I’ve been called “negative” for decades. Why? — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 12, 2021 For as long as I’ve been writing (articles and books) and giving public talks, I’ve aimed to bluntly challenge conventional wisdom. For doing the grunt wo ...

The Murder of the ‘Menacing’ Water Technician: On the Shadow Wars in the West Bank | Ramzy Baroud

Shadi Omar Lotfi Salim, 41, was killed by Israeli forces. (Photo: via Social Media) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 11, 2021 There is an ongoing, but hidden, Israeli war on the Palestinians whi ...

Cigarettes (and snowballs) can be hazardous to your health —Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 10, 2021 If you’ve been following any of my stories — from juvenile delinquency to street activism — you know by now that confrontations and interactions with the ...

4 Ways Thinking About Death Will Improve Your Life — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 8, 2021 “The future’s uncertain and the end is always near.” (The Doors) “We’re all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us l ...

US Foreign Policy Adrift: Why Washington No Longer Calling the Shots | Ramzy Baroud

US President Joe Biden. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 6, 2021 Jonah Goldberg and Michael Ledeen have much in common. They are both writers and also cheerleaders for ...

The Truth About Amy Cooper (Hint: She’s not the “Karen” in this story) — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 5, 2021 It’s been more than a year but I’m guessing each of you could still recite a basic description of the “Central Park Karen”: A privileged white woman called ...

The Future Is A Landscape | John Michael Greer

Aug. 4, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- I’ve been reflecting of late about the way that our habitual expectations about change blind us to the way that change actually happens. One of the most important of t ...

The Politics of Cheering and Booing: On Palestine, Solidarity and the Tokyo Olympics | Ramzy Baroud

The flag of Palestine was carried into the 2016 Olympics by a Palestinian woman. (Photo: via Twitter) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 4, 2021 When the Palestinian Olympic delegation of five ath ...

Vaccines, Variants, and Vilification— Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 3, 2021 I tried listening to some podcasts the other day, but every one of them — regardless of their general theme — chose to focus on “vaccine hesitancy.” None o ...

How the Bobos Broke America | David Brooks

Illustration by Kimberly Elliott The creative class was supposed to foster progressive values and economic growth. Instead we got resentment, alienation, and endless political dysfunction. Aug. 2, 20 ...

Reminder: The U.S. Gov’t Lies, Manipulates, and Kills Without Remorse — Mickey Z.

Via alfassa.com Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 1, 2021 On July 25, 1990, Saddam Hussein entertained a guest at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie. She tol ...