Archive for 2014 – Week 5


Nothing New Under the Sun
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Nothing New Under the Sun)
Patterns of Impunity and Deceit in Myanmar
Emanuel Stoakes - Al Jazeera
January 27th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Patterns of Impunity and Deceit in Myanmar)
Corporation Carte Blanche: Will US-EU Trade Become Too Free?
Michaela Schiessl – Der Spiegel
January 27th, 2014 (TRADE | Comments Off on Corporation Carte Blanche: Will US-EU Trade Become Too Free?)
(Italiano) L’economia: un brutto aspetto
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) L’economia: un brutto aspetto)
Jane Goodall on Spirit and Science
Bill Moyers’ Journal – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Jane Goodall on Spirit and Science)
Watchdog Report Says N.S.A. Program Is Illegal and Should End
Charlie Savage – International New York Times
January 27th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Watchdog Report Says N.S.A. Program Is Illegal and Should End)
How to Understand Thailand’s Conflict
Apivat Hanvongse – Centre Tricontinental
January 27th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on How to Understand Thailand’s Conflict)
The Snowden Effect, Continued
Charles P. Pierce - Esquire
January 27th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The Snowden Effect, Continued)
Drone Warfare: More Than 2,400 Dead as Obama’s Drone Campaign Marks Five Years
Jack Serle – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
January 27th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Drone Warfare: More Than 2,400 Dead as Obama’s Drone Campaign Marks Five Years)
The Sadism of the Japanese Dolphin Slaughter: The Blood-Stained Shores of Taiji
Joshua Frank - CounterPunch
January 27th, 2014 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on The Sadism of the Japanese Dolphin Slaughter: The Blood-Stained Shores of Taiji)
Missile Force: First Safety Violations, Then a Drunken Commander, Now Cheating
Russ Wellen – Foreign Policy in Focus
January 27th, 2014 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Missile Force: First Safety Violations, Then a Drunken Commander, Now Cheating)
US Feigns “Horror” Over Cooked-Up Report on Syrian War They Engineered
Tony Cartalucci – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on US Feigns “Horror” Over Cooked-Up Report on Syrian War They Engineered)
Aaron Swartz: The Life We Lost and the Day We Fight Back
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
January 27th, 2014 (ACTIVISM, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Aaron Swartz: The Life We Lost and the Day We Fight Back)
Why the Washington Post’s New Ties to the CIA Are So Ominous
Norman Solomon - Global Research
January 27th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Why the Washington Post’s New Ties to the CIA Are So Ominous)
U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy “Deeply Concerned” About Japanese Dolphin Hunt
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy “Deeply Concerned” About Japanese Dolphin Hunt)
Kim Jong-un: Bieber Just a Few Arrests from Being My Friend
Andy Borowitz – The New Yorker
January 27th, 2014 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Kim Jong-un: Bieber Just a Few Arrests from Being My Friend)
Quantum Wampum Essential to Navigating Ragnarok
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Quantum Wampum Essential to Navigating Ragnarok)
(Português) Por que o Brasil deveria dar asilo a Snowden
Roberto Brilhante – Outras Palavras
January 27th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Por que o Brasil deveria dar asilo a Snowden)
An Open Letter to Soldiers with ‘Mental Health’ Issues
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on An Open Letter to Soldiers with ‘Mental Health’ Issues)
Carmina Burana (Music Video of the Week)
Carl Orff ~ André Rieu – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Carmina Burana (Music Video of the Week))
Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill, Unsigned but Still Effective
Faith Lokens, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill, Unsigned but Still Effective)
Myanmar Leaders and Their 34 Concrete Ways of Control, Deception, and Manipulation
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Myanmar Leaders and Their 34 Concrete Ways of Control, Deception, and Manipulation)
(ελληνικά-Greek) Βία, Ειρήνη και Έρευνα της Ειρήνης
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (ελληνικά-Greek) Βία, Ειρήνη και Έρευνα της Ειρήνης)
Edward Snowden Tells German TV That NSA Is Involved in Industrial Espionage
Reuters in Berlin – The Guardian
January 27th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Edward Snowden Tells German TV That NSA Is Involved in Industrial Espionage)
US Government Privacy Board Says NSA Bulk Collection of Phone Data Is Illegal
Spencer Ackerman and Dan Roberts – The Guardian
January 27th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on US Government Privacy Board Says NSA Bulk Collection of Phone Data Is Illegal)
Psychology’s Newest Joke: Not Very Funny
Roy Eidelson, Ph.D. – Psychology Today
January 27th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Psychology’s Newest Joke: Not Very Funny)
Davos Billionaires: Oblivious to the Coming Revolution
Paul B. Farrell, MarketWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Davos Billionaires: Oblivious to the Coming Revolution)
The Fragility of Our Complex Civilization
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Fragility of Our Complex Civilization)
Literary Project Honours Baghdad’s Devastated Bookselling District
Ellie Violet Bramley – The Guardian
January 27th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Literary Project Honours Baghdad’s Devastated Bookselling District)
India-Japan Nuclear Deal?
Fr. Thomas Kocherry – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | Comments Off on India-Japan Nuclear Deal?)
Gandhi: A Political and Spiritual Life
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Gandhi: A Political and Spiritual Life)
Latin America Is Being Transformed by a Vision of Post-Human Rights
Oscar Guardiola-Rivera – The Guardian
January 27th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Latin America Is Being Transformed by a Vision of Post-Human Rights)
85 Richest People Own the Wealth of Half of the World’s Population
OXFAM – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on 85 Richest People Own the Wealth of Half of the World’s Population)
Cuba Will Propose CELAC to Declare Latin America a Peace Zone
Cuban News Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Cuba Will Propose CELAC to Declare Latin America a Peace Zone)
Letters from a Tennessee Jail: Anti-Nuclear Activists Await Sentencing
David Cook – Religion & Politics
January 27th, 2014 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Letters from a Tennessee Jail: Anti-Nuclear Activists Await Sentencing)
Scientists Speak Out Against Canada’s ‘War on Science’
Peter Rugh – Waging Nonviolence
January 27th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Scientists Speak Out Against Canada’s ‘War on Science’)
Down and Out in Paradise: Homeless in Hawai’i
Cosme Caal - CounterPunch
January 27th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Down and Out in Paradise: Homeless in Hawai’i)
Hawks for Humanity
Chase Madar – Al Jazeera
January 27th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Hawks for Humanity)
Isak Svensson and Peter Wallensteen
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Isak Svensson and Peter Wallensteen)
Under Pressure, Whole Foods Agrees to Stop Selling Produce Grown in Sewage Sludge
Rebekah Wilce – Center for Media and Democracy
January 27th, 2014 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Under Pressure, Whole Foods Agrees to Stop Selling Produce Grown in Sewage Sludge)
The Global Plutocracy
Andre Damon and Barry Grey, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Global Plutocracy)
Davos’ Elite Message Deserves ‘Fierce Resistance’ Not Applause
Jon Queally – Common Dreams
January 27th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Davos’ Elite Message Deserves ‘Fierce Resistance’ Not Applause)
An American Idol: The United States Should ‘Govern’ the World?
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on An American Idol: The United States Should ‘Govern’ the World?)
World’s Poorest Suffer from Radioactive Sickness as Areva Mines for Uranium
Brandon Baker, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on World’s Poorest Suffer from Radioactive Sickness as Areva Mines for Uranium)
US Largest Cocaine Smuggler Revealed: The Drug Enforcement Agency-DEA
NextNewsNetwork – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on US Largest Cocaine Smuggler Revealed: The Drug Enforcement Agency-DEA)
Davos: The Shifting Nature of Power and the Shifting Power of Nature
Kumi Naidoo - Greenpeace
January 27th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Davos: The Shifting Nature of Power and the Shifting Power of Nature)
(Castellano) Coordinadores de la Celac proclaman a América Latina como zona de paz
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Coordinadores de la Celac proclaman a América Latina como zona de paz)
(Français) 20e Anniversaire de la Rebellion du Chiapas
Bernard Duterme , Jérôme Baschet – Centre Tricontinental-CETRI
January 27th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) 20e Anniversaire de la Rebellion du Chiapas)
Are You Opposed to Fracking? Then You Might Just Be a Terrorist
Nafeez Ahmed – The Guardian
January 27th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Are You Opposed to Fracking? Then You Might Just Be a Terrorist)
Geneva Will Fail but Don’t Blame Only the Syrian Parties
Jan Oberg, TFF – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Geneva Will Fail but Don’t Blame Only the Syrian Parties)
Human Rights Watch’s Syria Dilemma
Robert Parry – Consortium News
January 27th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Human Rights Watch’s Syria Dilemma)
Open Ended Dead End
David Colquhoun – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Open Ended Dead End)
No, Really, the Sarin Attack Wasn’t Assad’s
Russ Wellen – Foreign Policy in Focus
January 27th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on No, Really, the Sarin Attack Wasn’t Assad’s)
From Galileo to Sagan, Famous Scientists on the Art of Wonder, the Mystery of the Universe, and the Heart of Science
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (SCIENCE - SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on From Galileo to Sagan, Famous Scientists on the Art of Wonder, the Mystery of the Universe, and the Heart of Science)
US Psychology Body Declines to Rebuke Member in Guantánamo Torture Case
Spencer Ackerman – The Guardian
January 27th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on US Psychology Body Declines to Rebuke Member in Guantánamo Torture Case)
Why Single Out the Case of the Rohingya Vis-A-Vis Other Unfolding Atrocities Around the World?
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
Trumpet of Conscience: Remembering the Officially Deleted Dr. King
Paul Street - CounterPunch
January 27th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Trumpet of Conscience: Remembering the Officially Deleted Dr. King)
Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for U.S. Global Power
Alfred McCoy - TomDispatch
January 27th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for U.S. Global Power)
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) vs. Syria’s “Moderate” Al Qaeda Terrorists
Prof. Michel Chossudovsky - Global Research
January 27th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) vs. Syria’s “Moderate” Al Qaeda Terrorists)
Mediation in Schools: A Response to New Federal Priorities
Matt Johnson – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Mediation in Schools: A Response to New Federal Priorities)
Congenital Hypothyroidism and Fukushima Fallout in the US
Dr Mae-Wan Ho – Institute of Science in Society
January 27th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Congenital Hypothyroidism and Fukushima Fallout in the US)
The Fukushima Secrecy Syndrome – From Japan to America
Ralph Nader – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on The Fukushima Secrecy Syndrome – From Japan to America)
A Countryside of Concentration Camps: Burma Could Be the Site of the World’s Next Genocide
Graeme Wood – New Republic
January 27th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on A Countryside of Concentration Camps: Burma Could Be the Site of the World’s Next Genocide)
Sleep of Fools
Tom Greening – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Sleep of Fools)
Challenging China
Jonathan Power – TFF Associates
January 27th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Challenging China)
Geneva I-II: The Mismanagement of Conflicts
Johan Galtung, 27 Jan 2014 - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (EDITORIAL | 4 Comments »)
Imperiled Polities: Egypt and Turkey—Two Visions of Democracy
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Imperiled Polities: Egypt and Turkey—Two Visions of Democracy)
Peoples’ Tribunal on Sri Lanka
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Peoples’ Tribunal on Sri Lanka)
Genocide and Indigenous Rights: The Inuit People of Canada
John Bart Gerald - Global Research
January 27th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Genocide and Indigenous Rights: The Inuit People of Canada)