Z Communications is a

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

activist-oriented media group founded in 1986 by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent.Max Elbaum
''Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che''
London, England, UK; New York, New York, US: Verso, 2002. p. 296. It is, in broad terms, ideologically libertarian socialist,

anti-capitalist Anti-capitalism is a political ideology and movement encompassing a variety of attitudes and ideas that oppose capitalism. In this sense, anti-capitalists are those who wish to replace capitalism with another type of economic system, such as so ...

, and heavily influenced by participatory economics, although much of its content is focused on critical commentary of foreign affairs. Its publications include ''Z Magazine'', ''ZNet'', and ''Z Video''. Since early November 2022, they have all been regrouped under the name ''ZNetwork''.

History

''Zeta Magazine'' was founded by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent in 1987, both of whom had previously co-founded South End Press. It was renamed ''Z Magazine'' in 1989. Founded in 1994, Z Media Institute provides classes and other sessions in how to start and produce alternative media, how to better understand media, and how to develop organising skills. The institute has hosted

Stephen Shalom Stephen Rosskamm Shalom is a professor of political science at William Paterson University where he has taught since 1977. He is a writer on social and political issues and is a contributor to Znet and '' Democratic Left''. He is on the editorial ...

presentations on parpolity a number of times. Founded in 1995
ZNet
(also known as ''ZNet'', ''ZNetwork'' and ''Z Communications'') is a

website A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. Examples of notable websites are Google, Facebook, Amazon, and W ...

with contributors that include

Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American public intellectual: a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky i ...

Eduardo Galeano Eduardo Hughes Galeano (; 3 September 1940 – 13 April 2015) was a Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist considered, among other things, "global soccer's pre-eminent man of letters" and "a literary giant of the Latin American left". Galea ...

, Boris Kagarlitsky, Edward Said, Chris Spannos and Kevin Zeese.

John Pilger John Richard Pilger (; born 9 October 1939) is an Australian journalist, writer, scholar, and documentary filmmaker. He has been mainly based in Britain since 1962. He was also once visiting professor at Cornell University in New York. Pilger ...

has described it as one of the best news sources online. Rene Milan of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies called the site a rich source of information about participism.

Publications and authors

''Z Magazine'' is published in print and on-line monthly. Contributors to the magazine have included

Patrick Bond Patrick Bond (born 1961, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is Distinguished Professor at the University of Johannesburg Department of Sociology. From 2020-21 he was professor at the University of the Western Cape School of Government and from 2015-19, d ...

,, Ward Churchill, Edward S. Herman, Mike Kuhlenbeck, John Ross and Kevin Zeese. Articles written by Chomsky have been republished in the ''

New Statesman The ''New Statesman'' is a British political and cultural magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members ...

''.

Criticism

In a 2005 interview with

Joshua Frank Joshua Frank (born in Billings, Montana
June 1, 2007, Ed Kemmick, Billings Gazett ...

, Ward Churchill discussed issues he had with ''Z Magazine''. Churchill claimed an article he worked on was not published for two years and was misattributed. He also felt Albert and Sargent had greater influence than others involved with the publication. In 2012,

George Monbiot George Joshua Richard Monbiot ( ; born 27 January 1963) is a British writer known for his environmental and political activism. He writes a regular column for ''The Guardian'' and is the author of a number of books. Monbiot grew up in Oxfordsh ...

criticized the site's defence of the book ''The Politics of Genocide'' by Edward S. Herman and David Peterson, which he said had been called a work of genocide denial by scholars he had consulted like as Martin Shaw.

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External links

* {{Official website, https://znetwork.org/ Political magazines published in the United States Alternative magazines Monthly magazines published in the United States 1987 establishments in the United States Publishing collectives Magazines established in 1987 Communications and media organizations based in the United States Organizations based in Massachusetts Magazines published in Massachusetts

History

Publications and authors

Criticism

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