Commentary -- WNT Reports

Will the ICC Investigation Bring Justice for Palestine? | Ramzy Baroud

Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo -- World News Trust June 25, 2020 In the past, there have been many attempts at holding accused Israeli war criminals accountable. Particularly memorable is the case of the late Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, (known, among other nicknames, as the ‘Butcher of Sabra and Shatila’) whose victims attempted to try him in a Belgian Court ...

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Forgotten Women: Revisiting Lizzie Jennings (100 Years Before Rosa Parks) | Mickey Z.

Public domain Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 11, 2020 In light of recent events and in the name of honoring forgotten women, I’d like to revisit a story I’ve written about a few times -- includin ...

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PA Political Circus: Why Abbas Must Hand the Keys over to the PLO | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 21, 2020 The painful truth is that the Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas has already ceased to exist as a political body that hold ...

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Reinventing Activism, Part 4: Learn From the Cat Lady | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 10, 2020 (Part 1 of this series can be found here) (Part 2 of this series can be found here) (Part 3 of this series can be found here) I kno ...

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Examining and Comparing the U.S. response to AIDS and Covid-19 | Mickey Z.

July 2, 1986 - A protest at the Federal Building in Los Angeles. (Photo credit: Los Angeles Public Library) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 9, 2020 “What we have seen exposed as a result of this p ...

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Reinventing Activism, Part 3: Borrow Something From (gasp) Corporate Culture | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 8, 2020 (Part 1 of this series can be found here) (Part 2 of this series can be found here) Within the realm of activism, “corporate” is a d ...

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Here's What a White Ally Looks Like (part 2) | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Barney Peterson/The Chronicle Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 7, 2020 The first half of the caption for the above photo reads: “Angela Davis with Rodger McAfee (far left) and his wif ...

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BOOKS: Deer Hunting With Jesus -- Dispatches from America's Class War (Joe Bageant)

Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Aug. 14, 2006 “Well, good lordie, you really was writin' a book! I thought it was just some bullshit you spread around when you got drunk.” That was my friend Fat Larr ...

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The Drug Lord and His Hungry, Hungry Cocaine Hippos | Mickey Z.

Photo: Daily Mail UK Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 5, 2020 Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had so much money that he literally could not spend it fast enough. He and the Medellín cartel domina ...

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When Will Things Get Back to Normal? | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 2, 2020 This article is an update, a “re-set,” if you will… Preamble: On the liner notes for The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan album, it’s explaine ...

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Laura D: The Fall and Rise of a Homeless Artist | Mickey Z.

Laura D teaching watercolors at a homeless shelter (Courtesy of Laura D) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 30, 2020 “The only place I felt I did anything right was art class.” Those are the words of ...

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