Lifestyle Changes (Like Going Vegan) Won’t End Capitalism | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust April 12, 2015 The federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, for the first time, has recommended avoiding meat and dairy products which, as ...

The Burden of Denial | John Michael Greer

John Michael GreerApril 8, 2015 (Archdruid Report) -- It occurred to me the other day that quite a few of the odder features of contemporary American culture make perfect sense if you assume that eve ...

A Different Form of Holocaust Denial | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust March 26, 2015 I just learned of an upcoming NYC event called the “Animal Holocaust Memorial Service/March.” The first line of description on its ...

The Veggie Pride Talk I Didn’t Give | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust March 18, 2015 For the first time in many years, I’ve declined an offer to be the lead speaker at the annual Veggie Pride Parade in NYC’s Union S ...

WATCH: 48 Hours | Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 14, 2015 Mickey Z. says: https://mickeyzsays.wordpress.com/

Collective Efforts + Self-Education = Social Change | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 28, 2014 Thesis: We cannot be effective activists if we work alone. We cannot be truly radical without cultivating love and compassion for o ...

Street Smarts, Ecocide, and the Pope’s Mother | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 21, 2015 “If says something bad about my mother, he can expect a punch. It’s to be expected.” - Pope Francis I grew up in Astoria, Queens, N ...

That Was Easy: In Just 60 Years, Neoliberal Capitalism Has Nearly Broken Planet Earth | Jon Queally

A pair of new studies show how various forms of human activity, driven by a flawed economic system and vast consumption, is laying waste to Earth's natural systems The conclusion that the world's dom ...

2014 Was Hottest Year on Earth in Recorded History | NY Times

Jan. 16, 2015 (New York Times) -- Last year was the hottest in earth’s recorded history, scientists reported Friday, underscoring scientific warnings about the risks of runaway emissions and undermin ...

#BlackLivesMatter, Veganism, & Intersectionality | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. An Interview with A. Breeze Harper Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 16, 2015 "If vegans who aren't Black want to show support, they first need to understand that race matter ...

Activism: Marathon or Sprint? ('Occupy this Book' excerpt) | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Micke Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust (The following is an edited excerpt from Occupy this Book: Mickey Z. on Activism, which can be ordered here.) Why activism is a marathon… The 1% i ...