Archive for 2015 – Week 5


(Português) Tsipras: “O veredicto do povo grego significa o fim da troika”
Esquerda – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Tsipras: “O veredicto do povo grego significa o fim da troika”)
(Português) Brasil: Os Zoológicos Também São Vitrine
Dr. Pedro A. Ynterian - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
January 26th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Brasil: Os Zoológicos Também São Vitrine)
How Netanyahu’s Policies Are Fueling Anti-Semitism
Alon Ben-Meir – The Huffington Post
January 26th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on How Netanyahu’s Policies Are Fueling Anti-Semitism)
The Golden Age of U.S. Black Ops
Nick Turse – TomDispatch
January 26th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Golden Age of U.S. Black Ops)
Quit Bamming Us, Obama!
Dr. Vithal Rajan – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Noam Chomsky: Obama’s Drone Program ‘The Most Extreme Terrorist Campaign of Modern Times’
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
January 26th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Noam Chomsky: Obama’s Drone Program ‘The Most Extreme Terrorist Campaign of Modern Times’)
Saudi Arabia’s Tyrant King Misremembered as Man of Peace
Murtaza Hussain – The Intercept
January 26th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Saudi Arabia’s Tyrant King Misremembered as Man of Peace)
The Assassination of Gandhi, 30 Jan 1948
Eyewitness to History – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on The Assassination of Gandhi, 30 Jan 1948)
Selma: A Gandhian Critique
Timothy Braatz – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Selma: A Gandhian Critique)
Australia’s Ambivalence toward Muslims
Greg Austin – The Diplomat
January 26th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Australia’s Ambivalence toward Muslims)
(Português) O Português Que Foi para a Grécia para Fugir da Crise: André Maia
Joana Pereira Bastos - Expresso
January 26th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) O Português Que Foi para a Grécia para Fugir da Crise: André Maia)
Are We All Lebanese Porn Stars? On Freedom of Speech and Mohammed Cartoons
Michael Brull – New Matilda
January 26th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
Iberia a Thousand Years Ago
Johan Galtung, 26 Jan 2015 - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
Messenger of the Gods
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Messenger of the Gods)
Slavoj Žižek: The Urgent Necessity of a Syriza Victory in Greece
Slavoj Žižek – In These Times
January 26th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Slavoj Žižek: The Urgent Necessity of a Syriza Victory in Greece)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (HISTORY | 1 Comment »)
How Al Qaeda’s Biggest Enemy Took Over Yemen (and Why the U.S. Government Is Unlikely to Support Them)
Casey L. Coombs and Jeremy Scahill – The Intercept
January 26th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on How Al Qaeda’s Biggest Enemy Took Over Yemen (and Why the U.S. Government Is Unlikely to Support Them))
Galant’s Gallant Act
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Galant’s Gallant Act)
They Drew First
Saad Rasool – The Nation (Pakistan)
January 26th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on They Drew First)
El Salvador: Pardon Granted for One of 17 Women Jailed for Miscarriage, Accused of Homicide
Danica Jorden – Upside Down World
January 26th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on El Salvador: Pardon Granted for One of 17 Women Jailed for Miscarriage, Accused of Homicide)
GCHQ Captured Emails of Journalists from Top International Media
James Ball – The Guardian
January 26th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on GCHQ Captured Emails of Journalists from Top International Media)
Drones and the New Ethics of War
Neve Gordon – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Drones and the New Ethics of War)
Open Letter to Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum
Kamran Mofid - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
January 26th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Open Letter to Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum)
The Muslim Catch-22
Jen Sorensen – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on The Muslim Catch-22)
Snowden: iPhones Have Secret Spyware That Lets Govt’s Monitor Unsuspecting Users
Andrew Griffin - AlterNet
January 26th, 2015 (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-AI, TECHNOLOGY | Comments Off on Snowden: iPhones Have Secret Spyware That Lets Govt’s Monitor Unsuspecting Users)
To Strike or Not to Strike: Israel’s Electoral Calculus
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on To Strike or Not to Strike: Israel’s Electoral Calculus)
Renaissance of the Indo-US Nuclear Deal
Rachit Ranjan – The BRICS Post
January 26th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Renaissance of the Indo-US Nuclear Deal)
Canadian Expert: What Occurred in Paris Was Theater on a Grand Scale
Tehran Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Canadian Expert: What Occurred in Paris Was Theater on a Grand Scale)
Pentagon Agency Wants Drones to Hunt in Packs, like Wolves
Dan Lamothe – The Washington Post
January 26th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Pentagon Agency Wants Drones to Hunt in Packs, like Wolves)
Why Myanmar Is Committing a Slow Genocide against Nearly 2 Million Rohingya Muslims
Maung Zarni, Rohingya Blogger – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
After Charlie Hebdo Attack, France Announces Draconian Anti-Terror Law
Alex Lantier, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on After Charlie Hebdo Attack, France Announces Draconian Anti-Terror Law)
Compare and Contrast: Obama’s Reaction to the Deaths of King Abdullah and Hugo Chávez
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
January 26th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Compare and Contrast: Obama’s Reaction to the Deaths of King Abdullah and Hugo Chávez)
(Deutsch) Vom Langen Ende Der Friedensforschung … Und Wie Ihr Gesellschaftskritik Abhanden Kam
Werner Ruf - Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung
January 26th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Deutsch) Vom Langen Ende Der Friedensforschung … Und Wie Ihr Gesellschaftskritik Abhanden Kam)
Charlie Hebdo Fired ‘Anti-Semitic’ Cartoonist for Ridiculing Judaism in 2009
We Are Anonymous – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Charlie Hebdo Fired ‘Anti-Semitic’ Cartoonist for Ridiculing Judaism in 2009)
Exactly!
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Exactly!)
Syria Strike Caps Israel’s Provocations in Middle East
Chris Marsden, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Syria Strike Caps Israel’s Provocations in Middle East)
France Begins Jailing People for Ironic Comments
Ali Abunimah – Electronic Intifada
January 26th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on France Begins Jailing People for Ironic Comments)
Satire and Democracy: The Problem with Charlie Hebdo
Giacomo Bianchino – New Matilda
January 26th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Satire and Democracy: The Problem with Charlie Hebdo)
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Develops Its Own Version of Reddit’s AMA and Twitter’s Blue Checkmark Verification
Jeremy Scahill – The Intercept
January 26th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Develops Its Own Version of Reddit’s AMA and Twitter’s Blue Checkmark Verification)
Genocides, Not Wars
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Genocides, Not Wars)
The Inside Information That Could Have Stopped 9/11
Jeff Stein – Newsweek
January 26th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Inside Information That Could Have Stopped 9/11)
An Old Hand Is at Work in Yemen’s Bloody Civil War
Robert Fisk – The Independent
January 26th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on An Old Hand Is at Work in Yemen’s Bloody Civil War)
Interview with “Iran Review” – And a Word about Intellectual Freedom
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
January 26th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Interview with “Iran Review” – And a Word about Intellectual Freedom)
How Saudi Arabia’s Harsh Legal Punishments Compare to the Islamic State’s
Adam Taylor – The Washington Post
January 26th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on How Saudi Arabia’s Harsh Legal Punishments Compare to the Islamic State’s)
Odds of Escaping Poverty in India, U.S. Same: World Bank
Puja Mehra – The Hindu
January 26th, 2015 (DEVELOPMENT | Comments Off on Odds of Escaping Poverty in India, U.S. Same: World Bank)
It Is 3 Minutes to Midnight in the Doomsday Clock
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on It Is 3 Minutes to Midnight in the Doomsday Clock)
UN: Israel Illegally Demolished 77 Palestinian Houses This Week
Falastin News Palestine – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN: Israel Illegally Demolished 77 Palestinian Houses This Week)
Financial Markets Celebrate European Central Bank Launch of €1 Trillion Quantitative Easing Program
Nick Beams, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Financial Markets Celebrate European Central Bank Launch of €1 Trillion Quantitative Easing Program)
Russia Looms Large as Obama Watches India Republic Day Parade
Pooja Bhansali – The BRICS Post
January 26th, 2015 (BRICS | Comments Off on Russia Looms Large as Obama Watches India Republic Day Parade)
U.S. Won’t Admit to Killing a Single Civilian in the ISIS War
Nancy A. Youssef – The Daily Beast
January 26th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on U.S. Won’t Admit to Killing a Single Civilian in the ISIS War)
$$$$$s in Their Hearts: An Exposé of Wars in All Their Complexity – Highly Recommended
Ronald Stein – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on $$$$$s in Their Hearts: An Exposé of Wars in All Their Complexity – Highly Recommended)
Pope Francis, Salman Rushdie, and Charlie Hebdo
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Greece Elections: Syriza and EU on Collision Course after Election Win for Left-Wing Anti-Bailout Party
Patrick Cockburn – The Independent
January 26th, 2015 (NEWS | 1 Comment »)
Russia and US End Collaboration on Nuclear Disarmament
Clara Weiss, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Russia and US End Collaboration on Nuclear Disarmament)
Eliciting Insight from Covert Operations by US
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Eliciting Insight from Covert Operations by US)
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think
Johann Hari – The Huffington Post
January 26th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think)
India: Fifty Shades of Terror
Suhas Chakma - Asian Centre for Human Rights
January 26th, 2015 (BRICS | Comments Off on India: Fifty Shades of Terror)
Murdering Journalists … Them and Us
William Blum – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Murdering Journalists … Them and Us)
Prison Trauma
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Prison Trauma)
A Population Perspective on the Steady State Economy
Herman Daly – Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
January 26th, 2015 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on A Population Perspective on the Steady State Economy)
Why Can’t the World’s Greatest Minds Solve the Mystery of Consciousness?
Oliver Burkeman – The Guardian
January 26th, 2015 (SCIENCE - SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Why Can’t the World’s Greatest Minds Solve the Mystery of Consciousness?)
Post-Sentence Statement: Journalist Barrett Brown – 63 Months [5 Years] Imprisonment for Association with ‘Anonymous’
Sparrow Media Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 (NEWS | Comments Off on Post-Sentence Statement: Journalist Barrett Brown – 63 Months [5 Years] Imprisonment for Association with ‘Anonymous’)
Norman Finkelstein: Charlie Hebdo Is Sadism, Not Satire
Mustafa Caglayan – Anadolu Agency News
January 26th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Norman Finkelstein: Charlie Hebdo Is Sadism, Not Satire)
Newly Discovered 1964 MLK Speech on Civil Rights, Segregation & Apartheid South Africa
Amy Goodman – Democracy NOW!
January 26th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Newly Discovered 1964 MLK Speech on Civil Rights, Segregation & Apartheid South Africa)
Israeli Think-Tank Holds Anti-BDS ‘Hackathon’
Ben White – Middle East Monitor
January 26th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israeli Think-Tank Holds Anti-BDS ‘Hackathon’)
Guantanamo Prisoner Diary: ‘We’re Gonna Teach You about Great American Sex’
Britta Sandberg – Der Spiegel
January 26th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Guantanamo Prisoner Diary: ‘We’re Gonna Teach You about Great American Sex’)