Archive for 2011 – Week 29


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)