Archive for 2017 – Week 17


Over 1,000 Palestinian Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Over 1,000 Palestinian Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike)
Day of Mother Earth – 22 April
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Day of Mother Earth – 22 April)
Why Does North Korea Want Nukes?
Paul Atwood – CounterPunch
April 24th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 2 Comments »)
Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
Marwan Barghouti – The New York Times
April 24th, 2017 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons)
Yemen, World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
April 24th, 2017 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Yemen, World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis)
US Threat of War Forces North Korea into Siege State Mentality
Carlos Martinez – Russia Today
April 24th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on US Threat of War Forces North Korea into Siege State Mentality)
International Collaboration to End Violence
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Mountaintop Removal Site Could Become Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm
Cassie Kelly | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Mountaintop Removal Site Could Become Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm)
On the Fifth Day
Jane Hirshfield – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | 1 Comment »)
Indescribable Feeling: We Just Hit 410 ppm of CO2 – Welcome to a Whole New World
Kate Yoder | Grist – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Indescribable Feeling: We Just Hit 410 ppm of CO2 – Welcome to a Whole New World)
(Français) Guerre de Corée : après les tapis de bombes, les mensonges
Dwight Garner | Tlaxcala – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Guerre de Corée : après les tapis de bombes, les mensonges)
‘The Kurds’: Internationalists or Narrow Nationalists?
Marcel Cartier - teleSUR
April 24th, 2017 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on ‘The Kurds’: Internationalists or Narrow Nationalists?)
Korea: Challenge and Response
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Korea: Challenge and Response)
Palestine’s Nelson Mandela
Uri Avnery | Gush Shalom – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Palestine’s Nelson Mandela)
The Price of Resistance
Chris Hedges – Truthdig
April 24th, 2017 (ACTIVISM | 1 Comment »)
Africa’s Anti-Malaria Efforts Face a New Hurdle – Drug and Insecticide Resistance
Andrew Githeko – The Conversation
April 24th, 2017 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Africa’s Anti-Malaria Efforts Face a New Hurdle – Drug and Insecticide Resistance)
“Over There”
Gary Corseri – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on “Over There”)
The Success of Nonviolent Civil Resistance
Erica Chenoweth | TED Talks – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on The Success of Nonviolent Civil Resistance)
Israel Cracks the Whip on Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Cracks the Whip on Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners)
Terrorists Are Terrorists and Not “Rebels” in Syria
Stephen Lendman – Information Clearing House
April 24th, 2017 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Terrorists Are Terrorists and Not “Rebels” in Syria)
March for Science Puts Earth Day Focus on Global Opposition to Trump
Oliver Milman – The Guardian
April 24th, 2017 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on March for Science Puts Earth Day Focus on Global Opposition to Trump)
The Bait-and-Switch ‘War on Terror’
Gareth Porter | Middle East Eye – Consortium News
April 24th, 2017 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Bait-and-Switch ‘War on Terror’)
(Italiano) Resistenze oggi. Sul 25 aprile 2017 ad Aosta
Silvia Berruto – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Resistenze oggi. Sul 25 aprile 2017 ad Aosta)
Vault 7: Weeping Angel
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Vault 7: Weeping Angel)
Putting a Value on Injuries to Natural Assets: The BP Oil Spill
Richard C. Bishop, et al* | American Association for the Advancement of Science – Science Magazine
April 24th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Putting a Value on Injuries to Natural Assets: The BP Oil Spill)
Sessions Won’t Rule Out Prosecuting Media Outlets besides WikiLeaks
Aaron Rupar - ThinkProgress
April 24th, 2017 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Sessions Won’t Rule Out Prosecuting Media Outlets besides WikiLeaks)
Chechnya Opens World’s First Concentration Camp for Homosexuals since Hitler’s in the 1930s
Thomas Burrows – Daily Mail
April 24th, 2017 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Chechnya Opens World’s First Concentration Camp for Homosexuals since Hitler’s in the 1930s)
An Evolution of Rohingya Persecution in Myanmar: From Strategic Embrace to Genocide
Alice Cowley and Maung Zarni | Middle East Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on An Evolution of Rohingya Persecution in Myanmar: From Strategic Embrace to Genocide)
Why Is the Illicit Rhino Horn Trade Escalating?
Jacques Rigoulet – The Conversation
April 24th, 2017 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Why Is the Illicit Rhino Horn Trade Escalating?)
Disease Burden Growing as Vector Insects Adapt to Climate Change
Zadie Neufville – Inter Press Service-IPS
April 24th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Disease Burden Growing as Vector Insects Adapt to Climate Change)
Reducing Urban Violence
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (EDITORIAL | 1 Comment »)
A Lexicon of Polity “State” Descriptors ©
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Jared Kushner Calls Kim Jong-un “Totally Unqualified Person” Who Got Job only through Nepotism
Andy Borowitz – The New Yorker
April 24th, 2017 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | 1 Comment »)
What India’s Poor Really Need Is Microsavings, Not Microcredit
Moin Qazi – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (BRICS | Comments Off on What India’s Poor Really Need Is Microsavings, Not Microcredit)
Pesticide Maker Dow Chemical Tries to Kill Risk Study
Michael Biesecker| Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Pesticide Maker Dow Chemical Tries to Kill Risk Study)
Julian Assange Strikes Back at CIA Director and Talks Trump, Russia, and Hillary Clinton
Jeremy Scahill – The Intercept
April 24th, 2017 (NEWS | Comments Off on Julian Assange Strikes Back at CIA Director and Talks Trump, Russia, and Hillary Clinton)
(Português) Sobre campos de concentração para homossexuais na Tchetchênia
David Arioch | Jornalismo Cultural – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Sobre campos de concentração para homossexuais na Tchetchênia)
Brazil’s Temer Confesses Rousseff’s Impeachment Was Revenge
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (BRICS | Comments Off on Brazil’s Temer Confesses Rousseff’s Impeachment Was Revenge)
Major Leak Suggests NSA Was Deep in Middle East Banking System
Andy Greenberg | WIRED – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Major Leak Suggests NSA Was Deep in Middle East Banking System)
Another Vietnam, 1965-1975: Unseen Images of the War from the Winning Side
Alex Q. Arbuckle | Mashable – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Another Vietnam, 1965-1975: Unseen Images of the War from the Winning Side)
The Zookeeper’s Wife: Reflections on Past and Present
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Zookeeper’s Wife: Reflections on Past and Present)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
Descriptive Titles
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | 2 Comments »)
Why the Donald Should Cool It on N. Korea – The Fat Boy Can’t Even Deliver His “Little Boy”
David Stockman | Lew Rockwell – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Why the Donald Should Cool It on N. Korea – The Fat Boy Can’t Even Deliver His “Little Boy”)
The Earth versus Capitalism
Belen Fernandez – Al Jazeera
April 24th, 2017 (SPECIAL FEATURE | 1 Comment »)
Extensive Support for Nuclear Weapons Ban
Pax for Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | 1 Comment »)
Celebrating the Fifth of May
Howard Richards – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Celebrating the Fifth of May)
Cybersecurity for the People: How to Protect Your Privacy at a Protest
Micah Lee and Lauren Feeney – The Intercept
April 24th, 2017 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Cybersecurity for the People: How to Protect Your Privacy at a Protest)
Cooperative Commonwealth & the Partner State
John Restakis | The Next System Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (PARADIGM CHANGES | Comments Off on Cooperative Commonwealth & the Partner State)
Let Us Struggle Today and Dream for a Better Tomorrow
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Let Us Struggle Today and Dream for a Better Tomorrow)
Ending the U.S. Embargo on Cuba at the Grassroots
Peter Miller and Rita Barouch | NACLA – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Ending the U.S. Embargo on Cuba at the Grassroots)
As the US Stops Funding UN Reproductive Health Services, China Should Step In
Tamara Nair – The Conversation
April 24th, 2017 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on As the US Stops Funding UN Reproductive Health Services, China Should Step In)
An Inevitable Post-Christian Middle East with or without ISIS?
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on An Inevitable Post-Christian Middle East with or without ISIS?)
Who Will Tell the People (That Fascism Has Come to America)?
Gary G. Kohls, MD | Duty to Warn – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Who Will Tell the People (That Fascism Has Come to America)?)
Waiting at Sea
Dr. Emanuel E. Garcia – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Waiting at Sea)
Elisabeth Mann Borgese (24 Apr 1918 – 8 Feb 2002): Visionary of Common Oceans
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Elisabeth Mann Borgese (24 Apr 1918 – 8 Feb 2002): Visionary of Common Oceans)
(Português) Religião: uma visão da Bíblia sobre os animais
Aline Parkin - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
April 24th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Religião: uma visão da Bíblia sobre os animais)
(Português) Bugios: eles não precisam de mais uma ameaça!
Leonardo Merçon | Conexão Planeta – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Bugios: eles não precisam de mais uma ameaça!)
‘A National Disgrace’: Catalogue of Animal Suffering at Scottish Abattoirs Revealed
Andrew Wasley and Rob Edwards - The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
April 24th, 2017 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on ‘A National Disgrace’: Catalogue of Animal Suffering at Scottish Abattoirs Revealed)
Conservative Opposition to Pope Francis Spurs Talk of a Schism in the Catholic Church
Tom Kington – Los Angeles Times
April 24th, 2017 (RELIGION | 2 Comments »)
Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire: 2016 Freedom Flotilla to Gaza
The Peace People – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, NOBEL LAUREATES, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire: 2016 Freedom Flotilla to Gaza)
Oh, that Eternal Swing
Adolf P. Shvedchikov – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Oh, that Eternal Swing)
Our American Pravda
Ron Unz | The Unz Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Our American Pravda)