The Next European War | John Michael Greer

Nov. 3, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- The notion that history has nothing to teach us is one of the most pervasive beliefs in modern industrial society. It’s also one of the most misguided. Sure, we’ve got ...

Words without Action: The West’s Role in Israel’s Illegal Settlement Expansion | Ramzy Baroud

Israel is accelerating settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. (Photo: ActiveStills.org) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 3, 2021 The international uproar in response to Israel’s approva ...

The West’s China Complex: Beijing as the Enemy and the Savior | Ramzy Baroud

Modern buildings in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China. (Photo: Alexander Needham, via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 2, 2021 “Could Chin ...

Jerusalem’s ‘Liveliest Parties’: Has Biden Proved Different from Trump on Palestine? | Ramzy Baroud

Trump Obama Biden Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 27, 2021 When Joe Biden was declared the winner in the US elections last November, expectations in Ramallah were high. A Biden Administration, ...

Political Islam and Democracy Crisis in North Africa | Ramzy Baroud

The Ennahda group at the Tunisian Constituent Assembly in 2011. (Photo: Parti Mouvement Ennahdha, via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 25, 2012 When the news circulated that M ...

The End of the Dream | John Michael Greer

Oct. 20, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- There are times when the winds that shape the future blow strong enough to be heard over the jabber of everyday life, and this is one of those times. For a while now ...

The Cultural Genocide in Palestine: On Sally Rooney’s Decision to Boycott Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Best-selling and award-winning Irish novelist Sally Rooney. (Photo: Video Grab) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 20, 2021 The pro-Israel crowd on social media was quick to pounce on award-winnin ...

Empty Gestures or Substantive Change? On the Nobel Prize in Literature and Its Discontents | Ramzy Baroud

Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah. (Photo: Palfest, via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 18, 2021 The fact that Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel ...

Heroes or Parasites: Europe’s Self-serving Politics on Refugees | Ramzy Baroud

A fishing boat carrying refugees dock in Lampedus, Italy. (Photo: Vito Manzari, via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 13, 2021 Language is politics and politics is power. This ...

Why COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower in rural areas of the US | Lily Datz

Credit: Syracuse University Oct. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A combination of higher Trump vote share and lower educational attainment help explain the lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in rural areas ...

Trudeau’s Parliamentary ‘Victory’ May Cost Him the Next Elections | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 3, 2021 Canada’s unpopular general election Sept.20 is increasingly recognized as a mistake by the country’s leading political analysts. However, ...