Articles by TRANSCEND Media Service
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Comprehension of the Dynamics of Collective Selfing and Othering via AI
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
19 Jan 2026 – This exploration is the development of an earlier exercise, Paradoxical Geopolitical Implications of Dynamics of Self-Other Overlap (2026), with the aid of AI — of relevance to the empathy-reification challenges of Israeli-Palestinian and Trump-Putin relations.
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The Machinery of Terror
The Chris Hedges Report – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 – The Trump administration is consolidating the familiar machinery of terror of all authoritarian states. We must resist now. If we wait, it will be too late. Repression in Iran is merely a replica of the US version. ICE, our Gestapo, is being birthed.
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The U.S. Has Announced Phase 2 of the “Gaza Ceasefire”
Qassam Muaddi | Mondoweiss - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
TRAGICOMEDY OF THE WEEK: For Palestinians in Gaza, Phase 2 of the ‘ceasefire lie’ offers little hope that it will change the status quo Israel has established on Phase 1 in the past three months: A NEW FORM OF GENOCIDE.
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U.S. Senate Blocks Bid to Limit Trump’s Military Powers against Venezuela
teleSUR - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026 – A narrowly divided US Senate rejected a War Powers resolution that would have constrained President Donald Trump’s authority to launch new military actions in Venezuela, with Vice President JD Vance casting a decisive tie-breaking vote.
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Neither the US and Its Allies nor any Other State Has a Right to Intervene in the Domestic Affairs of Other Nations
Jan Oberg, Pascal Lottaz and Annette Schiffman | Transnational Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026 – With a focus on possible war on Iran, we argue that the US must – and can – be stopped. It doesn’t have a God-given exceptionalist status. It has become “too arrogant.”
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Swinging on a Double Action Heinous Hinge with Donald Trump
Edward J. Curtin, Jr. | Behind the Curtain – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
12 Jan 2026 – Anything anyone can say about the demagogic Trump is true, whether from his critics, supporters, or those who look on in amazed horror that such a gross, vituperative, and openly violent creature is the president of the USA.
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Freezing to Death in Gaza: How Cold Is Killing Displaced Babies
Yasmin Abu Shammala | Quds News Network - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
16 Jan 2026 – At least seven infants have died this winter in Gaza. Displaced babies freeze in soaked tents as Israel’s blockade blocks essential aid. This is how Israel is freezing Gaza’s babies to death.
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Beyond Oil! Trump Models Himself after Adolf Hitler as the “Genius Leader”
Maung Zarni - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
10 Jan 2026 – There exists a chilling parallel between Adolf Hitler and Donald J. Trump, insofar as the two men’s worldviews–of themselves, their countries, and people – “races?”–they identify with, and their respective missions. Read Mein Kampf to understand US fascism and Trump’s Hitlerite leadership.
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From Gaza to Venezuela, the US Has Been Unmasked as the Serial Villain
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
6 Jan 2026 – The path to Caracas – and potentially next to Colombia, Cuba and Greenland, other targets of Donald Trump’s colonial greed – was paved in Gaza.
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UN World Court Begins Landmark Hearings on Rohingya Genocide Case against Myanmar
Vibhu Mishra | UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
12 Jan 2026 – Public hearings opened today at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a landmark case brought by the Gambia against Myanmar, alleging violations of the Genocide Convention over the military’s treatment of the Rohingya minority.
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Emergency Meetings
Tom Tomorrow | Daily Kos – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
Meanwhile in the White House…
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Reflections of a Father in an AI World
Felipe Zamana | Creativity & Education – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026 – Artificial Intelligence is the hottest topic nowadays. Just as video games, the internet, and smartphones once worried our parents, it is now our turn to decide how much influence new technologies will have on our children.
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(Italiano) Ancora su guerra, pace e cristiani oggi
Enrico Peyretti | Appunti di cultura e politica – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
Gen 14, 2026 – Cerco di riflettere sulla pace possibile e la guerra superabile a partire da una nota del teologo Severino Dianich (del 24 dicembre 2025).
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European Parliament Rejects U.S. Imperialist Claims Regarding Greenland
teleSUR - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
14 Jan 2026 – The European Parliament urged the European Commission and the Council of the EU to determine concrete measures to support Greenland and Denmark in the face of US pressure.
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The War beyond Gaza: Israel’s Silent Shock Campaign in the West Bank
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
14 Jan 2026 – A shock and awe. The phrase is apt in describing what Israel has done in the occupied West Bank almost immediately following the events of October 7, 2023, and the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
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Gaza: Storms Worsen Already Dire Humanitarian Situation–Large Numbers Exposed to the Cold
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
12 Jan 2026 – The humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip remains extremely serious, with harsh winter weather threatening to reverse recent gains in aid delivery, the United Nations said today.
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The Trump Regime’s “Peace Board” Is Another Brick in His Personal Occidental Empire
Jan Oberg, Ph.D. | Transnational Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
18 Jan 2026 – His Gaza proposal reveals a far larger and world-threatening project. It’s a bid to replace the UN — and this MAGAlomania must be stopped now. See warning at the end.
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Healthy Food to Feed Your Thoughts…
Posted by Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
Today, 19 Jan 2026, is Martin Luther King Jr Day
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HAWAII: The US Army Is Quietly Walking Away from Oʻahu to Gain Leverage over the Pōhakuloa Training Area
Military Poisons - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
12 Jan 2026 – An analysis of the Hawaii State’s rejection of the US Army’s Final Environmental Impact Statement, focusing on issues related to toxic contamination.
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Standing Still while History Screams
Raïs Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
12 Jan 2026 – A reflection on dignity, betrayal, and the fine art of losing without selling your soul.
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World Cup Boycott Calls Grow in Response to Trump
Alberto Aceves | Resumen - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
13 Jan 2026 – The drums of protest and calls to boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA are beating louder. Fans are expressing outrage over the armed attack on Venezuela and the controversial human rights policies of the Donald Trump administration.
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Muhammad Ali Walked into a “Whites Only” Diner in 1974
Muhammad Ali: The True Story - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
What He Did Next Changed the Owner’s Life Forever
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It Could Be a Wonderful World
Lawrence S. Wittner – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
13 Jan 2026 – There is a widening gap today between global possibilities and global realities. The possibilities are enormous, for―thanks to a variety of factors, ranging from increases in knowledge to advances in economic productivity―it’s finally feasible for all of humanity to lead decent and fulfilling lives.
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Hyper-Imperialism on Hyper-Drive
Vijay Prashad | Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026 – The US bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president and first lady showcased the current hyper-imperialist stage of the world order. Although a new mood has emerged in the Global South, it is not yet a developed challenge to the collective West.
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Maurice Béjart: Starting Off the Year with a Dance
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
January 1 is the birth anniversary of Maurice Béjart, an innovative master of modern dance. In a world where there is both appreciation and fear of the mixing of cultural traditions, he was always a champion of blending cultural influences, a World Citizen of culture and an inspiration to all who work for a universal culture.
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New World Order in Search of Humanity, Law and Order
Mahboob A. Khawaja – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
Is the New World Order an hypothetical phenomenon or a convenient reality to be imagined? How do you assess its evolving substance for the future?
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Europe’s Federal Moment: Greenland, Article 20 Treaty on European Union, and the Limits of Alliance Politics
Manuel Galiñanes, Mauro Casarotto and Leo Klinkers – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
The proliferation of crises—from Ukraine and Gaza to Taiwan, Venezuela, and now Greenland—does not merely signal disorder. It reflects the emergence of an international system increasingly shaped by great powers seeking to preserve influence amid relative decline or contested primacy.
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It’s the Billionaires, Stupid!
Michael J. Talmo | The Real Facts - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
16 Jan 2026 – In 1992, a simple slogan helped Bill Clinton get elected President of the United States: “It’s the economy, stupid!”
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Cornering Japan So That It Has No Choice but to Take Over the US Support for Taiwan
Sakai Tanaka – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
Trump is a hidden multipolarist and hegemonic renegade. He is destroying the existing British hegemonic system (i.e. liberal globalism) and pushing for Americanism as part of the US’s multipolarization of the world order.
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Prof. Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
Prof. Johan Galtung’s exceptional foresight predicting the fall of the US empire is being validated by successive administrations, with Trump sticking the last nail in the empire’s (not the Republic’s) coffin–irreversibly. I repeat in unison with Prof. Galtung: ‘I love the US republic, and I hate the US empire’. –TMS Editor
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Junk Food to Feed Your Thoughts…
Posted by Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
No Joke…
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Winter Strikes Gaza with a Vengeance
Fedaa al-Qedra | The Electronic Intifada - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
17 Jan 2026 – In a tent flooded with water and torn by the wind in Khan Younis, Iyad Abu Jamea, 49, is trying to support his and his son’s family, 14 people, as displaced families face the bitter winter cold with no proper shelter, while rain and sewage flood their homes, creating harsh and unsanitary living conditions.
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Global Governance for Security and Peace of All: The Role of Peace Education
Surya Nath Prasad - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
Global Governance in the 21st Century is highly relevant in the present world of violence and peacelessness.
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Congo: A Tragedy in Many Parts Over Many Decades
DJ Ravindran | The India Forum - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
14 Jan 2026 – Since independence, the Republic of Congo has been suffering from ethnic strife, armed rebellions and military interventions by neighbouring countries. The presence of valuable minerals has added fuel to the strife which has taken millions of lives. Can peace ever come to this troubled nation?
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Will the ICJ Deliver Justice and Accountability for Myanmar’s Rohingyas?
Zarni tells it like it is – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
As gratifying as it is to see the Rohingya people having their day at “the world’s court, the ICJ will not end the era of impunity for Myanmar junta and change Rohingya lives for better.
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The Flotillas to Gaza Are the World’s Conscience
Chris Hedges – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026 – The numerous attempts by activists in flotillas, to break the siege on Gaza, are a potent reminder that hope comes through acts of resistance and that we must never accept the status quo.
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Genocide in Pictures: Worth a Trillion Words
Posted by Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
Parental Guidance Advised: Pornographic Violence
GAZA, WEST BANK 19 Jan 2026
Air on the G String (Music Video of the Week)
J. S. Bach | Hauser – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
By Medvid Production at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
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Ubuntu Rising: A Peace Force Against Global Belligerism
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
“Out of Africa, Ubuntu Emerges: The Long-Overdue Peace Force”
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I Used to Be a Critic of the Two-Party System – Now I Wish We Had One
Roger D. Harris | Pressenza - TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2025 -I am told that if I don’t like what “my government” is doing, I should write “my representative.” So I dropped Senator Adam Schiff a note about the US war on Venezuela.
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Shame on the UN: Ratifying Genocide, Legitimating the Trump Plan
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
7 Jan 2026 – The 3 Jan acts of US aggression against Venezuela rationalized as ‘law enforcement’ is a geopolitical expression of extra-legal prerogatives shielded from UN censure and sanctions by the veto power of the P5, and in that sense reflects the same mentality underlying the complicity with Gaza genocide.
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Ela Gandhi’s Statement on the US Attack on Venezuela
Ela Gandhi – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
On 5 Apr 1930 Gandhiji wrote to a U.S. businessman: “I want world sympathy in this battle of right against might.” Today in the face of US aggression against Venezuela and labelling South Africa for genocidal intent against Afrikaners while ignoring genocide in Gaza, we are reminded of this quote and ask: Can the world stand by and allow this kind of aggression to continue?
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Withdrawing the US from International Organizations, Conventions and Treaties
The White House - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
Presidential Memoranda 7 Jan 2026 – Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
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Grand Illusion
Chris Hedges – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
8 Jan 2026 – We are cursed by what the historian Barbara Tuchman calls the “bellicose frivolity of senile empires.”
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The Trump Doctrine Exposes the US as a Mafia State
Jan-Werner Müller | The Guardian - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
7 Jan 2026 – The Venezuela incursion is in line with this logic, made even plainer as the US eyes Greenland.
→ read full articleEconomic Warfare, Asset Theft, and Global Destruction
Nouri | Manufacturing Dissent - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
6 Jan 2026 – Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s Masterclass on US Sanctions
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The Leeches on Humanity Have Unmasked Themselves in Palestine & Venezuela
Zarni tells it like it is – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
8 Jan 2026 – Criminal White Supremacist Arses have roamed our planet for way too long. Enter the European slave trade, the most successful trade of its kind in recorded history, that kicked off in AD 1440. In 2026, there still are Class A criminals in the ruling circles of Europe, N. & S America, and Australia- that is, the world of White Supremacy encompassing both Zionist and White nationalist strains.
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War and Oil: Connecting the Dots
Mazin Qumsiyeh | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
And Why Everyone Should Boycott Chevron
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Who’s Really Running Venezuela?
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
9 Jan 2026 – The world was mystified when Trump said that the US would “run” Venezuela. He has since made it clear that he wants to control Venezuela by imposing a U.S. monopoly on selling its oil to the rest of the world, to trap the Venezuelan government in a subservient relationship with the US.
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Responses to Evil, Even as It Has Grown within Social Structures
Prof. Antonino Drago – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
Abandoning a religious ethic of absolute commandments emanating from a higher Being and abandoning the concept of ethics as determined by nature itself, human reason has sought a new basis for ethics in a philosophical ontology…
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Ex-Presidents and Democratic Leaders Silent on the Impeachment of Donald Trump
Ralph Nader – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
9 Jan 2026 – Imagine, if you will, what would happen if these four wealthy politicians (George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden), who still have most of their voters liking them, decided to band together and take on Trump full throttle.
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After Trump’s Threat, Venezuela’s Acting President Calls for Cooperation with the US
Dave DeCamp | Antiwar - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
5 Jan 2026 – Venezuela’s acting president, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, issued a statement yesterday calling for cooperation with the US after President Trump threatened her with a fate worse than President Nicolas Maduro’s if she did not do the US’s bidding.
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‘Cover-Up’: The Complicity of the Press in US Violence
Kevin Gosztola | The Dissenter – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
4 Jan 2026 – All governments lie. Seymour Hersh built his journalism career around the creed that it’s a reporter’s job to expose government lies, especially those told by the United States government.
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Jeffrey Sachs Slams US “Power Grab” Over Venezuela at UN Security Council
DRM News | Jeffrey Sachs - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
5 Jan 2026 – Economist and UN adviser Jeffrey Sachs delivered blistering remarks at an emergency UN Security Council meeting, condemning U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Sachs warned of U.S. “hegemonic power grabs,” urging the Council to defend the UN Charter and international law.
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A New Year’s Thought: A Farewell to Warriors!
Editorial | The Tokyo Shimbun – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
A One Hundred Two -Year-Old War Survivor Speaks About “War”
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From Minneapolis to Here and There: One Empire, Many Graves
Raïs Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
This is not about one murder, one massacre, one “tragic incident,” one regrettable “mistake” explained away by a press release and a blue-ribbon commission. This is about a system that perfects cruelty, routinizes violence, and then asks us to admire its efficiency.
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Thematic Report – Israel’s Discriminatory Administration of the Occupied West Bank, Including East Jerusalem
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
7 Jan 2026 – This thematic report considers the human rights situation in the occupied West Bank with a focus on Israel’s discriminatory administration in violation of Article 3 of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination, which prohibits racial segregation and apartheid.
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Venezuela and Truth
Craig Murray - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
4 Jan 2026 – The mainstream media covered Venezuela non-stop yesterday. They did not mention that the elected governments of Hugo Chávez reduced extreme poverty by over 70%, reduced poverty by 50%, halved unemployment, quadrupled the number receiving a state pension and achieved 100% literacy. Chávez took Venezuela from the most unequal society for wealth distribution in Latin America to the most equal.
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The Path to Success in Governing Venezuela
Sakai Tanaka – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
8 Jan 2026 — Five days have passed since the Trump administration’s US military raided Venezuela, abducted President Maduro and his wife, and declared that “the United States will govern Venezuela until it begins to stabilize and develop.”
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Gaza under Engineered Collapse: How Israel Is Dismantling an Entire Humanitarian System
Women Journalists Without Chains – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
7 Jan 2026 – What is unfolding in Gaza is no longer merely the humanitarian fallout of war. It is the systematic construction of a humanitarian void — a man-made catastrophe driven by Israeli policy and sustained through overlapping political, military, and administrative controls that have transformed civilian survival itself into a battlefield.
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5 Crises to Watch Out for in 2026
Norwegian Refugee Council - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
As the world rings in a new year, the need to address ongoing and long-lasting humanitarian crises remains urgent. In 2026, several regions will face challenges that will demand global attention.
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(Castellano) El buendesarrollo en la universidad franquista y qué hacer hoy
Joan Pedro-Carañana y Toby Miller – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
La universidad franquista nació subdesarrollada en el contexto de la autarquía y murió maldesarrollada en su adaptación al capitalismo. Durante toda la dictadura se produjeron impulsos democráticos y transformadores…
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Ukraine: Conditional Recognition against Referendum
Over Aigner Hauknes and Nils Vidar Vambheim – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
A Framework for a Lasting Solution in Donbass – The framework is based on the principle that lasting peace cannot be achieved by freezing a conflict or relying on trust that does not exist. Mechanisms must be established that solve root problems, and build trust in the process.
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Transcripts of Three International Phone Calls Intercepted by Pegasus Spy Transponders Last Week
Vithal Rajan – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
The First conversation: ‘Hello there! Donald! This is your friend Carney! How you doing today, eh? I have very good news for you! …
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Amb. Chas Freeman: Attack on Venezuela Will Destroy the US Empire
Pascal Lottaz | Neutrality Studies – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
5 Jan 2026 – Can a superpower simply kidnap a foreign leader and charge them with possessing weapons on their own soil? Now that the U.S. has effectively “caught the car” in Venezuela, is there any road left for international law, or have we fully entered the era of the outlaw state?
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This Is How Israeli Settlers, Backed by the Military, Erased a Palestinian Village from Existence Last Week
Majd Jawad | Mondoweiss - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
4 Jan 2026 – The last family in the Palestinian village of Yanoun left their home last week, joining a growing list of communities that have been erased from existence through the establishment of Israeli “shepherding outposts” in their place.
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Teetering on the Brink: WWIII or Just Another Round of Global Poker?
Diran Noubar – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 – The world in early 2026 – a veritable chessboard where kings posture, pawns get pulverized, and everyone pretends they’re not bluffing.
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An Urgent Appeal to Save the Lives of Palestine Action Hunger Strikers in UK
Former hunger strikers | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 – We write in uncompromising solidarity with the hunger strikers from Palestine Action held today in British prisons. They are imprisoned on remand, without trial and without conviction. For some, their remand has lasted over a year, and for most, they will not see trial for two.
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The Imperial Crosshairs Move to Cuba
Caitlin Johnstone - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
12 Jan 2026 – It’s incredible how rapidly the empire has been shoving through longstanding regional domination agendas in the Middle East and Latin America since late 2023.
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Venezuela and the Collapse of a World Order Built on Treaties
Manuel Galiñanes and Leo Klikers – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
7 Jan 2026 – The crisis surrounding Venezuela exposes an illusion in international politics: the belief that defending international law requires choosing between opposing external coercion and opposing internal authoritarianism. This is a false dilemma.
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René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
8 Jan 2026 – Since the “12-day war” of Israel and the U.S.A. against Iran in June 2025, Iran has been a powder key with unresolved political tensions, deepening economic turmoil, and rising domestic dissent. With the start of 2026, the keg has exploded. Protests have started in some 32 cities and larger towns throughout the country.
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The Most Censored News Website in Canada
Elizabeth Woodworth - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
6 Jan 2026 – One thing in our world of non-stop wars is for sure: As long as citizens seeking balanced political coverage of international conflicts are presented with only one side of the story, the democratic knowledge needed to achieve world peace can never occur.
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Venezuela after Trump’s Strike: John Bolton vs John Mearsheimer
Switzerland with Tom Switzer - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
6 Jan 2026 – Tom Switzer challenges John Bolton and John Mearsheimer on the Trump administration’s move to remove Nicolás Maduro from power. Will Beijing and Moscow draw lessons for Taiwan and Ukraine? Can Washington control Venezuela’s oil without nation-building? And how does this intervention square with Trump’s promise to avoid foreign entanglements?
→ read full articleHow Many International Laws Can the United States Break against Venezuela and Still Get Away with?
Vijay Prashad | Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
8 Jan 2026 – Smashing International Laws – The absence of U.N. and O.A.S. condemnations of Washington’s attacks on Venezuela indicates the absolute mafia-type power the U.S. wields in the world.
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The War for the Elusive Word of Peace: A Search for Common Ground in Abrahamic and Dharmic Hermeneutics (Part 1)
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
Hermeneutics: Confronting the Bimodal Interpretive Crisis in Global Religions”
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Fantaisie-Impromptu Chopin Op. 66 (Music Video of the Week)
Rousseau Musique | Chopin – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
No Comment…
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Neocolonial Drug Trafficking and the British Empire’s Opium Wars
Michel Chossudovsky | Substack - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
Today’s “Narco-States” and “The Laundering of Drug Money” – Rarely acknowledged by the mainstream media, the “Global War on Terrorism” which was launched on 9/11 coupled with an extensive dollarization of the global economy has a bearing on the global trade in narcotics, which is controlled by powerful financial interests.
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Maduro Seized, Norms Tested: Security Council Divided as Venezuela Crisis Deepens
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
5 Jan 2026 – The UN Security Council met on Monday against a sharply altered diplomatic backdrop, following US strikes on the Venezuelan capital and seizure of President Nicolás Maduro.
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Until His Final Day, Mohammad Bakri Would Not Be Crushed by Israel
Michael Sfard | +972 Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
6 Jan 2026 – Israel’s courts, military, and mainstream media united to punish the Palestinian actor for giving voice to his people. But he remained unbroken to the end.
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A Reassessment of Marx’s Theory as a Political Theory and a Theory of Conflict Resolution
Prof. Antonino Drago – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
I present an assessment of Marx’s theory based on a new understanding of the foundations of social science, consisting of two dichotomies. Based on these dichotomies, Marx’s theory implicitly assumed alternatives to those of the dominant economic theory of capitalism.
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World Council of Churches Calls for Sanctions on Israel
Middle East Monitor - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
31 Dec 2025 – The World Council of Churches has called on the European Union to impose sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel over what it described as a war of genocide in the Gaza Strip and violations against Palestinians in the West Bank.
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The ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Does Not Exist, the U.S. Justice Department Admits
Defend Democracy Press - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
6 Jan 2026 – Updated indictment no longer alleges it is a formal criminal, terrorist organization.
→ read full articleToward a Northeast Asian Conference on Peace and Security
Tatsushi Arai - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
Organizing a weeklong conflict resolution dialogue in December 2025 in Okinawa, which is home to extensive U.S. military bases, reminded me of the constant fear and unspeakable suffering endured by local communities under conditions of heightened regional insecurity.
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The Role of Advisers in Mediating Worldview Conflicts
Abbas Aroua | Cordoba Peace Institute Geneva – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
Mediation, understood as an assisted negotiation, is a complex process involving the parties in conflict, a third party (the mediator/facilitator), and a constellation of “fourth parties” who can significantly influence the course and outcomes of mediation.
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The U.S. Desperately Wants Back in the Business of Empire with Venezuela
Gabriel Hetland | The Intercept - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
8 Jan 2026 – The USA carried out a coup in Venezuela to plunder the country’s resources. But Latin Americans will have the last word. Precious few elected officials have raised the fundamental question: Does the U.S. have the right to infringe upon another nation’s sovereignty?
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As the World Welcomes a New Year, We, in Gaza, Dread What It Will Bring
Qasem Waleed | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
31 Dec 2026 -Another year has passed, and life in Gaza is still trapped between Israel’s killing machine and the growing indifference of the world. It is another year added to our unique calendar of loss, destruction and death. We have seen so much evil this year that we are afraid to imagine the future.
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U.S. the Rogue State
The Chris Hedges Report – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
5 Jan 2026 – The evisceration of the rule of law at home and abroad solidifies the USA as a rogue state.
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UN Security Council Convenes Emergency Meeting on Venezuela
DW News – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
5 Jan 2026 – Colombia, backed by Russia and China, requested the council hold an emergency meeting after the US attacked Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro to charge him on drug trafficking in New York.
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Peace–Industrial Complex: What Is It?
Everything Explained Today - TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
The peace–industrial complex defines the industry and economy derived from development, peacemaking, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution at both the domestic and foreign levels. Although it has been discussed in more recent times, the concept was introduced as early as 1969 by the U.S. Senate Committee on Government Operations.
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Does Israel Katz Speak for Israel? Will Trump Diplomacy Accept ‘Greater Israel’?
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
27 Dec 2025 – Reading Israel Katz’s Comments on Annexation of the West Bank, Permanent Presence in Gaza, and Policies of Disproportionate Reprisal
→ read full articleParadoxical Geopolitical Implications of Dynamics of Self-Other Overlap
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens - TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
5 Jan 2026 – Empathy-reification Challenges from an AI Perspective for Israeli-Palestinian and Trump-Putin Relations – The relation between “self” and “other” could be considered a well-worn theme on which further comment is merely an intellectual indulgence.
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(Português) O Ser Humano Tem Ainda Futuro?
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
29 Dez 2025 – Observamos que há uma lenta e irrefreável degradação do nosso modo de habitar a Terra. Cabe-nos mostrar amor à vida em sua majestática diversidade, ter compaixão para com todos os que sofrem, realizar rapidamente a justiça social necessária e amar a Grande Mãe, a Terra.
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A Moment of Hope in Gaza
Kathy Kelly – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
On Thu 25 Dec 2025, during Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians, 168 students graduated from medical school, in Gaza. Wearing their white coats, they stood in front of the ruined façade of what was formerly Gaza’s largest hospital, the Al-Shifa Medical Complex.
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Three Messages Missed
Mazin Qumsiyeh | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
31 Dec 2025
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The Right to Life: Children
Giulia Welge | Humanium - TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
The lives of children worldwide are threatened by preventable circumstances including, but not limited to, diseases, poverty, malnutrition, death penalties and environmental degradation. Children in armed conflict, in street situations, indigenous and migrant children are particularly at risk.
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What Goes Around: The EU’s Extralegal Sanctions Regime
Pascal Lottaz - TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
2 Jan 2026 – EU Sanctions against the block’s own citizens and residents are a horrible development toward a totalitarian future. Their extralegal nature is what gives them their force. An explanation attempt.
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Israel Bans Dozens of Aid Groups from Operating in Gaza, Including Doctors Without Borders
Dave DeCamp | Antiwar - TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
30 Dec 2025 – Other groups that are being banned include the Norwegian Refugee Council, the Catholic charity Caritas, and Oxfam.
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Gaza: The Reckoning
Bruno Maçães - TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
The debate on whether Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide is now closed. The International Court of Justice, all the major historians of genocide, the UN, all the major human rights organisations and even a former Israeli Prime Minister all call the Gaza “war” a genocide. Public opinion across Europe and the US increasingly agrees.
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Maung Zarni | FORSEA – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
31 Dec 2025 – Myanmar’s widely reviled military junta is holding “phased general elections”, amidst the ever expanding military and political conflicts triggered by its coup in February 2021.
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(Castellano) Del subdesarrollo al maldesarrollo de la universidad franquista y el paso al buendesarrollo
Joan Pedro-Carañana and Toby Miller – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 Jan 2026
Es imperativo analizar la herencia del franquismo y su ideología nacionalcatólica y nacionalsindicalista y del periodo tecnocrático del Opus Dei para alcanzar el buendesarrollo.
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