Archive for 2011


Introducing the Global Nonviolent Action Database (Video of the Week)
Prof. George Lakey – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Introducing the Global Nonviolent Action Database (Video of the Week))
Dick Cheney’s Song of America: Drafting a Plan for Global Dominance
David Armstrong - Harper's Magazine
September 26th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
The Australian North West Cape Military Base
Australian Anti-Bases Campaign Coalition – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on The Australian North West Cape Military Base)
99 Percenters Occupy Wall Street
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
September 26th, 2011 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS, CIVIL SOCIETY | Comments Off on 99 Percenters Occupy Wall Street)
Protesters Arrested in Anti-Wall Street Rally
Barbara Benitez - Al Jazeera
September 26th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Protesters Arrested in Anti-Wall Street Rally)
‘Tears of Gaza’ The Movie (on TMS In-Depth Videos)
Susan Abulhawa – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on ‘Tears of Gaza’ The Movie (on TMS In-Depth Videos))
A Truly Courageous Response to Terror
Fran Korten – YES! Magazine
September 26th, 2011 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on A Truly Courageous Response to Terror)
(German) Die Macht der Bilder von 9/11: Zeugen wider Willen
Constantin Binder – Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
September 26th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (German) Die Macht der Bilder von 9/11: Zeugen wider Willen)
(Portuguese) Dez Teses Sobre Dez Anos Perdidos
Johan Galtung, 12 Set 11 - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Dez Teses Sobre Dez Anos Perdidos)
Activism Anthem
Bhuchung Sonam – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Activism Anthem)
New Law Prohibits Practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Guinea-Bissau
Iain Murray, UNICEF – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (AFRICA | Comments Off on New Law Prohibits Practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Guinea-Bissau)
Recognizing Palestine
AlternateFocus – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Recognizing Palestine)
(Norwegian) Galtung fikk minnepris
Cathrine Sordal - Fædrelandsvennen
September 26th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Norwegian) Galtung fikk minnepris)
Super Weeds Pose Growing Threat to U.S. Crops
Carey Gillam - Reuters
September 26th, 2011 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Super Weeds Pose Growing Threat to U.S. Crops)
(Norwegian) Norge er både offer og gjerningsmann
Espen Sandli - Dagbladet
September 26th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Norwegian) Norge er både offer og gjerningsmann)
Global Nonviolent Action Database launched
Ken Butigan – Waging Nonviolence
September 26th, 2011 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on Global Nonviolent Action Database launched)
Peace Efforts in Afghanistan Jeopardized
Dr Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on Peace Efforts in Afghanistan Jeopardized)
India to Convene BRICS Finance Ministers’ Meet in Washington
The Hindu - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on India to Convene BRICS Finance Ministers’ Meet in Washington)
Debating the UN Bid for Palestinian Statehood
Roxanne Horesh – Al Jazeera
September 26th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Debating the UN Bid for Palestinian Statehood)
Rethinking Afghanistan After a Decade
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on Rethinking Afghanistan After a Decade)
Strategic Complexity ∞ Attracting Consensus
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Strategic Complexity ∞ Attracting Consensus)
Palestine & UN: History of a Double Standard
Marwan Bishara – Al Jazeera
September 26th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Palestine & UN: History of a Double Standard)
(German) „Zehn verlorene Jahre“
Constantin Binder - Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
September 26th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (German) „Zehn verlorene Jahre“)
Socialism, Communism…
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Socialism, Communism…)
Brazil-Africa: Teaching Diplomacy
Fabíola Ortiz – Inter Press Service-IPS
September 26th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on Brazil-Africa: Teaching Diplomacy)
Homophobia in Africa
Peter Kenworthy – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Homophobia in Africa)
We the Ruled
Michael S. Rozeff - LewRockwell
September 26th, 2011 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on We the Ruled)
UN: Despite Western Boycott, Racism Meeting Gets Overwhelming Support
Thalif Deen – TerraViva Europe
September 26th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN: Despite Western Boycott, Racism Meeting Gets Overwhelming Support)
China, India, Brazil Doing More to Cut Carbon Emissions Than USA, Canada, Australia
Stephen Leahy – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on China, India, Brazil Doing More to Cut Carbon Emissions Than USA, Canada, Australia)
A (North) East Asian Community
Johan Galtung, 26 Sep 2011 - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
BRICS Plan To Revive the Global Economy
Pepe Escobar – Al Jazeera
September 26th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on BRICS Plan To Revive the Global Economy)
Disintegrating European Diplomacy and the Necessary Rise of NGO Mediators
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Disintegrating European Diplomacy and the Necessary Rise of NGO Mediators)
(Castellano) ONU Debatirá por Vigésimo Año Consecutivo el Bloqueo Contra Cuba
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) ONU Debatirá por Vigésimo Año Consecutivo el Bloqueo Contra Cuba)
Erik Byes Memorial Prize to Johan Galtung
Synove Faldalen – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (TRANSCEND News | 1 Comment »)
Liberating Nations from Public Debt
Mohamed Rabie – Al Jazeera
September 26th, 2011 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Liberating Nations from Public Debt)
Showdown in Peru
Benjamin Dangl – The Dominion
September 26th, 2011 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Showdown in Peru)
The Call to Occupy Wall Street Resonates Around the World
Micah White and Kalle Lasn – The Guardian
September 26th, 2011 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, CAPITALISM, JUSTICE, ECONOMICS, CIVIL SOCIETY | Comments Off on The Call to Occupy Wall Street Resonates Around the World)
U.S. Assembling Secret Drone Bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Officials Say
Craig Whitlock and Greg Miller – The Washington Post
September 26th, 2011 (AFRICA | 1 Comment »)
China’s Peaceful Development (Full Text)
Information Office of the State Council, The People's Republic of China – TRANSCEND Media Servivce
September 26th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on China’s Peaceful Development (Full Text))
Washington on the Wrong Side of History over Palestine
Eric Margolis - LewRockwell
September 26th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Washington on the Wrong Side of History over Palestine)
Tears of Gaza
whereisthejustice – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Tears of Gaza)
The Greatest Problem of the American People
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Greatest Problem of the American People)
The Next Earth Summit: Rio Plus 20
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Next Earth Summit: Rio Plus 20)
Punching Back at Big Oil
Robert Redford - Reader Supported News
September 26th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Punching Back at Big Oil)
Resisting the Corporate Theft of Seeds
Vandana Shiva – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Resisting the Corporate Theft of Seeds)
Why the Middle East Will Never Be the Same Again
Robert Fisk – The Independent
September 26th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
Modern Slavery in Gulf Arab Countries (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Paul Jay – The Real News Network
September 19th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | 1 Comment »)
Israel Does Not Want a Palestinian State. Period.
Gideon Levy – Haaretz
September 19th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Does Not Want a Palestinian State. Period.)
The American and Global Experience of 9/10, 9/11, 9/12 +10:
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The American and Global Experience of 9/10, 9/11, 9/12 +10:)
(Castellano) 11 de Septiembre de 1973
Rebelión – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) 11 de Septiembre de 1973)
Walter Fauntroy, Feared Dead in Libya, Returns Home—Guess Who He Saw Doing the Killing
Valencia Mohammed - Afro
September 19th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Walter Fauntroy, Feared Dead in Libya, Returns Home—Guess Who He Saw Doing the Killing)
(Italian) Il Lavoro Quotidiano Della Nonviolenza
Angela Dogliotti Marasso, Centro Studi Sereno Regis – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) Il Lavoro Quotidiano Della Nonviolenza)
‘Liberticidal Anti-Terror Laws Must Go’
Asad Hashim – Al Jazeera
September 19th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on ‘Liberticidal Anti-Terror Laws Must Go’)
Monsanto’s Cotton Strategy Wears Thin
April Davila – United Nations University
September 19th, 2011 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Monsanto’s Cotton Strategy Wears Thin)
Tarred and Feathered: Exxon/Murdoch/Cheney … At It Again
Leslie Griffith - Reader Supported News
September 19th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Tarred and Feathered: Exxon/Murdoch/Cheney … At It Again)
In Paraguay a Familiar Story is Playing Out
Sean O’ Leary – Council on Hemispheric Affairs
September 19th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on In Paraguay a Familiar Story is Playing Out)
In The Line of Fire: A Date with Despots at Britain’s Arms Fair
Tom Peck – The Independent
September 19th, 2011 (MILITARISM, EUROPE, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS, TRADE | Comments Off on In The Line of Fire: A Date with Despots at Britain’s Arms Fair)
(Castellano) ¿Qué Hay que Conmemorar un 11 de Septiembre?
Marcos Roitman Rosenmann – La Jornada
September 19th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) ¿Qué Hay que Conmemorar un 11 de Septiembre?)
The $2 Billion UBS Incident: ‘Rogue Trader’ My Ass
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
September 19th, 2011 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The $2 Billion UBS Incident: ‘Rogue Trader’ My Ass)
The Pursuit of Happiness
Robert Constanza – Al Jazeera
September 19th, 2011 (ANALYSIS | 1 Comment »)
Preliminary Libyan Scorecard: Acting Beyond the UN Mandate
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Preliminary Libyan Scorecard: Acting Beyond the UN Mandate)
Why Karl Marx was Right
Lee Sustar – Socialist Worker
September 19th, 2011 (SOCIALISM - MARXISM | 1 Comment »)
UK: Police Raid Travellers’ Site to Free Men ‘Kept As Slaves’ for 15 Years
ITN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on UK: Police Raid Travellers’ Site to Free Men ‘Kept As Slaves’ for 15 Years)
Human Rights in Sri Lanka: Impunity against Accountability and Justice
Nirmanusan Balasundaram, Groundviews - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Human Rights in Sri Lanka: Impunity against Accountability and Justice)
Concrete Impact of Palestine’s U.N. Bid Still Uncertain
Elizabeth Whitman – Inter Press Service-IPS
September 19th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Concrete Impact of Palestine’s U.N. Bid Still Uncertain)
Can We Increase Gross National Happiness?
Peter Singer – Project Syndicate
September 19th, 2011 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on Can We Increase Gross National Happiness?)
Last Wishes
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Last Wishes)
U.S. ‘Not Encouraged’ by India, South Africa, Brazil at UN
Nicole Gaouette - Bloomberg
September 19th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on U.S. ‘Not Encouraged’ by India, South Africa, Brazil at UN)
Obama’s Arc of Instability: Destabilizing the World One Region at a Time
Nick Turse - TomDispatch
September 19th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Obama’s Arc of Instability: Destabilizing the World One Region at a Time)
Brazil: African Refugees in the Amazon
Fabíola Ortiz – Inter Press Service-IPS
September 19th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on Brazil: African Refugees in the Amazon)
Pope Accused of Crimes against Humanity by Victims of Sex Abuse
Karen McVeigh – The Guardian
September 19th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Pope Accused of Crimes against Humanity by Victims of Sex Abuse)
(Italian) La Strategia della Monsanto sul Cotone per Farci Vestire Leggeri
April Davila – United Nations University
September 19th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) La Strategia della Monsanto sul Cotone per Farci Vestire Leggeri)
Sloppy Journalism or War Propaganda? Fake Images from Tripoli
Michel Chossudovsky – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Sloppy Journalism or War Propaganda? Fake Images from Tripoli)
The Legal Flaws of the Palmer Commission Flotilla Report
Richard Falk & Phyllis Bennis – TRANSCEND Media Serivce
September 19th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on The Legal Flaws of the Palmer Commission Flotilla Report)
Open Letter to Commonwealth Foreign Ministers
Varios Organizations – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Open Letter to Commonwealth Foreign Ministers)
Narco Elite vs Oligarchy: Guatemala Votes
Chris Arsenault – Al Jazeera
September 19th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Narco Elite vs Oligarchy: Guatemala Votes)
The Observer
Tom Tomorrow, Truthout – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on The Observer)
At The UN, the Funeral of the Two-State Solution
Ilan Pappe - The Electronic Intifada
September 19th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on At The UN, the Funeral of the Two-State Solution)
Killing, Denial and Manipulation
Gladson Dungdung – Gandhi Foundation
September 19th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
Obama, the Palestinian State & Zionist Schizophrenia
Gilad Atzmon – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Obama, the Palestinian State & Zionist Schizophrenia)
(Italian) I Guarani del Brasile Chiedono alla Shell di Lasciare la Loro Terra
Survival International – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) I Guarani del Brasile Chiedono alla Shell di Lasciare la Loro Terra)
Monsanto Denies Superinsect Science
Tom Philpott – Mother Jones
September 19th, 2011 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Monsanto Denies Superinsect Science)
WikiLeaks Memorabilia Auction on eBay to Raise Funds
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (NEWS | Comments Off on WikiLeaks Memorabilia Auction on eBay to Raise Funds)
‘unLawful Access’ – Battle for the Net
PressForTruth – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on ‘unLawful Access’ – Battle for the Net)
NATO in Libya a ‘Model’ For Euro-US Cooperation: US Official
The Telegraph – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2011 (MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
There Is a Better Way: How the Norwegian Tragedy Forces Us to Reexamine Our Response to 9/11
Ida Hartmann - AlterNet
September 19th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on There Is a Better Way: How the Norwegian Tragedy Forces Us to Reexamine Our Response to 9/11)
Congress Sees Middle East Through AIPAC-Colored Glasses
Medea Benjamin and Allison McCracken – Information Clearing House
September 19th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Congress Sees Middle East Through AIPAC-Colored Glasses)
Companies Ejected From London Arms Fair for ‘Promoting Cluster Bombs’
Nick Hopkins – The Guardian
September 19th, 2011 (MILITARISM, EUROPE, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, CAPITALISM, TRADE | Comments Off on Companies Ejected From London Arms Fair for ‘Promoting Cluster Bombs’)
Men Rescued From Squalid Forced Labour Camp Refuse to Help Police
Jerome Taylor – The Independent
September 19th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Men Rescued From Squalid Forced Labour Camp Refuse to Help Police)
No End in Sight for Oil in the Gulf of Mexico
Dahr Jamail – Al Jazeera
September 19th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on No End in Sight for Oil in the Gulf of Mexico)
9/11: BBC Reported Building 7 Collapse Twenty Minutes Before It Fell (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
BBC – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on 9/11: BBC Reported Building 7 Collapse Twenty Minutes Before It Fell (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Development: ‘Boomerang Aid Enriches Donors’
Daan Bauwens – Inter Press Servivce-IPS
September 12th, 2011 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | 1 Comment »)
Questioning 9/11: The Politician Turned Conspiracy Theorist
Christian Stöcker – Der Spiegel
September 12th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE | Comments Off on Questioning 9/11: The Politician Turned Conspiracy Theorist)
Palestinians Will Resume Peace Talks with Israel after UN Recognition of State, Abbas Says
Avi Issacharoff – Haaretz
September 12th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Palestinians Will Resume Peace Talks with Israel after UN Recognition of State, Abbas Says)
9/11 Did Not Start or End At Midnight
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on 9/11 Did Not Start or End At Midnight)
Shock-Doctrine Schooling in Haiti
Jesse Hagopian – Socialist Worker
September 12th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Shock-Doctrine Schooling in Haiti)
Was War the Only Answer to 9/11?
Noam Chomsky – Nation of Change
September 12th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on Was War the Only Answer to 9/11?)
The Imperial Delusions of the United States
Robert Jensen – Al Jazeera
September 12th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
Vann Nath Personified Cambodian Reconciliation
Emma Leslie – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Europe’s “Troubled Assets” Bank Bailout: Germany’s Chancellor Merkel Pushes for a Eurozone “Banktatorship”
Mike Whitney – Global Research
September 12th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Europe’s “Troubled Assets” Bank Bailout: Germany’s Chancellor Merkel Pushes for a Eurozone “Banktatorship”)
Hail to the True Victors of Rupert’s Revolution
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Hail to the True Victors of Rupert’s Revolution)
Keystone XL: A Pipeline to Europe?
Stephen Leahy, Tierramérica – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Keystone XL: A Pipeline to Europe?)
WikiLeaks’ Obvious Truth
Naj Taylor – Al Jazeera
September 12th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on WikiLeaks’ Obvious Truth)
Against Our Principles
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Against Our Principles)
America’s Selective Vigilantism Will Make as Many Enemies as Friends
Tariq Ali - The Guardian
September 12th, 2011 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on America’s Selective Vigilantism Will Make as Many Enemies as Friends)
Two Weeks to Stop the Murder of Troy Davis
Nicole Colson – Socialist Worker
September 12th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Two Weeks to Stop the Murder of Troy Davis)
CIA Has Become ‘One Hell of a Killing Machine,’ Official Says
Alex Newman – The New American
September 12th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | 1 Comment »)
9/11: US Abuses Power It No Longer Has
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on 9/11: US Abuses Power It No Longer Has)
Resource Rich Arctic Severely Threatened
Devinder Kumar - InDepthNews
September 12th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Resource Rich Arctic Severely Threatened)
Colin Powell Regrets Iraq War Intelligence
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Colin Powell Regrets Iraq War Intelligence)
UNHCR Launches Campaign to Combat Statelessness
UN High Commissioner for Refugees – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UNHCR Launches Campaign to Combat Statelessness)
The Crime of Apartheid
Frank Barat – Al Jazeera
September 12th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Crime of Apartheid)
Women and DDR-Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration
Bishnu Pathak, PhD – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 13 Comments »)
Death by Tabloid
Xan Rice – The Atlantic
September 12th, 2011 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Death by Tabloid)
UN Secretary General: Palestinian Statehood Is ‘Long Overdue’
Haaretz – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on UN Secretary General: Palestinian Statehood Is ‘Long Overdue’)
(Italian) Un Battaglione Logistico per US Army Africa Vicenza
Antonio Mazzeo – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) Un Battaglione Logistico per US Army Africa Vicenza)
The Aftermath of Fukushima in Koodankulam
S. P. Udayakumar – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | 1 Comment »)
Another UN Failure: The Palmer Report on the Flotilla Incident of 31 May 2010
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Another UN Failure: The Palmer Report on the Flotilla Incident of 31 May 2010)
More of the Same in the Fight Against Child Labor
Neil Howard – Dissent Magazine
September 12th, 2011 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on More of the Same in the Fight Against Child Labor)
En-joying the World through En-joying Oneself
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on En-joying the World through En-joying Oneself)
9/11’s Forgotten Victims
Imran Khan – Al Jazeera
September 12th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, JUSTICE | Comments Off on 9/11’s Forgotten Victims)
Italy Faulted for Xenophobia and Ignoring Human Rights
Jaya Ramachadran - InDepthNews
September 12th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Italy Faulted for Xenophobia and Ignoring Human Rights)
Egypt’s Military Ruler Tantawi and the American Siege of Gaza
Ali Abunimah – Pambazuka News
September 12th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Egypt’s Military Ruler Tantawi and the American Siege of Gaza)
International Community Fails in Haiti, Again
Mark Weisbrot – Al Jazeera
September 12th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on International Community Fails in Haiti, Again)
Official: Some 140 Countries to Vote for Palestinian State
M&C News – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Official: Some 140 Countries to Vote for Palestinian State)
For 10 Years, We’ve Lied to Ourselves to Avoid Asking the One Real Question
Robert Fisk – The Independent
September 12th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, JUSTICE | Comments Off on For 10 Years, We’ve Lied to Ourselves to Avoid Asking the One Real Question)
Baha Mousa inquiry: It’s Not the Brutality That Is ‘Systematic’. It’s the Lying About It.
Robert Fisk – The Independent
September 12th, 2011 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on Baha Mousa inquiry: It’s Not the Brutality That Is ‘Systematic’. It’s the Lying About It.)
‘The Worst Crisis I Have Ever Seen’
Azad Essa – Al Jazeera
September 12th, 2011 (AFRICA | Comments Off on ‘The Worst Crisis I Have Ever Seen’)
9/11: Ten Theses on Ten Lost Years
Johan Galtung
September 12th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 4 Comments »)
US ‘Campaigns to Avoid’ Palestinian Statehood Vote
France24 – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on US ‘Campaigns to Avoid’ Palestinian Statehood Vote)
Despite Exploding Volcanoes, Iceland World’s Most Peaceful Nation
Thalif Deen – TerraViva Europe
September 12th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Despite Exploding Volcanoes, Iceland World’s Most Peaceful Nation)
Who You Gonna’ Believe: WikiLeaks or Rupert Murdoch?
Stephen Pizzo - Buzzflash
September 12th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Who You Gonna’ Believe: WikiLeaks or Rupert Murdoch?)
TED Talks – Pay Attention to Nonviolence (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Julia Bacha, TED Talks – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on TED Talks – Pay Attention to Nonviolence (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Fambul Tok, a Documentary about Forgiveness (trailer)
FambulTokProject – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Fambul Tok, a Documentary about Forgiveness (trailer))
Author Naomi Klein Arrested In Oilsands Protest
Mitch Potter – The Toronto Star
September 5th, 2011 (NEWS | 1 Comment »)
Speculating with Lives: How Global Investors Make Money Out of Hunger
Horand Knaup, Michaela Schiessl and Anne Seith – Der Spiegel
September 5th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Speculating with Lives: How Global Investors Make Money Out of Hunger)
(Italian) Movimento per la pace: un movimento che non c’è… ancora!
Prof. Nanni Salio – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
September 5th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) Movimento per la pace: un movimento che non c’è… ancora!)
US Plans Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test on International Day of Peace
David Krieger – Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
September 5th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on US Plans Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test on International Day of Peace)
What Will Palestinian Statehood Mean?
Abdel Razzaq Takriti – Al Jazeera
September 5th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on What Will Palestinian Statehood Mean?)
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban): Mullah Omar’s Eid ul-Fitr Message (August 28, 2011)
Mullah Muhammad Omar – Information Clearing House
September 5th, 2011 (CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban): Mullah Omar’s Eid ul-Fitr Message (August 28, 2011))
(Italian) Il Grande Furto Dei Semi
Vandana Shiva – Come Don Chisciotte
September 5th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) Il Grande Furto Dei Semi)
Anna Hazare and the Gandhian Ideal
Mitu Sengupta – Dissent Magazine
September 5th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
Dogs of War
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Dogs of War)
Cheney, Rumsfeld and the Dark Art of Propaganda
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
September 5th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Cheney, Rumsfeld and the Dark Art of Propaganda)
Let the Sunshine In: A 9/11 Conflict Analysis
Marilyn Langlois, TRANSCEND Convener for USA-West Coast – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 9 Comments »)
India: Massive Hunger Strike at Idinthakarai on September 11, 2011
Peoples' Movement against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2011 (ACTIVISM, KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | 3 Comments »)
Oops…!
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Oops…!)
Algeria and the Arab Revolutions
Abbas Aroua, 5 Sep 2011 - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 5 Comments »)
Libya: NATO Acquires Military Outpost in Third Continent
Voice of Russia – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2011 (INTERVIEW | Comments Off on Libya: NATO Acquires Military Outpost in Third Continent)
U.S. Gov. Secretly Infected Thousands of Guatemalans with STDs
Jorge Rivas - ColorLines
September 5th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on U.S. Gov. Secretly Infected Thousands of Guatemalans with STDs)
Intricacies of Bahrain’s Shia-Sunni Divide
Shirin Sadeghi – Al Jazeera
September 5th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Intricacies of Bahrain’s Shia-Sunni Divide)
Monsanto Corn Plant Losing Bug Resistance
Scott Kilman – The Wall Street Journal
September 5th, 2011 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Monsanto Corn Plant Losing Bug Resistance)
Libya’s Next Fight: Overcoming Western Designs
Ramzy Baroud – Toward Freedom
September 5th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Libya’s Next Fight: Overcoming Western Designs)
The Race Is On For Libya’s Oil, With Britain and France Both Staking A Claim
Julian Borger and Terry Macalister – The Guardian
September 5th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Race Is On For Libya’s Oil, With Britain and France Both Staking A Claim)
Leak at WikiLeaks: A Dispatch Disaster in Six Acts
Christian Stöcker – Der Spiegel
September 5th, 2011 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
Facts and Myths in the WikiLeaks/Guardian Saga
Glenn Greenwald – Salon
September 5th, 2011 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Facts and Myths in the WikiLeaks/Guardian Saga)
Racism on the Rise in Europe
Billy Briggs – Al Jazeera
September 5th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Racism on the Rise in Europe)
Dr Zarni: The Death of Intellectual Sympathy
Francis Wade – Democratic Voice of Burma
September 5th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Dr Zarni: The Death of Intellectual Sympathy)
I’d Rather Not Be Anna
Arundhati Roy – The Hindu
August 29th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 2 Comments »)
A Response to Arundhati Roy’s “I’d rather not be Anna”
Dr Felix Patel – Gandhi Foundation
August 29th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
In Sri Lanka, a ‘Negative Peace’ Prevails
Kate Mayberry – Al Jazeera
August 29th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on In Sri Lanka, a ‘Negative Peace’ Prevails)
Tar Sands Action: Come Join Us! (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
StopKeystoneXL – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Tar Sands Action: Come Join Us! (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Out of Control: The Destructive Power of the Financial Markets
SPIEGEL Staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Out of Control: The Destructive Power of the Financial Markets)
Our Involvement in Saving the World from Complete Destruction
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Our Involvement in Saving the World from Complete Destruction)
The Extreme Israeli Right’s Alliance With Lunatics
Haaretz, Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
Famine in the Horn of Africa: Malthus Beware
William G. Moseley – Al Jazeera
August 29th, 2011 (AFRICA | 1 Comment »)
South-South Cooperation Revs Up
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 29th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on South-South Cooperation Revs Up)
Strategy Lesson at the Soviet War College
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Strategy Lesson at the Soviet War College)
How Zenawi ‘Weaponizes’ Famine in Ethiopia
Alemayehu G. Mariam - InDepth News
August 29th, 2011 (AFRICA | Comments Off on How Zenawi ‘Weaponizes’ Famine in Ethiopia)
We Have Been Here Before
Johan Galtung
August 29th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 5 Comments »)
Libya without Qaddafi: Decoding an Uncertain Future
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Libya without Qaddafi: Decoding an Uncertain Future)
Chavez: Libya’s Tragedy Begins With Gadhafi’s Fall
The Associated Press-AP – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Chavez: Libya’s Tragedy Begins With Gadhafi’s Fall)
(Portuguese) Para Além da Tragédia
Sylvia Colombo em Buenos Aires – Folha
August 29th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Para Além da Tragédia)
NATO Nations Set To Reap Spoils of Libya War
Rachel Shabi - Al Jazeera
August 29th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on NATO Nations Set To Reap Spoils of Libya War)
Empires Strike Hard, Nations Die Hard: Behind the Libyan Fake Revolution, And the Re-Colonization of Africa.
Raïs Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Empires Strike Hard, Nations Die Hard: Behind the Libyan Fake Revolution, And the Re-Colonization of Africa.)
They Talk the Talk, But Baulk at the Walk
Dr Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on They Talk the Talk, But Baulk at the Walk)
An Initial Libyan Scorecard
Mark LeVine – Al Jazeera
August 29th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on An Initial Libyan Scorecard)
Somalia? Which Somalia? Just Some Facts About Everybody’s–Nobody’s Land
Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Somalia? Which Somalia? Just Some Facts About Everybody’s–Nobody’s Land)
Three Questions on Libya
Marwan Bishara – Al Jazeera
August 29th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Three Questions on Libya)
Somalia Tragedy, Islamist Extremists and Climate Change Skeptics
Hilal Elver and Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Somalia Tragedy, Islamist Extremists and Climate Change Skeptics)
Kafka at the Rafah Border
Diane Shammas – Al Jazeera
August 22nd, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Kafka at the Rafah Border)
Christianity and War
Laurence M. Vance - LewRockwell
August 22nd, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Christianity and War)
Syria: Geopolitical Mentoring versus Rehab for Addicted Geopolitical Leaders
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 22nd, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Syria: Geopolitical Mentoring versus Rehab for Addicted Geopolitical Leaders)
The World Is Over-Armed; The World Is Over-Hungry
Badriya Khan in Brussels - Human Wrongs Watch
August 22nd, 2011 (IN FOCUS | 2 Comments »)
The Goulash Archipelago: EU Remains Silent as Hungary Veers Off Course
Walter Mayr – Der Spiegel
August 22nd, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Goulash Archipelago: EU Remains Silent as Hungary Veers Off Course)
The Decline of the West?
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 22nd, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
Back in 1967… In Eastern Europe
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 22nd, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | 1 Comment »)
Who the Hell Are Standard and Poor!?
Silvia Swinden – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
August 22nd, 2011 (CAPITALISM | 1 Comment »)
Fear of the Executioners: The Sinister Power of the Rating Agencies
Michaela Schiessl, Christoph Schult and Thomas Schulz – Der Spiegel
August 22nd, 2011 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Fear of the Executioners: The Sinister Power of the Rating Agencies)
Is Marijuana Addictive?
Steven Wishnia - AlterNet
August 22nd, 2011 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Is Marijuana Addictive?)
Israel: Rights Recede Under Opium of Occupation
Pierre Klochendler – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 22nd, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel: Rights Recede Under Opium of Occupation)