Archive for 2018 – Week 44


The Apocalypse Not Now
Edward Curtin – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Apocalypse Not Now)
Western Media Attacks on Critics of the White Helmets
Rick Sterling – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Western Media Attacks on Critics of the White Helmets)
A New Imperial Power?
Chandra Muzaffar – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
The Psychology of Fascism
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Psychology of Fascism)
Billionaires Made More Money in 2017 than Any Year in Recorded History
Sophie Weiner | Splinter – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Billionaires Made More Money in 2017 than Any Year in Recorded History)
(Português) Arábia Saudita Contra o Iémen: A Chacina Que Não Indigna Governos Nem Opiniões Públicas
Sofia Lorena – Público (Portugal)
October 29th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Arábia Saudita Contra o Iémen: A Chacina Que Não Indigna Governos Nem Opiniões Públicas)
(Português) Brasil: democracia ou ditadura de novo tipo? Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Bárbara Schijman | Página/12 – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | 1 Comment »)
Tax Havens and Other Dirty Tricks Let U.S. Corporations Steal $180 Billion from the Rest of the World Every Year
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
October 29th, 2018 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Tax Havens and Other Dirty Tricks Let U.S. Corporations Steal $180 Billion from the Rest of the World Every Year)
No More Violence!
James Albertini | Malu 'Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
The Diplomacy of Women: Norms into Practice Needed
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
(Français) Brésil : Le grand capital fait élire un grand cheval…Atroce
Paulo Correia | Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Brésil : Le grand capital fait élire un grand cheval…Atroce)
The Comprehensive Guide to Sleep Deprivation: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Nathan Sims | YooHealth – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (HEALTH | Comments Off on The Comprehensive Guide to Sleep Deprivation: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment)
The U.S. Helped Destabilize Honduras. Now Honduran Migrants Are Fleeing Political & Economic Crisis
Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The U.S. Helped Destabilize Honduras. Now Honduran Migrants Are Fleeing Political & Economic Crisis)
Giants: The Global Power Elite
Marc Pilisuk – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Giants: The Global Power Elite)
Transcending World Order Regressions
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
How US Policy in Honduras Set the Stage for Today’s Migration
Joseph Nevins – The Conversation
October 29th, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on How US Policy in Honduras Set the Stage for Today’s Migration)
What the Closure of the US Consulate in East Jerusalem Means
James J. Zogby – The Jordan Times
October 29th, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on What the Closure of the US Consulate in East Jerusalem Means)
Big Business Strikes Back: The Class Struggle from Above
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Big Business Strikes Back: The Class Struggle from Above)
People Are Living Inside Landfills as the World Drowns in Its Own Trash
Jacopo Pasotti and Elisabetta Zavoli – HuffPost
October 29th, 2018 (HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT, IN FOCUS, ASIA--PACIFIC, HEALTH | Comments Off on People Are Living Inside Landfills as the World Drowns in Its Own Trash)
(Português) Não Ignore as Mudanças do Brasil de Bolsonaro
Leandro Demori – The Intercept Brasil
October 29th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Não Ignore as Mudanças do Brasil de Bolsonaro)
To J. at the Museum
Emanuel E. Garcia – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on To J. at the Museum)
Orthodox Church: Biggest Split in a Thousand Years Triggered over Ukraine
Alexander Titov – The Conversation
October 29th, 2018 (RELIGION | Comments Off on Orthodox Church: Biggest Split in a Thousand Years Triggered over Ukraine)
A Short History of U.S. Meddling in Foreign Elections
Mehdi Hasan – The Intercept
October 29th, 2018 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on A Short History of U.S. Meddling in Foreign Elections)
There’s a Growing International Alliance of Right-Wing Demagogues
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on There’s a Growing International Alliance of Right-Wing Demagogues)
Single-Use Plastics Ban Approved by European Parliament
Lucy Purdy | Positive News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, EUROPE | Comments Off on Single-Use Plastics Ban Approved by European Parliament)
Despite Diverted Attention, ‘Ongoing Genocide’ of Rohingya Happening in Myanmar
D. Parvaz | ThinkProgress – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Despite Diverted Attention, ‘Ongoing Genocide’ of Rohingya Happening in Myanmar)
The Tragedy of Saudi Arabia’s Slaughter of Yemenis
Declan Walsh – The New York Times
October 29th, 2018 (HUMAN RIGHTS, SPOTLIGHT, ANGLO AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Tragedy of Saudi Arabia’s Slaughter of Yemenis)
YouTubers Will Enter Politics, and the Ones Who Do Are Probably Going to Win
Ryan Broderick – BuzzFeed News
October 29th, 2018 (BRICS, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, MEDIA | Comments Off on YouTubers Will Enter Politics, and the Ones Who Do Are Probably Going to Win)
Jair Bolsonaro Is Elected President of Brazil. Read His Extremist, Far-Right Positions in His Own Words.
Andrew Fishman – The Intercept
October 29th, 2018 (BRICS | Comments Off on Jair Bolsonaro Is Elected President of Brazil. Read His Extremist, Far-Right Positions in His Own Words.)
Facebook’s Role in the Genocide in Myanmar: New Reporting Complicates the Narrative
Evelyn Douek | Lawfare – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE, MEDIA | Comments Off on Facebook’s Role in the Genocide in Myanmar: New Reporting Complicates the Narrative)
American Executives: Election of Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Is a “Bullish Opportunity for Us”
Zaid Jilani and Lee Fang – The Intercept
October 29th, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA, BRICS, CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS, TRADE | Comments Off on American Executives: Election of Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Is a “Bullish Opportunity for Us”)
(Français) Brésil: l’élection d’un chef de gang d’extrême droite, ouvre la voie à «un nettoyage jamais vu dans l’histoire du Brésil»
Smail Hadj Ali | Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Brésil: l’élection d’un chef de gang d’extrême droite, ouvre la voie à «un nettoyage jamais vu dans l’histoire du Brésil»)
Presidential Nuclear Nonsense
John LaForge | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA | 1 Comment »)
The White Helmets Ride Again
Philip Giraldi – The Unz Review
October 29th, 2018 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The White Helmets Ride Again)
Why You Might Consider the Buddha’s Proposal
Jack Balkwill | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Why You Might Consider the Buddha’s Proposal)
This Modern World
Tom Tomorrow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on This Modern World)
Slavoj Žižek: Until the Rich World Thinks ‘One World,’ Migration Will Intensify
Slavoj Žižek - RT
October 29th, 2018 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Slavoj Žižek: Until the Rich World Thinks ‘One World,’ Migration Will Intensify)
American “Zersetzung”
Karen Melton Stewart | Activist Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on American “Zersetzung”)
Congo in the Abyss
Ann Garrison | Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Congo in the Abyss)
(Português) Pesquisa Rebate Crença de que É Caro Ser Vegetariano
David Arioch | Vegazeta – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Pesquisa Rebate Crença de que É Caro Ser Vegetariano)
‘Primitive People’: The Untold Story of UNHCR’s Historical Engagement with Rohingya Refugees
Jeff Crisp | Humanitarian Practice Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS, ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on ‘Primitive People’: The Untold Story of UNHCR’s Historical Engagement with Rohingya Refugees)
Activist for Rohingya Muslims, Zarni Calls on Tokyo to Speak Out over Refugee Crisis
Chisato Tanaka – The Japan Times
October 29th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Activist for Rohingya Muslims, Zarni Calls on Tokyo to Speak Out over Refugee Crisis)
30th Straight Bloody Friday in Gaza
Stephen Lendman | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on 30th Straight Bloody Friday in Gaza)
Fact from Fiction: What You Should Know about the Migrant Caravan Making Its Way to the U.S. Border
Luke Barnes and Rebekah Entralgo | ThinkProgress – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Fact from Fiction: What You Should Know about the Migrant Caravan Making Its Way to the U.S. Border)
‘A Cruel Choice’: Why Israel Targets Palestinian Schools
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on ‘A Cruel Choice’: Why Israel Targets Palestinian Schools)
The Act of Killing: Authorship as Performance and the Mythology of National Identity
Aruna Ekanayake | UCLA Cinema and Media Studies – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (ANALYSIS, MEDIA, ARTS, EDUCATION, LITERATURE | Comments Off on The Act of Killing: Authorship as Performance and the Mythology of National Identity)
Library Evolution
Pawel Kuczynski – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Library Evolution)
Joys of Living and Learning in Massachusetts, USA
Dr. Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Japan Continues to Rely on Coal-fired Plants despite Global Criticism
Chisato Tanaka – The Japan Times
October 29th, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Japan Continues to Rely on Coal-fired Plants despite Global Criticism)
Raag Khamaj [Sitar] (Music Video of the Week)
Ravi Shankar & Anoushka Shankar – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Raag Khamaj [Sitar] (Music Video of the Week))