Archive for 2015 – Week 19


A Third of US-Backed Afghan Forces Involved in Drug Trade
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on A Third of US-Backed Afghan Forces Involved in Drug Trade)
Different Customs
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Different Customs)
Israel, the Bomb and Western Double-Think
Hilary Wise – Middle East Eye
May 4th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Israel, the Bomb and Western Double-Think)
US “Grand Strategy” for War against China Laid Out
Nick Beams, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on US “Grand Strategy” for War against China Laid Out)
(Català) Els experts adverteixen de la necessitat de reconèixer els ressentiments
Carta de la Pau dirigida a l'ONU – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Català) Els experts adverteixen de la necessitat de reconèixer els ressentiments)
Want A Healthy Brain? Better Avoid These 7 Habits
Carolyn Gregoire - The Huffington Post
May 4th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Want A Healthy Brain? Better Avoid These 7 Habits)
Pain versus Gain: Argentina, Greece, and Paul Volcker
Center for Economic and Policy Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Pain versus Gain: Argentina, Greece, and Paul Volcker)
The Message of Anzac: Put Out More Flags, Or Shut Up
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | Comments Off on The Message of Anzac: Put Out More Flags, Or Shut Up)
Latin America in Perspective: Between Successes and New Challenges
Raffaele Morgantini and Tarik Bouafia – Culture of Peace News Network
May 4th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Latin America in Perspective: Between Successes and New Challenges)
Want to Help Nepal Recover from the Quake? Cancel Its Debt
Kanya D’Almeida, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
US: Nonviolence as Compliance
Ta-Nehisi Coates – The Atlantic
May 4th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on US: Nonviolence as Compliance)
(Italiano) L’Occidente contro se stesso
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) L’Occidente contro se stesso)
Feds Are Using Fear, Not Facts, in Anti-Encryption Crusade
Joshua Kopstein – Al Jazeera America
May 4th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Feds Are Using Fear, Not Facts, in Anti-Encryption Crusade)
After the Earthquake – What Nepal Needs
Meenakshi Ganguly – Human Rights Watch
May 4th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on After the Earthquake – What Nepal Needs)
No Arab Bolivars: As Region Implodes, Arab Socialism Fizzles Out
Ramzy Baroud – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on No Arab Bolivars: As Region Implodes, Arab Socialism Fizzles Out)
All the President’s Psychologists [Full Report]
Stephen Soldz Ph.D., Nathaniel Raymond and Steven Reisner Ph.D.
May 4th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on All the President’s Psychologists [Full Report])
Commonly Used Chemicals Come Under New Scrutiny
Eric Lipton and Rachel Abrams – The New York Times
May 4th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Commonly Used Chemicals Come Under New Scrutiny)
Latin American Organizations Campaign to Ban Monsanto
Kimberley Brown – TeleSur
May 4th, 2015 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | 4 Comments »)
CIA’s Torture Experts Now Use Their Skills in Secret Drones Program
Trevor Timm – The Guardian
May 4th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on CIA’s Torture Experts Now Use Their Skills in Secret Drones Program)
Who Counts? Body Counts, Drones, and “Collateral Damage” (aka “Bug Splat”)
Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch
May 4th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Who Counts? Body Counts, Drones, and “Collateral Damage” (aka “Bug Splat”))
Some Notes on the New WikiLeaks Next-Generation Submission System Beta
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Some Notes on the New WikiLeaks Next-Generation Submission System Beta)
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Lobbying: The National Petroleum Council
Alleen Brown – The Intercept
May 4th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on I Can’t Believe It’s Not Lobbying: The National Petroleum Council)
(Castellano) 40 Años de Vietnam: Kissinger, Retrato de un “Nobel de la Paz”
Fernando Montiel T. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) 40 Años de Vietnam: Kissinger, Retrato de un “Nobel de la Paz”)
My Second World Press Freedom Day [May 3] in an Egyptian Jail
Abdullah Elfakharany – Middle East Eye
May 4th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on My Second World Press Freedom Day [May 3] in an Egyptian Jail)
Deutsche Bank Pays $2.5 Billion Fine for Interest Rate Rigging
Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Deutsche Bank Pays $2.5 Billion Fine for Interest Rate Rigging)
(Italiano) Volti, sguardi, voci dall’India… ci invitano a una difesa comune della Terra
Elena Camino e Silvano Folco - Istituto di Ricerche Interdisciplinari sulla Sostenibilità (IRIS)
May 4th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Volti, sguardi, voci dall’India… ci invitano a una difesa comune della Terra)
What Makes a Hero: Joseph Campbell’s Seminal Monomyth Model for the Eleven Stages of the Hero’s Journey, Animated
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (LITERATURE | Comments Off on What Makes a Hero: Joseph Campbell’s Seminal Monomyth Model for the Eleven Stages of the Hero’s Journey, Animated)
Comprehensive Ban on Nuclear Testing, a ‘Stepping Stone’ to a Nuke-Free World
Kanya D'Almeida, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Comprehensive Ban on Nuclear Testing, a ‘Stepping Stone’ to a Nuke-Free World)
South African Airways Bans the Transport of Hunting Trophies on All Their Carriers
Gerhard Jacobs – The South African
May 4th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on South African Airways Bans the Transport of Hunting Trophies on All Their Carriers)
Wake up! by David Krieger
Bill Bhaneja – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Wake up! by David Krieger)
Closing of the World Social Forum: Citizens of the World versus Terrorism and Oppression
Sihem Oubraham, El Moudjahid – Culture of Peace News Network
May 4th, 2015 (CIVIL SOCIETY | Comments Off on Closing of the World Social Forum: Citizens of the World versus Terrorism and Oppression)
UN Aid Worker Suspended for Leaking Report on Child Abuse by French Troops
Sandra Laville – The Guardian
May 4th, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Aid Worker Suspended for Leaking Report on Child Abuse by French Troops)
The Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference)
(Français) La guerre du Vietnam n’est pas finie : les séquelles de l’Agent Orange
Hai Quang Ho, Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) La guerre du Vietnam n’est pas finie : les séquelles de l’Agent Orange)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
AP: Americans Strongly Support Different, Imaginary Drone Program
Dan Froomkin and Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
May 4th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on AP: Americans Strongly Support Different, Imaginary Drone Program)
Drones, Cops, and the Unaccountable Machinery of Death
Editorial, The Nation – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Drones, Cops, and the Unaccountable Machinery of Death)
A Century of Women Working for Peace
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
May 4th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on A Century of Women Working for Peace)
Those Damned Migrants [Refugees]: Blame It All on Them!
Steve Weissman - Reader Supported News
May 4th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Those Damned Migrants [Refugees]: Blame It All on Them!)
Nine Things You Might Want to Know about the Massive Pacific Trade Deal
E. Tammy Kim – Al Jazeera America
May 4th, 2015 (TRADE | Comments Off on Nine Things You Might Want to Know about the Massive Pacific Trade Deal)
How Western Media Would Cover Baltimore if It Happened Elsewhere
Karen Attiah – The Washington Post
May 4th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on How Western Media Would Cover Baltimore if It Happened Elsewhere)
Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s Speech in US Congress
Johan Galtung
May 4th, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 4 Comments »)
Moving Indigenous Land Rights from Paper to Reality
Valentina Ieri, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS | Comments Off on Moving Indigenous Land Rights from Paper to Reality)
ANZAC Day 2015
Kevin Clements – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on ANZAC Day 2015)
Galtung Book Launching
Perdana Global Peace Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Galtung Book Launching)
Saudi Arabia: Lost in the Sands of War
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Saudi Arabia: Lost in the Sands of War)
Campaign against Glyphosate Steps Up in Latin America
Fabiana Frayssinet, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Campaign against Glyphosate Steps Up in Latin America)
The Day after Damascus Falls
Robert Parry – Consortium News
May 4th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on The Day after Damascus Falls)
Marrying Strategic White Holes with Problematic Black Holes
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Marrying Strategic White Holes with Problematic Black Holes)
Maputo Declaration of African Civil Society on Climate Justice
TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (NEWS | 1 Comment »)
Women, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Women, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding)
Apartheid and the Palestinian National Struggle
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Apartheid and the Palestinian National Struggle)
The Rendition Project
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, et al. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS | Comments Off on The Rendition Project)
Einstein on the Common Language of Science in a Rare 1941 Recording
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (SCIENCE | Comments Off on Einstein on the Common Language of Science in a Rare 1941 Recording)
Discussing Islam: Western Logic Is Flawed
Sufyan Bin Uzayr – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (RELIGION | Comments Off on Discussing Islam: Western Logic Is Flawed)
145 PEN Writers (Thus Far) Have Objected to the Charlie Hebdo Award – Not Just 6
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
May 4th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on 145 PEN Writers (Thus Far) Have Objected to the Charlie Hebdo Award – Not Just 6)
Where Is the World… ?
Imani Michelle Scott, Ph.D. – The Huffington Post
May 4th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Where Is the World… ?)
Behind Every Refugee Stands an Arms Trader
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
May 4th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Behind Every Refugee Stands an Arms Trader)
A Hole in the [Capitalist] System
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on A Hole in the [Capitalist] System)
Bolivia: 15 Years after the Cochabamba Water Revolt, Echoes in New Cases of Corporate Abuse
Philippa de Boissière, Upside Down World – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (CIVIL SOCIETY | Comments Off on Bolivia: 15 Years after the Cochabamba Water Revolt, Echoes in New Cases of Corporate Abuse)
The Pentagon’s ‘Long War’ Pits NATO against China, Russia and Iran
Pepe Escobar – Sputinik News
May 4th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Pentagon’s ‘Long War’ Pits NATO against China, Russia and Iran)
Idiots of the World, Unite!
Robert C. Koehler – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | 1 Comment »)
Cowardly Firing of Australian State-Funded TV Journalist Highlights the West’s Real Religion
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
May 4th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Cowardly Firing of Australian State-Funded TV Journalist Highlights the West’s Real Religion)
Animals: The “Personhood” Issue
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey - Pravda
May 4th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Animals: The “Personhood” Issue)
The Kingpin Strategy – Assassination as Policy in Washington and How It Failed: 1990-2015
Andrew Cockburn - TomDispatch
May 4th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Kingpin Strategy – Assassination as Policy in Washington and How It Failed: 1990-2015)
Burundi: Early Warning and Violence Prevention
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
May 4th, 2015 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Burundi: Early Warning and Violence Prevention)
Against the Wind (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Against the Wind (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Too Proud?
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Too Proud?)
(Français) Hymne a l’Amour Humain [Un Poème]
Guy Crequie – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Hymne a l’Amour Humain [Un Poème])