Archive for 2014 – Week 9


Criminalizing Aggressive War
Johan Galtung
February 25th, 2014 (EDITORIAL | 7 Comments »)
Worst Spill in 6 Months Is Reported at Fukushima
Martin Fackler – International New York Times
February 24th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | 1 Comment »)
Sochi 2014: Does Sochi Success Signal a New Russia?
Richard Conway – BBC
February 24th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Sochi 2014: Does Sochi Success Signal a New Russia?)
Uganda’s President Signs Anti-Gay Bill into Law
Faith Karimi - CNN
February 24th, 2014 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Uganda’s President Signs Anti-Gay Bill into Law)
Exxon CEO Joins Lawsuit against Fracking Project Because It Will Devalue His $5 Million Property
Rebecca Leber, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Exxon CEO Joins Lawsuit against Fracking Project Because It Will Devalue His $5 Million Property)
Humane Society Uncovers Unconscionable Animal Cruelty in Kentucky
John Deike, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Humane Society Uncovers Unconscionable Animal Cruelty in Kentucky)
Kids for Cash: Inside a US Shocking Juvenile Justice Scandal (Part 1 of 3)
Amy Goodman – Democracy NOW!
February 24th, 2014 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Kids for Cash: Inside a US Shocking Juvenile Justice Scandal (Part 1 of 3))
Kids for Cash: Inside a US Shocking Juvenile Justice Scandal (Part 2 of 3)
Amy Goodman – Democracy NOW!
February 24th, 2014 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Kids for Cash: Inside a US Shocking Juvenile Justice Scandal (Part 2 of 3))
Tamarind Mem
Sumeet Grover – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (REVIEWS | 1 Comment »)
Edward Snowden Elected Rector of Glasgow University
Steve James, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Edward Snowden Elected Rector of Glasgow University)
Taking Your Brain for a Walk: The Secret to Delaying Dementia
Ian Sample – The Guardian
February 24th, 2014 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Taking Your Brain for a Walk: The Secret to Delaying Dementia)
UK Fraud Agency Charges 3 Ex-Barclays Bankers over Libor
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on UK Fraud Agency Charges 3 Ex-Barclays Bankers over Libor)
U.S. Now Bugging German Ministers in Place of Merkel – Report
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on U.S. Now Bugging German Ministers in Place of Merkel – Report)
UK Court: David Miranda Detention Legal under Terrorism Law
Ryan Devereaux – The Intercept
February 24th, 2014 (EUROPE | 1 Comment »)
Monsanto’s Bt-Toxins Found to Kill Human Embryo Cells
Christina Sarich, Natural Society – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | 2 Comments »)
Military Humanitarian Intervention: The Shock Doctrine Applied to Syria
Rob Prince – Foreign Policy In Focus
February 24th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Military Humanitarian Intervention: The Shock Doctrine Applied to Syria)
Fighting Disparity: The Dream of Davos Elites
Farooque Chowdhury – Pambazuka News
February 24th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Fighting Disparity: The Dream of Davos Elites)
America Has More Prisoners than High School Teachers
Saki Knafo – Huffington Post
February 24th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on America Has More Prisoners than High School Teachers)
Kids for Cash: Inside a US Shocking Juvenile Justice Scandal (Part 3 of 3)
Amy Goodman – Democracy NOW!
February 24th, 2014 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Kids for Cash: Inside a US Shocking Juvenile Justice Scandal (Part 3 of 3))
China in Africa: Devil or Angel?
Luo Jianbo and Zhang Xiaomin – Pambazuka News
February 24th, 2014 (BRICS | Comments Off on China in Africa: Devil or Angel?)
Drone Killing the Fifth Amendment: How to Build a Post-Constitutional America One Death at a Time
Peter Van Buren – TomDispatch
February 24th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Drone Killing the Fifth Amendment: How to Build a Post-Constitutional America One Death at a Time)
US Support for Regime Change in Venezuela Is a Mistake
Mark Weisbrot – The Guardian
February 24th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on US Support for Regime Change in Venezuela Is a Mistake)
Exposed: Viral “I Am a Ukrainian Video” Produced by PR Company Linked to ‘Regime Change’ NGO
Paul Joseph Watson, InfoWars – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Exposed: Viral “I Am a Ukrainian Video” Produced by PR Company Linked to ‘Regime Change’ NGO)
Remembering Malcolm X 49 Years On
Ama Biney – Pambazuka News
February 24th, 2014 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Remembering Malcolm X 49 Years On)
Australia, US Accessing Indonesian Telephone Data, Leaked Documents Show
Philip Dorling – The Canberra Times
February 24th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Australia, US Accessing Indonesian Telephone Data, Leaked Documents Show)
French Scholar Denounces Coup Attempt in Venezuela
Prensa Latina – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on French Scholar Denounces Coup Attempt in Venezuela)
(Português) Inimiga nº1 dos transgênicos, física indiana Vandana Shiva denuncia ditadura da indústria alimentícia
Tatiane Ribeiro e Toni Sciarretta – Folha de S. Paulo
February 24th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Inimiga nº1 dos transgênicos, física indiana Vandana Shiva denuncia ditadura da indústria alimentícia)
Global Capitalism Has Written Off the Human Race
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Global Capitalism Has Written Off the Human Race)
On the UK’s Equating of Journalism with Terrorism
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
February 24th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on On the UK’s Equating of Journalism with Terrorism)
(Italiano) L’International Peace Research Association ha 50 anni
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) L’International Peace Research Association ha 50 anni)
Outrage over American Psychological Association’s Decision to Exonerate Dr. John Leso
Division 39-Psychoanalysis, APA – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Outrage over American Psychological Association’s Decision to Exonerate Dr. John Leso)
Judaism and Zionism: A Divorce in the Making…?
Alan Hart – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Judaism and Zionism: A Divorce in the Making…?)
Encycling Problematic Wickedness for Potential Humanity
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Encycling Problematic Wickedness for Potential Humanity)
Saudis Agree to Provide Mercenary Jihadists in Syria with Mobile Antiaircraft Missiles
Maria Abi-Habib and Stacy Meichtry – The Wall Street Journal
February 24th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Saudis Agree to Provide Mercenary Jihadists in Syria with Mobile Antiaircraft Missiles)
Extremist Tourists: 250 Jihadists Reportedly Return to UK
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Extremist Tourists: 250 Jihadists Reportedly Return to UK)
Syria’s Chemical Weapons Stockpiles to Be Transferred to the Italian Mafia?
Felicity Arbuthnot - Global Research
February 24th, 2014 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Syria’s Chemical Weapons Stockpiles to Be Transferred to the Italian Mafia?)
Silence as Myanmar ‘Genocide’ Unfolds
Nancy Hudson-Rodd - Asia Times
February 24th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Silence as Myanmar ‘Genocide’ Unfolds)
Protect Paradise: An Animation about Palm Oil
Greenpeace – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Protect Paradise: An Animation about Palm Oil)
(Português) Quem rotula nossa sexualidade?
Marília Moschkovich – Outras Palavras
February 24th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Quem rotula nossa sexualidade?)
Japan’s Odd Pro-Western ‘Nationalism’
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
Israel and Saudi Arabia’s Priorities in Syria – Covert Militarism and the “Lebanonization Strategy”
Phil Greaves - Global Research
February 24th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Israel and Saudi Arabia’s Priorities in Syria – Covert Militarism and the “Lebanonization Strategy”)
Are African Conflicts Exclusive to Africans?
Abdul Ghelleh – Pambazuka News
February 24th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Are African Conflicts Exclusive to Africans?)
(Português) Zizek: Há mais do que fúria na Bósnia
Slavoj Žižek – The Guardian
February 24th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Zizek: Há mais do que fúria na Bósnia)
It’s the Drugs, Stupid!
Dr. Charles Gant and Greg Lewis – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (HEALTH | Comments Off on It’s the Drugs, Stupid!)
Truth versus Power
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Truth versus Power)
(Castellano) Maduro: No es una campaña de conspiración, es un golpe de Estado continuado
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Maduro: No es una campaña de conspiración, es un golpe de Estado continuado)
Conflict Resolution: Dynamics, Process and Structure
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Conflict Resolution: Dynamics, Process and Structure)
Will India Abolish Death Penalty?
Hindustan Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Will India Abolish Death Penalty?)
G8 New Alliance Condemned as New Wave of Colonialism in Africa
Claire Provost, Liz Ford and Mark Tran – The Guardian
February 24th, 2014 (AFRICA | Comments Off on G8 New Alliance Condemned as New Wave of Colonialism in Africa)
Ukraine’s Future Is Tied Up With Syria’s – And Vladimir Putin Is Crucial to Both
Robert Fisk – The Independent
February 24th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Ukraine’s Future Is Tied Up With Syria’s – And Vladimir Putin Is Crucial to Both)
Intercept Editors Win Polk Award for Coverage of Snowden Documents
Ryan Devereaux – The Intercept
February 24th, 2014 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Intercept Editors Win Polk Award for Coverage of Snowden Documents)
Sri Lanka’s War Crimes and the US “Human Rights” Charade
WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Sri Lanka’s War Crimes and the US “Human Rights” Charade)
Germany, France to Mastermind European Data Network – Bypassing US
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Germany, France to Mastermind European Data Network – Bypassing US)
Myanmar Journalists on Trial for Reporting Alleged Chemical Weapons Factory
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Myanmar Journalists on Trial for Reporting Alleged Chemical Weapons Factory)
The Spoils of War: Afghanistan’s Multibillion Dollar Heroin Trade
Prof Michel Chossudovsky - Global Research
February 24th, 2014 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on The Spoils of War: Afghanistan’s Multibillion Dollar Heroin Trade)
(Português) Johan Galtung – Transcender e Transformar: Uma Introdução ao Trabalho de Conflitos
Prof. Rafael Salatini – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Johan Galtung – Transcender e Transformar: Uma Introdução ao Trabalho de Conflitos)
Captain Boycott Rides Again
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Captain Boycott Rides Again)
Kerry’s Laughable Remarks in Beijing
Eric Sommer – Russia Today
February 24th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Kerry’s Laughable Remarks in Beijing)
Soon, the Battle for Venezuela
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Soon, the Battle for Venezuela)
Writing the Snowden Files: ‘The Paragraph Began to Self-Delete’
Luke Harding – The Guardian
February 24th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Writing the Snowden Files: ‘The Paragraph Began to Self-Delete’)
Star Wars to Become Reality as US Navy on Course to Arm Ship with Laser
David Sharp – The Independent
February 24th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Star Wars to Become Reality as US Navy on Course to Arm Ship with Laser)
Divorcing
Dietrich Fisher – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Divorcing)
9 Shocking Dangers of Fluoride Exposure
Dr. Edward F. Group, Global Healing Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (HEALTH | Comments Off on 9 Shocking Dangers of Fluoride Exposure)
Old Testament Armed Forces
Philip Giraldi – The American Conservative
February 24th, 2014 (RELIGION | Comments Off on Old Testament Armed Forces)
Is a Boycott of Israel Just?
Sonya Michel – International New York Times
February 24th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Is a Boycott of Israel Just?)
Insensatez (Music Video of the Week)
Mariza & Iván "Melón" Lewis– TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Insensatez (Music Video of the Week))
Israel Jittery over Global Boycotts
Dalia Hatuqa – Al Jazeera America
February 24th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Jittery over Global Boycotts)
Polar Bears, Grizzlies to Merge
Andy Borowitz – The New Yorker
February 24th, 2014 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Polar Bears, Grizzlies to Merge)
UK Ruling against David Miranda Escalates Assault on Democratic Rights
Robert Stevens, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on UK Ruling against David Miranda Escalates Assault on Democratic Rights)
Berlin and Washington Foment Civil War in Ukraine
Peter Schwarz, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Berlin and Washington Foment Civil War in Ukraine)
(Português) Os Animais Têm Emoções?
Marc Bekoff - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
February 24th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Os Animais Têm Emoções?)
Rounding Up Scientific Journals
Adriane Fugh-Berman and Thomas G. Sherman – The Hastings Center Report
February 24th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | 1 Comment »)
The Comcast-Time Warner Merger Threatens Democracy
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
February 24th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on The Comcast-Time Warner Merger Threatens Democracy)
Democracy Murdered by Protest: Ukraine Falls to Intrigue and Violence
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | 1 Comment »)
Why Do We Fear the Truth?
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Why Do We Fear the Truth?)
New Book on Truman & American Zionists
Paul L. Scham – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on New Book on Truman & American Zionists)
Thank You, Rolling Stone
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
February 24th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Thank You, Rolling Stone)
Are the Robots about to Rise? Google’s New Director of Engineering Thinks So…
Carole Cadwalladr – The Guardian
February 24th, 2014 (TECHNOLOGY | Comments Off on Are the Robots about to Rise? Google’s New Director of Engineering Thinks So…)
Despite Majority Opposition, GMO Corn Gets Green Light in Europe
John Deike, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Despite Majority Opposition, GMO Corn Gets Green Light in Europe)