Somewhere in Astoria: A Personal History of Sorts — Mickey Z.

The iconic Hell Gate Bridge Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 8, 2021 I’ve had a couple of folks request that I write an article about the history of Astoria because I’m so identified — and self-iden ...

The People vs. Mahmoud Abbas: Are the Palestinian Authority’s Days Numbered? | Ramzy Baroud

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas with PA officials. (Photo: President Mahmoud Abbas FB Page) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 7, 2021 “The Palestinian Authority’s days are numbered. ...

What We Can Still Accomplish | John Michael Greer

July 7, 2021 (EcoSophia.net} -- One of the unexpected benefits of posting my reflections on the future of industrial society in public is that quite often I get advance warning of events on the horiz ...

Are your illusions blocking your power? — Mickey Z.

Still photo and quote from Harold and Maude (1971) Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 5, 2021 We awaken each morning after a couple or many hours in the astral and, in a flash, we must recall who we a ...

Terror Birds? Stop Letting ‘Scientists’ Name Things! — Mickey Z.

Titanis walleri (credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 2, 2021 I recently learned about Titanis walleri — a huge, flightless, carnivorous bird that lived in the early Pliocene to early Pl ...

Bennett’s Political Theater: The Decisive Israeli-Palestinian Fight Ahead | Ramzy Baroud

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. (Photo: via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 30, 2021 Many Palestinians believe that the May 10-21 military confrontation between Israe ...

Whispers From Antiquity | John Michael Greer

June 30, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- One of the things I find fascinating about the deepening twilight of industrial society is how rigid our modern notions of technology have become. Most people these d ...

What Keith Haring taught us about life, loss, and death — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust June 30, 2021 Recently, when I asked my Facebook friends for article suggestions, two requests were “life, death, and aging” and “the illusion of control.” I let those we ...

What’s missing from the debate about guns? — Mickey Z.

Still photo of Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971) Mickey Z. — World News Trust June 28, 2021 I haven’t written much about guns in my life so I thought it was time to do what I do best: Add in some ...

Words Alone Will Not End Anti-Muslim Terror in Canada | Ramzy Baroud

Mourners and supporters gather for the funeral of the Afzaal family members. (Photo: John Densky, via Anadolu Agency) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 25, 2021 The killing of a Muslim family on ...

That time I became the “Underground Poet” (or did I?) — Mickey Z.

Doing my thing at the Bowery Poetry Club: December 2009 Mickey Z. — World News Trust June 25, 2021 Before the interwebs, I believe it required more ingenuity to get noticed. That’s why I conjured up ...