Archive for 2011


Afghanistan: From a Battlefield to a Business-field
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 22nd, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, MILITARISM, ANGLO AMERICA, CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on Afghanistan: From a Battlefield to a Business-field)
Daylight Robbery, Meet Nighttime Robbery
Naomi Klein – The Nation
August 22nd, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Daylight Robbery, Meet Nighttime Robbery)
Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Ric Elias, TED Talks – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 15th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Why Boycott Israel?
Lisa Taraki and Mark LeVine – Al Jazeera
August 15th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Why Boycott Israel?)
South Africa: Russell Tribunal on Palestine
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 15th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on South Africa: Russell Tribunal on Palestine)
Tomorrow, Who Will Govern the World?
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 15th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Tomorrow, Who Will Govern the World?)
Study: Phytochemical Found in Broccoli & Cauliflower Attacks Prostate Cancer Cells
Dr. Edward Group – Global Healing Center
August 15th, 2011 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Study: Phytochemical Found in Broccoli & Cauliflower Attacks Prostate Cancer Cells)
Injured Malaysian Man Mugged in UK Riots
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 15th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Injured Malaysian Man Mugged in UK Riots)
Analysis of Financial Terrorism in America
David DeGraw – AmpedStatus Report
August 15th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Analysis of Financial Terrorism in America)
Economic Crisis or Nonviolent Opportunity? Gandhi’s Answer to Financial Collapse
Michael Nagler – Waging Nonviolence
August 15th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Economic Crisis or Nonviolent Opportunity? Gandhi’s Answer to Financial Collapse)
Climate Change: Welcome to Bizarro World
Stephen Leahy – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 15th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | 1 Comment »)
The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention
Walden Bello – Foreign Policy in Focus
August 15th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention)
Dutch Court Opens Door to Legal Accountability for Peacekeepers
Thalif Deen – TerraViva Europe
August 15th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Dutch Court Opens Door to Legal Accountability for Peacekeepers)
Greece Begins €50bn Privatisation Drive
Helena Smith in Athens – The Guardian
August 15th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Greece Begins €50bn Privatisation Drive)
Nuclear Safety: A Dangerous Veil of Secrecy
Dorothy Parvaz – Al Jazeera
August 15th, 2011 (ENERGY, KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | Comments Off on Nuclear Safety: A Dangerous Veil of Secrecy)
‘In Defence of Anarchy’
Boff Whalley – The Independent
August 15th, 2011 (ACTIVISM, EUROPE, ANARCHISM | Comments Off on ‘In Defence of Anarchy’)
The Breakup of Belgium?
Jason Netek – Socialist Worker
August 15th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Breakup of Belgium?)
(Portuguese) A Crise Ambiental Global e a Construção de Alternativas São Tema de Encontro Internacional Indígena
EcoDebate – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 15th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) A Crise Ambiental Global e a Construção de Alternativas São Tema de Encontro Internacional Indígena)
From the Arab Spring to Liverpool?
Yasmine Ryan – Al Jazeera
August 15th, 2011 (ACTIVISM, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on From the Arab Spring to Liverpool?)
The Economics Conditions Driving Riot Fever: Burning Britain
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 15th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Economics Conditions Driving Riot Fever: Burning Britain)
A Free-Market Sovereign Debt Manifesto
Ron Holland - The Daily Bell
August 15th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on A Free-Market Sovereign Debt Manifesto)
Dichter’s Law
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 15th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Dichter’s Law)
The Afghanistan War in the Mirror of the Tet Offensive: When ‘Defeat’ Became ‘Victory’
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 15th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, MILITARISM, ANGLO AMERICA, ASIA--PACIFIC, CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on The Afghanistan War in the Mirror of the Tet Offensive: When ‘Defeat’ Became ‘Victory’)
Signs of Change Conference
Susan Krumdieck – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 15th, 2011 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Signs of Change Conference)
Top 10 Signs Your Family Is Stressed…
TMS Editor
August 15th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Top 10 Signs Your Family Is Stressed…)
(German) Johan Galtung zu den Hintergründen neofaschistischer Gewalt (SB)
Schattenblick – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 15th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (German) Johan Galtung zu den Hintergründen neofaschistischer Gewalt (SB))
WikiLeaks Haiti: The Aristide Files
Kim Ives and Ansel Herz – The Nation
August 15th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on WikiLeaks Haiti: The Aristide Files)
A Rebellion against Racism and Poverty
James Illingworth – Socialist Worker
August 15th, 2011 (ACTIVISM, EUROPE, JUSTICE, CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on A Rebellion against Racism and Poverty)
Chris Hedges: Why I Will Be There (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
October2011org – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Chris Hedges: Why I Will Be There (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Norway 7/22 – And What Now?
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
“How Goodly Are Thy Tents”
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on “How Goodly Are Thy Tents”)
Implication of Toroidal Transformation of the Crown of Thorns
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Mainstream Media Ignores S&P Attack on Republicans
Thom Hartmann – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Mainstream Media Ignores S&P Attack on Republicans)
Behind the Scenes with the Reporter Who Took Down Murdoch
Media Matters for America – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Behind the Scenes with the Reporter Who Took Down Murdoch)
Shell Accepts Liability for Two Oil Spills in Nigeria
John Vidal – The Guardian
August 8th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Shell Accepts Liability for Two Oil Spills in Nigeria)
Oslo: Europe, Islam and the Mainstreaming of Racism
Miriyam Aouragh and Richard Seymour – Jadaliyya
August 8th, 2011 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Oslo: Europe, Islam and the Mainstreaming of Racism)
How Best to Remove Guns from Post-Conflict Zones?
IRIN News (UN) – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on How Best to Remove Guns from Post-Conflict Zones?)
US Economic Problems: Result of a Careful Plan
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on US Economic Problems: Result of a Careful Plan)
Pakistan Rock Firm against New Nuclear Treaty
J. C. Suresh - InDepth News
August 8th, 2011 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Pakistan Rock Firm against New Nuclear Treaty)
(Castellano) Si el Autor Fuera del Tercer Mundo
Manuel E. Yepe, aporrea.org – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Si el Autor Fuera del Tercer Mundo)
Norway and the War on Terror
Elizabeth Schulte – Socialist Worker
August 8th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Norway and the War on Terror)
S&P and the USA
Paul Krugman – The New York Times
August 8th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on S&P and the USA)
US Expands Its Presence in Mexico, Ramping Up Drug War
Ginger Thompson - The New York Times News Service
August 8th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on US Expands Its Presence in Mexico, Ramping Up Drug War)
Can Humanitarian Intervention Ever Be Humanitarian?
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Can Humanitarian Intervention Ever Be Humanitarian?)
Global South Key to African Economies
Global development agencies – Al Jazeera
August 8th, 2011 (AFRICA | 1 Comment »)
The Obama Doctrine and the Dangers of the $185 Billion Increase in US Nuclear War Preparations
Dr. Joseph Gerson - Truthout
August 8th, 2011 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on The Obama Doctrine and the Dangers of the $185 Billion Increase in US Nuclear War Preparations)
In Cuba, the Revolution Continues, Softly, as Times Change
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on In Cuba, the Revolution Continues, Softly, as Times Change)
How Much Is A trillion?
TMS Editor
August 8th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
Spain’s “Indignados” at the Vanguard of a Global Nonviolent Revolt
Pablo Ouziel, Political Thoughts – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Spain’s “Indignados” at the Vanguard of a Global Nonviolent Revolt)
Truman Lied, Hundreds of Thousands Died
David Swanson – War Is a Crime
August 8th, 2011 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | 1 Comment »)
UN Challenges Slavery Conditions for Domestic Workers
Dick Meister - Truthout
August 8th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Challenges Slavery Conditions for Domestic Workers)
Can Africa Develop a Regional Response to ‘Resource Grabbing’?
Rebecca M.E. Pointer – Another countryside
August 8th, 2011 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Can Africa Develop a Regional Response to ‘Resource Grabbing’?)
Peak Oil: A Chance to Change the World
Richard Heinberg – Yes! Magazine
August 8th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Peak Oil: A Chance to Change the World)
(Castellano) Todavía el Fundamentalismo
Leonard Boff – TeleSur
August 8th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Todavía el Fundamentalismo)
An Easily Understandable Explanation of Derivative Markets
TMS Editor
August 8th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on An Easily Understandable Explanation of Derivative Markets)
Norwegian Muslish Gunman’s Islam-Esque Atrocity
Colbert Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Norwegian Muslish Gunman’s Islam-Esque Atrocity)
The Corporatocracy: Bailouts Serve the Creditors; Enslave the Debtors
John Perkins – Information Clearing House
August 8th, 2011 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on The Corporatocracy: Bailouts Serve the Creditors; Enslave the Debtors)
China Alone Abides by Commitments to World’s Poorest
Raúl de Sagastizabal - InDepth News
August 8th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on China Alone Abides by Commitments to World’s Poorest)
Tragic Day for Norway; Shameful Day for Journalism
Shiva Balaghi – Jadaliyya
August 8th, 2011 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Tragic Day for Norway; Shameful Day for Journalism)
Can’t Pay Back, Won’t Pay Back: Iceland’s Loud No
Silla Sigurgeirsdóttir and Robert H Wade – Le Monde Diplomatique
August 8th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Can’t Pay Back, Won’t Pay Back: Iceland’s Loud No)
Portugal: Food Aid for “New Poor”, Extra Wealth for Nouveau Riche
Mario Queiroz – TerraViva Europe
August 8th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Portugal: Food Aid for “New Poor”, Extra Wealth for Nouveau Riche)
Justice and the Struggle for Palestine
Socialist Worker – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Justice and the Struggle for Palestine)
Colombia: Pillage, Promise and Peace
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Colombia: Pillage, Promise and Peace)
A Tainted Water Well, and Concern There May Be More
Ian Urbina – The New York Times
August 8th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on A Tainted Water Well, and Concern There May Be More)
The Indoctrination of Missile Launch Officers
David Krieger – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Indoctrination of Missile Launch Officers)
Johan Galtung: How to Stop Extremism That Fueled Attack (Video of the Week) [1 of 2]
Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS, Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Johan Galtung: How to Stop Extremism That Fueled Attack (Video of the Week) [1 of 2])
Famine in East Africa
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Famine in East Africa)
(Italian) OIC: Organizzazione Islamica C = Conferenza-Cooperazione-Comunità?
Abbas Aroua e Johan Galtung, 18 luglio 2011 – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) OIC: Organizzazione Islamica C = Conferenza-Cooperazione-Comunità?)
Paradigm Meltdown and Opportunities for Peacebuilding
Howard Richards – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Paradigm Meltdown and Opportunities for Peacebuilding)
What the USDA Doesn’t Want You to Know About Antibiotics and Factory Farms
Tom Philpott – Mother Jones
August 1st, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on What the USDA Doesn’t Want You to Know About Antibiotics and Factory Farms)
Johan Galtung: How to Stop Extremism That Fueled Attack (Video of the Week) [2 of 2]
Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS, Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Johan Galtung: How to Stop Extremism That Fueled Attack (Video of the Week) [2 of 2])
Tim’s Official Statement at His Sentencing Hearing
Tim DeChristopher – Peaceful Uprising
August 1st, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Tim’s Official Statement at His Sentencing Hearing)
Famine Continues to Ravage East Africa
Alan Fisher – Al Jazeera
August 1st, 2011 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Famine Continues to Ravage East Africa)
A Poem for Dekha
Emma Leslie, Convener for Southeast Asia – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on A Poem for Dekha)
Peaceful Anarchy: Imagine a Society without the State
Gary D. Barnett - LewRockwell
August 1st, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Peaceful Anarchy: Imagine a Society without the State)
US Sponsored ‘Democracy’ in Colombia: Political Assassinations, Poverty and Neoliberalism
José David Torrenegra – Global Research
August 1st, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on US Sponsored ‘Democracy’ in Colombia: Political Assassinations, Poverty and Neoliberalism)
Norway the Victim. Norway the Perpetrator.
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 7 Comments »)
Rio de Janeiro: The Most Gay Friendly Destination in the World?
Nicole Froio – The Independent
August 1st, 2011 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Rio de Janeiro: The Most Gay Friendly Destination in the World?)
User Friendly
TMS Editor
August 1st, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on User Friendly)
Warfare without Limits: A Darkening Human Horizon
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Warfare without Limits: A Darkening Human Horizon)
Ground Your Warplanes, Save the Horn of Africa
Ramzy Baroud – Toward Freedom
August 1st, 2011 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Ground Your Warplanes, Save the Horn of Africa)
(French) Oslo: Qui Sème la Peur de l’Islam Récolte la Haine
Pascal Boniface – Affaires Stratégiques
August 1st, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (French) Oslo: Qui Sème la Peur de l’Islam Récolte la Haine)
Gruesome but Necessary: Global Governance in the 21st Century?
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
America’s own Taliban
Paul Rosenberg – Al Jazeera
August 1st, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on America’s own Taliban)
Questions the Media Are Not Asking about Norway
Michael N. Nagler and Stephanie N. Van Hook – Metta Center for Nonviolence
August 1st, 2011 (EUROPE, JUSTICE, MEDIA | Comments Off on Questions the Media Are Not Asking about Norway)
Tim DeChristopher Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison, Taken Immediately Into Custody
Peaceful Uprising – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Tim DeChristopher Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison, Taken Immediately Into Custody)
(Arabic) Appeal: Association of World Citizens
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Arabic) Appeal: Association of World Citizens)
US Department of Defense: Theory versus Practice
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on US Department of Defense: Theory versus Practice)
Europe’s Homegrown Terrorists
Gary Younge – The Nation
August 1st, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Europe’s Homegrown Terrorists)
(Arabic) التعاون الإسلامي: خطوة لتحقيق المجموعة الإسلامية
عباس عروة و يوهان غالتونغ, 18 يوليو 2011 - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Arabic) التعاون الإسلامي: خطوة لتحقيق المجموعة الإسلامية)
Japan: Responding Creatively To Crisis
Daisaku Ikeda – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Japan: Responding Creatively To Crisis)
Traitor or Whistleblower? The Divided Life of Bradley Manning
Marcel Rosenbach – Der Spiegel
July 25th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Traitor or Whistleblower? The Divided Life of Bradley Manning)
(Français) Rachad TV Accueille Johan Galtung
Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2011 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on (Français) Rachad TV Accueille Johan Galtung)
EWG Meat Eater’s Guide Spotlights Meat’s Outsize Carbon Footprint
TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on EWG Meat Eater’s Guide Spotlights Meat’s Outsize Carbon Footprint)
Predator Drones and the International Mafia
Dr. Reza Pankhurst – Foreign Policy Journal
July 25th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Predator Drones and the International Mafia)
Crocodile Tears As Food Aid Blockade Continues in Horn of Africa
Thomas C. Mountain – Foreign Policy Journal
July 25th, 2011 (AFRICA, CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT | Comments Off on Crocodile Tears As Food Aid Blockade Continues in Horn of Africa)
Difficult Test?
TMS Editor
July 25th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Difficult Test?)
(Portuguese) Submarino Nuclear Pode Alterar Equilíbrio da Região e Fomentar Sentimento Anti-Brasil em Populistas
Maurício Moraes - BBC Brasil
July 25th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Submarino Nuclear Pode Alterar Equilíbrio da Região e Fomentar Sentimento Anti-Brasil em Populistas)
The Monster behind a Media Empire
Lance Selfa – Socialist Worker
July 25th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Monster behind a Media Empire)
Norway 7/22. What? And Then What?
Johan Galtung, 25 Jul 2011 - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 10 Comments »)
Palestinian Minors Jailed for Throwing Stones
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Palestinian Minors Jailed for Throwing Stones)
Dr. Alan Sabrosky on 9/11
PressTV – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2011 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Dr. Alan Sabrosky on 9/11)
Monkeying with Global Governance
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Monkeying with Global Governance)
Terror in the Maximum City
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Terror in the Maximum City)
Concern about U.S. Plan to Cut UN Funding
S J Chandler - InDepth News
July 25th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Concern about U.S. Plan to Cut UN Funding)
Norway, Islam and the Threat of the West
Ibrahim Hewitt – Al Jazeera
July 25th, 2011 (ANALYSIS | 2 Comments »)
What Did The Gaza Flotilla Achieve?
Jake Lynch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on What Did The Gaza Flotilla Achieve?)
Role Reversal: Latin America Taunts US on Debt Woes
Brian Winter - Reuters
July 25th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Role Reversal: Latin America Taunts US on Debt Woes)
Humpback Whale Shows AMAZING Appreciation after Being Freed From Nets (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
JoinWakeUpWorld – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Humpback Whale Shows AMAZING Appreciation after Being Freed From Nets (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
The Official Pursuit of Happiness
Derek Bok – Project Syndicate
July 25th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Official Pursuit of Happiness)
The Silent Humanitarian Crises beyond East Africa
Rajesh Makwana and Adam Parsons – Share the World’s Resources
July 25th, 2011 (AFRICA, CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT | Comments Off on The Silent Humanitarian Crises beyond East Africa)
Bolivia: New Food Policy to Boost Small-Scale Farms
Franz Chávez – Inter-Press Service IPS
July 25th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Bolivia: New Food Policy to Boost Small-Scale Farms)
(Castellano) Espejo Latinoamericano para la Crisis Europea
Alejandro Nadal – La Jornada
July 25th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Espejo Latinoamericano para la Crisis Europea)
Interpol’s Red Notices Used by Some to Pursue Political Dissenters, Opponents
Libby Lewis – Center for Public Integrity
July 25th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Interpol’s Red Notices Used by Some to Pursue Political Dissenters, Opponents)
Israel: Impediment to a Nuclear-Free Middle East
Kourosh Ziabari – Foreign Policy Journal
July 25th, 2011 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Israel: Impediment to a Nuclear-Free Middle East)
Haiti: The Shelters That Clinton Built
Isabel Macdonald and Isabeau Doucet - The Nation
July 25th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Haiti: The Shelters That Clinton Built)
Imagine – Playing for Change (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
John Lennon, Songs around the World – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Imagine – Playing for Change (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
¿Higher Education ∞ Meta-education?
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on ¿Higher Education ∞ Meta-education?)
California: Gov. Brown Signs Law Requiring Teaching of Gay History
David Siders – The Sacramento Bee
July 18th, 2011 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on California: Gov. Brown Signs Law Requiring Teaching of Gay History)
(Castellano) La Crisis Ideológica del Capitalismo Occidental
Joseph Stiglitz – Los Tiempos
July 18th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) La Crisis Ideológica del Capitalismo Occidental)
Breaking the Power of the ‘Big Three’
Peter Müller, Michael Sauga and Christoph Schult – Der Spiegel
July 18th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Breaking the Power of the ‘Big Three’)
New Born South Sudan Has Ambitious Goals
Jerome Mwanda - InDepth News
July 18th, 2011 (AFRICA | Comments Off on New Born South Sudan Has Ambitious Goals)
Ten Years Ago Portugal Legalized All Drugs — What Happened Next?
Tony O'Neil – The Fix
July 18th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Ten Years Ago Portugal Legalized All Drugs — What Happened Next?)
Neocons Fume over US Boat to Gaza
Ray McGovern – Consortium News
July 18th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Neocons Fume over US Boat to Gaza)
Mumbai’s Woes and Their Implications
Aurobinda Mahapatra, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Mumbai’s Woes and Their Implications)
OIC: Organization of Islamic Conference-Cooperation-Community?
Abbas Aroua & Johan Galtung, 18 Jul 2011 - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 6 Comments »)
Israel Gets Final Permit to Build “Museum of Tolerance” Atop of Muslim Cemetery
Uruknet – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Gets Final Permit to Build “Museum of Tolerance” Atop of Muslim Cemetery)
Moral Progress and Animal Welfare
Peter Singer – Project Syndicate
July 18th, 2011 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Moral Progress and Animal Welfare)
Methodical Insanity at Work
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Methodical Insanity at Work)
What Happens If Greece Defaults?
Zach Zill – Socialist Worker
July 18th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on What Happens If Greece Defaults?)
The Full Impact of WikiLeaks Will Be Felt a Few Years Down the Road
Clarinha Glock interviewing WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson – Inter Press Service-IPS
July 18th, 2011 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The Full Impact of WikiLeaks Will Be Felt a Few Years Down the Road)
Antidepressant Nation
Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Antidepressant Nation)
Report: Prosecute For White House Rights Abuse Crimes or Other Countries Must
Deborah Dupre - Examiner
July 18th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Report: Prosecute For White House Rights Abuse Crimes or Other Countries Must)
French Ship Carries Freedom Flotilla’s “Dignity” to Gaza
Begoña Astigarraga – Inter Press Service-IPS
July 18th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on French Ship Carries Freedom Flotilla’s “Dignity” to Gaza)
PFC Bradley Manning: Conscience and Agency
Ethan McCord – Common Dreams
July 18th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on PFC Bradley Manning: Conscience and Agency)
(Portuguese) “As Farmacêuticas Bloqueiam Medicamentos que Curam, Porque Não São Rentáveis”
Esquerda.net – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) “As Farmacêuticas Bloqueiam Medicamentos que Curam, Porque Não São Rentáveis”)
Silence of the European Mass-Media on Iceland Is Not a Coincidence
Pavel Křivá – Pressenza
July 18th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Silence of the European Mass-Media on Iceland Is Not a Coincidence)
US ConocoPhillips’ China Oil Spill Six Times Size of Singapore
Agence France-Presse (AFP) – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on US ConocoPhillips’ China Oil Spill Six Times Size of Singapore)
Dilemmas of Sovereignty and Intervention
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Dilemmas of Sovereignty and Intervention)
David House on Bradley Manning, Secret WikiLeaks Grand Jury, and U.S. Surveillance
Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW! - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on David House on Bradley Manning, Secret WikiLeaks Grand Jury, and U.S. Surveillance)
Rewriting the “Tragedy of the Commons”
Bill McKibben – Yes! Magazine
July 18th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Rewriting the “Tragedy of the Commons”)
The World’s Largest Human Experiment: GMOs, Roundup and the Monsanto Monstrosity
Madison Ruppert - Activist Post
July 18th, 2011 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on The World’s Largest Human Experiment: GMOs, Roundup and the Monsanto Monstrosity)
Appeal to Save Jeju Island – NO TO U.S. NAVAL BASE!
National Network of Korean Civil Society – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
(Portuguese) WSPA Faz Apelo Mundial Pela Proibição de Animais em Circos
Sociedade Mundial de Proteção Animal - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) WSPA Faz Apelo Mundial Pela Proibição de Animais em Circos)
Monsanto and Gates Foundation Push GE Crops on Africa
Mike Ludwig - Truthout
July 18th, 2011 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Monsanto and Gates Foundation Push GE Crops on Africa)
Why Egypt Ditched the IMF
Mark Engler – Yes! Magazine
July 18th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Why Egypt Ditched the IMF)
Troops March in San Diego’s Gay Pride Parade
Associated Press (AP) – The New York Times
July 18th, 2011 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Troops March in San Diego’s Gay Pride Parade)
(Castellano) Distraido de la Vida
Facundo Cabral – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Distraido de la Vida)
A Hippocratic Oath for Journalists
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 (MEDIA | 1 Comment »)
Washington Urged to Recognise Brazil as Global Power
Jim Lobe – TerraViva Europe
July 18th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on Washington Urged to Recognise Brazil as Global Power)
South Sudan Becomes Newest U.N. Member State
Faith Karimi - CNN
July 18th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on South Sudan Becomes Newest U.N. Member State)
Tearing Away the Veils: The Communist Manifesto
Marshall Berman – Dissent Magazine
July 18th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
Why I Had To Leave The Times
Robert Fisk – The Independent
July 18th, 2011 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Why I Had To Leave The Times)
Haiti 18 Months After Devastating Quake
Ashley Smith – InDepth News
July 18th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Haiti 18 Months After Devastating Quake)
A New Arms Race: Exports Booming for German Weapons Manufacturers
Dietmar Hawranek, Markus Dettmer and Ralf Beste – Der Spiegel
July 18th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on A New Arms Race: Exports Booming for German Weapons Manufacturers)
By Torpedoing the Gaza Flotilla, Israel Sunk Its Own Ship
Medea Benjamin - Truthout
July 18th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on By Torpedoing the Gaza Flotilla, Israel Sunk Its Own Ship)
Pentagon Declares the Internet a War Domain
John T. Bennett – The Hill
July 18th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Pentagon Declares the Internet a War Domain)
(Portuguese) Cronica – Guia Para se Livrar de Um Zumbi
Ivan Lessa - Colunista da BBC Brasil
July 11th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Cronica – Guia Para se Livrar de Um Zumbi)
Transforming the War on Terror (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Tatsushi Arai – TED Talks
July 11th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Transforming the War on Terror (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Anti-Zionism Growing Among Jews
As'ad Abdul Rahman - Gulf News
July 11th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | 1 Comment »)
War without Humans: Modern Blood Rites Revisited
Barbara Ehrenreich - TomDispatch
July 11th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on War without Humans: Modern Blood Rites Revisited)
As Wall St. Polices Itself, Prosecutors Use Softer Approach
Gretchen Morgenson and Louise Story - The New York Times
July 11th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on As Wall St. Polices Itself, Prosecutors Use Softer Approach)
Defaulting Rescued Argentina. It Could Work for Athens Too
Heather Stewart – The Guardian
July 11th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Defaulting Rescued Argentina. It Could Work for Athens Too)
“BRICS Can Ensure Affordable Drugs”
Ranjit Devraj – TerraViva Europe
July 11th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on “BRICS Can Ensure Affordable Drugs”)
Sins of the Flesh: Church Shaken by Sexual Abuse Allegations in Africa
Horand Knaup in Nairobi – Der Spiegel
July 11th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Sins of the Flesh: Church Shaken by Sexual Abuse Allegations in Africa)
WikiLeaks, Wimbledon and War
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
July 11th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on WikiLeaks, Wimbledon and War)
East Jerusalem Suffers Heroin Plague
Kieron Monks – Al Jazeera
July 11th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on East Jerusalem Suffers Heroin Plague)
Generations of Pork: How Greece’s Political Elite Ruined the Country
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Generations of Pork: How Greece’s Political Elite Ruined the Country)
Will the UN Be a Fairy Godmother for the Birth of South Sudan?
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Will the UN Be a Fairy Godmother for the Birth of South Sudan?)
Honduras’ Very Own War on Terror
Belen Fernandez – Al Jazeera
July 11th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Honduras’ Very Own War on Terror)
Bradley Manning, American Hero
Chase Madar – TomDispatch
July 11th, 2011 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Bradley Manning, American Hero)
Watch: Full Video of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange & Philosopher Slavoj Žižek with Amy Goodman
Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Watch: Full Video of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange & Philosopher Slavoj Žižek with Amy Goodman)
(Portuguese) Israel: O Tsunami Que Está a Chegar
Immanuel Wallerstein, Esquerda.net – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Israel: O Tsunami Que Está a Chegar)
In Israel, a Tsunami Warning
Noam Chomsky – The New York Times
July 11th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on In Israel, a Tsunami Warning)
Europe Declares War on Rating Agencies
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, International Business Editor – The Telegraph
July 11th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Europe Declares War on Rating Agencies)
Risk-Free and Above the Law: U.S. Globalizes Drone Warfare
Rick Rozoff – Global Research
July 11th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Risk-Free and Above the Law: U.S. Globalizes Drone Warfare)
After the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Toward a Regional Approach
Tatsushi Arai – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, MILITARISM, ANGLO AMERICA, CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on After the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Toward a Regional Approach)
Lessons of Argentina Crisis Ignored In Handling of Greece
Jeremy Warner – The Telegraph
July 11th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Lessons of Argentina Crisis Ignored In Handling of Greece)
A Boy and His Dog
TMS Editor
July 11th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on A Boy and His Dog)
Popular Painkillers That Can Cause Killer Pain
Jeff Forester - The Fix
July 11th, 2011 (HEALTH | 1 Comment »)
(Italian) La Possibile Scelta di Nonviolenza dei Palestinesi e Israele
Maria Grazia Enardu – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
July 11th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) La Possibile Scelta di Nonviolenza dei Palestinesi e Israele)
Flotilla Passengers Are Today’s Freedom Riders
Truthout, Staff Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Flotilla Passengers Are Today’s Freedom Riders)
World Population to Hit Seven Billion by October
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service-IPS
July 11th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | 1 Comment »)
Portugal Drug Law Show Results Ten Years On, Experts Say
Agence France Press-AFP – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Portugal Drug Law Show Results Ten Years On, Experts Say)
On Flotillas and the Law
Lawrence Davidson - Reader Supported News
July 11th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on On Flotillas and the Law)
Sabotaging Flotilla II: Waging War against Civil Society
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Sabotaging Flotilla II: Waging War against Civil Society)
Brazil: The ‘Happiest’ Emerging Nation
Fabiana Frayssinet – TerraViva Europe
July 11th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on Brazil: The ‘Happiest’ Emerging Nation)
At 98, Gay Holocaust Survivor Shares Story
Frank Hornig – Der Spiegel
July 11th, 2011 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on At 98, Gay Holocaust Survivor Shares Story)
European Leaders Rail against ‘Oligopoly’ of Rating Agencies
Stephen Foley in New York – The Independent
July 11th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on European Leaders Rail against ‘Oligopoly’ of Rating Agencies)
Straddling Kashmir’s Infamous Line of Control
Ben Piven – Al Jazeera
July 11th, 2011 (CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on Straddling Kashmir’s Infamous Line of Control)
(Castellano) La No-violencia: Negativa vs. Positiva
Johan Galtung, 27 de Junio de 2011 - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) La No-violencia: Negativa vs. Positiva)
New Guidance Allows Nations to Label Genetically Engineered Foods
Mike Ludwig - Truthout
July 11th, 2011 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on New Guidance Allows Nations to Label Genetically Engineered Foods)
Credit Rating Comic Theater: You Want a Triple AAA, Just Give Me Some More Money
Prgrsvs4RspnsblPltcs – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Credit Rating Comic Theater: You Want a Triple AAA, Just Give Me Some More Money)
Herbicide Tolerance and GM Crops
Greenpeace – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Herbicide Tolerance and GM Crops)
A Newspaper’s Closure Does Not End the Hacking Scandal
The Independent, Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on A Newspaper’s Closure Does Not End the Hacking Scandal)
The 3 Reasons To Give Up Meat (And 1 Not To)
Ben Ralston, Elephant Journal – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on The 3 Reasons To Give Up Meat (And 1 Not To))