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Saving Condi's Life (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 18, 2006 -- Theres a disturbing dynamic that occurs on every Manhattan street corner, every minute of every day. By simply watching the typical New York City pedest ...

Sophocles rides the N Train (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 17, 2006 -- Nobody walks in the subway anymore. I say this to myself but even in my own head, my voice sounds weary this early in the morning.

A different kind of occupation (Mickey Z.)

American Indians and Alcatraz Island Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 15, 2006 -- Until the notorious federal penitentiary was closed in 1963, Alcatraz Island was a place most folks tried to leave. ...

Will the real Dr. King please stand up? (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 15, 2006 -- There was no shortage of opportunists present as they broke ground the other day for the $100 million Martin Luther King memorial in Washington, DC. Cha ...

Rumor Club (Gossip as Direct Action) (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way. --John Tudor *** Did you know there are alligators -- discarded pets flushed down urban toilets -- livi ...

Meat the Press (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 11, 2006 -- For at least five years, Ive been writing a media column for Veg News magazine. A media column? In a veggie mag? Well, while reading Derrick Jensens lat ...

Mid-Term Election Post Mortem (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 9, 2006 -- So, the Democrats have a majority in Congress. The bad times are over. The evil ones have been vanquished. Let's go ahead and declare world peace, an end ...

All The Leaves Are Brown (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 7, 2006 -- Each fall, even the most nature-oblivious humans cant help but notice -- and likely marvel -- as the leaves turn. Here in New York City, many folks will ...

All you need is love (...and a small, well-trained army) (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Warning: This article has not been approved by the Department of Homeland Security. Read at your own risk. Oct. 5, 2006 -- Thomas Jefferson sez: The tree of liberty must ...

Botched or not, the joke's on us (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov 3, 2006 -- Every now and then, a series of events (and the reaction to those events) converge to effectively illustrate just how deeply the indoctrination runs in th ...

The Forgiven: Clint Eastwood's Good War (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Oct. 31, 2006 -- In the midst of our current, perpetual war against evil, America is yet again reflecting upon the "good war." If Clint Eastwood is allowed to recycle th ...