Archive for 2015 – Week 21


Emirates Becomes Latest Airline to Ban Transport of Big Game Hunting Trophies
Taylor Hill – TakePart Magazine
May 18th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Emirates Becomes Latest Airline to Ban Transport of Big Game Hunting Trophies)
Nuclear Proliferation Is Still the Greatest Threat We Face
Valerie Plame Wilson - Reader Supported News
May 18th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Nuclear Proliferation Is Still the Greatest Threat We Face)
Hillary Clinton, Phosphates, and the Western Sahara
Stephen Zunes – National Catholic Reporter
May 18th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Hillary Clinton, Phosphates, and the Western Sahara)
‘Politico’ Gives CIA’s Worst WMD Liar a Platform to Slam Seymour Hersh
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
May 18th, 2015 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on ‘Politico’ Gives CIA’s Worst WMD Liar a Platform to Slam Seymour Hersh)
Organic Is Going Mainstream
Anna Lappé – Al Jazeera America
May 18th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Organic Is Going Mainstream)
The 30-Meter Telescope Project on Top of Mauna Kea, Hawai’i Sacred Mountain
Karin Louise Hermes – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS | Comments Off on The 30-Meter Telescope Project on Top of Mauna Kea, Hawai’i Sacred Mountain)
Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans
Andy Borowitz – The New Yorker
May 18th, 2015 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans)
Brazil Plans to ‘Nationalise’ Rainforest in Pioneering Plan to Protect Amazon
Donna Bowater – The Independent
May 18th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Brazil Plans to ‘Nationalise’ Rainforest in Pioneering Plan to Protect Amazon)
US-Russia Round Three: Macedonia
Andrew Korybko – Oriental Review
May 18th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on US-Russia Round Three: Macedonia)
18 May: International Museum Day – The Advancement of Learning and Culture
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on 18 May: International Museum Day – The Advancement of Learning and Culture)
The Kids Aren’t All Right – Presidential Waivers, Child Soldiers, and an American-Made Army in Africa
Nick Turse – TomDispatch
May 18th, 2015 (AFRICA | Comments Off on The Kids Aren’t All Right – Presidential Waivers, Child Soldiers, and an American-Made Army in Africa)
Defying U.S., Colombia Halts Aerial Spraying of Crops Used to Make Cocaine
William Neuman – The New York Times
May 18th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Defying U.S., Colombia Halts Aerial Spraying of Crops Used to Make Cocaine)
New Missions for the UN and a Secretary-General to Fit
Rene Wadlow – Toward Freedom
May 18th, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on New Missions for the UN and a Secretary-General to Fit)
Roger Waters to Dionne Warwick: “You Are Showing Yourself to Be Profoundly Ignorant of What Has Happened in Palestine since 1947″
Roger Waters – Salon
May 18th, 2015 (ARTS | Comments Off on Roger Waters to Dionne Warwick: “You Are Showing Yourself to Be Profoundly Ignorant of What Has Happened in Palestine since 1947″)
Fukushima Workshop at the World Uranium Symposium in Quebec City
Fairewinds Energy Education – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Fukushima Workshop at the World Uranium Symposium in Quebec City)
Thai Military Sends Boat Carrying Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees “Out to Sea”
Thomas Gaist, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Thai Military Sends Boat Carrying Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees “Out to Sea”)
Israel to Force Bedouin Village to Pay for Its Own Demolition
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel to Force Bedouin Village to Pay for Its Own Demolition)
The Fog of Empire
Vithal Rajan – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Japan’s Cabinet Approves Bills to Loosen Post-War Military Restrictions
Anna Fifield – The Washington Post
May 18th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Japan’s Cabinet Approves Bills to Loosen Post-War Military Restrictions)
Transcendent Integrity via Dynamic Configuration of Sub-Understandings?
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Transcendent Integrity via Dynamic Configuration of Sub-Understandings?)
A Picture of Loneliness: You Are Looking At the Last Male Northern White Rhino
Jonathan Jones – The Guardian
May 18th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT, ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | 1 Comment »)
May 18-UNESCO International Museum Day
Mazin Qumsiyeh – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on May 18-UNESCO International Museum Day)
NGOs Urge Commission of Inquiry to Probe Sexual Abuse in U.N. Peacekeeping
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on NGOs Urge Commission of Inquiry to Probe Sexual Abuse in U.N. Peacekeeping)
‘Guilty of Embarrassing Government’: CIA Whistleblower Gets 42-Month Sentence
Lauren McCauley – Common Dreams
May 18th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on ‘Guilty of Embarrassing Government’: CIA Whistleblower Gets 42-Month Sentence)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Servie
May 18th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
Boatloads of Migrants Could Soon Be ‘Floating Graveyard’ on Southeast Asian Waters
Kanya D'Almeida, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Boatloads of Migrants Could Soon Be ‘Floating Graveyard’ on Southeast Asian Waters)
Honesty and Insight
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Honesty and Insight)
U.S. Hosts Arms Bazaar at White House Arab Summit
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on U.S. Hosts Arms Bazaar at White House Arab Summit)
Why the Media Ignores Jeremy Hammond While Praising Edward Snowden
Kit O'Connell – Mint Press News
May 18th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Why the Media Ignores Jeremy Hammond While Praising Edward Snowden)
Don’t Think the US Military Is Concerned with the Climate? Think Again
Dane Wigington, Geoengineering Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Don’t Think the US Military Is Concerned with the Climate? Think Again)
Celebrating Destruction
John Feffer – Foreign Policy In Focus
May 18th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Celebrating Destruction)
WikiLeaks: German Government Aided NSA Spying in Europe
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on WikiLeaks: German Government Aided NSA Spying in Europe)
The Origins of That Eisenhower ‘Every Gun That Is Made…’ Quote
Robert Schlesinger – US News & World Report
May 18th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Origins of That Eisenhower ‘Every Gun That Is Made…’ Quote)
Israel, Germany, and Neighbors Three Removed
Johan Galtung
May 18th, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 5 Comments »)
Vatican Recognizes State of Palestine in New Treaty
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Vatican Recognizes State of Palestine in New Treaty)
A Sharp Spike in Honeybee Deaths Deepens a Worrisome Trend
Michael Wines – The New York Times
May 18th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on A Sharp Spike in Honeybee Deaths Deepens a Worrisome Trend)
A New Dark Age of Militarism
Robert C. Koehler – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | Comments Off on A New Dark Age of Militarism)
Aluminum Toxicity and Vaccines – Recent Basic Neuroscience Research
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Aluminum Toxicity and Vaccines – Recent Basic Neuroscience Research)
Drone Warfare in ‘Good Kill’
David Walsh, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ARTS | Comments Off on Drone Warfare in ‘Good Kill’)
US and China Approaching Military Standoff in the South China Sea as Obama Fights for Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Ian Ralby – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on US and China Approaching Military Standoff in the South China Sea as Obama Fights for Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement)
The Secret Corporate Takeover
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Economics Laureate, Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on The Secret Corporate Takeover)
The Lyric You Write and the Song You Sing
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on The Lyric You Write and the Song You Sing)
Life-Saving Drugs for All
Peter Singer, Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Life-Saving Drugs for All)
The Nakba: A Crime Watched, Ignored and Remembered
Ilan Pappe – Middle East Eye
May 18th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Nakba: A Crime Watched, Ignored and Remembered)
Burundi: Plan Genuine Humanitarian Intervention Now!
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
May 18th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Burundi: Plan Genuine Humanitarian Intervention Now!)
The Killing of Osama bin Laden
Seymour M. Hersh – London Review of Books
May 18th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS | 1 Comment »)
Israeli Court Says Arab Village Must Make Way for Jewish Town
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israeli Court Says Arab Village Must Make Way for Jewish Town)
US “Operation Rooms” Backing Al Qaeda in Syria
Tony Cartalucci, New Eastern Outlook – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
Israeli Soldiers Cast Doubt on Legality of Gaza Military Tactics
Peter Beaumont – The Guardian
May 18th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israeli Soldiers Cast Doubt on Legality of Gaza Military Tactics)
Arriving
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Arriving)
Argentina Sues Citigroup over Debt Repayments
Agence France-Presse – The Guardian
May 18th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Argentina Sues Citigroup over Debt Repayments)
Canada Approves Nuclear Waste Site on Great Lakes Shore
Sputinik International – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Canada Approves Nuclear Waste Site on Great Lakes Shore)
How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Aided the CIA’s Torture Program
Lisa Hajjar – The Nation
May 18th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Aided the CIA’s Torture Program)
Richard Feynman on Science vs. Religion and Why Uncertainty Is Central to Morality
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SCIENCE - SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Richard Feynman on Science vs. Religion and Why Uncertainty Is Central to Morality)
Targets Matter — Why a Small Action Group Took On a Mighty Bank (And Won)
George Lakey – Waging Nonviolence
May 18th, 2015 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Targets Matter — Why a Small Action Group Took On a Mighty Bank (And Won))
(Castellano) La ciencia sostiene que la felicidad está en viajar y no en comprar bienes materiales
Journal of Positive Psychology – Diario Norte
May 18th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) La ciencia sostiene que la felicidad está en viajar y no en comprar bienes materiales)
Protecting and Restoring Syria’s Trains, Part of Her Cultural Heritage
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Protecting and Restoring Syria’s Trains, Part of Her Cultural Heritage)
A Nation of Snitches
Chris Hedges – Truthdig
May 18th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on A Nation of Snitches)
Parodies of Parity: Israel & Palestine
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Parodies of Parity: Israel & Palestine)
Obama’s Gulf Meeting Protocol: Shake Hands, Smile, Ignore Repression, Repeat
Medea Benjamin & Nalini Ramachandran – Common Dreams
May 18th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Obama’s Gulf Meeting Protocol: Shake Hands, Smile, Ignore Repression, Repeat)
Microbeads – The Story of Stuff Project
storyofstuffproject – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Microbeads – The Story of Stuff Project)
Targeting Solutions Rather Than Crises, a San Francisco Gathering Asks, “What’s Possible?”
Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | 1 Comment »)
Geopolitics Is a Fluid Game: Negotiations and Their Enemies
Immanuel Wallerstein – Toward Freedom
May 18th, 2015 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION | Comments Off on Geopolitics Is a Fluid Game: Negotiations and Their Enemies)
(Français) Partenariat Trans-Pacifique et mort de la République
Ellen Brown, Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Partenariat Trans-Pacifique et mort de la République)
Brazil Cancels $2 Billion Contract with Israeli Security Firm for 2016 Olympics
Charlotte Silver – The Electronic Intifada
May 18th, 2015 (SPORTS | Comments Off on Brazil Cancels $2 Billion Contract with Israeli Security Firm for 2016 Olympics)
Nepal’s Enforced Disappearance Commission: Roles of International Community
Dr. Bishnu Pathak - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 5 Comments »)
Why I Teach Evolution to Muslim Students
Rana Dajani, Nature – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SCIENCE | Comments Off on Why I Teach Evolution to Muslim Students)
Canadian Government Says Free Speech is for Offending Muslims — Not Opposing Israel
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
May 18th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Canadian Government Says Free Speech is for Offending Muslims — Not Opposing Israel)
Obama Administration Approves Shell’s Plan to Drill in the Arctic
Cole Mellino, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Obama Administration Approves Shell’s Plan to Drill in the Arctic)
Victory! Court Throws Out Nun’s Sabotage Conviction for Nuclear Site Break-In
Carrie Johnson, NPR – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Victory! Court Throws Out Nun’s Sabotage Conviction for Nuclear Site Break-In)
The Blindness of the European Union in the Face of US Military Strategy
Thierry Meyssan, Voltaire Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Blindness of the European Union in the Face of US Military Strategy)