Archive for 2014 – Week 35


A Poem on the 74th Anniversary of Leon Trotsky’s Murder
Kevin Higgins – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on A Poem on the 74th Anniversary of Leon Trotsky’s Murder)
Obama Buggers Europe: Sanctions Deepen the Recession
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Obama Buggers Europe: Sanctions Deepen the Recession)
The Outlaw State of Israel (Part I)
Richard Falk and Akbar Ganji – Al Jazeera
August 25th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Outlaw State of Israel (Part I))
The Outlaw State of Israel (Part II)
Richard Falk and Akbar Ganji – Al Jazeera
August 25th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Outlaw State of Israel (Part II))
(Português) Acusemos Israel
Prof. Boaventura de Sousa Santos – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Acusemos Israel)
Should Twitter, Facebook and Google Executives Be the Arbiters of What We See and Read?
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
August 25th, 2014 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Should Twitter, Facebook and Google Executives Be the Arbiters of What We See and Read?)
The Historical Perspective of the 2014 Gaza Massacre
Ilan Pappé – The Plymouth Institute for Peace Research
August 25th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Historical Perspective of the 2014 Gaza Massacre)
NSA Planned Automated Cyberwarfare Program
Jack Gillum, Associated Press – Christian Science Monitor
August 25th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on NSA Planned Automated Cyberwarfare Program)
No Hope for AIDS-Free Generation in Uganda as Controversial HIV Bill Is Signed into Law
Amy Fallon, IPS – TRANCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (AFRICA | Comments Off on No Hope for AIDS-Free Generation in Uganda as Controversial HIV Bill Is Signed into Law)
War in the Hundred Acre Woods
David Swanson – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on War in the Hundred Acre Woods)
U.N. Prepares for Overhaul of Arms Trade Reporting
Joel Jaeger, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on U.N. Prepares for Overhaul of Arms Trade Reporting)
U.S., Brazil Nearing Approval of Genetically Engineered Trees
Carey L. Biron, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on U.S., Brazil Nearing Approval of Genetically Engineered Trees)
Not a War Criminal
Tom Greening – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Not a War Criminal)
The Galileo Syndrome?
Vandana Shiva – Asian Age
August 25th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Galileo Syndrome?)
Half-truths, Omissions and Distortions: Palestine, Israel and CNN
Robert Fantina - CounterPunch
August 25th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Half-truths, Omissions and Distortions: Palestine, Israel and CNN)
‘Common Dreams’ Website Traps Hasbara Troll Spewing Anti-Semitism
Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on ‘Common Dreams’ Website Traps Hasbara Troll Spewing Anti-Semitism)
Why Are You Dressed Like Darth Vader?
Tom Tomorrow – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Why Are You Dressed Like Darth Vader?)
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Bank of America to Pay $16.65 Billion to Settle Mortgage Fraud Charges
Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Bank of America to Pay $16.65 Billion to Settle Mortgage Fraud Charges)
Caliphate of Fear – The Curse of the Islamic State
SPIEGEL Staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Caliphate of Fear – The Curse of the Islamic State)
Ukraine Crisis: 300 German Intellectuals Support Putin, Criticize US-NATO Influence in Europe and Mainstream Media Propaganda
Neue Rheinische Zeitung – Global Research
August 25th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Ukraine Crisis: 300 German Intellectuals Support Putin, Criticize US-NATO Influence in Europe and Mainstream Media Propaganda)
(Português) Ratos Demonstram Empatia por Companheiros Torturados e Mortos em Laboratório
Mark Bekoff - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
August 25th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Ratos Demonstram Empatia por Companheiros Torturados e Mortos em Laboratório)
The New Yorker, GMOs and Chemical Farming: Gunning for Vandana Shiva
Louis Proyect – CounterPunch
August 25th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on The New Yorker, GMOs and Chemical Farming: Gunning for Vandana Shiva)
Is Burma’s Anti-Muslim Violence Led by “Buddhist Neo-Nazis”?
Ray Downs, Vice –TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 3 Comments »)
Why We Hurt Each Other: Tolstoy’s Letters to Gandhi on Love, Violence, and the Truth of the Human Spirit
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on Why We Hurt Each Other: Tolstoy’s Letters to Gandhi on Love, Violence, and the Truth of the Human Spirit)
Support Richard Branson’s Ukraine Dialogue Initiative
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
August 25th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Support Richard Branson’s Ukraine Dialogue Initiative)
No One Wants You to Know How Bad Fukushima Might Still Be
Johnny Magdaleno | Vice – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (ENERGY | Comments Off on No One Wants You to Know How Bad Fukushima Might Still Be)
Does Iceland Gain From Whaling?
Lowana Veal, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Does Iceland Gain From Whaling?)
UN Human Rights Report and the Turning Tide against Mass Spying
Parker Higgins and Katitza Rodriguez – Electronic Frontier Foundation
August 25th, 2014 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Human Rights Report and the Turning Tide against Mass Spying)
Peak Hour Traffic Trumps the Right to Protest, Court Finds
Nick Riemer – New Matilda
August 25th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Peak Hour Traffic Trumps the Right to Protest, Court Finds)
Street Pianos – Rondo Alla Turca (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
the5brownsmusic's channel – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Street Pianos – Rondo Alla Turca (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Playing Bridge
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Playing Bridge)
Three Questions for Hamas
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Three Questions for Hamas)
The Rise of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Ahmed Moor – Al Jazeera
August 25th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Rise of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions)
USA-Israel vs. Arab-Muslim Worlds: What Happens?
Johan Galtung
August 25th, 2014 (EDITORIAL | 3 Comments »)
The Russian Appeal to Germany
Egor Prosvirnin – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (EUROPE | 1 Comment »)
Hackers Successfully Crack US Nuclear Facilities for the First Time… Twice
The Huffington Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Hackers Successfully Crack US Nuclear Facilities for the First Time… Twice)
(Français) Comment Moscou et Pékin vont évincer le dollar de leurs transactions
La Voix de la Russie – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Comment Moscou et Pékin vont évincer le dollar de leurs transactions)
How the War on Terror Created the World’s Most Powerful Terror Group
Patrick Cockburn – TomDispatch
August 25th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on How the War on Terror Created the World’s Most Powerful Terror Group)
All Christian Supporters of Israel Need to Watch These
Lior Shlein – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on All Christian Supporters of Israel Need to Watch These)
Argentina Is “in the Mood of Tango”
TRT – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Argentina Is “in the Mood of Tango”)
Conversations with Ban Ki-moon: What the United Nations is Really Like – The View from the Top
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Conversations with Ban Ki-moon: What the United Nations is Really Like – The View from the Top)
My Plea to the People of Israel: Liberate Yourselves by Liberating Palestine
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate - Haaretz
August 25th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on My Plea to the People of Israel: Liberate Yourselves by Liberating Palestine)
An Interview with Richard Falk on the Crisis in Gaza
Ken Klippenstein – CounterPunch
August 25th, 2014 (INTERVIEW | Comments Off on An Interview with Richard Falk on the Crisis in Gaza)
The End of the Israeli-American Alliance
William Pfaff – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The End of the Israeli-American Alliance)
‘They Want Their War And They Want It Now!’
Adrian Salbuchi – Russia Today
August 25th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on ‘They Want Their War And They Want It Now!’)
The American Cult of Bombing
William J. Astore – TomDispatch
August 25th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The American Cult of Bombing)
U.S. Military Bans The Intercept
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
August 25th, 2014 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on U.S. Military Bans The Intercept)
Stalinist Zionism Is No Way to Treat a Friend
Michael Brull – New Matilda
August 25th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Stalinist Zionism Is No Way to Treat a Friend)
(Français) L’Afrique bénéficiera de la banque des BRICS, selon Prétoria
Star Africa – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) L’Afrique bénéficiera de la banque des BRICS, selon Prétoria)
Report: US Exerting Pressure on ICC Not to Open War Crimes Probe against Israel
The Jerusalem Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Report: US Exerting Pressure on ICC Not to Open War Crimes Probe against Israel)
Tracking Cross-Border Weapons Trade with Youtube
Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer – The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
August 25th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Tracking Cross-Border Weapons Trade with Youtube)
All This Talk of an ‘Apocalyptic’ Threat Is Simply Childish
Robert Fisk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on All This Talk of an ‘Apocalyptic’ Threat Is Simply Childish)
Images of Gaza and the Erasure of History
Ludek Stavinoha – Open Democracy
August 25th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Images of Gaza and the Erasure of History)
Pentagon Funds New Data-Mining Tools to Track and Kill Activists (Part III)
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Pentagon Funds New Data-Mining Tools to Track and Kill Activists (Part III))
FIA Formula E[lectric] Championship
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (ENERGY | Comments Off on FIA Formula E[lectric] Championship)
Age: Choices for Being-in-the-World
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Age: Choices for Being-in-the-World)
The Powers behind the Islamic State
Nafeez Ahmed – The Real News Network
August 25th, 2014 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on The Powers behind the Islamic State)
Cuba Sees Its Future in Mariel Port, Hand in Hand with Brazil
Patricia Grogg, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Cuba Sees Its Future in Mariel Port, Hand in Hand with Brazil)
Demand Swells for Straight Answers on Plane in Ukraine
David Swanson, War Is A Crime – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 (APPEALS | Comments Off on Demand Swells for Straight Answers on Plane in Ukraine)