Debunking the ‘Opium of the People’ Maxim: Football is about Politics and Class Struggle | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 29, 2020 Noam Chomsky is right when he says that, in the United States, sports creates the necessary “fantasy world” required to shield people fr ...

Take Your Job and Shove It — Mickey Z.

Meme found online Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 4, 2020 Back in June 2012, as part of the Occupy Wall Street “Summer Disobedience School” (please, don’t ask), I was marching with about 75 of ...

Why the Fed Needs Public Banks | Ellen Brown

Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt Dec. 3, 2020 The Fed’s policy tools -- interest rate manipulation, quantitative easing, and “Special Purpose Vehicles” -- have all failed to revive local economies sufferin ...

The King’s Man: Blinken’s Appointment Reassures Israel that Little Will Change under Biden | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 29, 2020 Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nothing to worry about: the man who will directly handle America’s foreign poli ...

The Great Leap Backward | John Michael Greer

Nov. 25, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- If you happen to read the edgier end of the internet these days, you’ve probably seen talk about something called the Great Reset. I’ve been asked several times alrea ...

Moving Past Apartheid: One-State is not Ideal Justice, but It is Just and Possible | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 24, 2020 Once again, Europe's top diplomats expressed their "deep concern" regarding Israel’s ongoing illegal settlement expansion, again evoking ...

Expansion and Mass Eviction: Israel ‘Takes Advantage’ of Trump’s Remaining Days in Office | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 22, 2020 In a few words, a close associate of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, summed up the logic behind the ongoing frenzy to expand ...

Philosophical thoughts for the future | David Bradley

The School of Athens (1509-11) Raphael. Location: Stanza della Segnatura (Signature Room), Vatican. CC0 Public Domain Nov. 20, 2020 (Inderscience) -- Science, philosophy, and religion all attempt to ...

‘Total Reset’ is Wishful Thinking: The Daunting Task of Reordering US Foreign Policy | Ramzy Baroud

President-elect Joe BidenRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 15, 2020 A new term has imposed itself on the conversation regarding the impending presidency of U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden: “The T ...

As Israel Destroys EU Projects in Palestine, European Foreign Policy Remains Impotent | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 15, 2020 Belgium is furious. On Nov. 6, the Belgian government condemned Israel’s destruction of Belgian-funded homes in the Occupied Palestinian ...

Friends and Other Strangers — Mickey Z.

Urban Graffiti (Ryan McGuire, Gratisography) Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 13, 2020 A couple of weeks ago, I made plans to hang out with a friend in the city. (Reminder: Every New Yorker who ...