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In 1492, (buff) Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue | Mickey Z
Photo: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 11, 2020 Below the elevated platform at the Astoria Boulevard/Hoyt Avenue N train station, my neighborhood plays host to Columbus Square — ...
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Dying Alone: When We Stopped Caring for Palestinian Prisoners | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 11, 2020 “No one cares about the prisoners.” Over the past few years, I have heard this phrase -- or some variation of it -- uttered many times ...
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Zionist War on Palestinian Festival in Rome is Ominous Sign of Things to Come | Romana Rubeo & Ramzy Baroud
Romana Rubeo & Ramzy Baroud Romana Rubeo & Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 9, 2020 A Zionist-led war on a Palestinian cultural festival in Rome has exposed the fragility of the Italian ...
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My Remembrance of Edward Van Halen | Mickey Z.
Edward Van Halen (probably early 1980s) — credit unknown Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 8, 2020 Edward Van Halen (EVH) was my favorite guitarist of all-time. As a disciple of what is now ...
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Despite Ambiguity in International Law, Palestinians are Winning the ‘Legitimacy War’ | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 7, 2020 "International law" remains one of the most discussed terms in the context of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. It is almost always ...
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BOOKS: The Distant Glint of Glass Beads | John Michael Greer
Oct. 7, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- In July of this year, when I revived the custom of asking my readers what they wanted to hear about on the fifth Wednesday of that month, I got plenty of suggestions, ...
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That Time When Negro League Legend Josh Gibson Hit a Ball Out of Yankee Stadium | Mickey Z.
Josh Gibson scoring a run for the Homestead Grays in a game against the Newark Eagles at Griffith Stadium in Washington in 1942. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Mickey Z. -- World News ...
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Black Lives Should Always Matter: Delinking Social Justice from Seasonal US Politics | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 4, 2020 After viewing the first U.S. Presidential debate on Sept. 29, one is left with no doubt about the degenerating political discourse among ...
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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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A Surge in Nontraditional Gun Ownership Requires a Surge in Resources | Harper S. Ferry
Harper S. Ferry -- World News Trust Oct. 3, 2020 On a recent thunder-filled Saturday, I hosted 10 very green shooters for a basic pistol safety workshop. Of the attendees, only a couple had ...
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Lost on a Fearless Plain (Joe Bageant)
Joe Bageant Joe Bageant -- World News Trust May 12, 2010 AJIJIIC, Mexico -- I've spent most of this week watching American television and movies. I leave the TV on all night long. I toss and turn ...
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