Crime

Government scare tactics, media hype, and creepy men (in 1942!) — Mickey Z.

“WARNING! Our Homes Are in Danger Now!,” produced by the General Motors Corporation, 1942 Mickey Z. — World News Trust May 31, 2021 Have you ever heard of the Phantom Barber of Pascagoula? His story is fascinating on its own but it also helps illustrate how similar things were 80 years ago. People are still incredibly susceptible to suggestion and arousal from authorities… and men still do terrib ...

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“I got action!” (a few things I learned on the streets about manhood and women) — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust May 6, 2021 Since it’s become both hip and profitable, the umbrella name of “Astoria” is now used to cover a lot of real estate. When I was younger, the speci ...

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Israel Rejects ICC Investigation: What Are the Possible Future Scenarios? | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 12, 2021 The Israeli government’s position regarding an impending investigation by the International Criminal Court of alleged war crimes commit ...

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Remembering the Happy Land Fire: 31 years ago — Mickey Z.

Happy Land Social Club, just hours after the deadly fire (credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust March 24, 2021 “Let everything happen to you/Beauty and terror Just keep going/No feeling is fin ...

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Coup Leaders, Aung San Suu Kyi Betrayed Democracy in Burma | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 7, 2021 What is taking place in Burma right now is a military coup. There can be no other description for such an unwarranted action as the dismi ...

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Most Of Those Arrested For Capitol Riot Had A History Of Financial Trouble | Todd C. Frankel

Trail of bankruptcies, tax problems and bad debts raises questions for researchers trying to understand motivations for attack Feb. 10, 2021 (Washington Post) -- Nearly 60 percent of the people facin ...

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Make Panama Great Again? (31 years ago this week) — Mickey Z.

A U.S. Army M113 in Panama — DoD photo by PH1(SW) J. Elliott (public domain) Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 17, 2020 (It’s been a while since I indulged my political history snark and this tim ...

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Dying Alone: When We Stopped Caring for Palestinian Prisoners | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 11, 2020 “No one cares about the prisoners.” Over the past few years, I have heard this phrase -- or some variation of it -- uttered many times b ...

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Black Lives Should Always Matter: Delinking Social Justice from Seasonal US Politics | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 4, 2020 After viewing the first U.S. Presidential debate on Sept. 29, one is left with no doubt about the degenerating political discourse among ...

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My Dad, the Mafia, and Machine Guns in the Kitchen | Mickey Z.

My Dad (lower right) and his crew back in the day Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 29, 2020 Preface: I must’ve been about thirteen or so. My family was still living in a fourth-floor walk-up. ...

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Palestinians Are Not Numbers: On the Future of the Palestinian Discourse | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 20, 2020 Palestine can never be truly understood through numbers, because numbers are dehumanizing, impersonal, and, when necessary, can also be ...

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Government scare tactics, media hype, and creepy men (in 1942!) — Mickey Z.

“I got action!” (a few things I learned on the streets about manhood and women) — Mickey Z.

Israel Rejects ICC Investigation: What Are the Possible Future Scenarios? | Ramzy Baroud

Remembering the Happy Land Fire: 31 years ago — Mickey Z.

Coup Leaders, Aung San Suu Kyi Betrayed Democracy in Burma | Ramzy Baroud

Most Of Those Arrested For Capitol Riot Had A History Of Financial Trouble | Todd C. Frankel

Make Panama Great Again? (31 years ago this week) — Mickey Z.

Dying Alone: When We Stopped Caring for Palestinian Prisoners | Ramzy Baroud

Black Lives Should Always Matter: Delinking Social Justice from Seasonal US Politics | Ramzy Baroud

My Dad, the Mafia, and Machine Guns in the Kitchen | Mickey Z.

Palestinians Are Not Numbers: On the Future of the Palestinian Discourse | Ramzy Baroud

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