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Recent ZNet
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Allsop: Last night was the logical endpoint of debates in America
“Horrific.” “A total mess.” “An embarrassment.” “A national humiliation.” “An epic moment of national shame.” “Off the rails.” “A pure trainwreck.”
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Hartmann: A COVID Primer for Your Trump-Loving Friends
If America doesn’t shut down the virus fairly quickly, it may become so widespread that a testing and contact-tracing strategy is impossible, leaving the next president with an unrecoverable disaster to deal with
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Nolan: What’s at Stake for the Labor Movement on Election Day? Everything.
Unions hope a Biden presidency will reverse decades of anti-worker policies.
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Pahnke: Amid COVID and Wildfires, Farmworkers Have Been Pushed to the Brink
Farmworker organizations are leading the way in showing us the need for reform; the question is if the rest of us will stand with some of the most essential people who sacrifice so much to feed us daily
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Hartmann: The Threat of Fascism Won’t End with Trump
It will take sustained progressive political pressure now and into the future to dismantle the powerful fascist forces that threaten our democracy
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Solomon: Tax Revelations and Corporate Media Won’t Defeat Trump
Those who want to prevent another Trump victory should go all-out to show they won’t be fooled again
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Cohn: From a Justice for Gender Equality to a “Justice” for Gender Oppression
Amy Coney Barrett and Ruth Bader Ginsburg could not be more different when it comes to their respective notions of justice
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McCallum: American Workers Have Lost Control of Their Time. It’s Time To Take It Back.
Whether it’s working longer hours, having no control over work schedules, or scrambling to find enough hours to pay the bills, American workers have lost control of their working time. Getting that time back is crucial—for workers’ well-being, for democracy and for weakening the tyrannical power of the boss.
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Germanos: ‘No Confirmation Before Inauguration’
"The people demand that OUR NEEDS ARE MET before the Senate entertains the idea of confirming a new justice days before the most important presidential election of our lifetime."
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Aludaini: We Are the Children of Gaza: The Poet, the Fashionista and the Footballer
In Gaza, we have two enemies: the coronavirus and the Israeli occupation
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Smith: Telling the Truth About Slavery Is Not ‘Indoctrination’
Our country is made better, not worse, by young people reckoning with the full legacy of the institution.
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Wittner: Where Does the Democratic Party Stand on War, Peace, and International Relations?
In this November’s elections, American voters will have a clear choice as to what kind of role they want their country to play in the world
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Theoharis: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in America
Or How to Legislate Evil and Punish the Poor
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Raina: The Post-Truth Requirements of ‘Development’ and Parliament as an Artifact
Although India is still saddled with a parliament, a colonial bugbear, the last six years or so have seen a gradual, but now more rapid, informal switch over to a desired and desirable presidential form.
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A. Haught: Babbling in ‘Tongues’
Will much of Christianity be transformed into jerking, howling, swooning congregations who utter incoherent sounds? If so, that’s one more reason for thinking people to renounce irrational supernaturalism.
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Cook: The Guardian’s deceit-riddled new statement betrays both Julian Assange and journalism
Of course, none of these corporate journalists – only Assange – is being put on trial, revealing clearly that this is a political trial to silence Assange and disable Wikileaks.
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Rathi: The Fate of Our Rights Won’t Be Determined by Amy Coney Barrett, But by Popular Struggle
Shaping the law of the land is within the grasp of ordinary people, and it’s time for us to close that hand into a fist
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SEPTEMBER ZMag
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Theisen-Homer: The “Broken Windows” Approach to Teaching
We cannot continue to promote the same unjust and oppressive educational structures that have endured for centuries
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Solomon: Why the Left Must Reject and Elect Biden at the Same Time
To organize against a government headed by Trump is to push against a thick stone wall. To organize against a government headed by Biden holds out the real potential of progressive breakthroughs
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Payden-Travers: Respecting the Dignity of Every Human Being: Reflections on John Lewis
“It can be nothing more than a sad and sorry thing without the presence on the part of the sufferer of a graceful heart, a heart that holds no malice toward the inflictors of his or her suffering.”
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Trautman: The “Wall of Vets” Continue Long Legacy of Veteran Activism
The ‘Wall of Vets’ have demonstrated that they are most certainly continuing that long and important legacy through their peace work
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Gurtov: Falling Behind: COVID, Climate Change, and Chaos
When is the last time you read of a company that has actually substantially reduced its carbon emissions, or a bank that has removed its investments in, say, an oil or coal producer? They’re thinking about it, while Rome burns.
Recent Audio/Videos
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Albert: The Next American Revolution & Revolutionary Participatory Society 2044
Source: Politics Art Roots Culture – Media Michael Albert is an American economist, speaker, writer,...
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Trump is destroying the lives of working people and killing America's progressive possibilities
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Rebellion: Stories From The Rebellion
The right wing media is a barrier to the truth, failing to reflect the scale and urgency of the crisis and hold governments to account
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Rebellion: Non-Violent Direct Action – Method or Madness?
Non-Violent Direct Action has worked at points throughout history but does that mean it can work for Extinction Rebellion now?
Recent Blogs
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Wittner: Where Does the Democratic Party Stand on War, Peace, and International Relations?
After nearly four years of the Trump administration, U.S. voters...
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Carty: “Cheap, frequent COVID tests could be ‘akin to vaccine,” professor says
I’m surprised there is not more interest in a logical...
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Emersberger: Latest UN report on Venezuela is not remotely honest (Part 1)
On September 15, UN investigators published a 411 page report ...
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Free daily home testing for the contagious form of the...
NAR/RPS
NAR-RPS/2044 Site
Movie Project Page
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Testimonials / RPS TOC / Interviewees
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Parecon / Parsoc
See also under Vision in the top Menu
Polychroniou: What Is ParEcon?
Albert: Intro to ParEcon
Albert: Parecon's History
Albert: Addressing Criticisms
Albert: Interrogating Parecon
Sargent: Post Sexist Society
Podur: Life After Racism
Peters: Kinship Vision
Shalom: Visionary Pol
Shalom: Future Pol
Albert: Parecon & Parsoc
Albert: 7 Reasons for Parecon
Some Interviews...
Activism and vision
Being Left
Thoughts and Deeds
Our Lydia, Your Lydia
From the many emails calls, and kindnesses yesterday, clearly many feel this loss and we hope this will aid others who do. More, perhaps the sentiments people express below will help with so many other losses people are now suffering. If you knew Lydia and would like to send some words to add to the sentiments please do.
Selected Collective 20
Collective 20’s 24 writers author collectively. Visit collective20.org for a member list, archive, and to comment.
Greenwashing Capitalism
Stop Killer Robots
Live Like Them
Freedom, Responsibility, Alienation
Raise, Don’t Don’t Reduce Social Costs
Dump Trump Then Combat Biden
Take Health Promotion Seriously
It’s the Stupid Economy
Tomorrow’s World, Today
Gearing Up or Dying Down
Selected RevolutionZ
RevolutionZ Podcast features vision, strategy, election 2020, and diverse guests, all free by way of popular podcast apps and our RevolutionZ Archive. Below are a selection of indicative Episodes for instant access.
Dealing with Differences
A Rock and a Hard Place
Freedom, Responsibility, Alienation
A Class Between Labor and Capital
Raise Social Cost / Eviction Crisis
Reform, Revolution, and Theory
Dump Trump then Combat Biden
Society & Mental Illness Sandy Carter
Tomorrow's World Today
It's the Stupid Economy
What's A Writer To Do
Talking About Writing
Gearing Up Or Dying Down
Police, Crime, Justice
Talking Activism Medea Benjamin
Prog. International with David Adler
Talking with Jeremy Brecher
SDSers, DSAers, Greens, and 2020
Election 2020 with Howie Hawkins
Ireland Activism with Bridget Meehan
Athletics with Sandy Carter
A Life of Activism with Leslie Cagan
Activism With Vincent Emanuelle
Talking with Noam Chomsky
Selected for Activists
Albert: Lydia Sargent, Live Like Her
Cook: The Guardian’s deceit
Rathi: The Fate of Our Rights
D55;Dump Trump, Battle Biden
Shalom: The greater evil
Chomsky: Internationalism
Sanders: How to Block Trump
Beachy: End Unemployment Crisis
Edwards: The ‘War Against Us’
Lichtenstein: Uber and Lyft
Pitt: Youth Action Gives Hope
Pilger: Julian Assange
Geybullayeva: Women rise up
Gordon: Anti-Semitism on Facebook
Sanders: Trump versus democracy
Caballero: Am I a modern slave?
Wilkins: Sledgehammer Voices
Solomon: Reasons to Elect Biden
Weisbrot: Bolivia
Cooke: Portland’s Protests
Rasmus: Legal Coup D’Etat
Davis-Cohen: Building Community
Peggs: After the virus
Zinn: His Own Words
Sanders: Ginsburg’s replacement
Chomsky: Fate of humanity
Brecher: Workers vs. Coronavirus
Elbaum: Biden Debate
Monbiot: Extinction Rebellion
Adler: Internationalism
Cook: N.C. Nurses Win Union
Hyman: Indigenous Resistance in NM
Stamenova: Underground strike
Falk: What Peace Looks Like?
Chomsky: There’s Reason for Hope
Solomon: Trump’s Neo-Fascism
Chomsky: Chomsky...Defend Assange
Albert: Between Labor and Capital
Libardi: Heroes who don’t give up
Guinan: In, against, outside, the party
Grossman: Which Way, Germany?
Jay: Who Will Win?
Olivier: Campus-Wide Union
Barber II: Criminality Personified
Gleick: Explosive fires
Benjamin: Eye in the Sky
Chomsky: Confluence of Crises
McBreatrty: Fighting Evictions
Giroux: Ignorance plus bigotry
O'Sullivan: Build small, think big
Davis: California’s Apocalypse
Kramer: Medicating Isolation
Kolhatkar: Police
Smith: U.S. White Supremacy
Sen: Climate Emergency
Lawson: Vaccine Public Ownership
Abramsky: Coup d’État?
Greenwald: Propaganda Tool
Brecher: Left responsibility?
Stokes: This Is Climate Change
Benjamin: Good Neighbor Policy
Wypijewski: Collateral Murder
Klihauer: United States of Lies
Krehbiel: Rolling Up Our Sleeves
Cole: Aztec Politics
Higgins: Sunrise Movement
Gebre: State of the Unions
Sanders: Fight for the working class
Dayan: Pushback on Campus
Adelman: Achieve Real Power
Corey: Shorter Hours More Control
Turkle: Chatbot I’ve loved to hate
Ginden: Class struggle
Taibbi: Don’t Steal This Book
Burns: Nationwide Eviction Ban
Selected Election Coverage
Shalom: The greater evil
Activists: Dump Trump, Battle Biden
Chomsky: 2020 US election
Chomsky: Message to Swing States
C20: Dump Trump - Combat Biden
Brown: Two Abusive Boyfriends …
Sanders: Sanders Is Not Done
Hawkins/Albert: Election Strategy
Chomsky: Sanders and Movements
Debate and Vituperation
Albert: Lesser Evil and Independence
Albert: Battle Strategically
Recent Comments
- Michael on Lydia Sargent, Live Like Her
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- Joel Isaacs on Lydia Sargent, Live Like Her
- Matt Grind on Lydia Sargent, Live Like Her
- Elizabeth Marxsen on Lydia Sargent, Live Like Her
- Joel Isaacs on Let’s Start Debating What Dooms Democracy: Concentrated Wealth
- Michael on Internationalism or Extinction
- Michael on What the OAS Did to Bolivia
Albert Essay Series on Socialist Upsurge
Oldest essays at top, Newest at bottom
New Direction?
Ethics of It / Judging Societies
Society’s Pie / Disputing Pie Slices
Property Problem / Who Decides?
Who Does What? / Balanced Jobs
Disputing Balancing Jobs
Classlessness? / Markets or what?
Participatory Planning
Disputing Participatory Planning
Judging Participatory Socialism
Some Strategic Implications
The Polity / Community and Culture
Gender and Sexuality
Socialism or Participatory Society
Socialism: Ecology or Nothing