What 'Let It Be' Can Teach Us About Stoicism | Mickey Z.

Paul McCarney 1968Mickey Z. -- Now with Purpose July 19, 2020 “When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me/Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be” In the autumn of 1968, Paul McCartn ...

'Try!' | John Michael Greer

July 15, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- One of the things that makes the magical history of America so, well, magical is the number of astonishing individuals who have played a central role in it. Even amon ...

‘Optimism of the Will’: Palestinian Freedom is Possible Now | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 11, 2020 In a recent TV discussion, a respected pro-Palestine journalist declared that if any positive change or transformation ever occurs in th ...

By 2025, CO2 Will Be Highest In 3.3 Million Years | University of Southampton

The composition of fossilised zooplankton shells has enabled the reconstruction of past pH and CO2. Credit: University of Southampton July 10, 2020 (Phys.org) -- By 2025, atmospheric carbon dioxide ( ...

The Power of the Mind | John Michael Greer

July 1, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- While Andrew Jackson Davis was attracting huge crowds with his discourses in trance, and the Fox sisters were listening to tapping noises, another important 19th-centu ...

The West Bank is Already Annexed | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudOn Israel’s Bizarre Definitions Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 5, 2020 Wednesday, July 1, was meant to be the day on which the Israeli government officially annexed 30 percent ...

Tearing Down the Idols of Colonialism | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudWhy Tunisia, Africa Must Demand French Apology Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 29, 2020 The visit by newly-elected Tunisian President Kais Saied to France on June 22 was intende ...

Wanted: People Willing to Stand Up to 'Legitimate Authority' | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 25, 2020 “There is a propensity for people to accept definitions of action provided by legitimate authority … Relatively few people have the ...

Meet BlackRock, the New Great Vampire Squid | Ellen Brown

June 22, 2020 (Web of Debt) -- BlackRock is a global financial giant with customers in 100 countries and its tentacles in major asset classes all over the world; and it now manages the spigots to tri ...

The epidemic that killed 8% of NYC’s population | Mickey Z.

Image source: Wikimedia Commons Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 20, 2020 Yellow Fever hit New York City hard in the late 18th century. The Big Apple population at the time was 60,000 and over the ...

The Greatest (sic) Generation also didn’t believe #BlackLivesMatter | Mickey Z.

Pfc. Victor Tampone, April 13, 1942 (public domain) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 19, 2020 Reminder: The U.S. military that fought against fascist white supremacy ("Antifa," if you will) during ...