Archive for 2014 – Week 15


Germany Opens Hearings on U.S. Spying
Anthony Faiola – The Washington Post
April 8th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Germany Opens Hearings on U.S. Spying)
Fear & Loathing: Albino Africans Survival in Tanzania
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Fear & Loathing: Albino Africans Survival in Tanzania)
What to Celebrate in Rwanda’s Genocide Anniversary
Editorial Board – The Christian Science Monitor
April 7th, 2014 (AFRICA | Comments Off on What to Celebrate in Rwanda’s Genocide Anniversary)
America — A Failed State?
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (EDITORIAL | 1 Comment »)
U.S. Finalizing Plan to Boost Support for Mercenary Invaders in Syria – Sources
Mark Hosenball and Missy Ryan, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on U.S. Finalizing Plan to Boost Support for Mercenary Invaders in Syria – Sources)
(Português) No Limite da Senciência
Sérgio Greif - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
April 7th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) No Limite da Senciência)
US Efforts to Curb Freedom of Speech on Israel and Palestine are of Grave Concern
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on US Efforts to Curb Freedom of Speech on Israel and Palestine are of Grave Concern)
Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald via Video at Amnesty Event
Karl Plume, Reuters - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (NEWS | Comments Off on Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald via Video at Amnesty Event)
US Operates Global Drone War from German Base – Ex-Pilot
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on US Operates Global Drone War from German Base – Ex-Pilot)
Terrorism: The Legacy of US War in Iraq
Haifa Zangana – Al Jazeera
April 7th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Terrorism: The Legacy of US War in Iraq)
NATO’s Aggression against Russia and the Danger of War in Europe
Chris Marsden and Julie Hyland, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
The 1915 Armenian Genocide: Finding a Fit Testament to a Timeless Crime
Robert Fisk – The Independent
April 7th, 2014 (HISTORY | 1 Comment »)
Nonviolent Geopolitics: Law, Politics, and 21st Century Security*
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Nonviolent Geopolitics: Law, Politics, and 21st Century Security*)
Big Pharma Abandons New Tuberculosis Drug Research
Fatima Hansia, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Big Pharma Abandons New Tuberculosis Drug Research)
Unfulfilled Responsibilities of the Media
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Unfulfilled Responsibilities of the Media)
Exploring the Path towards a Nuclear-free World
Daisaku Ikeda, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | 1 Comment »)
American Media Distorts Venezuelan Protests
Nathalie Baptiste – Foreign Policy In Focus
April 7th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on American Media Distorts Venezuelan Protests)
Why Did GM Take So Long to Respond to Deadly Defect? Corporate Culture May Hold Answer
Michael A. Fletcher and Steven Mufson – The Washington Post
April 7th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | 1 Comment »)
Human Life’s Price-Tag for General Motors: 10 Bucks
Michael Moore – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Human Life’s Price-Tag for General Motors: 10 Bucks)
Saudi Arabia Declares All Atheists Are Terrorists in New Law to Crack Down on Political Dissidents
Adam Withnall – The Independent
April 7th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Saudi Arabia Declares All Atheists Are Terrorists in New Law to Crack Down on Political Dissidents)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Why He Died & Why It Matters!
Jim Albertini – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
A Quarter of Europe’s Bumblebees, Vital to Crops, Face Extinction: Study
Alister Doyle, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on A Quarter of Europe’s Bumblebees, Vital to Crops, Face Extinction: Study)
Shocking Court Documents Expose SeaWorld’s Continued Cruelty of Orca Whales
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Shocking Court Documents Expose SeaWorld’s Continued Cruelty of Orca Whales)
FIFA Threatens to Expel Israel over Restrictions on Palestinians
The Jerusalem Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on FIFA Threatens to Expel Israel over Restrictions on Palestinians)
It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught on Africa’s Gays
Nathalie Baptiste – Foreign Policy In Focus
April 7th, 2014 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught on Africa’s Gays)
The US-Russia Ukrainian Deal
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
April 7th, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on The US-Russia Ukrainian Deal)
Being neither Dead nor Alive
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Being neither Dead nor Alive)
Venezuela: A Call for Peace
Nicolás Maduro – International New York Times
April 7th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Venezuela: A Call for Peace)
Egypt in the Rear Mirror (II): Who Are the Not-So-Invisible Powers Behind the Troglodytes?
Baher Kamal - Human Wrongs Watch
April 7th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Egypt in the Rear Mirror (II): Who Are the Not-So-Invisible Powers Behind the Troglodytes?)
Brazil Marks 50 Years since US-Backed Coup
Bill Van Auken, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Brazil Marks 50 Years since US-Backed Coup)
Why I Am Not Going to Iraq
Tom Greening – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Why I Am Not Going to Iraq)
Boycott of Israel Moving to Next Level
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Boycott of Israel Moving to Next Level)
The New Shock Doctrine: ‘Doing Business’ With the World Bank
Jason Hickel – Al Jazeera
April 7th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The New Shock Doctrine: ‘Doing Business’ With the World Bank)
Sri Lanka Retaliates Against UN Call for War Crimes Investigation – List Tamil Groups as Terrorists
World News Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Sri Lanka Retaliates Against UN Call for War Crimes Investigation – List Tamil Groups as Terrorists)
British Aid for Myanmar Ethnic Cleansing
Maung Zarni – Asia Times
April 7th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on British Aid for Myanmar Ethnic Cleansing)
Climate Science’s Dire Warning: Humans Are Baking the Planet
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
April 7th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Climate Science’s Dire Warning: Humans Are Baking the Planet)
Happy 80th Birthday, Jane Goodall: The Beloved Primatologist on Science, Religion, and Our Human Responsibilities
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Happy 80th Birthday, Jane Goodall: The Beloved Primatologist on Science, Religion, and Our Human Responsibilities)
Sinister Efforts to Minimise Japanese War Crimes and Portray the Empire As a Victim Must Be Exposed
Robert Fisk – The Independent
April 7th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
Secret Weapon
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Secret Weapon)
For Sea Shepherd – A Vindication: The Whales Have Won!
Cap. Paul Watson - ConterPunch
April 7th, 2014 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on For Sea Shepherd – A Vindication: The Whales Have Won!)
‘Cuban Twitter’ Heads to Hearings in Congress
Jack Gillum, Desmond Butler and Alberto Arce, Associated Press - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on ‘Cuban Twitter’ Heads to Hearings in Congress)
The Secret Is Out: U.S. Built “Cuban Twitter” to Stir Up Political Unrest
Sarah Gray – Salon
April 7th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The Secret Is Out: U.S. Built “Cuban Twitter” to Stir Up Political Unrest)
The Struggle for Humanity
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Struggle for Humanity)
Leak the CIA Report: It’s the Only Way to Know the Whole Truth about Torture
Trevor Timm – The Guardian
April 7th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Leak the CIA Report: It’s the Only Way to Know the Whole Truth about Torture)
George Hewitt – Discordant Neighbours: A Reassessment of the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-South-Ossetian Conflicts
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on George Hewitt – Discordant Neighbours: A Reassessment of the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-South-Ossetian Conflicts)
Hungarian Dance No.5 (Music Video of the Week)
David Garrett – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Hungarian Dance No.5 (Music Video of the Week))
Peace Pilgrimage to Syria and Iran
The Peace People – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Peace Pilgrimage to Syria and Iran)
(Italiano) Stati Uniti d’America — Uno stato fallito?
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Stati Uniti d’America — Uno stato fallito?)
Peace Education in Boston
Daniel Horgan – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | 1 Comment »)
Prison of the Past: A Reporter Revisits His ‘Shameful’ Coverage of Rwanda
Bartholomäus Grill – Der Spiegel
April 7th, 2014 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Prison of the Past: A Reporter Revisits His ‘Shameful’ Coverage of Rwanda)
15 Plants to Help Save Bees
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on 15 Plants to Help Save Bees)
The End of the Capitalist Era, and What Comes Next
Jeremy Rifkin - Reader Supported News
April 7th, 2014 (COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on The End of the Capitalist Era, and What Comes Next)
W.H. Auden: (1907-1973) Poet of the Age of Anxiety
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on W.H. Auden: (1907-1973) Poet of the Age of Anxiety)
The “Cuban Twitter” Scam Is a Drop in the Internet Propaganda Bucket
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
April 7th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The “Cuban Twitter” Scam Is a Drop in the Internet Propaganda Bucket)
Don’t Count on It – Myanmar’s Course Is Leading in the Wrong Direction
Banyan – The Economist
April 7th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Don’t Count on It – Myanmar’s Course Is Leading in the Wrong Direction)
YOU Can Stop the Slow Burning Genocide of Myanmar’s Rohingya and Muslims!
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on YOU Can Stop the Slow Burning Genocide of Myanmar’s Rohingya and Muslims!)
How Australia’s “Media Watch” Lost its Teeth, Backing the War on Syria
Prof. Tim Anderson – Global Research
April 7th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on How Australia’s “Media Watch” Lost its Teeth, Backing the War on Syria)