How the Bobos Broke America | David Brooks

Illustration by Kimberly Elliott The creative class was supposed to foster progressive values and economic growth. Instead we got resentment, alienation, and endless political dysfunction. Aug. 2, 20 ...

Reminder: The U.S. Gov’t Lies, Manipulates, and Kills Without Remorse — Mickey Z.

Via alfassa.com Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 1, 2021 On July 25, 1990, Saddam Hussein entertained a guest at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie. She tol ...

The CDC revokes PCR testing. What does that say about the Covid count? — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 29, 2021 Please allow me to introduce a brief recap before I get to the latest news. I've already told you how and why the Covid rules make no sense and should not b ...

How Ben & Jerry’s has Exposed Israel’s Anti-BDS Strategy | Ramzy Baroud

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop on Washington Street in New Jersey. (Photo: Luigi Novi, Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 28, 2021 Ben & Jerry’s decision to suspend its operations ...

The Little Talked About Covid-19 ‘Variants’: Vaccine Mismanagement Will Have Dire Repercussions | Ramzy Baroud

Systematic neglect and de-development of Palestinian healthcare have left Palestinian communities extremely vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Fawzi Mahmoud, The Palestine Chronicle) Ramzy ...

Reversing Earlier Guidance Amid Delta Fears, CDC Advises Vaccinated People to Wear Masks Indoors in Public | Julia Conley

These are the face masks often used to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. They are used in countries with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks and are worn in hospitals as well as in public. They ...

ALL News is Fake News — Mickey Z.

Giannis Antetokounmpo Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 27, 2021 On July 20, 2021, the Milwaukee Bucks won the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship. Their MVP was Giannis Antetokounmpo, ...

Progress or War: On Islamophobia and Europe’s Demographic Shifts | Ramzy Baroud

An anti-Islam demonstration in the Czech Republic. (Photo: Venca24, via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 21, 2021 Europe’s identity crisis is not confined to the ceaseless squ ...

The White House & Facebook vs. Freedom of Speech — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 20, 2021 “Freedom of speech/Just watch what you say.” (Ice T) "Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate ...

What do you really know about U.S.-Cuba relations? — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 18, 2021 “The need to possess Cuba is the oldest issue in U.S. foreign policy.” (Noam Chomsky) When you watch the latest news stories about unrest in Cuba, are you r ...

A DIY Little League Story (we’d all be canceled today) — Mickey Z.

Yours truly, at maybe age 6, in Long Island City High School schoolyard Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 16, 2021 Growing up in a working-class, blue-collar neighborhood — long before there was an i ...