Background
Mickey Z. was born and raised in Astoria, Queens, has appeared in a book with Noam Chomsky, and in a martial arts film with Billy Blanks.
Mickey Z. was born and raised in Astoria, Queens, has appeared in a book with Noam Chomsky, and in a martial arts film with Billy Blanks.
He writes a bimonthly column, "Mickey Z. Says", for VegNews magazine and he has also appeared on the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network network"s Book television program He is also a regular contributor to Planet Green, ZNet, CounterPunch, OpEdNews, Countercurrents.org, Animal Liberation Front, and other websites. With only a high school diploma, he has authored 12 books and has "spoken and lectured in venues ranging from Massachusetts Institute of Technology to American Broadcasting Company Number Rio, from Yale University to Occupy Free University.
Howard Zinn called him "provocative and bold.""
He liked the sound of it and used it in his pen name.