Government

Political Bias Skews Perceptions Of Verifiable Fact | Christina Pazzanese

Illustration by Mitch BluntWhen we can’t even agree on what is real Study shows bias of left and right extends to perceptions of verifiable fact June 3, 2020 (Harvard Gazette) -- Politics has seeped into every corner of our lives. Even announcements once thought above rank partisanship, such as states letting voters mail their ballots this fall and the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic, now i ...

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Activism Could Make A Difference If Protestors Would Abandon Obsolete Tactics | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 3, 2020 As I scanned reports of the latest spasms of anti-racist protests and police brutality, I promised myself I’d resist writing any art ...

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Chomsky: Trump Is A 'Sociopathic Megalomaniac' Who Made US 'Singularly Unprepared' For Pandemic

Noam Chomsky. Photo credit: Oliver Abraham (oliverabraham (at) gmx.de)May 25, 2020 (Common Dreams) -- World-renowned intellectual and author Noam Chomsky called President Trump a "sociopathic megalom ...

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Pandemic Reminder: Community Can Transcend Ideology | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 1, 2020 “To build community requires vigilant awareness of the work we must continually do to undermine all the socialization that leads us ...

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As a White Writer, Here’s Everything of Value I Can Add to the #BlackLivesMatter Discussion | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 1, 2020 Mickey Z. can be found on Instagram here. He is also the founder of Helping Homeless Women - NYC, offering direct relief to women on ...

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Coronavirus and the Cost(co) of Freedom | Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust May 29, 2020 Screenshot from TMZ In this time of lockdowns and quarantines, how far are you willing to go to display your liberated spirit? Let’s say you had to drive to ...

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Why Abbas Abandoned Oslo | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudPolitical Ambiguity or a Doomsday Weapon Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust May 24, 2020 This time, we are told, it is different and that President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud ...

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Why Does Israel Celebrate Its Terrorists | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudBen Uliel and the Murder of the Dawabsheh Family Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust May 22, 2020 Israeli media and Zionist apologists everywhere are busy whitewashing Israel’s globally- ...

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Another Bank Bailout Under Cover Of A Virus | Ellen Brown

Love you more... Insolvent Wall Street banks have been quietly bailed out again. Banks made risk-free by the government should be public utilities. May 18, 2020 (Web Of Debt) -- When the Dodd-Frank A ...

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Why Israel Fears the Nakba | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudHow Memory Became Palestine’s Greatest Weapon Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust May 17, 2020 On May 15, thousands of Palestinians in Occupied Palestine and throughout the "shatat," or ...

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Vaccine Hopes And Economic Woes As Virus Spreads | AFP

Credit: CC0 Public Domain May 16, 202 (AFP) -- President Donald Trump voiced hope Friday that a coronavirus vaccine will be available by late 2020, cushioning dire US economic news as parts of Europe ...

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