Mickey Z. 's items

The Trial (and re-trial) of America's 'Peace Grandma' (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 14, 2006 -- Rosemarie “RMJ” Jackowski -- this article about the impending retrial.

Felonious Monk: What's The Deal With The Dalai Lama? (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 10, 2006 -- Heres the scene: Im in my local health food store when my eyes are drawn to the cover of the latest issue of New York Yoga magazine. Smiling at me is no ...

The U.S. government hates democracy (lessons from Italy) (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 9, 2006 -- As far as I'm concerned, we can't put forward enough reminders of how the U.S. government -- and the corporations that own it -- do business. Platitudes ...

Don't expect U.S. to create democracy in Iraq (lessons from Greece) (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 7, 2006 -- It would be nice to believe that the U.S./British invasion of Iraq may have been horribly mishandled, but the motivation behind it was sincere. After all ...

Don't let Dick Cheney read your palm (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 5, 2006 -- As predictions go, it wasnt exactly Broadway Joe Namath guaranteeing victory before Super Bowl III. Vice President Dick Cheney, on the March 16, 2003, ed ...

What we're up against (lessons from Guatemala) (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 4, 2006 -- There are many battles being fought in the name of social justice... some more pitched than others. In general, however, these struggles do not result in ...

Merry December to You (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec 2, 2006 -- Let me be the first to wish Bill O'Reilly a very Happy Winter Solstice. The precise moment this year will be Dec., 2006, at 7:22 p.m. EST (00:22 UTC on De ...

This Christmas, Say No To Fir (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 1, 2006 -- On my way to the elevated subway station today, I caught sight of my neighborhood's most clearcut (pun very much intended) sign that Santa season is full ...

Vietnam, Iraq, and the M Word (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 30, 2006 -- Jimmy Carter was the latest to use the M Word. The former president said he believes the occupancy of Iraq and all the consequences of it are a big mist ...

Fasten Your Seat Belts For Global Warming (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 23, 2006 -- Is O.J. Simpson more important than the greenhouse effect? Consider this: I just typed O.J. Simpson into a Google News search. The first page alone prov ...

'Fast Food Nation' Makes Headlines (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 20, 2006 -- In almost every movie ever made, at some point, a character will consume animal products: a cheeseburger, a steak, a tuna sandwich, an omelet, a slice o ...