Palestine’s Impossible Democracy Dilemma | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudElections under Fire Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust March 7, 2021 Many Palestinian intellectuals and political analysts find themselves in the unenviable position of having to decla ...

At the Recycling Machine in the Age of COVID — Mickey Z

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust March 8, 2021 Recently, as I neared my local C-Town supermarket, I passed its recycling station. Just outside the entrance are a couple of machines at which l ...

Gitmo is America’s Enduring Shame | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy Baroud ‘Is This Who We Are? Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 18, 2021 “That's certainly our goal and our intention.” This was the non-committal answer given by White House Press Secret ...

Strange Days Dawning | John Michael Greer

Back slowly away from the crazy person Brace for serious trouble March 3, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- Late in 2019, I wrote a series of posts entitled “Dancers at the End of Time,” sketching out certain ...

Breaking The Patrisharky | University of California - San Diego

Sand tiger sharks mating at Georgia Aquarium. Credit: Georgia Aquarium Scientists reexamine gender biases in shark, ray mating research March 4, 2021 (Phys.org) -- Shark scientists at Georgia Aquariu ...

Mansour Abbas Splinters Arab Vote in Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudReady to Work with Netanyahu Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 28, 2021 At first glance, it may appear that the split of Arab political parties in Israel is consistent with a typi ...

What Do You Really Want From Others? — Mickey Z.

Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zuccotti Park: September 2011 (Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust March 5, 2021 To begin this brief contemplation, I’ll do what we men do so well, state the obvi ...

One Year of COVID: The Downside of Masks (and Lockdowns) — Mickey Z.

(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust March 3, 2021 In the early days of “quarantine,” many of us found some solace in watching nature “take back” areas suddenly devoid of humans. It feels ra ...

The ‘Fascinating Story’ of Hamas’s Political Evolution | Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud

Romana Rubeo & Dr. Ramzy Baroud "Engaging the World" Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 26, 2021 On Feb. 4, representatives from the Palestinian Movement, Hamas, visited Moscow to ...

Hanging Out with Arnold at the Gym — Mickey Z.

(YouTube screenshot) Mickey Z. — Worlds News Trust March 1, 2021 I recently told you a little about my gig at the Vertical Club (VC). Think of it as Studio 54 with bench pressing (or is that redundan ...

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 ...