Archive for 2015 – Week 8


Britain and Canada Involved in Foiled US Venezuelan Coup Plot
Stephen Lendman - Global Research
February 16th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Britain and Canada Involved in Foiled US Venezuelan Coup Plot)
$$$$$S in Their Hearts
Stefano Manfreo – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on $$$$$S in Their Hearts)
Israel’s Obsession for Monopoly on Middle East Nuclear Power
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Israel’s Obsession for Monopoly on Middle East Nuclear Power)
The Truth about West Bank Demolitions
Ben White – Al Jazeera
February 16th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Truth about West Bank Demolitions)
The Casino Republic
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Casino Republic)
From Minsk to Brussels, it’s all about Germany
Pepe Escobar – Russia Today
February 16th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on From Minsk to Brussels, it’s all about Germany)
EU and Russia: No Option but Peace and Coexistence
The BRICS Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on EU and Russia: No Option but Peace and Coexistence)
Don’t Blame Greece for the EU’s Woes
Stephen Kinzer – Al Jazeera America
February 16th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Don’t Blame Greece for the EU’s Woes)
Junk the Phrase ‘Human Capital’
Branko Milanovic – Al Jazeera America
February 16th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Junk the Phrase ‘Human Capital’)
Oscars Make History, So Hollywood’s War Stories Need to Be True
Peter Maass – The Intercept
February 16th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Oscars Make History, So Hollywood’s War Stories Need to Be True)
My Gitmo Client’s Interpreter Worked for the CIA
Ramzi Kassem – Al Jazeera America
February 16th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on My Gitmo Client’s Interpreter Worked for the CIA)
Your Samsung SmartTV Is Spying on You, Basically
The Daily Beast – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Your Samsung SmartTV Is Spying on You, Basically)
Terrorism: Ultimate Weapon of the Global Elite
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Diagnosis & Prognosis: The Ukrainian Conflict-Formation
Naakow Grant-Hayford - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 3 Comments »)
Radio Morobo: “A Welcome [South Sudan] Community Asset”
Dominik Lehnert, Xchange Perspectives – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Radio Morobo: “A Welcome [South Sudan] Community Asset”)
500 Rabbis Urge Israel to Stop Demolition of Palestinian Homes
Falastin News Palestine – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on 500 Rabbis Urge Israel to Stop Demolition of Palestinian Homes)
The Witch-hunt Staged by the ‘’Charlies’’: Off the Rails Excess or Prelude to the Marching Boots of Fascism?
Amir M. Maasoumi – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Witch-hunt Staged by the ‘’Charlies’’: Off the Rails Excess or Prelude to the Marching Boots of Fascism?)
Sri Lanka: Tamil Province Charges Colombo with Genocide
Meera Srinivasan – The Hindu
February 16th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Sri Lanka: Tamil Province Charges Colombo with Genocide)
Chapel Hill Shooting: Three Young Muslims Have Been Executed, but the Media Ignored It Because of Religion
Sabbiyah Pervez – The Independent
February 16th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Chapel Hill Shooting: Three Young Muslims Have Been Executed, but the Media Ignored It Because of Religion)
Iceland Convicts Bad Bankers and Says Other Nations Can Act
Alistair Scrutton and Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Iceland Convicts Bad Bankers and Says Other Nations Can Act)
Army Agrees to Provide Chelsea Manning Transition-Related Care
Mitch Kellaway – The Advocate Magazine
February 16th, 2015 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Army Agrees to Provide Chelsea Manning Transition-Related Care)
Embodying Global Hegemony through a Sustaining Pattern of Discourse
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Embodying Global Hegemony through a Sustaining Pattern of Discourse)
The CIA’s Secret Psychological Profiles of Dictators and World Leaders Are Amazing
Dave Gilson – Mother Jones
February 16th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The CIA’s Secret Psychological Profiles of Dictators and World Leaders Are Amazing)
Misunderstanding Myanmar’s Military
Tim Heinemann – Asia Times
February 16th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Misunderstanding Myanmar’s Military)
(Italiano) Che cosa comportava il colonialismo: il caso della Malesia
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Che cosa comportava il colonialismo: il caso della Malesia)
Timeline: The IPCC’s Shifting Position on Nuclear Energy
Suzanne Waldman - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
February 16th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Timeline: The IPCC’s Shifting Position on Nuclear Energy)
Kamikaze
Sumeet Grover – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | 1 Comment »)
Payback Time? Greek PM Seeks Reparations over Nazi Occupation & War-Time Loan
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Payback Time? Greek PM Seeks Reparations over Nazi Occupation & War-Time Loan)
Portugal Cut Addiction Rates in Half by Connecting Drug Users with Communities Instead of Jailing Them
Johann Hari – YES! Magazine
February 16th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Portugal Cut Addiction Rates in Half by Connecting Drug Users with Communities Instead of Jailing Them)
Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror
Equal Justice Initiative – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror)
700 British Artists Pledge to Boycott Israel
Falastin News Palestine – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on 700 British Artists Pledge to Boycott Israel)
Full Text of the Minsk-II Agreement on Ukraine
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (NEWS | 3 Comments »)
Nuclear-Weapon Free Zones: Delegitimizing Nuclear Weapons at a Regional Level
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Nuclear-Weapon Free Zones: Delegitimizing Nuclear Weapons at a Regional Level)
New Jersey Judge Rules ‘Gay Conversion Therapy’ Is Consumer Fraud
Associated Press – The Guardian
February 16th, 2015 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on New Jersey Judge Rules ‘Gay Conversion Therapy’ Is Consumer Fraud)
Is Your Child a Terrorist? U.S. Government Questionnaire Rates Families at Risk for Extremism
Murtaza Hussain, Cora Currier, and Jana Winter – The Intercept
February 16th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Is Your Child a Terrorist? U.S. Government Questionnaire Rates Families at Risk for Extremism)
Education Has Little to Do with Knowledge
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (EDUCATION | Comments Off on Education Has Little to Do with Knowledge)
A Presumption against Intervention
Richard Falk, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on A Presumption against Intervention)
(Italiano) L’arte della Pace (Review-Recensione)
Antonino Drago – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) L’arte della Pace (Review-Recensione))
The Terror We Give Is the Terror We Get
Chris Hedges - Truthdig
February 16th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Terror We Give Is the Terror We Get)
Wretched US Journalism on Ukraine
Robert Parry – Consortium News
February 16th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Wretched US Journalism on Ukraine)
Manhã de Carnaval (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Baden Powell – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Manhã de Carnaval (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
A Shock to the System
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on A Shock to the System)
On the North Carolina Killings
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on On the North Carolina Killings)
Across 100 Miles of Ocean
Akio Tanaka, University of Massachusetts Boston – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on Across 100 Miles of Ocean)
Can Syria’s Cultural Heritage Be a Fulcrum for Ending Its Civil War?
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Can Syria’s Cultural Heritage Be a Fulcrum for Ending Its Civil War?)
Accountability for Armed Contractors
Dr. Ian Ralby, Fletcher Security Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
Earth Charter+15 Kickoff Webinar with Federico Mayor and Alexander Likhotal
Earth Charter International – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (ANNOUNCEMENTS | Comments Off on Earth Charter+15 Kickoff Webinar with Federico Mayor and Alexander Likhotal)
Framework or Fragmentation of Standards for Private Security Providers?
Human Analytics – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Framework or Fragmentation of Standards for Private Security Providers?)
Banking Giant HSBC Sheltered Murky Cash Linked to Dictators, Traffickers, Criminals, Arms Dealers
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS | Comments Off on Banking Giant HSBC Sheltered Murky Cash Linked to Dictators, Traffickers, Criminals, Arms Dealers)
Oregon’s Kate Brown to Be First Openly Bisexual Governor in U.S. History
Shelby Sebens, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Oregon’s Kate Brown to Be First Openly Bisexual Governor in U.S. History)
Ex-UN Chief Kofi Annan: US War on Iraq Helped Create Islamic State
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Ex-UN Chief Kofi Annan: US War on Iraq Helped Create Islamic State)
Selma: Hollywood vs. Reality
Daniel Horgan – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Selma: Hollywood vs. Reality)
‘Innocent People’ on UK Police Photos Database
Nick Hopkins & Jake Morris - BBC
February 16th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on ‘Innocent People’ on UK Police Photos Database)
(Português) Fantasias de Cidadã
Tereza Halliday – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Fantasias de Cidadã)
50 Years after His Death [21 Feb]: Malcolm X Was Right about America
Chris Hedges - Truthdig
February 16th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on 50 Years after His Death [21 Feb]: Malcolm X Was Right about America)
(Italiano) Una teoria sulla Cina
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Una teoria sulla Cina)
Whatever Happened to Social Defence?
Brian Martin, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on Whatever Happened to Social Defence?)
Quick Action Is Needed to Save the Long-Term Future
John Scales Avery, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Quick Action Is Needed to Save the Long-Term Future)
Latin America’s Mass Murderers to Be Tried in Italian Court
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Latin America’s Mass Murderers to Be Tried in Italian Court)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
Saudi’s New King of Terror
Nafeez Ahmed, Ph.D. – Middle East Eye
February 16th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Saudi’s New King of Terror)
Good News!
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Good News!)
How the Left Failed France’s Muslims
Walden Bello, TeleSur – Foreign Policy In Focus
February 16th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on How the Left Failed France’s Muslims)
The World of Our Grandchildren
Noam Chomsky – Jacobin Magazine
February 16th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The World of Our Grandchildren)