Politics

Rice and Beans in the Outer Darkness | John Michael Greer

Red Beans and Rice at Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen - Berkeley, Calif.. Photo Credit: Arnold Gatilao from Fremont, Calif., USA, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons March 31, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- Psychotherapists figured out a long time ago that a roundabout approach is necessary if you want to tease out the origins of any serious psychological problem. You won’t get there by any direct approach, ...

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From His Solitary Confinement, Marwan Barghouti Holds the Key to Fatah’s Future | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 4, 2021 If imprisoned Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, becomes the President of the Palestinian Authority, the status quo will change subst ...

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A Sense of Déjà Vu | John Michael Greer

April 7, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- Déjà vu -- the sudden insistent feeling that you’ve encountered the present moment before -- can be one of the oddest of human experiences. Sometimes, though, it happ ...

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The Missing Lessons from Israel’s Latest Elections | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudKafkaesque Politics Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust March 31, 2021 A "major setback" was the recurring term in many news headlines reporting on the outcome of Israel’s March 23 gener ...

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Censorship, Self-Censorship, and the Cult of Woke-ness —Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. —World Needs Trust March 26, 2021 Take a good look at the photo above. It reads “Vaccine-Injured Lives Matter” and it was chalked onto the ground at Union Square Park on March 2 ...

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Nuclear Weapons Blazing: Britain Enters the US-China Fray | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust March 24, 2021 Boris Johnson’s March 16 speech before the British Parliament was reminiscent, at least in tone, to that of Chinese President Xi Jinpin ...

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How Israel Uses ‘the Law’ to Ethnically Cleanse East Jerusalem | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudThe Nakba of Sheikh Jarrah Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust March 21, 2021 A Palestinian man, Atef Yousef Hanaysha, was killed by Israeli occupation forces March 19 during a weekly pr ...

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Biden’s China Policy Doomed from the Start -- Ramzy Baroud

From the 1902 movie "A Trip To The Moon."From the Earth to the Moon Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust March 14, 2021 A much anticipated American foreign policy move under the Biden Administration on h ...

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US Collective Punishment of the Venezuelan People Must End | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudThe Ongoing Calamity Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust March 7, 2021 Recent statements made by U.S. officials suggest that Washington will continue to pursue a hardline policy on Venez ...

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Palestine’s Impossible Democracy Dilemma | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudElections under Fire Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust March 7, 2021 Many Palestinian intellectuals and political analysts find themselves in the unenviable position of having to decla ...

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At the Recycling Machine in the Age of COVID — Mickey Z

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust March 8, 2021 Recently, as I neared my local C-Town supermarket, I passed its recycling station. Just outside the entrance are a couple of machines at which l ...

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