Archive for 2017 – Week 7


Official Text: Proclamation of Latin America and Caribbean as a Zone of Peace
CELAC – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Official Text: Proclamation of Latin America and Caribbean as a Zone of Peace)
Ways of Living with ‘Alternative Facts’: An Anecdote
Richard Falk | Social Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Ways of Living with ‘Alternative Facts’: An Anecdote)
The Statue of Liberty Was Originally a Muslim Woman
Erin Blakemore - Smithsonian Magazine
February 13th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Statue of Liberty Was Originally a Muslim Woman)
We Need More Leaders like Ayatollah Khamenei in This World
Gary Corseri – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Trump Is Wrong – Saudi Arabia, Not Iran Is the World’s ‘Number One Terrorist State’
John Wight – Russia Today
February 13th, 2017 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Trump Is Wrong – Saudi Arabia, Not Iran Is the World’s ‘Number One Terrorist State’)
Seeding the Future, Seeding Freedom, One Seed at a Time
Prof. Vandana Shiva – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Seeding the Future, Seeding Freedom, One Seed at a Time)
(Português) Tratado de Tlatelolco: 50 Anos de Sucesso
Emb. Sergio Duarte e Jenifer Mackby – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Tratado de Tlatelolco: 50 Anos de Sucesso)
Exclusive: More Than 1,000 Feared Killed in Myanmar Army Crackdown on Rohingya – U.N. Officials
Antoni Slodkowski | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Exclusive: More Than 1,000 Feared Killed in Myanmar Army Crackdown on Rohingya – U.N. Officials)
(Français) Trump et l’Amérique Latine
Silvina M. Romano | CELARG – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Trump et l’Amérique Latine)
Donald Trump’s Dangerous China Illusions
Jeffrey D. Sachs - The Boston Globe
February 13th, 2017 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Donald Trump’s Dangerous China Illusions)
Yemen Wants US to Reassess Counter-Terrorism Strategy after Botched Raid
Julian Borger and Ben Jacobs – The Guardian
February 13th, 2017 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Yemen Wants US to Reassess Counter-Terrorism Strategy after Botched Raid)
The Pivot to China
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
February 13th, 2017 (BRICS | Comments Off on The Pivot to China)
The Uncomfortable Truth: Are We Hating Donald Trump for the Wrong Reasons?
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA | 2 Comments »)
Army Veterans Return to Standing Rock to Form a Human Shield against Police
Sam Levin – The Guardian
February 13th, 2017 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Army Veterans Return to Standing Rock to Form a Human Shield against Police)
Myanmar Statement by the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
UN Information Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Myanmar Statement by the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide)
Socialist Cuba, China Begin New Era of Internationalist Cinema
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Socialist Cuba, China Begin New Era of Internationalist Cinema)
India Just Banned All Forms of Disposable Plastic in Its Capital
Ian Johnston – The Independent
February 13th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on India Just Banned All Forms of Disposable Plastic in Its Capital)
Land Law Is Final Nail in the Two-State Solution Coffin
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Land Law Is Final Nail in the Two-State Solution Coffin)
Below the Surface
Pawel Kuczynski – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | 1 Comment »)
Dream Theme
Dr. S. K. Jha – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (SCIENCE | Comments Off on Dream Theme)
The Mass Grave We Call Collateral Damage
Robert C. Koehler | Common Wonders – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Mass Grave We Call Collateral Damage)
Lord Rothschild Discusses Cousin’s Crucial Role in ‘Miracle’ Balfour Declaration
Stephen Oryszczuk – Jewish News
February 13th, 2017 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Lord Rothschild Discusses Cousin’s Crucial Role in ‘Miracle’ Balfour Declaration)
EU Should Invest in Development, Not Security in Africa
Nassim Majidi and Herve Nicolle – Al Jazeera
February 13th, 2017 (EUROPE | Comments Off on EU Should Invest in Development, Not Security in Africa)
School in an Aleppo Factory: The Occupiers Denied Children Education – Now They Get It
Jan Oberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on School in an Aleppo Factory: The Occupiers Denied Children Education – Now They Get It)
Evolving Democracy
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
That’s How It Happened
Uri Avnery | Gush Shalom – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on That’s How It Happened)
A Dire Vacuum in a World in Crisis
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 13th, 2017 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on A Dire Vacuum in a World in Crisis)
Indians? Witches? Natives? Jews? Islamists? ETs?
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Indians? Witches? Natives? Jews? Islamists? ETs?)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
Truthful
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | 3 Comments »)
Ecuador Presidential Hopeful Promises to Evict Julian Assange from Embassy
Jonathan Watts – The Guardian
February 13th, 2017 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Ecuador Presidential Hopeful Promises to Evict Julian Assange from Embassy)
Colombian Companies Charged with Crimes against Humanity
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Colombian Companies Charged with Crimes against Humanity)
(Português) Trump viola a primeira virtude da sociedade mundial
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Trump viola a primeira virtude da sociedade mundial)
(Português) Ovos livres de gaiolas são uma falácia, não existem ovos éticos
Chas Newkey-Burden -- Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais-ANDA
February 13th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Ovos livres de gaiolas são uma falácia, não existem ovos éticos)
Freedom of Dual Dignity (Tanka)
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Freedom of Dual Dignity (Tanka))
(Português) Considerações sobre a vida não humana
David Arioch | Jornalismo Cultural – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Considerações sobre a vida não humana)
Who Are They, Anyway? Finally Meeting the Strangers in Our Own Land
Libby and Len Traubman | Turning Point – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Who Are They, Anyway? Finally Meeting the Strangers in Our Own Land)
Kuan Yin: Goddess of Compassion and Harmony
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Kuan Yin: Goddess of Compassion and Harmony)
World Love for Dolphins Day 2017
Sea Shepherd – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on World Love for Dolphins Day 2017)
To Bee, or Not To Bee: Will Bumblebees Become Extinct?
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on To Bee, or Not To Bee: Will Bumblebees Become Extinct?)
Earth, You Were for Me Prison and Paradise
Adolf P. Shvedchikov – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | 1 Comment »)
Is America’s Most Common Pesticide Responsible for Killing Our Bees?
Alison Moodie – The Guardian
February 13th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Is America’s Most Common Pesticide Responsible for Killing Our Bees?)
Treaty of Tlatelolco: Fifty Years of Success
Amb. Sergio Duarte and Jenifer Mackby – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Treaty of Tlatelolco: Fifty Years of Success)
Record High Fatal Radiation Levels, Hole in Reactor Detected at Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Facility
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Record High Fatal Radiation Levels, Hole in Reactor Detected at Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Facility)
Radetzky March (Music Video of the Week)
Johann Strauß | Maris Jansons, conductor – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Radetzky March (Music Video of the Week))
Israel Rejoices in Unbridled Colony Expansion amid Trump’s Havoc
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Rejoices in Unbridled Colony Expansion amid Trump’s Havoc)
The Joy of Suffering Overcome: Young Beethoven’s Stirring Letter to His Brothers About the Loneliness of Living with Deafness and How Music Saved His Life
Maria Popova | Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on The Joy of Suffering Overcome: Young Beethoven’s Stirring Letter to His Brothers About the Loneliness of Living with Deafness and How Music Saved His Life)