20 Activist Resolutions for 2015 | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 5, 2014 Since this is the time of year when so many of us choose to articulate goals and promise big changes, I say we transfer this concept ...

Citing Next Generations, Lawsuits Demand Courts Recognize 'Mind-Blowing' Climate Impacts | Deirdre Fulton

"There are laws of nature that we have to comply with," says legal scholar on final episode of Moyers & Company. "And those laws are supreme." "Climate is not just an environmental issue," professor ...

WATCH: Vegans: Say NO to Single Issueism | Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 11, 2014 Vegans: Say NO to Single Issueism Mickey Z. says... https://mickeyzsays.wordpress.com/

Talk of a Third Intifada: Where to from Here, Palestine? | Ramzy Baroud

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 19, 2014 When a journalist tries to do a historian’s job, the outcome can be quite interesting. Using history as a side note in a brief news report or political ...

NYC to Issue Tickets for Small Amounts of Pot in Lieu of Arrest | Henry Goldman

Photographer: Matthew Staver/Bloomberg. Marijuana plants for sale at The Green Solution dispensary in Denver, Colorado, on Jan. 9, 2014. Nov. 10, 2014 (Bloomberg) -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and ...

The Truth About Immigration | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 29, 2014 “There’s my argument: restrict immigration.” - Groucho Opening Thought: Everything negative you’ve heard about immigration is true. ...

Coffee Break In #Ferguson: Talking 'Violence' In A Corporate Culture | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 22, 2014 “The most violent element in society is ignorance.” - Emma Goldman An Aug. 19, 2014 Wall Street Journal article headline blared: St ...

Sometimes The Border Crosses You (Know Your History) | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 21, 2014 “The cup of forbearance has been exhausted.” - President James K. Polk, 1846 According the Washington Post, Texas Governor Rick Per ...

Make The Connections: Anti-War, Animal Rights, Collective Liberation | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 18, 2014 “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” - Audre Lorde While photographing a ...

Never Again? The Semantics of “Holocaust” | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Yes, one of the common definitions of the word “holocaust” is “destruction or slaughter on a mass scale” and yes, I’m revisiting a topic I wrote ...

Washington Is Arming Against The Public | John Whitehead

John Whitehead asks the questions every American should be asking Why Should Anyone Trust a Government That Kills, Maims, Tortures, Lies, Spies, Cheats, and Treats Its Citizens Like Criminals? June 1 ...