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Newsweek's cover boys (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 18, 2007 -- On the cover of the latest issue of Newsweek youll find the image of a young Middle Eastern boy‹against a stark white background‹holding an automatic we ...

Was Jesus an evil-doer? (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 17, 2007 -- Everyone knows George W. Bush loves Jesus. You might even say hes crazy about him. As governor of Texas, he went as far as to proclaim June 10, 2000, to ...

Wanted: Creative Extremists (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust "The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists." --Dr. Mart ...

Girls for Gender Equity: An interview with Mandy Van Deven (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan 15, 2007 -- I first knew Mandy Van Deven as the editor of Altar Magazine and later as a co-editor at Clamor. Only recently did I learn of her role as Director of Com ...

Wish you were here (a small sampling) (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 15, 2007 -- Estimates vary, but roughly 50,000 animal and plant species become extinct each year. That's more than 130 a day, about 6 per hour.

Writing the American Dream (Mickey Z.)

An interview with novelist Mike Palecek Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 9, 2007 -- I read Mike Palecek's latest novel, "The American Dream," as I traveled to visit family. The experience of enduri ...

Novelist Nick Mamatas Declares His Independence (Mickey Z.)

The People's Republic of Me Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 9, 2007 -- I met Nick Mamatas in 1999 when he edited my first book, "Saving Private Power." Nick was (and is) brutally honest and opinio ...

Are you a health nut? (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 2, 2007 -- January is resolution season. Holiday shopping frenzies subside and unwanted relatives return home as millions of Americans vow to find a better job, lea ...

Hussein and Ford = Dead Criminals (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 31, 2007 -- If there is anyone left who questions the depth of the hypocrisy and the blood lust of the American Empire, the events of the last week of 2006 left lit ...

The People's Republic of Me: Novelist Nick Mamatas declares his independence (Mickey Z.)

I met Nick Mamatas in 1999 when he edited my first book, Saving Private Power. Nick was (and is) brutally honest and opinionated. He also wields his wit like a weapon and is just about the smartest g ...

Top Ten Ways to Change the World in 2007 (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust 1. Wear a "Free Tibet" t-shirt. 2. Switch to recycled toilet paper. 3. Watch Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. 4. Adopt a Third World orphan. 5. Start a discussion about ...