered a dramatic address, explicitly threatening those allegedly involved in drug trafficking to the United States with being blown “out of existence”. This statement,...

“We Will Blow You Out of Existence”, Trump’s Caribbean Spectacle

On 23 September 2025, US President Donald Trump delivered a dramatic address, explicitly threatening those allegedly involved in drug trafficking to the

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