What Is Behind Mali’s Ongoing Strife | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudThe Secret Wars of Africa’s Sahel Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 4, 2021 The United Nations Mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, reports that French warplanes Jan. 3 struck a cr ...

From His Solitary Confinement, Marwan Barghouti Holds the Key to Fatah’s Future | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 4, 2021 If imprisoned Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, becomes the President of the Palestinian Authority, the status quo will change subst ...

Like Tyson in Tokyo (a street story) — Mickey Z.

Mike Tyson after being knocked out by James “Buster” Douglas on February 11, 1990, in Tokyo (credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust April 1, 2021 It was a crisp evening in 2002, with a taste of ...

The Missing Lessons from Israel’s Latest Elections | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudKafkaesque Politics Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust March 31, 2021 A "major setback" was the recurring term in many news headlines reporting on the outcome of Israel’s March 23 gener ...

That’s Why It’s Called “Programming” — Mickey Z.

Alleged Bansky mural (credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust March 29, 2021 “Some poor, phone-less fool is probably sitting next to a waterfall somewhere totally unaware of how angry and scared ...

Censorship, Self-Censorship, and the Cult of Woke-ness —Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. —World Needs Trust March 26, 2021 Take a good look at the photo above. It reads “Vaccine-Injured Lives Matter” and it was chalked onto the ground at Union Square Park on March 2 ...

Nuclear Weapons Blazing: Britain Enters the US-China Fray | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust March 24, 2021 Boris Johnson’s March 16 speech before the British Parliament was reminiscent, at least in tone, to that of Chinese President Xi Jinpin ...

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 ...

How Israel Uses ‘the Law’ to Ethnically Cleanse East Jerusalem | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudThe Nakba of Sheikh Jarrah Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust March 21, 2021 A Palestinian man, Atef Yousef Hanaysha, was killed by Israeli occupation forces March 19 during a weekly pr ...

Which “Self” Are You? — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust March 20, 2021 “You have to be somebody before you can share yourself.” (Jaron Lanier) If you only know me from reading my articles and/or Facebook posts, you ...

A Useful Kind of Madness | John Michael Greer

March 17, 2021 (EcoSophia) -- Like the last two installments in this blog’s discussion of the magical history of America -- which you can read here and here -- this post will discuss one of the facto ...