BOOKS: Bill Gates offers a hopeful take on climate change | Jeff Rowe

Credit: CC0 Public Domain "How to Avoid Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need," by Bill Gates (Knopf) Feb. 17, 2021 (AP) -- Watching Bill Gates in the news over the ye ...

A Gathering of Long Lost Friends | John Michael Greer

Feb. 17, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- Regular readers will be aware that many of last year’s posts on this blog were devoted to what we might call the history of American magic, or perhaps the magical his ...

Leftists Once Hated Monsanto But Now They Love Moderna — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 16, 2021 Almost ten years ago, there was a ubiquitous two-word chant you’d hear loudly echoing through any and every Occupy Wall Street event: “Fuck ...

Why Democrats are as Dangerous as Republicans to a Just Peace in Palestine | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy Baroud"Leaving Aside" International Law Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 14, 2021 Motivated by their justifiable aversion to former U.S. President Trump, many analysts have rashly pain ...

Supporting Mick Jagger’s Drug Habit — Mickey Z.

Mick Jagger mugshot: 1967 (public domain) Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 13, 2021 In the glory days of Astoria’s Steinway Street, there was an establishment called Record Spectacular. A combin ...

The Gamers’ Uprising Against Wall Street Has Deep Populist Roots | Ellen Brown

Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt Feb. 11, 2021 Wall Street may own the country, as Kansas populist leader Mary Elizabeth Lease once declared, but a new generation of “retail” stock market traders is fighti ...

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 ...

Act Like Everyone is Watching (in 4 Steps) — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose February 10, 2021 Surely, everyone knows the self-help exhortation to “dance like no one is watching.” Good advice, I’d say. But, it can also be life-altering ...

Friends Matter: Giraffes That Group With Others Live Longer | University of Zurich

Female giraffes benefit from living in groups with several other females. Credit: Sonja Metzger Feb. 9, 2020 (Phys.org) -- Adult female giraffes living in larger groups have higher survival chances t ...

Hepburn Wore Pants (she even wore sneakers) — Mickey Z.

Haynes Archive/Popperfoto Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 9, 2021 It’s a hallmark of innovation and rebellion that what was once outrageous is eventually mundane. After all, what could more unr ...

How Moscow is capitalizing on US Retreat in Palestine, Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudThe Russian Alternative Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 7, 2021 Israeli anxiety was palpable when it was reported that Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was not conta ...