Archive for 2016 – Week 44


Murder of Activists in Latin America ‘Out of Control’: Oxfam
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Murder of Activists in Latin America ‘Out of Control’: Oxfam)
Wildlife Populations Have Dropped by Almost 60% in 40 Years, WWF Says
TIME Staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Wildlife Populations Have Dropped by Almost 60% in 40 Years, WWF Says)
Living Planet Report 2016
WWF-World Wide Fund for Nature – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Living Planet Report 2016)
Independent Work: Choice, Necessity, and the Gig Economy
James Manyika, Susan Lund, Jacques Bughin, Kelsey Robinson, Jan Mischke, and Deepa Mahajan | McKinsey – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Independent Work: Choice, Necessity, and the Gig Economy)
Israel: 1984 Everlasting
Stanley L. Cohen – CounterPunch
October 31st, 2016 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel: 1984 Everlasting)
(Italiano) Vite più lunghe ma meno significative?
Johan Galtung | Centro Studi Sereno Regis – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Vite più lunghe ma meno significative?)
Living Planet Index 2016
WWF-World Wide Fund for Nature – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Living Planet Index 2016)
(Italiano) Spagna “senza governo” – e poi?
Johan Galtung | Centro Studi Sereno Regis – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Spagna “senza governo” – e poi?)
Punishment Is Violent and Counterproductive
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph. D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Punishment Is Violent and Counterproductive)
Cliton Suggested Rigging Palestine Election
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Cliton Suggested Rigging Palestine Election)
The Gig Economy: More Than 160 Million in US and EU Rely on “Independent Work”
Genevieve Leigh | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Gig Economy: More Than 160 Million in US and EU Rely on “Independent Work”)
Clean Politicians
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | 1 Comment »)
Women as Peacemakers: A 31 October Anniversary
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Women as Peacemakers: A 31 October Anniversary)
A World Unifying Vision
Dr. Hooshmand Kalayeh – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on A World Unifying Vision)
USA: What Are We to Think?
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Using Education to Normalize Horrific Acts of Violence
Gil Gertel - +972 Magazine
October 31st, 2016 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL, EDUCATION | Comments Off on Using Education to Normalize Horrific Acts of Violence)
Why Is Israel Tightening the Gaza Blockade?
Ben White - Middle East Monitor
October 31st, 2016 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Why Is Israel Tightening the Gaza Blockade?)
(Italiano) Donne che fomentano disordini… o forti donne nonviolente?
Elena Camino – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
October 31st, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Donne che fomentano disordini… o forti donne nonviolente?)
International Women’s Boat to Gaza
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on International Women’s Boat to Gaza)
Ending a Century of Ecocide and Genocide, Seeding Earth Democracy
Prof. Vandana Shiva | Toward Freedom – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Ending a Century of Ecocide and Genocide, Seeding Earth Democracy)
Paypal Brushes-Off Request from Palestinian Tech Firms to Access the Platform
Mike Butcher | TechCrunch – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL, TECHNOLOGY | Comments Off on Paypal Brushes-Off Request from Palestinian Tech Firms to Access the Platform)
Tom Hayden, Preeminent 1960s Political Radical and Antiwar Protester, Dies at 76
Elaine Woo – The Washington Post
October 31st, 2016 (OBITUARIES | Comments Off on Tom Hayden, Preeminent 1960s Political Radical and Antiwar Protester, Dies at 76)
Parallels Seen in Protests of Dakota Pipeline, Oregon Refuge
Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press – Reader Supported News
October 31st, 2016 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Parallels Seen in Protests of Dakota Pipeline, Oregon Refuge)
Russia Loses UN Human Rights Council Place, Saudi Arabia Re-Elected
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (UNITED NATIONS | 1 Comment »)
The Israeli Trumpess
Uri Avnery | Gush Shalom – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Israeli Trumpess)
(Français) Pourquoi Israël durcit le blocus de Gaza?
Ben White | Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Pourquoi Israël durcit le blocus de Gaza?)
Climate Doomsday – Another Step Closer
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 31st, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Climate Doomsday – Another Step Closer)
Syria: A “Grim” Set of Alternatives
Noam Chomsky interviewed by Saul Isaacson and Dan Falcone | Z Net – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Syria: A “Grim” Set of Alternatives)
US Uranium Weapons Have Been Used in Syria
John LaForge | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on US Uranium Weapons Have Been Used in Syria)
Inside the Invisible Government: War, Propaganda, Clinton & Trump
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (MEDIA | 1 Comment »)
(Português) Os Direitos Humanos (que não temos)
Alexandre Honrado – Jornal Tornado
October 31st, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Os Direitos Humanos (que não temos))
How Thousands of Palestinian and Israeli Women Are Waging Peace
Riman Barakat - +972 Magazine
October 31st, 2016 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on How Thousands of Palestinian and Israeli Women Are Waging Peace)
Why Boycott Apartheid Israel: A Response to a Liberal Friend
Haidar Eid – The Palestine Chronicle
October 31st, 2016 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Why Boycott Apartheid Israel: A Response to a Liberal Friend)
(Português) Wind of Change, ou a Europa vista pelo saudosismo dos Scorpions
Paulo Mendes Pinto | Visão – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Wind of Change, ou a Europa vista pelo saudosismo dos Scorpions)
The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator Conundrum’: Robots That Could Kill on Their Own
Matthew Rosenberg and John Markoff – The New York Times
October 31st, 2016 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator Conundrum’: Robots That Could Kill on Their Own)
(Français) Venezuela: L’Assemblée Nationale peut-elle soumettre le Président de la République à un procès politique?
Misión Verdad | Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Venezuela: L’Assemblée Nationale peut-elle soumettre le Président de la République à un procès politique?)
Compare the Coverage of Mosul and East Aleppo and It Tells You a Lot about the Propaganda We Consume
Patrick Cockburn – The Independent
October 31st, 2016 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Compare the Coverage of Mosul and East Aleppo and It Tells You a Lot about the Propaganda We Consume)
(Português) Onde está o poder hoje no mundo?
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Onde está o poder hoje no mundo?)
United States Nuclear Forces, 2016
Hans M. Kristensen & Robert S. Norris | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on United States Nuclear Forces, 2016)
How Power Works
Chris Hedges | Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (REVIEWS | 1 Comment »)
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI, at 50. Now Change Name to SIMSI
Jan Oberg | Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 3 Comments »)
[Nobel Peace Laureate] Gorbachev Appeals for Sanity
John Scales Avery - Pugwash Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on [Nobel Peace Laureate] Gorbachev Appeals for Sanity)
Rich Man’s World (1%) [RAP Music]
Immortal Technique – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Rich Man’s World (1%) [RAP Music])
Why the Rich Can’t Be Trusted with Money
Larry Beinhart – Al Jazeera
October 31st, 2016 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Why the Rich Can’t Be Trusted with Money)
Queen Offers to Restore British Rule Over United States
Andy Borowitz – The New Yorker
October 31st, 2016 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | 2 Comments »)
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights: PayPal
TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL, APPEALS | 4 Comments »)
Delhi – My Dilli
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Delhi – My Dilli)
The Tragedy in Yemen
Derek Royden | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Tragedy in Yemen)
The U.S. and Russia Ensure a Balance of Terror in Syria
Charles Glass – The Intercept
October 31st, 2016 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on The U.S. and Russia Ensure a Balance of Terror in Syria)
Washington’s ‘Pivot to Asia’: A Debacle Unfolding
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Washington’s ‘Pivot to Asia’: A Debacle Unfolding)
(Italiano) Pericolo di guerra. Che fare?
Enrico Peyretti – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
October 31st, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Pericolo di guerra. Che fare?)
The US and Canada Have Blood on Their Hands in Honduras
Grahame Russell – teleSUR
October 31st, 2016 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on The US and Canada Have Blood on Their Hands in Honduras)
The White Helmet Controversy
Rick Sterling | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (IN FOCUS | 2 Comments »)
An Open Letter to a Son Whose Father Has Parkinson’s Disease
Gary G. Kohls, MD | Duty to Warn – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (HEALTH | Comments Off on An Open Letter to a Son Whose Father Has Parkinson’s Disease)
Nauru, Refugees, and the Australian Torture Complex
Binoy Kampmark | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Nauru, Refugees, and the Australian Torture Complex)
(Português) Senciência Animal
Ética Animal - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
October 31st, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Senciência Animal)
Just 90 Companies Are Accountable for More Than 60 Percent of Greenhouse Gases
Dan Drollette Jr | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | 1 Comment »)
How to Talk About #NoDAPL – A Native Perspective: Remember This about Standing Rock
Kelly Hayes | Transformative Spaces – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on How to Talk About #NoDAPL – A Native Perspective: Remember This about Standing Rock)
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Climate Doc Exposes Destruction of Rainforest for Palm Oil as Huge Driver of Global Carbon Emissions
Rainforest Action Network | EcoWatch - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Leonardo DiCaprio’s Climate Doc Exposes Destruction of Rainforest for Palm Oil as Huge Driver of Global Carbon Emissions)
Russian Nuclear Forces, 2016
Hans M. Kristensen & Robert S. Norris | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Russian Nuclear Forces, 2016)
The Struggle Within
Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on The Struggle Within)
Colombia: A Bright Light for Peace Is Extinguished
Immanuel Wallerstein | Toward Freedom – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Colombia: A Bright Light for Peace Is Extinguished)
Standing Rock Water-Protectors Waterboarded While the Cleveland Indians Romped
Paul Street – CounterPunch
October 31st, 2016 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Standing Rock Water-Protectors Waterboarded While the Cleveland Indians Romped)
Fukushima Radiation in the Pacific (Revisited)
RP Siegel | Triple Pundit – TRANSCEND Media Servic
October 31st, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Fukushima Radiation in the Pacific (Revisited))
From Regionalization to Globalization: Problematic
Johan Galtung
October 31st, 2016 (EDITORIAL | Comments Off on From Regionalization to Globalization: Problematic)
Artemis or You
Emanuel E. Garcia, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Artemis or You)
UN Unanimously Rejects Cuba Blockade as US Abstains for First Time
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (UNITED NATIONS | 2 Comments »)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
Somewhere in Time (Music Video of the Week)
Maksim Mrvica | Piano – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Somewhere in Time (Music Video of the Week))