Archive for 2012 – Week 42


The Peace Prize: Nobel or Ignoble?
Johan Galtung, 18 Oct 2012 - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 18th, 2012 (EDITORIAL | 7 Comments »)
Hope, Wisdom, Law, Ethics, and Spirituality in Relation to Killing and Dying: Persisting Syrian Dilemmas
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Hope, Wisdom, Law, Ethics, and Spirituality in Relation to Killing and Dying: Persisting Syrian Dilemmas)
Nonviolence is the Response to Hate Cartoons
Dr. Abbas Aroua – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Greek State on Life Support
Apostolis Fotiadis – TerraViva Europe
October 15th, 2012 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Greek State on Life Support)
The Prospects of Intercultural Humanism in the 21st Century
Klaudius Cansczyk, et al. – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Testifying against Israel’s Apartheid
Gary Lapon and Daphna Their – Socialist Worker
October 15th, 2012 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Testifying against Israel’s Apartheid)
Plucky Little Turkey Standing Up to Evil Syria? It’s Not as Simple as That
Robert Fisk – The Independent
October 15th, 2012 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Plucky Little Turkey Standing Up to Evil Syria? It’s Not as Simple as That)
The Brasilia Consensus, a Model for Latin America
Estrella Gutiérrez – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 15th, 2012 (BRICS | Comments Off on The Brasilia Consensus, a Model for Latin America)
I Do Not Support the Nobel Peace Prize 2012 to the European Union
Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate (1976) – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (NOBEL LAUREATES | 1 Comment »)
One Step Backward Taken
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on One Step Backward Taken)
Reflections on “Columbus” Day
Johnny Barber - Truthout
October 15th, 2012 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on Reflections on “Columbus” Day)
How to Avoid Genetically Modified Food
Robin Mather, Mother Earth News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on How to Avoid Genetically Modified Food)
Lexicon of War
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Lexicon of War)
Weathergirl Goes Rogue
Deep Rogue Ram - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | 1 Comment »)
Is a Nuclear Deal With Iran Possible?
Pat Buchanan, Creators – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Is a Nuclear Deal With Iran Possible?)
Surprise!
TMS Editor
October 15th, 2012 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Surprise!)
(French) Face aux Caricatures de la Haine, la Non-Violence s’Impose
Abbas Aroua – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (French) Face aux Caricatures de la Haine, la Non-Violence s’Impose)
(Portuguese) Paz, Direitos Humanos e Desenvolvimento num Mundo Multi-Polar em Evolução
Johan Galtung, Forum Abel Varzim – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Paz, Direitos Humanos e Desenvolvimento num Mundo Multi-Polar em Evolução)
(Italian) La Nuova “Età Dell’Oro” (Che Non C’È Stata) del Petrolio
Michael T. Klare – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
October 15th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) La Nuova “Età Dell’Oro” (Che Non C’È Stata) del Petrolio)
Ignoble Prize? Euroskeptics Call Nobel Honor an ‘April Fool’s Joke’
Carsten Volkery – Der Spiegel
October 15th, 2012 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Ignoble Prize? Euroskeptics Call Nobel Honor an ‘April Fool’s Joke’)
Empire and Its Consequences
Robert Koehler – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | Comments Off on Empire and Its Consequences)
UNHCR Issues Guidelines on Protection of Male Rape Victims
UN Refugee Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (UNITED NATIONS | 1 Comment »)
(Castellano) Miles de Indignados Colombianos Reclaman Su Participación en Diálogos de Paz
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Miles de Indignados Colombianos Reclaman Su Participación en Diálogos de Paz)
BRICS Nations Thrash Out World Bank Alternative
Xinhua – Global Times (China)
October 15th, 2012 (BRICS | Comments Off on BRICS Nations Thrash Out World Bank Alternative)
White House Widening Covert War in North Africa
Associated Press, Military News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (AFRICA | Comments Off on White House Widening Covert War in North Africa)
Freedom Flotilla Sets Off To Gaza
AFP, Gulf News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (NEWS | Comments Off on Freedom Flotilla Sets Off To Gaza)
Overwrought Empire: The Discrediting of U.S. Military Power
Tom Engelhardt – TomDispatch
October 15th, 2012 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Overwrought Empire: The Discrediting of U.S. Military Power)
The ABC of Harmony
Dr. Bishnu Pathak* - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (REVIEWS | 1 Comment »)
America’s Moral Degeneracy
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on America’s Moral Degeneracy)
Suicide Is Epidemic For American Indian Youth: What More Can Be Done?
Stephanie Woodard, 100Reporters – NBC News
October 15th, 2012 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Suicide Is Epidemic For American Indian Youth: What More Can Be Done?)
Cooperatives Hold Their Own in Free Market Jungle
Beatrice Paez – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 15th, 2012 (SPECIAL FEATURE, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on Cooperatives Hold Their Own in Free Market Jungle)
The Big Burst
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on The Big Burst)
The Empire Strikes Back
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
Rethinking Columbus: Towards a True People’s History
Bill Bigelow – Common Dreams
October 15th, 2012 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on Rethinking Columbus: Towards a True People’s History)
Stay Out of the Syrian Maelstrom
Patrick J. Buchanan – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Stay Out of the Syrian Maelstrom)
Israel: Has Our Expiration Date Arrived?
Kobi Niv – Information Clearing House
October 15th, 2012 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel: Has Our Expiration Date Arrived?)
(Portuguese) BRICS: Novo Passo Rumo a Outra Ordem Financeira?
Mauro Santaya – Outras Palavras
October 15th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | 1 Comment »)
Former UN Envoy Jean Ziegler on Third World Hunger: “We Let Them Starve”
Thomas M Blaser, Africa is a Country – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Former UN Envoy Jean Ziegler on Third World Hunger: “We Let Them Starve”)
Howard Zinn on Columbus, Mark Twain – Honesty in History (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Amy Goodman – Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (Music Video of the Week | 1 Comment »)
Dignity in Charity
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Dignity in Charity)
(Italian) Sociocidio, Israele e Palestina
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) Sociocidio, Israele e Palestina)
Was It Wrong to Support the Iranian Revolution in 1978 (Because It Turned Out Badly)?
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Was It Wrong to Support the Iranian Revolution in 1978 (Because It Turned Out Badly)?)
Genetical Engineering’s Dirty Little Secret
Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, Pesticide Action Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Genetical Engineering’s Dirty Little Secret)
How the Internet Works
Sarah Wenger & Staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on How the Internet Works)
TransCanada Transforms Tar Sands Blockade Area into Police State
Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on TransCanada Transforms Tar Sands Blockade Area into Police State)
“India’s Democracy Has Been Kidnapped” – Udayakumar
Aditi Prasad - The Sunday Indian
October 15th, 2012 (KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | 1 Comment »)
A Happy War
Tom Greening – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on A Happy War)
Bringing History to Life: Eric Hobsbawm
Paul Heideman – Socialist Worker
October 15th, 2012 (SOCIALISM - MARXISM | Comments Off on Bringing History to Life: Eric Hobsbawm)
The Muslim Diaspora in Europe and the USA
Johan Galtung et al* - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Muslim Diaspora in Europe and the USA)
Balkan Wars at 100: Four Roads to Good Neighborhood*
Johan Galtung
October 15th, 2012 (EDITORIAL | 3 Comments »)
International Peace Bureau Critical of Nobel Peace Prize for the European Union
International Peace Bureau, Nobel Peace Laureate (1910) – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on International Peace Bureau Critical of Nobel Peace Prize for the European Union)
NYPD Concern about ‘Iran Terror’ Should Put U.S. Security on Alert
Maidhc Ó Cathail, The Passionate Attachment – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on NYPD Concern about ‘Iran Terror’ Should Put U.S. Security on Alert)
Abuse of Power: Criminal Assault on Humanity
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Abuse of Power: Criminal Assault on Humanity)
Co-ops Offer Ray of Hope for Youth Facing Bleak Job Market
Beatrice Paez – TerraViva Europe
October 15th, 2012 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Co-ops Offer Ray of Hope for Youth Facing Bleak Job Market)
Global Economy, Meet One Billion Co-op Members
Beatrice Paez – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 15th, 2012 (SPECIAL FEATURE, ECONOMICS, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on Global Economy, Meet One Billion Co-op Members)