Archive for 2018 – Week 50


Carbon Emissions Reach 37 Billion Tonnes in 2018, a Record High: Report
Pep Canadell, Corinne Le Quéré, Glen Peters, Robbie Andrew and Rob Jackson – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Carbon Emissions Reach 37 Billion Tonnes in 2018, a Record High: Report)
Systemic Function of Highly Unrepresentative Minorities
Anthony Judge – Laetus in Praesens – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Systemic Function of Highly Unrepresentative Minorities)
(Português) Esperança: Indignação e Coragem
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Esperança: Indignação e Coragem)
Never Again, and Again: Can the World Stop Genocide?
The Economist – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS, ANALYSIS, MILITARISM, UNITED NATIONS, JUSTICE | 1 Comment »)
Revolution in Ukraine? Yes, please! Revolution in France? Rule of law!
Danielle Ryan - RT
December 10th, 2018 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE, EUROPE | Comments Off on Revolution in Ukraine? Yes, please! Revolution in France? Rule of law!)
From Marc Lamont Hill to the Quakers, No Criticism of Israel Is Allowed
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on From Marc Lamont Hill to the Quakers, No Criticism of Israel Is Allowed)
China – A New Philosophy of Economics
Peter Koenig | Journal NEO – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS, SOCIALISM - MARXISM | 1 Comment »)
America’s Permanent-War Complex
Gareth Porter | The American Conservative - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on America’s Permanent-War Complex)
(Castellano) El engaño humano y nuestra destrucción de la biósfera: ¡Ni siquiera lo estamos intentando!
Robert Burrowes, Ph.D. | Pressenza – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) El engaño humano y nuestra destrucción de la biósfera: ¡Ni siquiera lo estamos intentando!)
Thousands of Myanmar Women Forced into Marriages in China
Deutsche Welle – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Thousands of Myanmar Women Forced into Marriages in China)
Unhinged GDP Growth Could Actually Destroy the Economy, Economists Find
Kate Aronoff – The Intercept
December 10th, 2018 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Unhinged GDP Growth Could Actually Destroy the Economy, Economists Find)
Migrants: A UN Conference Undermined by 11th Hour Withdrawals
Thalif Deen | IPS News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (HUMAN RIGHTS, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Migrants: A UN Conference Undermined by 11th Hour Withdrawals)
(Français) Les Gilets jaunes, révélateur d’un modèle de société en crise
Alex Anfruns | Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Les Gilets jaunes, révélateur d’un modèle de société en crise)
New Report Provides First Comprehensive Legal Analysis of the Role of Gender in Genocide
Sareta Ashraph & Liz Olson | Global Justice Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS, ANALYSIS, MILITARISM, UNITED NATIONS, JUSTICE | Comments Off on New Report Provides First Comprehensive Legal Analysis of the Role of Gender in Genocide)
The Big Capital Formula: µ – Φ = Fascism
Paulo Correia – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Big Capital Formula: µ – Φ = Fascism)
DUDH, dude!
Ravi Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on DUDH, dude!)
Baalak Trust — Rehabilitating Lost Children
Dr. Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Baalak Trust — Rehabilitating Lost Children)
Responding to the Unique Challenge of Nuclear Weapons
Jonathan Granoff | Parliament of the World’s Religions – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Responding to the Unique Challenge of Nuclear Weapons)
Why the Moral Argument for Nonviolence Matters
Kazu Haga | Waging Nonviolence – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on Why the Moral Argument for Nonviolence Matters)
From Central America to Syria: the Conspiracy against Refugees
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (HUMAN RIGHTS | Comments Off on From Central America to Syria: the Conspiracy against Refugees)
Researcher Claims CRISPR-edited Twins Are Born – How Will Science Respond?
Dimitri Perrin and Gaetan Burgio – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 (BRICS, HEALTH, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING, SCIENCE | Comments Off on Researcher Claims CRISPR-edited Twins Are Born – How Will Science Respond?)
We Need to Talk about Racism in the Aid Sector
Tindyebwa Agaba and Anonymous | Shine A Light – Open Democracy
December 10th, 2018 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on We Need to Talk about Racism in the Aid Sector)
UNGA President Launches New Initiative to Purge Plastics and Purify Oceans
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UNGA President Launches New Initiative to Purge Plastics and Purify Oceans)
Humans
Steve Cutts – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Humans)
Limits of Dissent – Glenn Greenwald and the Guardian
Editorial | Media Lens – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Limits of Dissent – Glenn Greenwald and the Guardian)
G20: You Can Smell Tear Gas in the Streets as the Oil Industry Squabbles
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on G20: You Can Smell Tear Gas in the Streets as the Oil Industry Squabbles)
(Português) “É preciso ter a coragem de assumir o sofrimento que causamos aos animais”
Jacinto Antón - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
December 10th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) “É preciso ter a coragem de assumir o sofrimento que causamos aos animais”)
COP24: What to Expect
Federica Genovese – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, SPOTLIGHT, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on COP24: What to Expect)
‘There Are No People’: China’s Crackdown in the Uyghur Heartland
Ann Scott Tyson – The Christian Science Monitor
December 10th, 2018 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, SPECIAL FEATURE, HUMAN RIGHTS, ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, RELIGION | Comments Off on ‘There Are No People’: China’s Crackdown in the Uyghur Heartland)
Going to the Gym Is a Sign of Being Gay, Says Malaysian Newspaper
RT – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Going to the Gym Is a Sign of Being Gay, Says Malaysian Newspaper)
Norms, Analysis, Action: Our Tasks
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (EDITORIAL | Comments Off on Norms, Analysis, Action: Our Tasks)
The Opposite of Evil Is No Longer Goodness
Frances Moore Lappé – Common Dreams
December 10th, 2018 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on The Opposite of Evil Is No Longer Goodness)
On the DIGNIprominence of Applied Peace Linguistics
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on On the DIGNIprominence of Applied Peace Linguistics)
(Português) Dezembro é o mês mais violento para os animais
David Arioch | Vegazeta – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Dezembro é o mês mais violento para os animais)
A World Adrift
José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Laureate | Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on A World Adrift)
Here’s Facebook’s Former “Privacy Sherpa” Discussing How to Harm Your Facebook Privacy
Sam Biddle – The Intercept
December 10th, 2018 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Here’s Facebook’s Former “Privacy Sherpa” Discussing How to Harm Your Facebook Privacy)
Seeing Yemen from Jeju
Kathy Kelly – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Seeing Yemen from Jeju)
Homeland Security Will Let Computers Predict Who Might Be a Terrorist on Your Plane — Just Don’t Ask How It Works
Sam Biddle – The Intercept
December 10th, 2018 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Homeland Security Will Let Computers Predict Who Might Be a Terrorist on Your Plane — Just Don’t Ask How It Works)
Why We Are Not Ready for Genetically Designed Babies
Françoise Baylis, Graham Dellaire and Landon J Getz – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 (BRICS, HEALTH, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING, SCIENCE | Comments Off on Why We Are Not Ready for Genetically Designed Babies)
Summer of ’42 (Music Video of the Week)
Peter Nero – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Summer of ’42 (Music Video of the Week))
Unlike a Globalized Food System, Local Food Won’t Destroy the Environment
Helena Norberg-Hodge | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Unlike a Globalized Food System, Local Food Won’t Destroy the Environment)
Don’t Let [Nobel Peace Laureate] Aung San Suu Kyi Off the Hook for Her Role in the Myanmar Genocide
Khin Mai Aung | Lion’s Roar – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Don’t Let [Nobel Peace Laureate] Aung San Suu Kyi Off the Hook for Her Role in the Myanmar Genocide)
How Big Brother Grips Americans’ Minds to Support Invasions
Eric Zuesse | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on How Big Brother Grips Americans’ Minds to Support Invasions)
Sometimes a Pair of Pants Can Give You Vertigo
Edward Curtin – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Sometimes a Pair of Pants Can Give You Vertigo)
Global Coalition of Scholars Calls for Added Pressure on China over Uygur Internment Camps in Xinjiang
Owen Churchill – China Morning Post
December 10th, 2018 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, SPECIAL FEATURE, HUMAN RIGHTS, ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, RELIGION | Comments Off on Global Coalition of Scholars Calls for Added Pressure on China over Uygur Internment Camps in Xinjiang)
The Joke Is on Us
Daily Ros – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on The Joke Is on Us)
COP24: How a Plastics Treaty Could Clean Up Our Oceans
Elizabeth Kirk – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, SPOTLIGHT, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on COP24: How a Plastics Treaty Could Clean Up Our Oceans)
COP24: Here’s What Must Be Agreed to Keep Warming at 1.5°C
Hugh Hunt – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, SPOTLIGHT, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on COP24: Here’s What Must Be Agreed to Keep Warming at 1.5°C)
Time Is Running Out on Climate Change, but Geoengineering Has Dangers of Its Own
Catriona McKinnon – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Time Is Running Out on Climate Change, but Geoengineering Has Dangers of Its Own)
Behind the US Attack on Chinese Smartphones
Manlio Dinucci – Global Research
December 10th, 2018 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Behind the US Attack on Chinese Smartphones)
India’s Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution Rejects GM Crops
Colin Todhunter | Asia Pacific Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ENVIRONMENT, ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on India’s Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution Rejects GM Crops)
Sheikh Sayakh Will Go to Prison, the Disgrace to His Judges
Amos Gvirtz – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Sheikh Sayakh Will Go to Prison, the Disgrace to His Judges)
(Português) A Fórmula do Fascismo
Paulo Correia | Ideia Perigosa – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) A Fórmula do Fascismo)
The Significance of Human Duties and Responsibilities
Chandra Muzaffar – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Significance of Human Duties and Responsibilities)
Rationale for an Alternative to the UN Security Council
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
John Scales Avery Interviews David Krieger from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on John Scales Avery Interviews David Krieger from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation)
We All Buy Slave-Made Products: Here’s How We Avoid Feeling Guilty
Michal Carrington, Andreas Chatzidakis and Deirdre Shaw – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 (CAPITALISM | 1 Comment »)
Broader Global Coalition Can Solve Rohingya Issue
Sorwar Alam | Anadolu Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Broader Global Coalition Can Solve Rohingya Issue)
Truth, Justice, and Public Good: Simone Weil on Political Manipulation, the Dangers of “For” and “Against,” and How to Save Thinking from Opinion
Maria Popova | Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Truth, Justice, and Public Good: Simone Weil on Political Manipulation, the Dangers of “For” and “Against,” and How to Save Thinking from Opinion)