Politics

Make Language Great Again (all words matter) | Mickey Z.

Photo Credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 27, 2020 And the world looks just the same/And history ain't changed Because the banners, they are flown in the next war (“Won’t Get Fooled Again,” The Who) With the advent of the public relations industry around World War I, the systematic corruption of language — hence, the corruption of thoughts, ideas, and reality — became overt. ...

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In These Divided States of America | Mickey Z.

(Meme found on Facebook) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 22, 2020 I diligently and happily stayed away from Facebook for years. But recently, I re-activated. I did so to increase fundraising ...

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Honk If You Love Caviar! (Joe Bageant)

Joe Bageant at Innie's Cafe, Hopkins Village, BelizeUnderstanding America's Class System Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Aug. 17, 2010 How about them political elites, huh? Five million bucks for Che ...

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‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Canada | Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo

Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo -- World News Trust Aug. 13, 2020 The notion that "Canada is better" -- especially when its foreign policy is compared with that of the Uni ...

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The Other 9/11 (and That Time I Gave a Lecture at MIT) | Mickey Z.

Photo by Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 4, 2020 Preface: I’ve written (several times) about the “other 9/11” in 1973 Chile. I’ve also written once about my related MIT talk in 2003. To ...

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The Politics of War: What is Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and Syria? | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 9, 2020 On Aug. 4, hours before a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu issued an ominous warni ...

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later | Mickey Z.

A bombed-out temple in Nagasaki. Photo credit: Cpl. Lynn P. Walker, Jr. (Marine Corps) - Wikipedia Commons Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 2, 2020 “From the very concept of strategic bombing, al ...

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What Seat Belts Can Teach Us About Wearing Masks | Mickey Z.

Meme found on Facebook Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 4, 2020 Since I began penning articles again in early May, I’ve dedicated two of them to the topic of masks: here and here. As the pandemic ...

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Apartheid or One State: Has Jordan Broken a Political Taboo? | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 2, 2020 What will it take for the idea of a two-state solution, which was hardly practical to begin with, to be completely abandoned? Every reali ...

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The Likud Conspiracy: Israel in the Throes of a Major Political Crisis | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 30, 2020 Protests against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu have raged on for weeks, turning violent sometimes. Israelis are furious at their gove ...

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Roy's People: American Liberalism Needs More Roy Orbison And Less Wonk Strategy (Joe Bageant)

Joe Bageant Can American liberalism rise from Washington’s two-bed brothel to dance with the ghost of Roy Orbison and eat garden tomatoes? Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Aug. 31, 2006 -- 10 a.m. -- ...

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