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We’re All in This Together! — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust September 18, 2021 (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of World News Trust.) In 2020, health care workers could do no harm (insert rim shot here). We praised their vast medical skills and knowledge. We banged our pots and pans for them and hung signs to profess our eternal gratitude. Well… maybe not exactly ...

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That Time I Almost Accidentally Joined the NYPD — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust April 29, 2021 In my youth, it was very common for the guys I hung around with to seek out city jobs: police, fire department, sanitation, etc. Steady pay, go ...

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The Gamers’ Uprising Against Wall Street Has Deep Populist Roots | Ellen Brown

Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt Feb. 11, 2021 Wall Street may own the country, as Kansas populist leader Mary Elizabeth Lease once declared, but a new generation of “retail” stock market traders is fighti ...

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The Great Divider: Covid-19 Reflects Global Racism, Not Equality | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 13, 2020 The notion that the COVID-19 pandemic was "the great equalizer" should be dead and buried by now. If anything, the lethal disease is ano ...

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That Time I Gave a Lecture at Yale University — Mickey Z.

The Yale mascot celebrates a Bulldogs’ victory during the 2016 NCAA tournament. (Photo: Catherine Avalone/Hearst Connecticut Media) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 19, 2020 “Every child is an a ...

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Cabs and Cab-Nots | Mickey Z.

Still photo of Robert DeNiro on the set of “Taxi Driver” (credit unknown) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 4, 2020 Until recently, yellow cabs were a major part of the NYC experience. Thanks to ...

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Honk If You Love Caviar! (Joe Bageant)

Joe Bageant at Innie's Cafe, Hopkins Village, BelizeUnderstanding America's Class System Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Aug. 17, 2010 How about them political elites, huh? Five million bucks for Che ...

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‘Dying to Fish’: How Israeli Piracy Destroyed Gaza’s Once Thriving Fishing Industry | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 27, 2020 On Aug. 16, the Israeli navy declared the Gaza sea a closed military zone. A few days later, a group of Gaza fishermen decided to take t ...

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Algorithms And Red Wine: Is The 'Digital Hive' A Soft Totalitarian State? | Joe Bageant

Joe Bageant at Innie's Cafe in Belize Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Oct. 24, 2010 -- Ferrara, Italy -- Sitting in a bottliberia, one of those wine bars that brings out food to match your particular ...

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Lost in the American Undertow | Joe Bageant

Joe Bageant in Belize Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Apr. 18, 2011 -- The United States has always maintained a white underclass -- citizens whose role in the greater scheme of things has been to cu ...

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Chant 'Defund the Police' but Behave Like the Police? | Mickey Z.

Image: Revolutionary Desire (blog) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 1, 2020 “A cop sleeps inside each one of us. We must kill him.” (Situationist graffiti) It was a life-altering moment when I fi ...

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