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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 I’ve been mulling over a handful of often-repeated comments on this blog, and I find that if I look through them, into the landscape of ideas that structure them, it’s possible to glimpse some of the ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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The ACLU bans “women” and supports medical tyranny — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust October 2, 2021 Last month, to mark one year since the death of a female icon, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) shit all over her memory wit ...

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Do You Miss Us? — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust September 30, 2021 When you post those happy concert video clips, do you miss us? As you click “share” on the ‘gram to show off your latest (indoor restaurant) meal, are ...

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The Untold Story of Why Palestinians Are Divided | Ramzy Baroud

Senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub attends by video conference a meeting with deputy Hamas chief Saleh Arouri. (Photo: Video Grab) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 29, 2021 The political divis ...

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Should Hamas, Hezbollah Learn from the Taliban? | Ramzy Baroud

Taliban fighters. (Photo: Isafmedia, via Wikimedia Commons) On Afghanistan and Legitimate Resistance Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 28, 2021 An urgent task awaits us: Considering the progress ...

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Who Represents Afghanistan: Genuine Activists vs ‘Native Informants’ | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 22, 2021 Scenes of thousands of Afghans flooding the Kabul International Airport to flee the country as Taliban fighters were quickly consolidat ...

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