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Friends and Other Strangers — Mickey Z.
Urban Graffiti (Ryan McGuire, Gratisography) Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 13, 2020 A couple of weeks ago, I made plans to hang out with a friend in the city. (Reminder: Every New Yorker who ...
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All Aboard the P (for Patriarchy) Train | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 1, 2015 Trigger Warning: Discussion of sexual harassment and assault. MTA New York City Transit recently teamed with those progressive ...
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'Omenland'
James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Oct. 20, 2014 Did a few loose strands of Ebola seep into the organs and tissues of global finance last week? The U.S. equity markets sure enough puked, the ...
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Russian Roulette: A Story of MTA Subway Systems and Inconsistent Wheelchair Accessibility | Michele Kaplan
Michele Kaplan July 14, 2012 -- NEW YORK -- It all began when I got word that the MTA was making the Kings Highway subway stop on the Q & B line, wheelchair accessible. I was thrilled! Finally, I ...
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'Know Your Digital Rights' Guide -- Full Version (EFF)
By Hanni Fakhoury -- EFF Staff Attorney June 2011 Know Your Rights Whitepaper (pdf) EFF Police Tips (pdf) Your computer, your phone, and your other digital devices hold vast amounts of personal ...
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Human Intelligence and the Environment (Noam Chomsky)
May 10, 2011 (International Socialist Review) -- I’ll begin with an interesting debate that took place some years ago between Carl Sagan, the well-known astrophysicist, and Ernst Mayr, the grand old ...
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Downsize or Modify? A Conversation with Noam Chomsky (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 18, 2011 -- While Noam Chomsky surely needs no introduction, as they say, that doesn't mean interviewing him has to follow a blueprint. So, after seeing him in a ...
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