Up Against the Wall, Motherf***er — Mickey Z.

(public domain) Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 26, 2021 As a student at St. Patrick’s grammar school back in the day, I knew all about the concept of “patrol boys” — and, for the (sexist) reco ...

Imagining Palestine: On Barghouti, Darwish, Kanafani and the Language of Exile | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 21, 2021 For Palestinians, exile is not simply the physical act of being removed from their homes and their inability to return. It is not a casu ...

Limbaugh, Obama, and the “Monsters” We Choose to See — Mickey Z.

(AP photos) Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 23, 2021 “They say that what you mock/Will surely overtake you And you become a monster/So the monster will not break you” (“Peace on Earth,” U2) NOT ...

Why Democrats are as Dangerous as Republicans to a Just Peace in Palestine | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy Baroud"Leaving Aside" International Law Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 14, 2021 Motivated by their justifiable aversion to former U.S. President Trump, many analysts have rashly pain ...

The Gamers’ Uprising Against Wall Street Has Deep Populist Roots | Ellen Brown

Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt Feb. 11, 2021 Wall Street may own the country, as Kansas populist leader Mary Elizabeth Lease once declared, but a new generation of “retail” stock market traders is fighti ...

How Moscow is capitalizing on US Retreat in Palestine, Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudThe Russian Alternative Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 7, 2021 Israeli anxiety was palpable when it was reported that Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was not conta ...

The Case against Pakistani Normalization with Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudOur Mutual Fight Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 4, 2021 The Pakistani government should never, under any circumstances and no matter the pressure, normalize with Israel. Doing ...

Palestinian Boycott of Israel is Not Racist, It is Anti-Racist | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy Baroud"Freedom is Never Voluntarily Given" Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 31, 2021 Claims made by Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, in a recent op-ed in the Jew ...

Trump, Bernie, and the Cult of Personality — Mickey Z.

(collage by Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 31, 2021 “I sell the things you need to be I'm the smiling face on your T.V. I exploit you, still you love me I tell you one and one makes ...

Beyond Slogans: Palestinians Need an Urgent, Centralized Strategy to Counter Israel in Africa | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 14, 2021 Arab normalization with Israel is expected to have serious consequences that go well beyond the limited and self-serving agendas of a fe ...

Europe Will Redefine Itself Despite Political Shift in the US | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 24, 2021 Despite the long-awaited political change in Washington as Democratic President Biden has officially become the 46th President of the Un ...