Archive for 2013 – Week 11


A Huge Hunger Strike at Guantánamo
Andy Worthington – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, IN FOCUS, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, JUSTICE | Comments Off on A Huge Hunger Strike at Guantánamo)
The Great Garbage Patch of the Pacific
Rose Aguilar – Al Jazeera
March 11th, 2013 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on The Great Garbage Patch of the Pacific)
Amplified Greenhouse Effect Shifts North’s Growing Seasons
NASA – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Amplified Greenhouse Effect Shifts North’s Growing Seasons)
John Kerry wants the Gulf to support the Syrian rebels. But which rebels? The soft, safe ones? Or those horrible, ‘terrorist’ Islamists?
Robert Fisk – The Independent
March 11th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on John Kerry wants the Gulf to support the Syrian rebels. But which rebels? The soft, safe ones? Or those horrible, ‘terrorist’ Islamists?)
The Green Light for Zionism’s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Alan Hart – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on The Green Light for Zionism’s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine)
Rachel Corrie: Zionists in Gaza
theevilofthezionists – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Rachel Corrie: Zionists in Gaza)
Ich bin ein Bil’iner! – “5 Broken Cameras’” Strange Trip to the Oscars
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ACTIVISM, MILITARISM, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, ARTS | 1 Comment »)
Cyborgs, Legaborgs, Finaborgs, Mediborgs
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Cyborgs, Legaborgs, Finaborgs, Mediborgs)
Complicit Americans: The Mass Psychology of Torture
William Manson – CounterPunch
March 11th, 2013 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, JUSTICE | Comments Off on Complicit Americans: The Mass Psychology of Torture)
How Bradley Manning Became a Gay Martyr
Eliza Gray – New Republic
March 11th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, JUSTICE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on How Bradley Manning Became a Gay Martyr)
Inside John Thavis’ Vatican Diaries: Sex and Lies
Barbie Latza Nadeau - The Daily Beast
March 11th, 2013 (JUSTICE, SEXUALITIES, RELIGION | Comments Off on Inside John Thavis’ Vatican Diaries: Sex and Lies)
Operation Condor Trial Tackles Coordinated Campaign by Latin American Dictatorships to Kill Leftists
Amy Goodman & Juan González – Democracy NOW!
March 11th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, JUSTICE, IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Operation Condor Trial Tackles Coordinated Campaign by Latin American Dictatorships to Kill Leftists)
Neuroscience, Special Forces, and Ethics at Yale
Roy J. Eidelson, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ACADEMIA-KNOWLEDGE-SCHOLARSHIP, JUSTICE, EDUCATION | Comments Off on Neuroscience, Special Forces, and Ethics at Yale)
Israel Launches Segregated Bus Service
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Launches Segregated Bus Service)
Arab League Offers Syria Seat to Opposition
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Arab League Offers Syria Seat to Opposition)
(Castellano) 50 Verdades sobre Hugo Chávez y la Revolución Bolivariana
Salim Lamrani – Opera Mundi
March 11th, 2013 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) 50 Verdades sobre Hugo Chávez y la Revolución Bolivariana)
(Castellano) Eduardo Galeano: ‘Chávez, ese extraño dictador’.
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on (Castellano) Eduardo Galeano: ‘Chávez, ese extraño dictador’.)
General and Complete Disarmament in 50 Years on the Basis of Global Harmony
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (APPEALS | Comments Off on General and Complete Disarmament in 50 Years on the Basis of Global Harmony)
Major Grocer to Label Foods with Gene-Modified Content
Stephanie Strom – The New York Times
March 11th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Major Grocer to Label Foods with Gene-Modified Content)
Feds to Publicize Drug and Device Company Payments to Doctors Next Year
Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber - ProPublica
March 11th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, ACADEMIA-KNOWLEDGE-SCHOLARSHIP, JUSTICE, HEALTH | Comments Off on Feds to Publicize Drug and Device Company Payments to Doctors Next Year)
Hugo Chavez: A Maker of History
Johan Galtung, 11 Mar 2013 - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (EDITORIAL, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, SOCIALISM - MARXISM, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING, HISTORY | 6 Comments »)
Two Years Later, the Battle for Truth Continues: Fukushima’s Nuclear Casualties
Joseph J. Mangano - CounterPunch
March 11th, 2013 (ENVIRONMENT, ASIA--PACIFIC, ENERGY, JUSTICE | 1 Comment »)
Hunger Striking Activist Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Suicide
Rahul Bedi – The Telegraph
March 11th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, JUSTICE, HEALTH | Comments Off on Hunger Striking Activist Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Suicide)
The Greek Catastrophe: Three Generations of Greek Workers
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (EUROPE, CAPITALISM, JUSTICE, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on The Greek Catastrophe: Three Generations of Greek Workers)
Goodbye Blue Sky
Rand Clifford – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (ENVIRONMENT, ANALYSIS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ACADEMIA-KNOWLEDGE-SCHOLARSHIP, SCIENCE | 3 Comments »)
Bradley Manning Nobel Peace Prize Nomination 2013
Birgitta Jónsdóttir-Member of Parliament, Iceland – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, JUSTICE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Bradley Manning Nobel Peace Prize Nomination 2013)
Art from Iran Exhibition: A Review from Edinburgh
Sumeet Grover – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, ARTS | 1 Comment »)
(Castellano) Chávez: 5 de Marzo
Fernando Montiel T. – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, HISTORY, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Chávez: 5 de Marzo)
Jerusalem Man Forced to Demolish His Own Home
Ma’an News – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Jerusalem Man Forced to Demolish His Own Home)
RTI Petition for AERB
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, ENERGY, KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | Comments Off on RTI Petition for AERB)
Why Unions Are Going Into the Co-op Business
Amy Dean – YES! Magazine
March 11th, 2013 (ECONOMICS, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on Why Unions Are Going Into the Co-op Business)
Nuclear Weapons Must Be Eradicated for All Our Sakes
Desmond Tutu – The Guardian
March 11th, 2013 (NOBEL LAUREATES, MILITARISM, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Nuclear Weapons Must Be Eradicated for All Our Sakes)
Just Staying Alive
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Just Staying Alive)
Domesticated and Wild Bees Are Both in Trouble
Susie Cagle, Grist – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (ENVIRONMENT, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Domesticated and Wild Bees Are Both in Trouble)
Is Palestinian Solidarity an Occupied Zone?
Gilad Atzmon – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Is Palestinian Solidarity an Occupied Zone?)
Ave Maria (Music Video of the Week)
Linda Brava – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Ave Maria (Music Video of the Week))
How the Media Sanitize Honduras’s Brutal Regime
Keane Bhatt – North American Congress on Latin America-NACLA
March 11th, 2013 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, MEDIA | Comments Off on How the Media Sanitize Honduras’s Brutal Regime)
Are Central and State Governments and Intelligence Agencies Conspiring?
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, ENERGY, JUSTICE, KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | Comments Off on Are Central and State Governments and Intelligence Agencies Conspiring?)
PMANE Asks for KKNPP Financial Audit; Government Blames Us with Foreign Money
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, ENERGY, KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | Comments Off on PMANE Asks for KKNPP Financial Audit; Government Blames Us with Foreign Money)
(Português) Libor: A Gigantesca Transferência de Fundos da Sociedade a Bancos
Marcelo Justo – Carta Maior
March 11th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, CAPITALISM, JUSTICE, ECONOMICS, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Libor: A Gigantesca Transferência de Fundos da Sociedade a Bancos)
Contract with the Devil
TMS editor
March 11th, 2013 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Contract with the Devil)
Revealed: Pentagon’s Link to Iraqi Torture Centres
Mona Mahmood, Maggie O'Kane, Chavala Madlena and Teresa Smith – The Guardian
March 11th, 2013 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, JUSTICE | 1 Comment »)
Fukushima Toxic Waste Swells as Japan Marks March 11 Disaster: 2 Years
Jason Clenfield, Bloomberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (ENVIRONMENT, ASIA--PACIFIC, ENERGY | 2 Comments »)
(Italiano) Il Mondo Visto dal Monte Everest
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (ASIA--PACIFIC, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Il Mondo Visto dal Monte Everest)
Bradley Manning and the Loud Silence of the Activist Gay Community Worldwide
Andy Thayer - CounterPunch
March 11th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, JUSTICE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Bradley Manning and the Loud Silence of the Activist Gay Community Worldwide)
The Dangerous Logic of the Bradley Manning Case
Yochai Benkler – New Republic
March 11th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, JUSTICE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 2 Comments »)
The Privatization of War: Mercenaries, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC)
Jose L. Gomez del Prado - Global Research
March 11th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Privatization of War: Mercenaries, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC))
Hebron Apartheid: Separate Roads for Jews, Palestinians
Elior Levy – Ynetnews
March 11th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Hebron Apartheid: Separate Roads for Jews, Palestinians)
El Comandante Has Left the Building
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
March 11th, 2013 (SPECIAL FEATURE, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, HISTORY | Comments Off on El Comandante Has Left the Building)
Vandana Shiva on Int’l Women’s Day: “Capitalist Patriarchy Has Aggravated Violence against Women”
Amy Goodman – Democracy NOW!
March 11th, 2013 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Vandana Shiva on Int’l Women’s Day: “Capitalist Patriarchy Has Aggravated Violence against Women”)
Washington Steps Up Africa Intervention
Bill Van Auken – World Socialist Web Site
March 11th, 2013 (AFRICA, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on Washington Steps Up Africa Intervention)
Netherlands Calls On Stores to Label Products from Israeli Settlements
Barak Ravid - Haaretz
March 11th, 2013 (EUROPE, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, JUSTICE, ECONOMICS, TRADE | Comments Off on Netherlands Calls On Stores to Label Products from Israeli Settlements)
(Français) Qui Se Soucie de la Bulgarie?
Yves Bonnet – Le Huffington Post
March 11th, 2013 (EUROPE, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Qui Se Soucie de la Bulgarie?)
(Castellano) Pedagogía de la Catástrofe – Apocatástasis
Stefano Caserini & Enrico Euli - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Pedagogía de la Catástrofe – Apocatástasis)
(Português) Bispo É Condenado por Pedofilia no Amazonas
Joana Queiroz – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (BRICS, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, JUSTICE, SEXUALITIES, RELIGION, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Bispo É Condenado por Pedofilia no Amazonas)
Gay in China: Suffering in a Marriage of Convenience
Stefan Schultz – Der Spiegel
March 11th, 2013 (ASIA--PACIFIC, JUSTICE, SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Gay in China: Suffering in a Marriage of Convenience)
Can Civilization Survive Capitalism?
Noam Chomsky – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Can Civilization Survive Capitalism?)
Openly Gay Black Mayoral Candidate Was Beaten, Set On Fire His Family Say
Emily Le Coz, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, JUSTICE, HISTORY | Comments Off on Openly Gay Black Mayoral Candidate Was Beaten, Set On Fire His Family Say)
North Korea or the United States: Who is a Threat to Global Security?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky – Global Research
March 11th, 2013 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | 3 Comments »)