Archive for 2014 – Week 45


Nuclear Waste Must Be Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind
Rebecca Bell – The Observer
November 3rd, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Nuclear Waste Must Be Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind)
Israeli Ministers Pass Bill Jailing Stone Throwers for 20 Years
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israeli Ministers Pass Bill Jailing Stone Throwers for 20 Years)
Brazil Builds Internet Cable to Portugal to Avoid NSA Surveillance
Kathleen Caulderwood – International Business Times
November 3rd, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Brazil Builds Internet Cable to Portugal to Avoid NSA Surveillance)
Kahlil Gibran on the Absurdity of Self-Righteousness
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Kahlil Gibran on the Absurdity of Self-Righteousness)
At Home with Themselves: Sage Sohier’s Moving Portraits of Same-Sex Couples in the 1980s
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on At Home with Themselves: Sage Sohier’s Moving Portraits of Same-Sex Couples in the 1980s)
Australian Immigration
First Dog on the Moon – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Australian Immigration)
Bil’in’s Nonviolent Resistance Infuriates Israel
Roy Wagner - Jews For Justice For Palestinians
November 3rd, 2014 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on Bil’in’s Nonviolent Resistance Infuriates Israel)
Segregating the Evening Commute to the West Bank
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man - +972 Magazine
November 3rd, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Segregating the Evening Commute to the West Bank)
The Fizz Is Going Out of SodaStream as Boycott Shakes It Up
Jews For Justice For Palestinians – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Fizz Is Going Out of SodaStream as Boycott Shakes It Up)
(Português) Trauma de Discurso
Tereza Halliday – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Trauma de Discurso)
(Castellano) El embudo de la desigualdad
Roberto Sansón Mizrahi, OpinionSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) El embudo de la desigualdad)
October 22, 1964: Jean-Paul Sartre Becomes the First Person to Decline the Nobel Prize
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on October 22, 1964: Jean-Paul Sartre Becomes the First Person to Decline the Nobel Prize)
The West Is Silent as Libya Falls into the Abyss
Patrick Cockburn – The Independent
November 3rd, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The West Is Silent as Libya Falls into the Abyss)
Why the Left Continues to Win in Latin America
Greg Grandin – The Nation
November 3rd, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Why the Left Continues to Win in Latin America)
Job Brokers Steal Wages and Entrap Indian Tech Workers in US
Matt Smith, Jennifer Gollan and Adithya Sambamurthy – The Center for Investigative Reporting
November 3rd, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Job Brokers Steal Wages and Entrap Indian Tech Workers in US)
Christianity vs Islam: Countercyclicity?
Johan Galtung, 3 Nov 2014 - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (EDITORIAL | 5 Comments »)
The Myth of the Free Press
Chris Hedges – Truthdig
November 3rd, 2014 (MEDIA | 1 Comment »)
The Inequality Funnel
Roberto Sansón Mizrahi, OpinionSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Inequality Funnel)
In Cold War, U.S. Spy Agencies Used 1,000 Nazis
Eric Lichtblau – The New York Times
November 3rd, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on In Cold War, U.S. Spy Agencies Used 1,000 Nazis)
Ecuador’s FM Wants Transnational Corporations Held Accountable
Ricardo Patino – Al Jazeera
November 3rd, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Ecuador’s FM Wants Transnational Corporations Held Accountable)
UN Review of US “International Criminal Program of Torture”
The International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School, et al. – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (UNITED NATIONS | 1 Comment »)
(Deutsch) “Cyberpeace”-Kampagne engagierter InformatikerInnen wird gefördert
Christiane Schulzki-Haddouti – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | 1 Comment »)
No Country for Refugees
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on No Country for Refugees)
Stoning in Somalia: Recent Incidents Highlight Continued Brutality
Pambazuka News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Stoning in Somalia: Recent Incidents Highlight Continued Brutality)
(Italiano) Il conflitto sunniti-sciiti: soluzioni?
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Il conflitto sunniti-sciiti: soluzioni?)
Interrelated Threats to Humans and to the Biosphere
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Why Do Banks Want Our Deposits? Hint: It’s Not to Make Loans
Ellen Brown – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Why Do Banks Want Our Deposits? Hint: It’s Not to Make Loans)
Foreign Jihadists Flocking to Iraq and Syria on ‘Unprecedented Scale’ – UN
Spencer Ackerman – The Guardian
November 3rd, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Foreign Jihadists Flocking to Iraq and Syria on ‘Unprecedented Scale’ – UN)
For 23rd time, UN General Assembly Votes to End US Blockade against Cuba
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Servivce
November 3rd, 2014 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on For 23rd time, UN General Assembly Votes to End US Blockade against Cuba)
Tim Cook: ‘I Consider Being Gay among the Greatest Gifts God Has Given Me’
Rupert Neate and Alex Hern – The Guardian
November 3rd, 2014 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Tim Cook: ‘I Consider Being Gay among the Greatest Gifts God Has Given Me’)
Sunni-Shia Bellum Sacrum Faultlines Deepen: Gloves Come Off in Lebanon
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Sunni-Shia Bellum Sacrum Faultlines Deepen: Gloves Come Off in Lebanon)
Violence against Children: UN Gets it Wrong
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Violence against Children: UN Gets it Wrong)
Death of Endangered Northern White Rhino Leaves Just Six of the Animals Left in the World
Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith – The Independent
November 3rd, 2014 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Death of Endangered Northern White Rhino Leaves Just Six of the Animals Left in the World)
‘Europe to Pay for the Whole Mess in Ukraine’
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on ‘Europe to Pay for the Whole Mess in Ukraine’)
Space Launch Privatization Costing Taxpayers Dearly
Bruce Gagnon – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Space Launch Privatization Costing Taxpayers Dearly)
The Pentagon and Big Oil: Militarism and Capital Accumulation
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Pentagon and Big Oil: Militarism and Capital Accumulation)
UN Launches Global Campaign to End Female Genital Mutilation
Voice of America – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Launches Global Campaign to End Female Genital Mutilation)
Indian Laborers in the Gulf
Dr. Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Indian Laborers in the Gulf)
(Italiano) Epistemologia: sull’uso delle dicotomie
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Epistemologia: sull’uso delle dicotomie)
UK Axes Support for Mediterranean Migrant Rescue Operation
Alan Travis – The Guardian
November 3rd, 2014 (EUROPE | 1 Comment »)
Camps Bring Further Danger to Rohingya Muslims Fleeing Potential Genocide in Burma
Nic Dunlop - Newsweek
November 3rd, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Camps Bring Further Danger to Rohingya Muslims Fleeing Potential Genocide in Burma)
China-Led New Bank Challenges Japanese, US’ Influence
The BRICS Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (BRICS | Comments Off on China-Led New Bank Challenges Japanese, US’ Influence)
Ebola: Are U.S. Bioweapons Labs the Solution, or the Problem?
Institute for Public Accuracy – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Ebola: Are U.S. Bioweapons Labs the Solution, or the Problem?)
Why Foreign Military Intervention Usually Fails in the 21st Century
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Why Foreign Military Intervention Usually Fails in the 21st Century)
Number of Global Billionaires Has Doubled Since the Financial Crisis
Jamie Merrill – The Independent
November 3rd, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Number of Global Billionaires Has Doubled Since the Financial Crisis)
Secret Manuals Show the Spyware Sold to Despots and Cops Worldwide
Cora Currier and Morgan Marquis-Boire – The Intercept
November 3rd, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Secret Manuals Show the Spyware Sold to Despots and Cops Worldwide)
Jailed Israeli Conscientious Objector Starts Hunger Strike
Yael Marom - +972 Magazine
November 3rd, 2014 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on Jailed Israeli Conscientious Objector Starts Hunger Strike)
Ebola and the Paradox of Human Rights
Ian Ralby – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Ebola and the Paradox of Human Rights)
The Caliph Fit to Join OPEC
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
November 3rd, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Caliph Fit to Join OPEC)
Under Israeli Apartheid, Palestinians Cannot Ride Israeli Buses
Ben Norton – CounterPunch
November 3rd, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Under Israeli Apartheid, Palestinians Cannot Ride Israeli Buses)
New Arrivals
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on New Arrivals)
Major Banks Prepare to Pay Billions for Foreign Exchange Manipulation
Richard Smallteacher, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Major Banks Prepare to Pay Billions for Foreign Exchange Manipulation)
Resource Insights from Plus or Minus 12 People on a Liferaft
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Resource Insights from Plus or Minus 12 People on a Liferaft)
A Small Band of Activists Is Humiliating an Israeli Shipping Giant
Murtaza Hussain – The Intercept
November 3rd, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on A Small Band of Activists Is Humiliating an Israeli Shipping Giant)
Edward Snowden: A ‘Nation’ Interview
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen – The Nation
November 3rd, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Edward Snowden: A ‘Nation’ Interview)
Cowardly Lions: Missed Opportunities to Prevent Deadly Conflict and State Collapse
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Cowardly Lions: Missed Opportunities to Prevent Deadly Conflict and State Collapse)
Wave – José André Plays Tom Jobim (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
José André Jazz Trío – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Wave – José André Plays Tom Jobim (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
(Português) Cuba: 23ª Votação na ONU Contra Bloqueio Evidencia Isolamento dos EUA
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey - Pravda
November 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Cuba: 23ª Votação na ONU Contra Bloqueio Evidencia Isolamento dos EUA)
The Art of Symbolism in Peace Building
Kya Kim | TED Talks - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 3rd, 2014 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on The Art of Symbolism in Peace Building)