Covid-19 Fallout: “There is something terribly wrong with this country” — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 1, 2021 As November 5 neared, I did something cliché but nonetheless powerful. I re-watched the film, V for Vendetta. It always resonated with me in a variety of ...

What are YOUR priorities as we near 2022? — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust October 28, 2021 I was walking down the street when I noticed a man sitting behind the wheel of a double-parked car, cursing and angry. His face was a mask of rage. I sto ...

Jerusalem’s ‘Liveliest Parties’: Has Biden Proved Different from Trump on Palestine? | Ramzy Baroud

Trump Obama Biden Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 27, 2021 When Joe Biden was declared the winner in the US elections last November, expectations in Ramallah were high. A Biden Administration, ...

Reminder: Mentioning the Nazi ‘Health Pass’ is Forbidden — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust October 26, 2021 Nazi Germany had a health pass, too. There… I said it. I even posted a photo of one such Gesundheitspass above. The Nazis also used other methods to segr ...

Political Islam and Democracy Crisis in North Africa | Ramzy Baroud

The Ennahda group at the Tunisian Constituent Assembly in 2011. (Photo: Parti Mouvement Ennahdha, via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 25, 2012 When the news circulated that M ...

DinoFish Makes Science Look Foolish (yet again) — Mickey Z.

(YouTube screengrab) Mickey Z. — World News Trust October 23, 2021 According to “science,” the coelacanth (Latimeria) went extinct 65 million years ago. After all, this carnivorous fish dates back so ...

Planet of the Living Dead (Halloween 2021) — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust October 22, 2021 “The only thing we have to fear…” (the dude who signed Executive Order 9066) Halloween is an odd holiday. The ostensible concept — as it has evolved to b ...

The End of the Dream | John Michael Greer

Oct. 20, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- There are times when the winds that shape the future blow strong enough to be heard over the jabber of everyday life, and this is one of those times. For a while now ...

The Cultural Genocide in Palestine: On Sally Rooney’s Decision to Boycott Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Best-selling and award-winning Irish novelist Sally Rooney. (Photo: Video Grab) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 20, 2021 The pro-Israel crowd on social media was quick to pounce on award-winnin ...

At a New York City Anti-Mandate Rally — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust October 19, 2021 Last month, I stopped by an anti-mandate rally at Columbus Circle/Central Park for a little while. While I was there, a band played mellow mu ...

Empty Gestures or Substantive Change? On the Nobel Prize in Literature and Its Discontents | Ramzy Baroud

Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah. (Photo: Palfest, via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 18, 2021 The fact that Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel ...