http://www.zcommunications.org/znet ZNet Recent Items Feed en-us Thu, 16 May 2013 19:56:54 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/its-not-just-settlers-who-oppose-israels-plan-to-relocate-bedouin-in-west-bank-by-amira-hass The Bedouin say the project is part of plan to evict thousands of Bedouin from their tents Thu, 16 May 2013 16:05:34 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/billionaires-unchained-by-andy-kroll There is no limit to the amount of money you can give to elect your friends and allies to political office Thu, 16 May 2013 20:07:46 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/in-post-revolution-egypt-social-media-shows-dark-side-by-adam-morrow "The same social networks that activists used in unison to bring down Mubarak are now being used to score short-term political goals, manipulate public opinion, and even incite violence" Thu, 16 May 2013 16:18:01 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/why-isnt-new-orleans-mothers-day-parade-shooting-a-national-tragedy-by-david-dennis American tragedies don't occur on the southside of Chicago or the New Orleans 9th Ward Thu, 16 May 2013 19:54:57 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/drone-pilots-expose-politicians-lies-by-david-swanson Every effort is made to avoid killing innocent family members, but if it can't be avoided, well, the target "brought it on himself" Thu, 16 May 2013 19:38:14 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/27-of-spaniards-are-out-of-work-yet-in-one-town-everyone-has-a-job-by-alasdair-fotheringham In the small village in deepest Andalusia, the joblessness remains firmly – and almost certainly uniquely within Spain – at zero Thu, 16 May 2013 16:15:11 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/the-creators-and-the-creation-by-todd-chretien A review of George Ciccariello-Maher's We Created Chávez: A People's History of the Venezuelan Revolution Thu, 16 May 2013 02:12:55 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/chris-hedges-monitoring-of-ap-phones-a-terrifying-step-in-state-assault-on-press-freedom-by-chris-hedges Interview on what could be the most significant government intrusion on freedom of the press in decades Wed, 15 May 2013 10:02:28 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/venezuela-people-go-in-by-joao-pedro-stedile The right tried to transform a small difference into a political victory, but when they promoted riots and attacks, it eventually isolated them even further Thu, 16 May 2013 10:09:04 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/urge-nyt-public-editor-to-investigate-biased-reporting-on-venezuela-and-honduras-by-nytx The following petition, signed by over a dozen experts on Latin America and Media including Noam Chomsky and Greg Grandin, was sent today to Margaret Sullivan, Public Editor for The New York Times. Join the campaign below Thu, 16 May 2013 02:17:20 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/justice-departments-pursuit-of-aps-phone-records-is-both-extreme-and-dangerous-by-glenn-greenwald The claimed legal basis for these actions is unknown, but the threats they pose to a free press and the newsgathering process are clear Thu, 16 May 2013 10:11:03 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/israel-hawking-and-the-pressing-question-of-boycott-by-ramzy-baroud It is an event “of cosmic proportions”, said one Palestinian academic, a befitting description of Stephen Hawking’s decision to boycott an Israeli academic conference Wed, 15 May 2013 10:04:26 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/obama-visits-mexico-us-policy-helped-create-a-land-of-government-corruption-and-narco-gangs-by-peter-watt Interview on the American war against drugs and the relationship of the Mexican government to Mexican narco gangs Thu, 16 May 2013 02:10:01 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/justice-department-attacks-the-press-by-fairness-and-accuracy-in-reporting-fair The Justice Department's seizure of phone records from the Associated Press news service, constitutes a troubling encroachment on the freedom of the press Wed, 15 May 2013 10:25:23 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/rep-steve-king-why-wont-obama-call-tim-tebow-by-dave-zirin Representative Steve King invoked the name of Tim Tebow as a contrast to the athlete he sees is “undermining Western Civilization”: Jason Collins Wed, 15 May 2013 10:08:24 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/violent-repression-can-t-stop-us-anywhere-in-the-world-by-george-lakey History is full of examples we can learn from of how movements have kept their focus and fought through violent repression to victory Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:42 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/venezuelan-government-announces-measures-to-overcome-food-shortages-by-ewan-robertson The Venezuelan government has announced a range of measures to overcome the increase in food shortages in the country Tue, 14 May 2013 10:32:46 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/sister-assata-this-is-what-american-history-looks-like-by-alice-walker What is most distressing about the times we live in, in my view, is our ever accelerating tolerance for cruelty Wed, 15 May 2013 09:04:43 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/why-europe-can-t-just-fix-youth-unemployment-by-j-r-me-e-roos Our problems are not due to a lack of innovative ideas; they are due to an excess of financial power concentrated in the hands of an elite of bankers Wed, 15 May 2013 09:23:43 +0000 http://www.zcommunications.org/paid-sick-leave-at-last-by-jenny-brown Will the U.S. join the rest of the world and guarantee workers paid sick leave?