What Tony Robbins taught me about activism | Mickey Z.

By Randy Stewart (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewtopia/3948482669/) , via Wikimedia Commons Mickey Z. -- World News Trust March 2, 2017 Only recently did I finally marshal the courage to begin seri ...

The Dworkin-MacKinnon Anti-Pornography Civil Rights Ordinance | Mickey Z.

By Charles Steinhacker , via Wikimedia Commons Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Feb. 12, 2017 The Dworkin-MacKinnon Ordinance -- originally written in 1983 by Andrea Dworkin and Catharine MacKinnon -- w ...

Thoughts on 'It Can’t Happen Here' | Emanuele Corso

Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust I wrote this essay last November following the election. I was disheartened, to say the least, and I am republishing here as a reflection on current developments an ...

BOOKS: The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men | Mickey Z. interviews Robert Jensen

By Ryan McGuire. gratisography.com Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 10, 2017 “It seemed that there was a need for a book that laid out the problem of patriarchy in plain language.” (Robert Jensen) ...

Glenn Greenwald: Mainstream U.S. Media is Culpable for Disseminating Fake & Deceitful News on Russia | Democracy Now

Jan. 5, 2017 (Democracy Now) -- We are joined by Glenn Greenwald, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and one of the founding editors of The Intercept. His latest article is headlined "WashPost Is Rich ...

How Not To Write Like An Archdruid | John Michael Greer

From apastyle.org Jan. 4, 2017 (Archdruid Report) -- Among the occasional amusements I get from writing these weekly essays are earnest comments from people who want to correct my writing style. I fi ...

Under Cover of Christmas, Obama Establishes Controversial Anti-Propaganda Agency | Lauren McCauley

Buried within the $619 billion military budget is a controversial provision that establishes a national anti-propaganda center that critics warn could be dangerous for press freedoms. (Official White ...

Reflections on a Democracy in Crisis | John Michael Greer

Donald Trump at the New Hampshire Town Hall at Pinkerton Academy, Aug. 19t 2015. By Michael Vadon. Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)Nov. 9, 2016 (Archdruid Report) -- Well, it’s finally over, and I think it’s fa ...

Judge Rejects 'Riot' Charges Against Amy Goodman in North Dakota

Oct. 17, 2016 (DemocracyNow.org) -- A North Dakota judge Monday refused to authorize riot charges against award-winning journalist Amy Goodman for her reporting on an attack against Native American-l ...

21st Century Amerika, A Reality Show | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Sept. 30, 2016 Forty years have passed since Sidney Lumet's finest film, Network, written by Paddy Chayefsky. Anyone who wishes to see an al ...

The Importance of Public Education | Emanuele Corso

Photo by Michael Kordahi. Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Sept. 28, 2016 "Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man.” So said Aristotle and likewise a number o ...