Archive for 2015 – Week 28


XKEYSCORE (Part I) – NSA’s Google for the World’s Private Communications
Morgan Marquis-Boire, Glenn Greenwald, and Micah Lee – The Intercept
July 6th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
XKEYSCORE (Part II) – Behind the Curtain: A Look at the Inner Workings of NSA
Micah Lee, Glenn Greenwald, and Morgan Marquis-Boire – The Intercept
July 6th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
UN Gaza Report Part I: War Crimes during Israel’s 51-Day Assault on Gaza
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on UN Gaza Report Part I: War Crimes during Israel’s 51-Day Assault on Gaza)
UN Gaza Report Part II: Israel’s Counterinsuurgency Apologist, Colonel Richard Kemp
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on UN Gaza Report Part II: Israel’s Counterinsuurgency Apologist, Colonel Richard Kemp)
July: This Month in Nuclear Threat History
Jeffrey W. Mason – Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
July 6th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on July: This Month in Nuclear Threat History)
The Emergence of Orwellian Newspeak and the Death of Free Speech
John W. Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Emergence of Orwellian Newspeak and the Death of Free Speech)
America’s Got War – Poverty, Drugs, Afghanistan, Iraq, Terror, or How to Make War on Everything
William J. Astore - TomDispatch
July 6th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, CENTRAL ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | 1 Comment »)
Obama Administration Spied on German Media As Well As Its Government
Jake Tapper – CNN
July 6th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Obama Administration Spied on German Media As Well As Its Government)
NSA’s Top Brazilian Political and Financial Targets Revealed by New WikiLeaks Disclosure
Glenn Greenwald and David Miranda – The Intercept
July 6th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on NSA’s Top Brazilian Political and Financial Targets Revealed by New WikiLeaks Disclosure)
BRICS a Prototype of the Future World Order
Gevorg Mirzayan and Nikolay Surkov – Russia & India Report
July 6th, 2015 (BRICS | Comments Off on BRICS a Prototype of the Future World Order)
Reading Claudia Rankine on Race
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Reading Claudia Rankine on Race)
The Change Is the Time
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on The Change Is the Time)
An Experiment in Love: Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Six Pillars of Nonviolent Resistance and the Ancient Greek Notion of ‘Agape’
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (NONVIOLENCE | 1 Comment »)
Will the Real Issues Be Discussed in 2016 US Presidential Election?
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Will the Real Issues Be Discussed in 2016 US Presidential Election?)
End U.S. Addiction to War
James Albertini, Malu 'Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on End U.S. Addiction to War)
3 Artificial Sweeteners to Avoid
Dr. Edward F. Group, Global Healing Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on 3 Artificial Sweeteners to Avoid)
United Church of Christ Votes [80%] to Boycott & Divest from Companies Profiting from Israel’s Occupation
United Church of Christ Palestine-Israel Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on United Church of Christ Votes [80%] to Boycott & Divest from Companies Profiting from Israel’s Occupation)
The 51-Day Genocide
David Swanson – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (REVIEWS | 2 Comments »)
Greece: Only the “No” Can Save Europe
James K. Galbraith – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Greece: Only the “No” Can Save Europe)
Pilot Whales Brutally Slaughtered in Yet another Horrific Faroe Islands Grind
Paul Watson, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | 1 Comment »)
Spy Drones Expose Smithfield Foods Factory Farms
SpeciesismTheMovie – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Spy Drones Expose Smithfield Foods Factory Farms)
Not Just Apologies but Repentance
Nassrine Azimi – Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
July 6th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Not Just Apologies but Repentance)
(Castellano) Colombia: La Cátedra de la Paz
Ernesto Amézquita en Cronica del Quindio – Culture of Peace News Network
July 6th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Colombia: La Cátedra de la Paz)
Commitments the American Psychological Association Should Make Today
Roy Eidelson Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures
Danny Hakim – The New York Times
July 6th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on U.S. Chamber of Commerce Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures)
The Care and Feeding of a Financial Black Hole
Dmitry Orlov – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Care and Feeding of a Financial Black Hole)
OXI or NAI?
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
The “Disaster Age” and Empathy
Tedla D. Tekle – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION | 4 Comments »)
Greek Crisis Awaits Other NATO Partners
Finian Cunningham – Strategic Culture Foundation
July 6th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Greek Crisis Awaits Other NATO Partners)
Goldman Sachs Doesn’t Have Clean Hands in Greece Crisis
Pam Martens and Russ Martens – Wall Street On Parade
July 6th, 2015 (EUROPE | 4 Comments »)
E. Coli with Your Bottled Water? Recall Affects 14 Brands
Melissa Breyer, Tree Hugger – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on E. Coli with Your Bottled Water? Recall Affects 14 Brands)
Colombia: Teaching Peace
Ernesto Amézquita en Cronica del Quindio – Culture of Peace News Network
July 6th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Colombia: Teaching Peace)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, Slavery, the AME Massacre and the Emancipation Proclamation
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Trans-Pacific Partnership, Slavery, the AME Massacre and the Emancipation Proclamation)
‘Grexit Would Trigger Liquidity Crisis Worse Than 2008’
Max Keiser – Russia Today
July 6th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on ‘Grexit Would Trigger Liquidity Crisis Worse Than 2008’)
This Dome in the Pacific Houses Tons of Radioactive Waste – And It’s Leaking
Coleen Jose, Kim Wall and Jan Hendrik Hinzel – The Guardian
July 6th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on This Dome in the Pacific Houses Tons of Radioactive Waste – And It’s Leaking)
Joseph Stiglitz: How I Would Vote in the Greek Referendum
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Economics Laureate – The Guardian
July 6th, 2015 (NOBEL LAUREATES | 1 Comment »)
A New Mode of Warfare: The Greek Debt Crisis and Crashing Markets
Michael Hudson - CounterPunch
July 6th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on A New Mode of Warfare: The Greek Debt Crisis and Crashing Markets)
Trade in Services Agreement-TiSA: More Secret Documents Leaked
Julian Assange, WikeaLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (TRADE | Comments Off on Trade in Services Agreement-TiSA: More Secret Documents Leaked)
The Entire History of the World — Really, All of It — Distilled Into a Single Gorgeous Chart
Rebecca Onion, Slate – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on The Entire History of the World — Really, All of It — Distilled Into a Single Gorgeous Chart)
In the Western World Capitalism Has Devolved into Looting
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on In the Western World Capitalism Has Devolved into Looting)
Three Depressing Lessons from the Greek Debt Negotiations
Branko Milanovic – Al Jazeera
July 6th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Three Depressing Lessons from the Greek Debt Negotiations)
The Moral Imperative of the BRICS Paradigm
Rahul Manchanda, The BRICS Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (BRICS | Comments Off on The Moral Imperative of the BRICS Paradigm)
(Italiano) Stiglitz: l’attacco dell’Europa alla democrazia greca
Joseph Stiglitz, Premio Nobel Economia – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Stiglitz: l’attacco dell’Europa alla democrazia greca)
No, ‘Je Suis Charleston’?: The De-Politicization of Black Oppression
Ajamu Baraka – Black Agenda Report
July 6th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on No, ‘Je Suis Charleston’?: The De-Politicization of Black Oppression)
In Church
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on In Church)
“People and Planet First”: Watch Naomi’s Press Statement at the Vatican
Naomi Klein, This Changes Everything – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on “People and Planet First”: Watch Naomi’s Press Statement at the Vatican)
Dare to Change
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Dare to Change)
(Italiano) La nemesi della razza
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) La nemesi della razza)
The Tunisia Massacre and the Irish-ISIS Connection
Maidhc Ó Cathail – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Tunisia Massacre and the Irish-ISIS Connection)
The Ku Klux Klan Has Reserved South Carolina Statehouse Grounds on July 18 for a Confederate Flag Rally
Adam B. Lerner, Daily Kos – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Ku Klux Klan Has Reserved South Carolina Statehouse Grounds on July 18 for a Confederate Flag Rally)
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Leaked Trade Deal Draft Shows Big Pharma’s Sway
Owen Davis – International Business Times
July 6th, 2015 (TRADE | Comments Off on Trans-Pacific Partnership: Leaked Trade Deal Draft Shows Big Pharma’s Sway)
Henry David Thoreau: Civil Disobedience
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Henry David Thoreau: Civil Disobedience)
“Deter, Deny and Defeat”: Pentagon [Mis]Labels Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as “Threats to Global Peace”
Stephen Lendman – Global Research
July 6th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on “Deter, Deny and Defeat”: Pentagon [Mis]Labels Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as “Threats to Global Peace”)
The Honduran Meltdown: Made in USA
Belen Fernandez – Al Jazeera
July 6th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on The Honduran Meltdown: Made in USA)
Confusion in Exchanging “Something” for “Nothing”
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
(Deutsch) Ein missglücktes anarchistisches Farbenspiel
Sebastian Kalicha , Graswurzelrevolution – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Deutsch) Ein missglücktes anarchistisches Farbenspiel)
If ISIS Doesn’t Liberate Palestine… Who Will?
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on If ISIS Doesn’t Liberate Palestine… Who Will?)
WikiLeaks Publishes NSA Documents Detailing Economic Espionage by ‘Five Eyes’ Alliance against France
Kevin Gosztola – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on WikiLeaks Publishes NSA Documents Detailing Economic Espionage by ‘Five Eyes’ Alliance against France)
The Nuclear Age at Seventy
David Krieger – Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
July 6th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on The Nuclear Age at Seventy)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
IMF Admits: We Failed to Realize the Damage Austerity Would Do to Greece
LEAP/GEAB – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 (EUROPE | 3 Comments »)