Employment

That Time I Gave a Lecture at Yale University — Mickey Z.

The Yale mascot celebrates a Bulldogs’ victory during the 2016 NCAA tournament. (Photo: Catherine Avalone/Hearst Connecticut Media) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 19, 2020 “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” (Pablo Picasso) “Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.” (Clarence Darrow) In America, the concepts of work and c ...

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Cabs and Cab-Nots | Mickey Z.

Still photo of Robert DeNiro on the set of “Taxi Driver” (credit unknown) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 4, 2020 Until recently, yellow cabs were a major part of the NYC experience. Thanks to ...

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‘Dying to Fish’: How Israeli Piracy Destroyed Gaza’s Once Thriving Fishing Industry | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 27, 2020 On Aug. 16, the Israeli navy declared the Gaza sea a closed military zone. A few days later, a group of Gaza fishermen decided to take t ...

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‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Canada | Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo

Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo -- World News Trust Aug. 13, 2020 The notion that "Canada is better" -- especially when its foreign policy is compared with that of the Uni ...

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Study Traces Brain-To-Gut Connections | University of Pittsburgh

Two opposing circuits connecting the brain to the stomach convey either "fight or flight" or "rest and digest" commands to the gut. Credit: David Levinthal, M.D., Ph.D., and Peter Strick, Ph.D. May 1 ...

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What the Pandemic Revealed: a Morally Bankrupt Culture | Charles Hugh Smith

Monopolies, quasi-monopolies and cartels are inherently exploitive and thus evil. May 1, 2020 (OfTwoMinds.com) -- What was "normal" for the past two decades was to turn a blind eye to the moral and f ...

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A Universal Basic Income Is Essential And Will Work | Ellen Brown

A central bank-financed UBI can fill the debt gap, providing a vital safety net while preventing cyclical recessions. Ellen Brown -- Web Of Debt April 19, 2020 According to an April 6 article on CNBC ...

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The book I should’ve written 15 years ago (but it’s WAY too late now) | Mickey Z.

CC0 Mickey Z. -- World News Trust March 22, 2018 It hit me while recently re-reading Andrea Dworkin’s 2002 memoir, Heartbreak: The Political Memoir of a Feminist Militant. I first discovered it in fa ...

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What Wall Street’s Critics Miss | David L. Bahnsen

The global finance industry makes for a convenient scapegoat, but its excesses are merely a symptom of our culture’s maladies. Photo: Charging Bull by Arturo Di Modica World News Trust Editor's Note: ...

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Who Cares About Helping Homeless Women? | Mickey Z.

Photo courtesy of PIX11 News Mickey Z. -- World News Trust April 25, 2017 I hadn’t seen J. in more than a week and that was concerning. It always worries me when one of my “regulars” vanishes. Often, ...

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The Real Crisis Is Not The Government Shutdown | Paul Craig Roberts

The inability of the media and politicians to focus on the real issues never ceases to amaze. Oct. 2, 2013 (PaulCraigRoberts.org) -- The real crisis is not the “debt ceiling crisis.” The government s ...

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