Government

The White House & Facebook vs. Freedom of Speech — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 20, 2021 “Freedom of speech/Just watch what you say.” (Ice T) "Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." (Benito Mussolini) It’s not unusual for politically minded people on Facebook to claim that they’re being targeted and censored. They all think they’re “too radical” in one way or another and ...

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What do you really know about U.S.-Cuba relations? — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 18, 2021 “The need to possess Cuba is the oldest issue in U.S. foreign policy.” (Noam Chomsky) When you watch the latest news stories about unrest in Cuba, are you r ...

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A DIY Little League Story (we’d all be canceled today) — Mickey Z.

Yours truly, at maybe age 6, in Long Island City High School schoolyard Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 16, 2021 Growing up in a working-class, blue-collar neighborhood — long before there was an i ...

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Family Separation Law: Israel’s Demographic War on Palestine Intensifies | Ramzy Baroud

Palestinians waiting at Qalandia Checkpoint (Photo: Patrick Edgar, Supplied) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 14, 2021 When the Israeli Knesset (parliament) failed to renew what is commonly refe ...

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Critical Race Theory: Echo Chamber vs. Echo Chamber — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 14, 2021 “Social media is biased, not to the Left or the Right, but downward” (Jaron Lanier) Critical race theory, according to Wikipedia, is “a body of legal schola ...

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Cheaters drawn to the opportunity to cheat | Max Planck Society

Common warning: when there are crowds in city centers, pickpockets find easy prey. But in other areas of life, too, some people take advantage of an opportunity to steal or cheat with no qualms . An ...

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G20 ministers set to green light global tax reform | AFP

July 10, 2021 (AFP) -- Finance ministers from the G20 richest nations resumed discussions in Venice Saturday to give the green light to a historic deal to tax multinational companies more fairly. The ...

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Kneeling against Racism: Solidarity in EURO 2020 Should Not be ‘Controversial’ | Ramzy Baroud

French footballer Kylian Mbappé kneeling down against racism. (Photo: video grab) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 9, 2021 Another football "controversy" has started when football players partic ...

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The People vs. Mahmoud Abbas: Are the Palestinian Authority’s Days Numbered? | Ramzy Baroud

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas with PA officials. (Photo: President Mahmoud Abbas FB Page) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 7, 2021 “The Palestinian Authority’s days are numbered. ...

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What We Can Still Accomplish | John Michael Greer

July 7, 2021 (EcoSophia.net} -- One of the unexpected benefits of posting my reflections on the future of industrial society in public is that quite often I get advance warning of events on the horiz ...

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Bennett’s Political Theater: The Decisive Israeli-Palestinian Fight Ahead | Ramzy Baroud

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. (Photo: via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 30, 2021 Many Palestinians believe that the May 10-21 military confrontation between Israe ...

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