Archive for 2016 – Week 48


Fidel Castro in Context
Belen Fernandez – Al Jazeera
November 28th, 2016 (IN FOCUS, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 1 Comment »)
Yemen Files
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Yemen Files)
(Italiano) Discutiamo del futuro: un saggio sul tempo
Johan Galtung | Centro Studi Sereno Regis – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Discutiamo del futuro: un saggio sul tempo)
(Castellano) Una Propuesta Muy Importante de José Luis Corragio
Prof. Howard Richards – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Una Propuesta Muy Importante de José Luis Corragio)
China ‘Marco Polo’ Xi Jinping Starts Jockeying in Post-Obama World
Pepe Escobar - Russia Today
November 28th, 2016 (BRICS | Comments Off on China ‘Marco Polo’ Xi Jinping Starts Jockeying in Post-Obama World)
50 Years of Fidel
Johan Galtung
November 28th, 2016 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | 6 Comments »)
UK Passes Bill Providing Most Extreme Spying Powers in the Developed World
Darius Shahtahmasebi | Activist Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on UK Passes Bill Providing Most Extreme Spying Powers in the Developed World)
The Art of the Protest
Tina Rosenberg – The New York Times
November 28th, 2016 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on The Art of the Protest)
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot to Just Sit Back and Enjoy Collapse of United States
The Onion – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot to Just Sit Back and Enjoy Collapse of United States)
The Call of the Mu’ezzin
Uri Avnery | Gush Shalom – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Call of the Mu’ezzin)
Rohingya Tribunal Request to Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal
TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (HUMAN RIGHTS, ASIA--PACIFIC, JUSTICE | Comments Off on Rohingya Tribunal Request to Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal)
Dakota Pipeline: Protesters Soaked with Water in Freezing Temperatures
Tim Stelloh, Molly Roecker, Chiara Sottile and Daniel A. Medina – ABC News
November 28th, 2016 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Dakota Pipeline: Protesters Soaked with Water in Freezing Temperatures)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga –TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (HISTORY | 1 Comment »)
Relentless Persecution
The Statesman | Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Relentless Persecution)
(Português) A Proibição de Ensaios Nucleares
Emb. Sergio Duarte – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) A Proibição de Ensaios Nucleares)
Dr. Maung Zarni on the Rohingya Muslim Genocide in Buddhist Burma/Myanmar
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Dr. Maung Zarni on the Rohingya Muslim Genocide in Buddhist Burma/Myanmar)
How the Fight for Water Unites Palestine and Dakota
Nadya Raja Tannous – teleSUR
November 28th, 2016 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on How the Fight for Water Unites Palestine and Dakota)
Friedrich Engels (28 Nov 1820 – 5 Aug 1895)
The European Graduate School – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Friedrich Engels (28 Nov 1820 – 5 Aug 1895))
Protests in Asian Capitals over Violence against Rohingya
Channel News Asia – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on Protests in Asian Capitals over Violence against Rohingya)
My Life with Tourette’s Syndrome
Shane Fistell – The New York Times
November 28th, 2016 (HEALTH | 1 Comment »)
Jesus Walks
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Jesus Walks)
No Country for the Rohingyas
The Hindu | Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on No Country for the Rohingyas)
Caring about Hunger
TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Caring about Hunger)
Battle of the Desert: UNCCD ‘s Louise Baker on the Silk Road (III)
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
November 28th, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Battle of the Desert: UNCCD ‘s Louise Baker on the Silk Road (III))
Gifts
Emanuel E. Garcia – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (POETRY FORMAT | 1 Comment »)
Strangers as Friends — Keeping Loneliness at Bay
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Strangers as Friends — Keeping Loneliness at Bay)
(Português) Novos escândalos de Temer comprovam que o impeachment de Dilma Rousseff visava proteção de corruptos
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
November 28th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Novos escândalos de Temer comprovam que o impeachment de Dilma Rousseff visava proteção de corruptos)
On Nonconformity: Artist Ben Shahn’s Spirited Defense of Nonconformists as Society’s Engine of Growth and Greatness
Maria Popova | Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on On Nonconformity: Artist Ben Shahn’s Spirited Defense of Nonconformists as Society’s Engine of Growth and Greatness)
How Harmonious Might Be Our World
Adolf Pavlovich Shvedchikov – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on How Harmonious Might Be Our World)
‘Mass Destruction’ of Ethnic Rohingya Villages Underway in Burma, Human Rights Group Warns
Nicola Smith – The Telegraph
November 28th, 2016 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on ‘Mass Destruction’ of Ethnic Rohingya Villages Underway in Burma, Human Rights Group Warns)
Australia: Desperate Refugee Sets Fire to Himself in a Bank
Peter Byrne | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Australia: Desperate Refugee Sets Fire to Himself in a Bank)
Rwandan Catholic Church Admits Role in Genocide, Apologizes
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Rwandan Catholic Church Admits Role in Genocide, Apologizes)
UNHCR in Bangladesh Accuses Myanmar Troops of Killings, Rape, Arson in Rohingya Communities
Deutsche Welle – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UNHCR in Bangladesh Accuses Myanmar Troops of Killings, Rape, Arson in Rohingya Communities)
“Nigeria Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis on African Continent
Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (AFRICA | Comments Off on “Nigeria Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis on African Continent)
NYT Advocates Internet Censorship
Robert Parry – Consortium News
November 28th, 2016 (MEDIA | Comments Off on NYT Advocates Internet Censorship)
Practicing Disobedience: Social and Environmental Justice Depends on Our Capacity to Disobey
Max Wilbert - CounterPunch
November 28th, 2016 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Practicing Disobedience: Social and Environmental Justice Depends on Our Capacity to Disobey)
To Prevent or Stop Wars – What Can Peace Movements Do?
TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on To Prevent or Stop Wars – What Can Peace Movements Do?)
Many Forms of Violence against Women
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Many Forms of Violence against Women)
The Need for the Entry into Force of the CTBT
Amb. Sergio Duarte – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on The Need for the Entry into Force of the CTBT)
Opportunism & Greed
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Opportunism & Greed)
Bangladesh Pushes Back Rohingya Refugees amid Collective Punishment in Myanmar
Amnesty International – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on Bangladesh Pushes Back Rohingya Refugees amid Collective Punishment in Myanmar)
‘We Cannot Believe [Nobel Peace Laureate] Aung San Suu Kyi’: Why Many in Burma Are Losing Hope of Peace
Paul Vrieze and Lawa Yang - Time Magazine
November 28th, 2016 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on ‘We Cannot Believe [Nobel Peace Laureate] Aung San Suu Kyi’: Why Many in Burma Are Losing Hope of Peace)
Seeking the True Path
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Seeking the True Path)
In Brazil, Major New Corruption Scandals Engulf the Faction that Impeached Dilma Rousseff
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
November 28th, 2016 (BRICS | Comments Off on In Brazil, Major New Corruption Scandals Engulf the Faction that Impeached Dilma Rousseff)
A Collection of Thoughts about American Foreign Policy
William Blum | The Anti-Empire Report #146 – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on A Collection of Thoughts about American Foreign Policy)
Fidel Castro: Revolutionary Icon Finally Defeated by Infirmity of Old Age
Richard Gott – The Guardian
November 28th, 2016 (OBITUARIES | Comments Off on Fidel Castro: Revolutionary Icon Finally Defeated by Infirmity of Old Age)
Burma Is Pursuing ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims, U.N. Official Says
Feliz Solomon – Time Magazine
November 28th, 2016 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on Burma Is Pursuing ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims, U.N. Official Says)
Escaping ‘Fortress Earth’
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Escaping ‘Fortress Earth’)
Well-being Economy: A Scenario for a Post-Growth Horizontal Governance System
Lorenzo Fioramonti | The Next System Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (PARADIGM CHANGES | Comments Off on Well-being Economy: A Scenario for a Post-Growth Horizontal Governance System)
US Arms Syrian Islamists with Surface-to-Air Missiles
Bill Van Auken | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on US Arms Syrian Islamists with Surface-to-Air Missiles)
Power Imbalance at the Pipeline Protest
The New York Times | Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Power Imbalance at the Pipeline Protest)
The State of the World Right Now: A View
Johan Galtung
November 28th, 2016 (EDITORIAL | 1 Comment »)
The Trump Presidency (X2)
#X2 | Johan Galtung from Washington DC, 23 Nov 2016 – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | Comments Off on The Trump Presidency (X2))
Repression and Nonviolent Resistance in Africa’s Last Colony
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan – Democracy NOW!
November 28th, 2016 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Repression and Nonviolent Resistance in Africa’s Last Colony)
Just How Grey Are the White Helmets and Their Backers? (Part 2)
Jan Oberg | Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Just How Grey Are the White Helmets and Their Backers? (Part 2))
(Italiano) Una strategia nonviolenta per la liberazione della Siria
Robert J. Burrowes | Centro Studi Sereno Regis – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Una strategia nonviolenta per la liberazione della Siria)
India’s NGOs: A Mixed Blessing
Moin Qazi – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (BRICS | Comments Off on India’s NGOs: A Mixed Blessing)
Huge Wall Built In Munich ‘to Protect Families’ from Refugees Who Will Live Next Door
The Mercury – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Huge Wall Built In Munich ‘to Protect Families’ from Refugees Who Will Live Next Door)
Settling the Confusion of Sovereignty and Independence
Hawaiian Kingdom Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Settling the Confusion of Sovereignty and Independence)
(Português) Élisée Reclus: “Não é um equívoco relacionar os horrores da guerra com o massacre do gado”
David Arioch | Jornalismo Cultural – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Élisée Reclus: “Não é um equívoco relacionar os horrores da guerra com o massacre do gado”)
Myanmar’s War on the Rohingya
The New York Times | Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on Myanmar’s War on the Rohingya)
O Sole Mio (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Il Volo – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on O Sole Mio (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK))