Archive for 2018 – Week 49


Genome-Edited Baby Claim Provokes International Outcry
David Cyranoski & Heidi Ledford | Nature – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING, SCIENCE | Comments Off on Genome-Edited Baby Claim Provokes International Outcry)
Chinese Researcher Claims First Gene-Edited Babies
Marilynn Marchione | AP – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING, SCIENCE | Comments Off on Chinese Researcher Claims First Gene-Edited Babies)
‘It Is Time for Progressives of the World to Unite’: Sanders-Varoufakis Issue Open Call for New Global Movement
Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on ‘It Is Time for Progressives of the World to Unite’: Sanders-Varoufakis Issue Open Call for New Global Movement)
19 of 20 World Leaders Just Pledged to Fight Climate Change-Trump Was the Lone Holdout
Rebecca Leber – Mother Jones
December 3rd, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on 19 of 20 World Leaders Just Pledged to Fight Climate Change-Trump Was the Lone Holdout)
The Uighurs and China’s Long History of Trouble with Islam
Ian Johnson | The New York Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (SPECIAL FEATURE, ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, RELIGION | Comments Off on The Uighurs and China’s Long History of Trouble with Islam)
Academic Withdraws from China-Backed Event for Uyghurs
Sena Guler | Anadolu Agency [Turkey] – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (SPECIAL FEATURE, TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, RELIGION | Comments Off on Academic Withdraws from China-Backed Event for Uyghurs)
Big Pharma Greed and Bad Government Policy Are Keeping the World from Ending AIDS
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (IN FOCUS, HEALTH, SCIENCE | Comments Off on Big Pharma Greed and Bad Government Policy Are Keeping the World from Ending AIDS)
We Shouldn’t Rush to Save the Liberal Order – We Should Remake It
Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler – The Guardian
December 3rd, 2018 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on We Shouldn’t Rush to Save the Liberal Order – We Should Remake It)
The G20 Meeting and U.S./Russia Relations
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Israel Seizes More Land Speeding Division of Occupied Palestine
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Seizes More Land Speeding Division of Occupied Palestine)
Why Is Canada Punishing This Brave Woman?
Rick Sterling – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Why Is Canada Punishing This Brave Woman?)
(Português) Imagens angustiantes mostram a realidade dos animais criados para indústria de peles
Julia Cortezia - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
December 3rd, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Imagens angustiantes mostram a realidade dos animais criados para indústria de peles)
US Mass Mobilizations: Wars and Financial Plunder
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on US Mass Mobilizations: Wars and Financial Plunder)
230,000 “Jihadists” in 70 Countries: Since 9/11 the Number of Al Qaeda Affiliated Terrorists Has Quadrupled. Study
RT – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on 230,000 “Jihadists” in 70 Countries: Since 9/11 the Number of Al Qaeda Affiliated Terrorists Has Quadrupled. Study)
Human Delusion and Our Destruction of the Biosphere: We Aren’t Even Trying!
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Human Delusion and Our Destruction of the Biosphere: We Aren’t Even Trying!)
The Long, Brutal U.S. War on Children in the Middle East
Kathy Kelly – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Long, Brutal U.S. War on Children in the Middle East)
No Kidding
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | 2 Comments »)
For China, Islam Is a ‘Mental Illness’ That Needs to Be ‘Cured’
Khaled A Beydoun – Al Jazeera
December 3rd, 2018 (SPECIAL FEATURE, ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, RELIGION | Comments Off on For China, Islam Is a ‘Mental Illness’ That Needs to Be ‘Cured’)
How Freud Made Clear We’re ‘Nothing but a Band of Murderers’
Gideon Lev - Haaretz
December 3rd, 2018 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on How Freud Made Clear We’re ‘Nothing but a Band of Murderers’)
An Open Letter to Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche from a Burmese Buddhist Activist
Maung Zarni and Matthew Gindin | Tricycle – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on An Open Letter to Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche from a Burmese Buddhist Activist)
Why Henry David Thoreau Was Drawn to Yoga
Derek Beres | Big Think – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Why Henry David Thoreau Was Drawn to Yoga)
Island Style – ‘Oiwi E (Music Video of the Week)
Song Across Hawai'i | Playing For Change – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Island Style – ‘Oiwi E (Music Video of the Week))
Neoliberalism’s Dark Path to Fascism
Chris Hedges - Truthdig
December 3rd, 2018 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on Neoliberalism’s Dark Path to Fascism)
A Message of Indigenous Resistance and Inspiration from the Amazon
Nemonte Nenquimo | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on A Message of Indigenous Resistance and Inspiration from the Amazon)
Tyranny against Humanity: Human Rights and Global Politics
Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (HUMAN RIGHTS | Comments Off on Tyranny against Humanity: Human Rights and Global Politics)
World’s First Gene-edited Babies? Premature, Dangerous and Irresponsible
Joyce Harper – The Conversation
December 3rd, 2018 (ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING, SCIENCE | Comments Off on World’s First Gene-edited Babies? Premature, Dangerous and Irresponsible)
We [USA] Bear Responsibility for the Conditions in Honduras Causing Its People to Flee
Charles P. Pierce - Esquire
December 3rd, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on We [USA] Bear Responsibility for the Conditions in Honduras Causing Its People to Flee)
A 100% Organic Model Is Possible: The Indian State of Sikkim Shows Us How
Manlio Masucci | LifeGate – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (BRICS, HEALTH, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING, SCIENCE | Comments Off on A 100% Organic Model Is Possible: The Indian State of Sikkim Shows Us How)
Inside Job: The 2008 Global Financial Crisis Documentary
Charles Ferguson | Economic Crisis Film – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Inside Job: The 2008 Global Financial Crisis Documentary)
On Sea as on Land: New Russia-Ukraine Tensions Require Mediation and Negotiations in Good Faith
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on On Sea as on Land: New Russia-Ukraine Tensions Require Mediation and Negotiations in Good Faith)
This Is How Capitalism Kills Us
Hamilton Nolan – Splinter News
December 3rd, 2018 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on This Is How Capitalism Kills Us)
The Insect Apocalypse Is Here
Brooke Jarvis – The New York Times
December 3rd, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE | Comments Off on The Insect Apocalypse Is Here)
Peace Education, Peace Psychology, Peace Linguistics: Toward a Humanity-improving Integration
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Peace Education, Peace Psychology, Peace Linguistics: Toward a Humanity-improving Integration)
Global Catastrophic Risks 2018 Annual Report
Global Challenges Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (FEATURED RESEARCH PAPER | Comments Off on Global Catastrophic Risks 2018 Annual Report)
U.S. Military Says It Has a “Light Footprint” in Africa: These Documents Show a Vast Network of Bases
Nick Turse – The Intercept
December 3rd, 2018 (AFRICA, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on U.S. Military Says It Has a “Light Footprint” in Africa: These Documents Show a Vast Network of Bases)
Mexico on the Eve of AMLO – “So Far from God and So Close to the United States”
Roger Harris – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Mexico on the Eve of AMLO – “So Far from God and So Close to the United States”)
Law Group That Helped U.S. Probe Says Rohingyas Victims of Genocide
Sansara Nepal – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Law Group That Helped U.S. Probe Says Rohingyas Victims of Genocide)
Punctuated Biological and Social Evolution?
Mazin Qumsiyeh | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Punctuated Biological and Social Evolution?)
Why We Stopped Trusting Elites
William Davies – The Guardian
December 3rd, 2018 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on Why We Stopped Trusting Elites)
(Português) Ringo Starr diz que o segredo para se manter jovem e saudável é não consumir carne
David Arioch | Vegazeta – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Ringo Starr diz que o segredo para se manter jovem e saudável é não consumir carne)
Trump Administration Approves Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Harmful to Whales, Dolphins
Center for Biological Diversity – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Trump Administration Approves Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Harmful to Whales, Dolphins)
Further Complicating the Narrative on Nicaragua
Alejandro Bendaña, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Further Complicating the Narrative on Nicaragua)
Radio Rohingya
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Radio Rohingya)
Nicole Krauss’s Beautiful Letter to Van Gogh on Fear, Bravery, and How to Break the Loop of Our Destructive Patterns
Maria Popova | Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Nicole Krauss’s Beautiful Letter to Van Gogh on Fear, Bravery, and How to Break the Loop of Our Destructive Patterns)
The Dangerous Junk Science of Vocal Risk Assessment
Ava Kofman – The Intercept
December 3rd, 2018 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The Dangerous Junk Science of Vocal Risk Assessment)
About the Name “Hindu”
Sri Nandanandana das | Dandavats – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (RELIGION | Comments Off on About the Name “Hindu”)
The Guardian Ups Its Vilification of Julian Assange
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (MEDIA | Comments Off on The Guardian Ups Its Vilification of Julian Assange)
Another Crimean War Looms as NATO Provocations Enter Russian Waters
George Galloway - RT
December 3rd, 2018 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Another Crimean War Looms as NATO Provocations Enter Russian Waters)
On the Future of the World: Some Notes
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (EDITORIAL | 4 Comments »)
Homo Sapiens?
TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Homo Sapiens?)
Peace Pagoda: Seeking Bliss and Joy
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Peace Pagoda: Seeking Bliss and Joy)