Archive for 2018 – Week 14


Nonviolence or Nonexistence? The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Syria Solidarity Movement’s Statement on the Liberation of Eastern Ghouta
Paul Larudee – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
As Feds Launch Probe, Users Discover ‘Horrifying’ Reach of Facebook’s Data Mining
Jake Johnson – Common Dreams
April 2nd, 2018 (MEDIA | Comments Off on As Feds Launch Probe, Users Discover ‘Horrifying’ Reach of Facebook’s Data Mining)
Israel Opens Fire on Palestinian Protesters in Gaza; Trump Envoy Blames “Hostile March”
Robert Mackey – The Intercept
April 2nd, 2018 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Opens Fire on Palestinian Protesters in Gaza; Trump Envoy Blames “Hostile March”)
A Note on Mathematics and Curricula
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (EDUCATION | Comments Off on A Note on Mathematics and Curricula)
Growth at Any Cost: Top Facebook Executive Defended Data Collection in 2016 Memo—And Warned That Facebook Could Get People Killed
Ryan Mac, Charlie Warzel and Alex Kantrowitz | BuzzFeed – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Growth at Any Cost: Top Facebook Executive Defended Data Collection in 2016 Memo—And Warned That Facebook Could Get People Killed)
Oh Rohingya, Who Art Thou? Where Art Thy Homeland?
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Oh Rohingya, Who Art Thou? Where Art Thy Homeland?)
Jewish Voice for Peace Horrified by Israeli Response to the #GreatReturnMarch
Jewish Voice for Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | 1 Comment »)
Algorithmic Censorship: Google and Corporate News Giants Forge New Alliance to Defeat Independent Journalism
Elliott Gabriel – MintPress News
April 2nd, 2018 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Algorithmic Censorship: Google and Corporate News Giants Forge New Alliance to Defeat Independent Journalism)
Palestinians Hold Day of Mourning after 773 ‘Shot with Live Ammunition’
Hazem Balousha and Oliver Holmes – The Guardian
April 2nd, 2018 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Palestinians Hold Day of Mourning after 773 ‘Shot with Live Ammunition’)
(Français) La politique cubaine de Donald Trump est vouée à l’échec
Salim Lamrani | Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) La politique cubaine de Donald Trump est vouée à l’échec)
Six Signs China Wants to Avoid a Trade War
Qing Shan Ding – The Conversation
April 2nd, 2018 (BRICS | Comments Off on Six Signs China Wants to Avoid a Trade War)
Russian Exodus from the West
Peter Koenig — Countercurrents
April 2nd, 2018 (BRICS | Comments Off on Russian Exodus from the West)
Gabor Mate on the Myth of Normal
TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Gabor Mate on the Myth of Normal)
Three Mile Island Accident Deaths, Location: Facts on Nuclear Meltdown’s Anniversary
Elana Glowatz - Newsweek
April 2nd, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, HISTORY | 1 Comment »)
(Italiano) Segni di Guerra
Edward Curtin | Centro Studi Sereno Regis – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Segni di Guerra)
Meanwhile, Around the World
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (EDITORIAL | 1 Comment »)
An Exodus of Our Time – A Reflection on the Rohingya Crisis for the Passover Table
American Jewish World Services – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on An Exodus of Our Time – A Reflection on the Rohingya Crisis for the Passover Table)
20,000 Scientists Have Now Signed ‘Warning to Humanity’
Lorraine Chow | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on 20,000 Scientists Have Now Signed ‘Warning to Humanity’)
Reflections on the “March for our Lives” Movement by an Aging Anti-War Activist
Gary G. Kohls, MD | Duty to Warn – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Reflections on the “March for our Lives” Movement by an Aging Anti-War Activist)
Iran’s Gen. Qassim Solemani Pledges to “Weed the Resistance!” Is Nasrallah His Target?
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Iran’s Gen. Qassim Solemani Pledges to “Weed the Resistance!” Is Nasrallah His Target?)
Should Israeli Settlers Be Considered Civilians?
Robert Inlakesh – MintPress News
April 2nd, 2018 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Should Israeli Settlers Be Considered Civilians?)
Multilateral Iran Nuclear Accord Needs Strong Active Support
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Multilateral Iran Nuclear Accord Needs Strong Active Support)
Building the Iron Wall
Chris Hedges – Truthdig
April 2nd, 2018 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Building the Iron Wall)
Peace Education, Peace Psychology, and Peace Linguistics: Key Questions for Reflection/Research
Prof. Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (EDUCATION | 2 Comments »)
Disembodied Americans and the Crucifixion of the World
Edward Curtin – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Evidence of Violent Extremism of Little Interest When Killer Is White
FAIR-Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Evidence of Violent Extremism of Little Interest When Killer Is White)
Facebook Deletes Gaza-Based News Agency Safa’s Account Hosting 1.3M Followers
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL, MEDIA | Comments Off on Facebook Deletes Gaza-Based News Agency Safa’s Account Hosting 1.3M Followers)
At Security Council, UN Middle East Peace Envoy Reports on Israel’s Troubling Settlement Expansion
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on At Security Council, UN Middle East Peace Envoy Reports on Israel’s Troubling Settlement Expansion)
Insect Decimation Upstages Global Warming
Robert Hunziker - CounterPunch
April 2nd, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT | 11 Comments »)
Shifting Systems with Nonviolent Strategy
Rivera Sun | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on Shifting Systems with Nonviolent Strategy)
Brazil’s Marielle Franco Denounced Three Murders [by Military Police] in the Days before Her Assassination. These Are the Stories.
Leandro Demori, Bruna de Lara, Carolina Moura, Juliana Gonçalves, Yuri Eiras – The Intercept
April 2nd, 2018 (BRICS | Comments Off on Brazil’s Marielle Franco Denounced Three Murders [by Military Police] in the Days before Her Assassination. These Are the Stories.)
Peace Train (Music Video of the Week)
Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Peace Train (Music Video of the Week))
(Português) Trailer: novo documentário vegano é narrado pelo ator Joaquin Phoenix
ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Trailer: novo documentário vegano é narrado pelo ator Joaquin Phoenix)
The Banality of Evil: Diverting the Palestinian Struggle
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Banality of Evil: Diverting the Palestinian Struggle)
(Português) Quando Tom Regan pediu ao Papa Francisco para falar sobre a crueldade contra os animais
David Arioch | Jornalismo Cultural – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Quando Tom Regan pediu ao Papa Francisco para falar sobre a crueldade contra os animais)
Transformative Cities Atlas of Utopia
Transformative Cities Team, via Marilyn Langlois – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Transformative Cities Atlas of Utopia)
Pathways for Peace: A Call to Rethink the Prevention of Violent Conflict in a Turbulent World
Alexandre Marc | Peace News – TRANSCEND Media Servive
April 2nd, 2018 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION | Comments Off on Pathways for Peace: A Call to Rethink the Prevention of Violent Conflict in a Turbulent World)
Israel Faces the Demographic Bomb
Gilad Atzmon | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Faces the Demographic Bomb)
Who Calls Anyone Civilized?
Cathy Breen | Voices for Creative Nonviolence – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Who Calls Anyone Civilized?)
The Pentagon’s Scary Plan to Militarize Ocean Life
Maia Danks | Earth Island Journal – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on The Pentagon’s Scary Plan to Militarize Ocean Life)
Plastic within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is ‘Increasing Exponentially,’ Scientists Find
Chris Mooney – The Washington Post
April 2nd, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Plastic within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is ‘Increasing Exponentially,’ Scientists Find)
Infertility as a Metaphor Heralding Global Collapse
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Africa’s Big New Free Trade Agreement, Explained
Landry Signé – The Washington Post
April 2nd, 2018 (AFRICA | 1 Comment »)
A Brief History of the U.S. Relationship to Jihadists and al-Qaeda across the World
Brandon Turbeville – Activist Post
April 2nd, 2018 (AFRICA, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT, EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS | Comments Off on A Brief History of the U.S. Relationship to Jihadists and al-Qaeda across the World)
A Teachable Moment That Might Go to Waste for Parkland, Florida and the Rest of America
Gary G. Kohls, MD | Duty to Warn – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on A Teachable Moment That Might Go to Waste for Parkland, Florida and the Rest of America)
In the Shadows: India’s Mental Health Crisis
Moin Qazi – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on In the Shadows: India’s Mental Health Crisis)
The World after Trump, Netanyahu and Rajoy
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (FEATURED RESEARCH PAPER | 1 Comment »)
Oxford’s Neo-Orientalism: Burma aka Myanmar
C R Abrar | The Daily Star [Bangladesh] - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Oxford’s Neo-Orientalism: Burma aka Myanmar)
The Reaction against the Reaction: The Voice That Is Raised against the Raised Hand
Juan Eugenio Corradi | Opinion Sur – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Reaction against the Reaction: The Voice That Is Raised against the Raised Hand)
Peace Games
Peter Shutt – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Peace Games)
Dealing with Issues of Ageing and Death
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Fewer Diplomats, More Armed Force Defines US Leadership Today
Monica Duffy Toft – The Conversation
April 2nd, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Fewer Diplomats, More Armed Force Defines US Leadership Today)
Following Foucault: The Trail of the Fox
Prof. Howard Richards – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Following Foucault: The Trail of the Fox)
Meanwhile, in Burma aka Myanmar…
TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Meanwhile, in Burma aka Myanmar…)
“Pour Out Your Wrath”
Uri Avnery | Gush Shalom – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on “Pour Out Your Wrath”)
Deconstructing Power (Part 1)
Dr. Naresh Jotwani – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ANALYSIS | Comments Off on Deconstructing Power (Part 1))
UN Appeals for Support to Tackle ‘Massive’ Health Needs of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Appeals for Support to Tackle ‘Massive’ Health Needs of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh)
Prof. Johan Galtung: Peace Studies, Abolition of War, Building Peace
Andy Russell / Different Films – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS | Comments Off on Prof. Johan Galtung: Peace Studies, Abolition of War, Building Peace)
Meet the Teenage Feminist Who Has Just Published Her First Book
Naledi Shange | Sowetan Live - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (LITERATURE | Comments Off on Meet the Teenage Feminist Who Has Just Published Her First Book)
Framing Questions
Prof. Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Framing Questions)
Losing More People in Gaza
Mazin Qumsiyeh | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
United Nations – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (HUMAN RIGHTS | Comments Off on Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Walmart Files Patent for Robot Bees
Lorraine Chow | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TECHNOLOGY | Comments Off on Walmart Files Patent for Robot Bees)
Political Mind Games: How the 1% Manipulate Our Understanding of What’s Happening, What’s Right, and What’s Possible
Roy Eidelson – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Explaining to a Blind Person [Jokes to Be Taken Seriously]
Prof. Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 2nd, 2018 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | 1 Comment »)