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Computer Simulations of Participatory Planning

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

Mitchell Szczepanczyk’s talk on July 10, 2025, at the first INDEP conference, “Democratic Economic Planning for the Real World,” during SASE 2025. You can find the slides for this presentation here: https://f.mtr.cool/dblrbzudou

Mitchell Szczepanczyk's talk on July 10, 2025, at the first INDEP conference, "Democratic Economic Planning for the Real World," during SASE 2025. You can

How to Protect All Workers From Extreme Heat on the Job

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

The steel-plate floors “absorb heat and radiate it to no end,” says Keenan Bell, explaining why temperatures in parts of the Bridgestone tire plant in Des Moines, Iowa, regularly soar to 110 or even 115 degrees during s...

The steel-plate floors “absorb heat and radiate it to no end,” says Keenan Bell, explaining why temperatures in parts of the Bridgestone tire plant in Des

Trumpism and Peace Through Strength

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

Donald Trump is striving to leave his doctrine as his legacy to the world, which, as a guiding principle, seeks to reposition the United States as the holder of absolute military power and to disparage multilateralism. ...

Donald Trump is striving to leave his doctrine as his legacy to the world, which, as a guiding principle, seeks to reposition the United States as the

Is Capitalism Reaching the End of the Road?

ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 5h

Capitalism is fast becoming so unpopular that the money-grubbing old autocrat in the White House wants to protect it by promising to investigate and prosecute anyone who speaks against it. Free speech be damned. But Mil...

Capitalism is fast becoming so unpopular that the money-grubbing old autocrat in the White House wants to protect it by promising to investigate and

The Price Of Trump’s Tylenol Lie Will Be Paid With Black Lives

ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 5h

When Donald Trump claimed that mothers taking Tylenol during pregnancy put their children at risk of autism, I didn’t just hear a reckless, unsubstantiated soundbite. I thought about the grandmother who refused her bloo...

When Donald Trump claimed that mothers taking Tylenol during pregnancy put their children at risk of autism, I didn’t just hear a

Words Are The First Weapon Of War

ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 6h

I sit here at my desk, looking out the window – and see someone walking through the parking lot. This is the most ordinary of moments. I shrug quietly. Life goes on. My impulse is to stop writing the column here. That’s...

I sit here at my desk, looking out the window – and see someone walking through the parking lot. This is the most ordinary of moments. I shrug quietly.

Workers in a German Kebab Factory Achieve Wage Rise

ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 6h

Many British might prefer fish & chips, Australians meat pie, Italians pizza, the Danish røde pølser, and Americans burgers—but Germany’s heart is with kebab. Germans have adopted the Turkish word “Döner,” meaning dönme...

Many British might prefer fish & chips, Australians meat pie, Italians pizza, the Danish røde pølser, and Americans burgers—but Germany’s heart is

Dina Boluarte's removal from office is not a victory for the people, but an internal readjustment of power. Congress did not obey the clamor of the

ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 6h

Dina Boluarte’s removal from office is not a victory for the people, but an internal readjustment of power. Congress did not obey the clamor of the streets, but rather the need to preserve a system that is crumbling fro...

Peru After the Soft Coup

German Police Buys Palantir Spy Software

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

Perhaps ever since the Peasant Wars of 1525 – or at the very latest, since the Failed Revolution of 1918/19 – Germany’s ruling elite has known to keep a watchful eye on the more rebellious sections of the population. Th...

Perhaps ever since the Peasant Wars of 1525 – or at the very latest, since the Failed Revolution of 1918/19 – Germany’s ruling elite has known to keep a

A House of Dynamite’s Nuclear War Crisis Scenario Is Chilling — Now Imagine It in Real Life

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

As a peace and disarmament activist for over four decades, I was conflicted about whether to see A House of Dynamite, director Katherine Bigelow’s and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim’s new fictional film about an all too r...

As a peace and disarmament activist for over four decades, I was conflicted about whether to see A House of Dynamite, director Katherine Bigelow’s and

From 1920s Italy to 1930s Palestine to 1980s Ska Scenes, Antifa Has Many Faces

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

The United States is lurching toward neo-fascism with alarming speed, courtesy of President Donald Trump, who is using all the resources of the repressive apparatus of the U.S. state to stifle dissent and crush oppositi...

The United States is lurching toward neo-fascism with alarming speed, courtesy of President Donald Trump, who is using all the resources of the repressive

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

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

On October 18, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people. In June, we did what many claimed was impossible: peacefully mobilized millions of people to t...

On October 18, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people. In June, we did what many

The Minimum Wage in Germany in 2025

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

Very unfortunately for the apostles of capitalism, capitalism needs workers: no workers: no capitalism. Worse, these workers also need wages, which, in turn, reduces the profits of capital. For capitalism, workers are a...

Very unfortunately for the apostles of capitalism, capitalism needs workers: no workers: no capitalism. Worse, these workers also need wages, which, in

First They Came For the Immigrants

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

“Then they came for me . . .” I can only begin here, at the emotional knifepoint of the ongoing ICE news. ICE in Chicago! “More than 1,000 immigrants have been arrested since an immigration crackdown started last month ...

“Then they came for me . . .” I can only begin here, at the emotional knifepoint of the ongoing ICE news. ICE in Chicago! “More than 1,000 immigrants

When We Win: Stories From the Frontlines of Ecological Resistance

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

For the first time in l00 years the Klamath River is dam free. For thousands of years the Klamath—winding 257 miles from the volcanic Cascade Range in southern Oregon to where it meets the Pacific Ocean in Northern Cali...

For the first time in l00 years the Klamath River is dam free. For thousands of years the Klamath—winding 257 miles from the volcanic Cascade Range in

October 18, November 4: World Changing?

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

Many millions on the streets this Saturday all over the country loudly proclaiming: No Kings! Yes to Democracy!–followed on November 4th by victories for Mamdani in NYC, Sherrill in NJ, Spanberger in Virginia, redistric...

Many millions on the streets this Saturday all over the country loudly proclaiming: No Kings! Yes to Democracy!–followed on November 4th by victories

Requiem For Political Leaders Not Yet Assassinated

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

The assassination of political leaders, whether government officials or leaders of social movements, has been used since ancient times to achieve specific political objectives, whether to eliminate the political ideas t...

The assassination of political leaders, whether government officials or leaders of social movements, has been used since ancient times to achieve specific

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

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

On October 18, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people. In June, we did what many claimed was impossible: peacefully mobilized millions of people to t...

On October 18, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people. In June, we did what many

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

The history of Zionism is fundamentally one of deception. This assertion is critically relevant today, as it contextualizes the so-called ‘Trump Gaza proposal,’ which appears to be little more than a veiled strategy to ...

Who Will defend Ordinary Working People Against Trump and MAGA?

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

You don’t have to be radical leftist to be concerned about the way Donald Trump and his MAGAs are threatening the well-being of ordinary Americans—and government of the people, by the people, and for the people. In a re...

You don’t have to be radical leftist to be concerned about the way Donald Trump and his MAGAs are threatening the well-being of ordinary Americans—and

“Free Marwan Barghouti”: The War against Palestinian Democracy

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

Ostensibly, the West is all for freedom and democracy. At least, as long as they won’t interfere with its geopolitics and material interests. The quest for democracy in Palestine is a case in point. If Palestinians coul...

Ostensibly, the West is all for freedom and democracy. At least, as long as they won’t interfere with its geopolitics and material interests. The quest

Ramzy Baroud: Palestinian and Global Resistance to Israeli Occupation

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

On October 6th, 2025, the Palestine Action of South Sound (PASS), a Palestine Solidarity group in Olympia, Washington organized a gathering for its members. They asked Ramzy Baroud to speak but he was out of the country...

On October 6th, 2025, the Palestine Action of South Sound (PASS), a Palestine Solidarity group in Olympia, Washington organized a gathering for its

Walden Bello on the World Order

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

Walden Bello is a leading figure in the alter-globalization movement. Here he is in conversation with Ulrich Brand and Christa Wichterich. Ulrich Brand: In your new book, you start with a very intense reflection, why it...

Walden Bello is a leading figure in the alter-globalization movement. Here he is in conversation with Ulrich Brand and Christa Wichterich. Ulrich Brand:

Hollywood Rediscovers the Bomb

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

As the nuclear threat once again dominates the headlines, the nuclear blockbuster has returned to screens. Following the success of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite reminds us that ...

As the nuclear threat once again dominates the headlines, the nuclear blockbuster has returned to screens. Following the success of Christopher Nolan’s