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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reversing Earlier Guidance Amid Delta Fears, CDC Advises Vaccinated People to Wear Masks Indoors in Public | Julia Conley

These are the face masks often used to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. They are used in countries with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks and are worn in hospitals as well as in public. They ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What’s missing from the debate about guns? — Mickey Z.

Still photo of Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971) Mickey Z. — World News Trust June 28, 2021 I haven’t written much about guns in my life so I thought it was time to do what I do best: Add in some ...

Say This, Don’t Say That: Time to Confront the Misleading Language on Palestine, Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Hollywood A-lister Mark Ruffalo. (Photo: via Facebook) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 14, 2021 On May 25, famous American actor, Mark Ruffalo, tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is ...

Power at Any Cost: How Opportunistic Mansour Abbas Joined Hands with Avowed ‘Arab Killers’ | Ramzy Baroud

Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab List, Raam. (Photo: via Knesset website) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trusty June 7, 2021 We are led to believe that history is being made in Israel, following ...