Archive for 2015 – Week 45


Why Don’t Syrian Peace Talks Include Any Syrians?
Justin Salhani – ThinkProgress
November 2nd, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | 1 Comment »)
Israel Demolishes Bedouin Village of Al Araqib — For the 90th Time!
Avi Blecherman - +972 Magazine
November 2nd, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Demolishes Bedouin Village of Al Araqib — For the 90th Time!)
Colombia: “The Peace Process Involves Everyone”
Prof. Alicia Cabezudo, CPNN – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Colombia: “The Peace Process Involves Everyone”)
Working Paper on Countries without Armies
Christophe Barbey - The Åland Islands Peace Institute
November 2nd, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Working Paper on Countries without Armies)
Communication and Appreciation
Tom H. Hastings – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION | Comments Off on Communication and Appreciation)
Early Experiments in Sovereign Debt Rollover
Gary Larson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology– TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Early Experiments in Sovereign Debt Rollover)
Adolf, Amin and Bibi
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Adolf, Amin and Bibi)
Ben Hecht on Greatness, the Radiance of Realness, and the Rewards of Keeping in Touch with the Soul of Your Childhood
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Ben Hecht on Greatness, the Radiance of Realness, and the Rewards of Keeping in Touch with the Soul of Your Childhood)
Cultures of War, Cultures of Peace
Johan Galtung, 2 Nov 2015 - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (EDITORIAL | Comments Off on Cultures of War, Cultures of Peace)
Campaigns of Violence towards Rohingya Are Highly Organised and Genocidal in Intent
Queen Mary University of London – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Campaigns of Violence towards Rohingya Are Highly Organised and Genocidal in Intent)
A New and Sweeping Utopia of Life: Gabriel García Márquez’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (NOBEL LAUREATES | 1 Comment »)
Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals: Uncovering the Truth about Global Poverty and Demanding the Universal Realisation of Article 25
Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (DEVELOPMENT | Comments Off on Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals: Uncovering the Truth about Global Poverty and Demanding the Universal Realisation of Article 25)
Total Literacy for World Peace
Surya Nath Prasad, Ph. D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Total Literacy for World Peace)
UN Votes in Favor of Ending Cuban Blockade 191-2
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Votes in Favor of Ending Cuban Blockade 191-2)
New York Times Ignores Root Cause of Violence in Palestine. Dismisses Israeli State Terror against an Entire Population
Stephen Lendman - Global Research
November 2nd, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on New York Times Ignores Root Cause of Violence in Palestine. Dismisses Israeli State Terror against an Entire Population)
USA: Historic Election Could Return Sovereignty to Native Hawaiians
Brittany Lyte – Al Jazeera America
November 2nd, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
Breaking Down Genocide in Myanmar
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Breaking Down Genocide in Myanmar)
This Women’s Collective Is Using Agroecology to Fight India’s Green Revolution
Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, The Ecologist - Alternet
November 2nd, 2015 (BRICS | Comments Off on This Women’s Collective Is Using Agroecology to Fight India’s Green Revolution)
Exploding Radioactive Waste Warning: Keep It above Ground
John LaForge – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (ENERGY | 1 Comment »)
Anthropocene or Capitalocene?
Paul Street - TeleSur
November 2nd, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | 1 Comment »)
Smoke Signal
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Smoke Signal)
We Won’t Torture Anymore: American Psychological Association Tells U.S. to Withdraw Psychologists from Nat. Sec. Interrogations
Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on We Won’t Torture Anymore: American Psychological Association Tells U.S. to Withdraw Psychologists from Nat. Sec. Interrogations)
Anti-Israel Activism Criminalized in the Land of Charlie Hebdo and “Free Speech”
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
November 2nd, 2015 (EUROPE | 1 Comment »)
Come Hack on SecureDrop and Celebrate the Third Annual Aaron Swartz Day
Trevor Timm – Freedom of the Press Foundation
November 2nd, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
British Research Institute Report Says Rohingya Face Genocide Comparable to Nazi Era
Lucy Westcott - Newsweek
November 2nd, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on British Research Institute Report Says Rohingya Face Genocide Comparable to Nazi Era)
Is GDP Over?
Sam Pizzigati, Institute of Policy Studies – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Is GDP Over?)
‘They Don’t Care Who Gets Killed’: Ex-US Drone Pilot Turned Whistleblower
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
Transparency International: Mideast and North African Military Corruption “Critical”
Yasmine Ryan – The Intercept
November 2nd, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Transparency International: Mideast and North African Military Corruption “Critical”)
Automakers and Their Dark, Deadly Conspiracies
Yves Engler - CounterPunch
November 2nd, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Automakers and Their Dark, Deadly Conspiracies)
Duty to Warn – Confessions of a Medical Heretic (Part 2)
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (HEALTH | 1 Comment »)
2-Minute Speech Dedicated to Rohingya Victims of Burma/Myanmar’s Genocide
Dr. Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on 2-Minute Speech Dedicated to Rohingya Victims of Burma/Myanmar’s Genocide)
Storming the Bastille at the Paris Climate Summit
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan – Truthdig
November 2nd, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Storming the Bastille at the Paris Climate Summit)
Can Haiti’s Corrupt President Hold On to Power?
James North – The Nation
November 2nd, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Can Haiti’s Corrupt President Hold On to Power?)
Syria’s ‘Monument Citizens’ Taking Risks Saving the Future of Our Past
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Syria’s ‘Monument Citizens’ Taking Risks Saving the Future of Our Past)
Fact-finding Delegation Reports an Electoral Coup Now in Process in Haiti
Report from the Haiti Action Committee – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Fact-finding Delegation Reports an Electoral Coup Now in Process in Haiti)
(Português) “Transgênicos não são alimentos, e sim mercadorias”, aponta médico argentino
Saúde Popular – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) “Transgênicos não são alimentos, e sim mercadorias”, aponta médico argentino)
South Sudan: ‘A Level of Human Suffering I Have Never Seen Anywhere Else’
Sam Jones – The Guardian
November 2nd, 2015 (AFRICA | Comments Off on South Sudan: ‘A Level of Human Suffering I Have Never Seen Anywhere Else’)
Al Jazeera Turka Interview on Turkish Foreign and National Policy
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Al Jazeera Turka Interview on Turkish Foreign and National Policy)
From European Union to Just a Common Market
Roberto Savio, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on From European Union to Just a Common Market)
Leon Trotsky (7 Nov 1879 – 21 Aug 1940)
Robert V. Daniels - Encyclopædia Britannica
November 2nd, 2015 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Leon Trotsky (7 Nov 1879 – 21 Aug 1940))
Libertango (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Bel Suono – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Libertango (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
(Français) Dictionnaire utilisé par les médias pour décrire la situation en Palestine
Majed Bamya, Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Dictionnaire utilisé par les médias pour décrire la situation en Palestine)
Myanmar’s Neo-Nazi Buddhists Get Free Rein
Maung Zarni, Ph.D. – Asia Times
November 2nd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Seymour Hersh’s News Report Banned in U.S. Is Finally Confirmed in Turkey
Eric Zuesse – Strategic Culture Foundation
November 2nd, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Seymour Hersh’s News Report Banned in U.S. Is Finally Confirmed in Turkey)
Leading Marxist Academics of China and Russia United
Andre Vltchek – New Eastern Outlook
November 2nd, 2015 (BRICS | Comments Off on Leading Marxist Academics of China and Russia United)
Making a Choice – American Psychological Association: Reform or Business as Usual?
Roy Eidelson, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Making a Choice – American Psychological Association: Reform or Business as Usual?)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
(Português) O Que Está em Causa
Prof. Boaventura de Sousa Santos – Carta Maior
November 2nd, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) O Que Está em Causa)
Hitler Won
Tom Greening – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Hitler Won)
The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government
Prof. Edward Curtin – Information Clearing House
November 2nd, 2015 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government)