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Chomsky’s Truth to Power
Daniel Geary – Jacobin Magazine
February 27th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
With the US Distracted by Trump and the UK by Brexit, They’re about to See a Decline in Their Global Power
Patrick Cockburn - The Independent
February 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on With the US Distracted by Trump and the UK by Brexit, They’re about to See a Decline in Their Global Power)
Chelsea Manning: To Those Who Kept Me Alive All These Years, Thank You
Chelsea E Manning – The Guardian
February 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Chelsea Manning: To Those Who Kept Me Alive All These Years, Thank You)
Not So Innocent
David S. Foglesong | London Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Not So Innocent)
Worst Joke Ever? U.S. Spy Chief Gives Saudi Prince Highest Award for “Fighting Terrorism”
Mike Whitney - CounterPunch
February 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Worst Joke Ever? U.S. Spy Chief Gives Saudi Prince Highest Award for “Fighting Terrorism”)
Donald Trump’s Dangerous China Illusions
Jeffrey D. Sachs - The Boston Globe
February 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Donald Trump’s Dangerous China Illusions)
Symbolic Seduction: Women’s Rights, Partisan Politics, Ethnocentrism and “American Narcissism”
Edward Curtin | Global Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2017 ( 2 Comments »)
Hannah Arendt: From an Interview
Hannah Arendt – New York Review of Books
February 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Hannah Arendt: From an Interview)
Moscow & Washington – Last Chance to Get It Right?
Jonathan Power | Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2017 ( 2 Comments »)
Helping Refugees Also Means Stopping the Wars Which Make Them
Max Ajl - teleSUR
January 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Helping Refugees Also Means Stopping the Wars Which Make Them)
All about That Democratic Base
Gorge Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on All about That Democratic Base)
From Lenin to Davos: A Stark Warning on Capitalism’s Excesses
John Wight – Russia Today
January 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on From Lenin to Davos: A Stark Warning on Capitalism’s Excesses)
Putin – Trump: Two Paradigms of Global Peace
Dr. Leo Semashko and Dr. Rudolf Siebert – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Putin – Trump: Two Paradigms of Global Peace)
The U.S. Should Back Russia’s Syria Ceasefire
Christopher Bolan | Foreign Policy In Focus – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The U.S. Should Back Russia’s Syria Ceasefire)
Why Rates of Human Organ Trafficking Are on the Rise in the Middle East
Future for Advanced Research and Studies – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Why Rates of Human Organ Trafficking Are on the Rise in the Middle East)
A Brief History of War and Drugs: From Vikings to Nazis
Barbara McCarthy – Al Jazeera
January 2nd, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
How the Everyday Use of Militaristic Jargon Makes Us More Combative
Nan Levinson | Waging Nonviolence – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2016 ( Comments Off on How the Everyday Use of Militaristic Jargon Makes Us More Combative)
2016: Year of Two Peace Revolutions — 2017: Year of Their Practical Implementation and Development
Leo Semashko – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2016 ( Comments Off on 2016: Year of Two Peace Revolutions — 2017: Year of Their Practical Implementation and Development)
The Golden Arches Theory of Decline
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Golden Arches Theory of Decline)
Fidel Castro in Context
Belen Fernandez – Al Jazeera
November 28th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Settling the Confusion of Sovereignty and Independence
Hawaiian Kingdom Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Settling the Confusion of Sovereignty and Independence)
Welcome to the Brave New (Trumpolitical/Trumponomic) World
Pepe Escobar | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 21st, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
Noam Chomsky on the Crises of Immigration
Noam Chomsky – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal
November 21st, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
Caught in the Act: NGOs Deal in Migrant Smuggling
Gefira – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 14th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
‘Epidemic of Birth Defects and Cancer in Iraq after US-Led War’
Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 14th, 2016 ( Comments Off on ‘Epidemic of Birth Defects and Cancer in Iraq after US-Led War’)
Wall Street and the Pentagon: Pre-mature Political and Military Ejaculations
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Wall Street and the Pentagon: Pre-mature Political and Military Ejaculations)
Mansions and Slums: The Inequality of Living Space
Tamara Pearson - CounterPunch
November 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Mansions and Slums: The Inequality of Living Space)
Washington’s ‘Pivot to Asia’: A Debacle Unfolding
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Washington’s ‘Pivot to Asia’: A Debacle Unfolding)
The White Helmet Controversy
Rick Sterling | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
Philippine President Duterte: ‘I Announce My Separation from the United States’
Barbara Demick and Tracy Wilkinson – Los Angeles Times
October 24th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Philippine President Duterte: ‘I Announce My Separation from the United States’)
Good Deaths in Mosul, Bad Deaths in Aleppo
Robert Parry – Consortium News
October 24th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Good Deaths in Mosul, Bad Deaths in Aleppo)
U.S. Military Operations Are Biggest Motivation for Homegrown Terrorists, FBI Study Finds
Murtaza Hussain and Cora Currier – The Intercept
October 17th, 2016 ( Comments Off on U.S. Military Operations Are Biggest Motivation for Homegrown Terrorists, FBI Study Finds)
From War to Peace
Hank Stone – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 17th, 2016 ( Comments Off on From War to Peace)
Leaked Clinton email Admits Saudi, Qatari Governments Funding ISIS in Syria
Bill Van Auken | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 17th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Leaked Clinton email Admits Saudi, Qatari Governments Funding ISIS in Syria)
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Orders US Forces Out of Country, Cutting 65 Years of Military Ties
Alexandra Sims – The Independent
October 17th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
The Long, Long Journey to Female Equality
James A. Haught | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 3rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Long, Long Journey to Female Equality)
The Politics of Bombing: Wholesale, Retail and Improvised
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 3rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Politics of Bombing: Wholesale, Retail and Improvised)
When Humanitarianism Became Imperialism
Gregory Afinogenov – Jacobin Magazine
September 19th, 2016 ( Comments Off on When Humanitarianism Became Imperialism)
CEOs Can Now Be Prosecuted Like War Criminals at The Hague
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2016 ( Comments Off on CEOs Can Now Be Prosecuted Like War Criminals at The Hague)
G20 Summit: For the First Time the West Couldn’t Dictate, but Had to Listen
Asif Aziz – Astute News
September 12th, 2016 ( Comments Off on G20 Summit: For the First Time the West Couldn’t Dictate, but Had to Listen)
How Silicon Valley Follows the Money
Pepe Escobar | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2016 ( Comments Off on How Silicon Valley Follows the Money)
The Russians Are Coming . . . Again?
Emanuel E. Garcia, MD | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
NGOs: Choice Tool of Subversion for the New World Order
Makia Freeman | Activist Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
Revisiting the Lessons of the Battle of Seattle and Its Aftermath
Walden Bello | Transnational Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Revisiting the Lessons of the Battle of Seattle and Its Aftermath)
A Disturbing Series of Events: Governments around the World Seem to Be Preparing for War
Daisy Luther | Activist Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2016 ( Comments Off on A Disturbing Series of Events: Governments around the World Seem to Be Preparing for War)
China’s Pivot to World Markets, Washington’s Pivot to World Wars, and the Debacle of the Latin American Left
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2016 ( Comments Off on China’s Pivot to World Markets, Washington’s Pivot to World Wars, and the Debacle of the Latin American Left)
Western Propaganda – So Simple but So Effective!
Andre Vltchek | New Eastern Outlook – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Kashmir and Palestine: The Story of Two Occupations
Goldie Osuri – Al Jazeera
August 29th, 2016 ( 4 Comments »)
The Historic Reversal of Populations
Joseph Chamie – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 15th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Historic Reversal of Populations)
Why Are Elites Out of Touch? They Think Anyone Who Disagrees with Them Is Crazy
Nitzan David Foucks – The National Interest Magazine
August 15th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Why Are Elites Out of Touch? They Think Anyone Who Disagrees with Them Is Crazy)
Duty to Warn | Bernie Sanders and Aussie Gough Whitlam, Identical Political Twins fromTwo Eras
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Duty to Warn | Bernie Sanders and Aussie Gough Whitlam, Identical Political Twins fromTwo Eras)
What We Wear: Another Way to “Vote”
Andrew Moss | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on What We Wear: Another Way to “Vote”)
Is It an Island Or a Rock? Ruling Could Cost U.S. a Huge Swath of Ocean
Peter Coy | Bloomberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Is It an Island Or a Rock? Ruling Could Cost U.S. a Huge Swath of Ocean)
Nice, Munich and the Terrorism of the West
Belen Fernandez – Middle East Eye
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Nice, Munich and the Terrorism of the West)
Africa/America
Tom H. Hastings | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Africa/America)
Orlando… Dallas… Nice… Baton Rouge… Have You Noticed a Pattern?
Dr. Shariff Abdullah – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Orlando… Dallas… Nice… Baton Rouge… Have You Noticed a Pattern?)
Map: The World of Coups Since 1950
Adam Taylor – The Washington Post
July 25th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
We Love to Talk of Terror – But After the Munich Shooting, This Hypocritical Catch-All Term Has Finally Caught Us Out
Robert Fisk – The Independent
July 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on We Love to Talk of Terror – But After the Munich Shooting, This Hypocritical Catch-All Term Has Finally Caught Us Out)
Brexit Coincides with India’s and Pakistan’s Entry into the SCO
Alfredo Jalife-Rahme | Voltaire Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Brexit Coincides with India’s and Pakistan’s Entry into the SCO)
Being Inconvenienced While Minding My Own Business
Bruce Lerro | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Handling Opposites for Peace and Justice
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Handling Opposites for Peace and Justice)
Human Security a Must in a Chaotic, Confused World – Japan
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Human Security a Must in a Chaotic, Confused World – Japan)
Remembering the Price of Bush, Blair’s 2003 Iraq War
Mohamed Hemish – teleSUR
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Remembering the Price of Bush, Blair’s 2003 Iraq War)
Why Has NATO Chosen Russia as Its Enemy Instead of ISIS?
Bryan MacDonald – Russia Today
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Why Has NATO Chosen Russia as Its Enemy Instead of ISIS?)
The War on Weed Part II: Monsanto, Bayer, and the Push for Corporate Cannabis
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Unintended Consequences and the Warfare State
Mel Gurtov | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Unintended Consequences and the Warfare State)
Female Infanticide Worldwide: The Case for Action by the UN Human Rights Council
Asian Centre for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2016 ( 4 Comments »)
5 Confirmed False Flag Operations and How to Spot Them in the Future
Anti-Media – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on 5 Confirmed False Flag Operations and How to Spot Them in the Future)
Theory of ‘Conspiracy Theorists’
Marcus Godwyn – Oriental Review
July 4th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
The Age of Disintegration: Neoliberalism, Interventionism, the Resource Curse, and a Fragmenting World
Patrick Cockburn – TomDispatch
July 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Age of Disintegration: Neoliberalism, Interventionism, the Resource Curse, and a Fragmenting World)
Xenophobic Rhetoric, Now Socially and Politically ‘Acceptable’ ?
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
July 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Xenophobic Rhetoric, Now Socially and Politically ‘Acceptable’ ?)
Xenophobia: ‘Hate Is Mainstreamed, Walls Are Back, Suspicion Kills’
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
June 27th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Xenophobia: ‘Hate Is Mainstreamed, Walls Are Back, Suspicion Kills’)
U.S. Policy and the Geopolitical Dynamics of the Middle East
Amb. Chas Freeman – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
The War on Weed Is Winding Down – But Will Monsanto Be the Winner?
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The War on Weed Is Winding Down – But Will Monsanto Be the Winner?)
Why Is the Killer of British MP Jo Cox Not Being Called a “Terrorist”?
Glenn Greenwald - The Intercept
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Why Is the Killer of British MP Jo Cox Not Being Called a “Terrorist”?)
Pathways of Transition to Agroecological Food Systems
Adam Parsons | Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Pathways of Transition to Agroecological Food Systems)
Deadly Irony: US Calls Russia ‘Aggressive’ as NATO Creeps Eastward
Robert Bridge – Russia Today
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Deadly Irony: US Calls Russia ‘Aggressive’ as NATO Creeps Eastward)
No Recognition of ‘One Humanity’ at the World Humanitarian Forum
Rajesh Makwana | Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 13th, 2016 ( Comments Off on No Recognition of ‘One Humanity’ at the World Humanitarian Forum)
Humanitarian Aid – Business as Unusual?
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
June 13th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Humanitarian Aid – Business as Unusual?)
Anglo-America: Regression and Reversion in the Modern World
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Anglo-America: Regression and Reversion in the Modern World)
This Photo Is Why You Need to Start Paying Attention to Europe’s Refugee Crisis
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee – Think Progress
June 6th, 2016 ( Comments Off on This Photo Is Why You Need to Start Paying Attention to Europe’s Refugee Crisis)
Let Them Drown: The Violence of Othering in a Warming World
Naomi Klein | London Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Let Them Drown: The Violence of Othering in a Warming World)
Target Russia. Target China. Target Iran
Pepe Escobar – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Target Russia. Target China. Target Iran)
In an Age of Discovery, It Takes Real Guts to Be Optimistic
Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna – The Huffington Post
May 30th, 2016 ( Comments Off on In an Age of Discovery, It Takes Real Guts to Be Optimistic)
Hammering for Peace
Kathy Kelly | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Cultivating Symbols for Peace and Harmony
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Cultivating Symbols for Peace and Harmony)
How Much It Sucks to Be a Sri Lankan Worker Making Beyoncé’s New Clothing Line
Sirin Kale | Vice – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 23rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on How Much It Sucks to Be a Sri Lankan Worker Making Beyoncé’s New Clothing Line)
The Imperial Empire: The Sun Never Sets but the Mote Remains in the Emperor’s Eye
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 23rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Imperial Empire: The Sun Never Sets but the Mote Remains in the Emperor’s Eye)
Conspiracy Theories, Disinformation Agents, and the CIA
Gary G. Kohls, MD | Duty to Warn – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 16th, 2016 ( 5 Comments »)
Smart Power & the Human Rights Industrial Complex
Patrick Henningsen - 21st Century Wire
May 9th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Smart Power & the Human Rights Industrial Complex)
The Calm before the Coming Global Storm
Pepe Escobar | The International Reporter - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 9th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Any Way to Halt Extremism?
Baher Kamal – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 2nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Any Way to Halt Extremism?)
Happiness Inequality Is a Better Measure of Well-Being than Income Inequality
Kira M. Newman, The Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley– TRANSCEND Media Service
May 2nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Happiness Inequality Is a Better Measure of Well-Being than Income Inequality)
History Has Knocked Very Loudly on Our Door. Will We Answer?
Jakob von Uexkull – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
I’m on the Kill List – This Is What It Feels Like to Be Hunted by Drones
Malik Jalal – The Independent
April 18th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Echo Papa Exposed: Inside Erik Prince’s Treacherous Drive to Build a Private Air Force
Jeremy Scahill and Matthew Cole – The Intercept
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Echo Papa Exposed: Inside Erik Prince’s Treacherous Drive to Build a Private Air Force)
Here’s a Way to Shut Down Panama Papers-Style Tax Havens — If We Wanted To
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Here’s a Way to Shut Down Panama Papers-Style Tax Havens — If We Wanted To)
Iraq Invasion [20 March 2003]: Anniversary of the Biggest Terrorist Attack in Modern History?
Felicity Arbuthnot – Dissident Voice
April 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Iraq Invasion [20 March 2003]: Anniversary of the Biggest Terrorist Attack in Modern History?)
Fools Fighting Terror with Terror
John M. LaForge, PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Fools Fighting Terror with Terror)
A World War Has Begun. Break the Silence.
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 28th, 2016 ( Comments Off on A World War Has Begun. Break the Silence.)
Highlighting Western Victims While Ignoring Victims of Western Violence
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 28th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Highlighting Western Victims While Ignoring Victims of Western Violence)
How Not to Talk about Muslims after a Fringe Terrorist Group Attacks
Juan Cole, Informed Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 28th, 2016 ( Comments Off on How Not to Talk about Muslims after a Fringe Terrorist Group Attacks)
Duty to Warn – “Free Speech Zones”, the Rigged Economy and Organized Crime
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 21st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Duty to Warn – “Free Speech Zones”, the Rigged Economy and Organized Crime)
Lift the Ban! – Kofi Annan on Why It’s Time to Legalize Drugs
Kofi Annan – Der Spiegel
March 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Lift the Ban! – Kofi Annan on Why It’s Time to Legalize Drugs)
How a Little Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower
Alfred McCoy – Foreign Policy In Focus
March 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on How a Little Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower)
World Day for Social Justice 2016 – Time to Share the Wealth
Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on World Day for Social Justice 2016 – Time to Share the Wealth)
Shipping Containers Are Becoming ‘Home, Sweet Home’ All Over the World
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Shipping Containers Are Becoming ‘Home, Sweet Home’ All Over the World)
Notes from Tehran: Trump, the Iranian Elections and the End of Sanctions
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 15th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Notes from Tehran: Trump, the Iranian Elections and the End of Sanctions)
Freeing Julian Assange: The Last Chapter
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 8th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Freeing Julian Assange: The Last Chapter)
Time to Heed Warnings of Syriza’s Ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis
Cynthia McKinney – Russia Today
February 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Time to Heed Warnings of Syriza’s Ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis)
Political Correctness 2.0
Katrin Anger – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Political Correctness 2.0)
Engaging the ISIS Threat
Marc Pilisuk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 1st, 2016 ( 6 Comments »)
A World Divided: Elites Descend on Swiss Alps amid Rising Inequality
Ben Hirschler and Noah Barkin, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 25th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Can Targeted Killing Work as a Neutral Principle?
Jeremy Waldron, New York University School of Law - Social Science Research Nework
January 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Can Targeted Killing Work as a Neutral Principle?)
Poor 2016, So Many Handicaps
Roberto Savio – Other News
January 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Poor 2016, So Many Handicaps)
The Man Who Exposed the Lie of the War on Drugs
Ed Vulliamy – The Guardian
January 4th, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
Don’t Eat That Shrimp
Roberto A. Ferdman – The Washington Post
January 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Don’t Eat That Shrimp)
2016 Trends Forecast and Mega Analysis
Andrew Korybko – The Saker
January 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on 2016 Trends Forecast and Mega Analysis)
Awakening an American Society and the Global Community
Clive Hambidge – Media with Conscience News
December 28th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Awakening an American Society and the Global Community)
When Terrorism Becomes Counter-Terrorism: The State Sponsors of Terrorism Are “Going After the Terrorists”
Prof Michel Chossudovsky - Global Research
December 28th, 2015 ( Comments Off on When Terrorism Becomes Counter-Terrorism: The State Sponsors of Terrorism Are “Going After the Terrorists”)
Banksy’s ‘Steve Jobs the Son of Syrian Migrant’ Pops Up in Calais Camp
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Banksy’s ‘Steve Jobs the Son of Syrian Migrant’ Pops Up in Calais Camp)
In Greenpeace Sting, Professors Agree to Produce Research for Fossil Fuel Industry without Disclosure
Zaid Jilani – The Intercept
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on In Greenpeace Sting, Professors Agree to Produce Research for Fossil Fuel Industry without Disclosure)
How Our Naive Understanding of Violence Helps ISIS
Paul K. Chappell, PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on How Our Naive Understanding of Violence Helps ISIS)
Raqqa’s Rockefellers: How Islamic State Oil Flows to Israel
Al-Araby al-Jadeed – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Raqqa’s Rockefellers: How Islamic State Oil Flows to Israel)
Forget Daesh: Humanity Is at Stake
Ramzy Baroud – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Forget Daesh: Humanity Is at Stake)
I Know Isis Fighters. Western Bombs Falling on Raqqa Will Fill Them with Joy
Jürgen Todenhöfer – The Guardian
November 30th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Joyce Carol Oates on Twitter: Is Nothing ‘Joyous’ in ISIS?
Daniel Victornov – International New York Times
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Joyce Carol Oates on Twitter: Is Nothing ‘Joyous’ in ISIS?)
Turkish Intelligence Chief: ISIS Is a Reality and We Must Stop Putin from Crushing the Islamic Revolution
AWD News – Fort Russ
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Turkish Intelligence Chief: ISIS Is a Reality and We Must Stop Putin from Crushing the Islamic Revolution)
Meet the Man Who Funds ISIS: Bilal Erdogan, the Son of Turkey’s President
Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Meet the Man Who Funds ISIS: Bilal Erdogan, the Son of Turkey’s President)
Calais Migrant Camp on Fire as France Reels from Paris Terror Attacks
Mikey Smith – Mirror Online
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Calais Migrant Camp on Fire as France Reels from Paris Terror Attacks)
Beirut and Paris: A Tale of Two Terror Attacks
Belén Fernández - TeleSur
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Beirut and Paris: A Tale of Two Terror Attacks)
Beirut’s Explosion: The Sunni-Shia Bellum Sanctum Returns to Hezbollah’s Security Zone
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Beirut’s Explosion: The Sunni-Shia Bellum Sanctum Returns to Hezbollah’s Security Zone)
Paris at Midnight: Attempt to Push France Out of Anti-ISIL Coalition in Syria?
Juan Cole, Informed Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Paris at Midnight: Attempt to Push France Out of Anti-ISIL Coalition in Syria?)
Paris: Who Profits?
Pepe Escobar – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 16th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
‘We Remain Blindfolded about Isis’ Says the Man Who Should Know
Robert Fisk – The Independent
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on ‘We Remain Blindfolded about Isis’ Says the Man Who Should Know)
Emeritus Prof. Dr. DIETRICH FISCHER (1941 – 2015)
Adeleye Oyeniyi – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Emeritus Prof. Dr. DIETRICH FISCHER (1941 – 2015))
Credit Suisse Wealth Report: There Are More Poor People in America Than in China
Tim Worstall - Forbes
October 26th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Ten Articles on the Nuclear Treaty with Iran
Farhang Jahanpour - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
October 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Ten Articles on the Nuclear Treaty with Iran)
Why Should the U.S. Accept Syrian Refugees? Because It Helped Displace Them.
Laith Shakir – Foreign Policy In Focus
October 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Why Should the U.S. Accept Syrian Refugees? Because It Helped Displace Them.)
From Blasphemy Law to Freedom of Speech
Dr. Khalid Sohail, The Secular Web – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on From Blasphemy Law to Freedom of Speech)
The Future of Work: Business and Community in the Information Age
Scott Meyer, 9clouds – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Future of Work: Business and Community in the Information Age)
Five Leaders Challenging Western Imperialism through Diplomacy, Persuasion and Public Pressure
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Five Leaders Challenging Western Imperialism through Diplomacy, Persuasion and Public Pressure)
No Papal Bull: Francis Hails Peace and the Activists Who Fight for It
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan – Truthdig
October 5th, 2015 ( Comments Off on No Papal Bull: Francis Hails Peace and the Activists Who Fight for It)
Right Livelihood Awards 2015: The Laureates
The Right Livelihood Award Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 5th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Right Livelihood Awards 2015: The Laureates)
Resisting the Lure of Intervention – The Search for Terrestrial Intelligence
John Feffer - TomDispatch
September 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Resisting the Lure of Intervention – The Search for Terrestrial Intelligence)
Has Charlie Hebdo’s Cartoon Mocking Drowned Syrian Child Gone Too Far?
John Vibes, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 21st, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse—Rape–of Boys
Joseph Goldstein – The New York Times
September 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse—Rape–of Boys)
Map: The Risk of Genocide around the World
Ishaan Tharoor – The Washington Post
September 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Map: The Risk of Genocide around the World)
US Seek Control of EU Elites via Refugee Crisis
Oriental Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on US Seek Control of EU Elites via Refugee Crisis)
The West’s Hidden Tribalism
Khaled Diab – Al Jazeera
September 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The West’s Hidden Tribalism)
An “Enormous Opportunity”: A Short, Awful 9/11 Quiz
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
September 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on An “Enormous Opportunity”: A Short, Awful 9/11 Quiz)
U.S. Drops Bombs; EU Gets Refugees & Blame – This Is Insane
Eric Zuesse – Strategic Culture Foundation
September 7th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Redefining Youth as Peacebuilders – #youth4peace
Peace Is Sexy – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Redefining Youth as Peacebuilders – #youth4peace)
Blowback on a NATO Beach
Pepe Escobar – Russia Today
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Blowback on a NATO Beach)
“Swarms” Entering the UK? What We Can Still Learn about the Migrant Crisis from Che Guevara
Susan Babbitt - CounterPunch
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on “Swarms” Entering the UK? What We Can Still Learn about the Migrant Crisis from Che Guevara)
Change Everything or Face a Global Katrina
Naomi Klein, The Leap – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 31st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Change Everything or Face a Global Katrina)
Finally, Science Beginning to Prove Torture Doesn’t Work
Russ Wellen – Foreign Policy In Focus
August 31st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Finally, Science Beginning to Prove Torture Doesn’t Work)
Here’s What Actually Gets Terrorists to Tell the Truth — And It’s Not Torture
Peter Aldhous, BuzzFeed News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 ( 2 Comments »)
War Begets War Refugees: The Moral Bankruptcy of Italy and NATO
Ramzy Baroud – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 ( Comments Off on War Begets War Refugees: The Moral Bankruptcy of Italy and NATO)
“The Iranian Threat” – Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace?
Noam Chomsky – TomDispatch
August 24th, 2015 ( Comments Off on “The Iranian Threat” – Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace?)
Mediterranean Desperation: Saving Lives at the World’s Most Dangerous Border
Juliane von Mittelstaedt and Christian Werner (Photography) – Der Spiegel
August 17th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Mediterranean Desperation: Saving Lives at the World’s Most Dangerous Border)
Losing One’s Language
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Musk, Wozniak and Hawking Urge Ban on Warfare AI and Autonomous Weapons
Samuel Gibbs – The Guardian
August 3rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Musk, Wozniak and Hawking Urge Ban on Warfare AI and Autonomous Weapons)
God’s Masterpiece or the Devil’s Bad Joke? Barbarians and Apes — From the Opium Wars to the Origin of the Species
Eduardo Galeano - TomDispatch
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on God’s Masterpiece or the Devil’s Bad Joke? Barbarians and Apes — From the Opium Wars to the Origin of the Species)
Capitalism, Engineered Dependencies and the Eurozone
Rob Urie - CounterPunch
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Capitalism, Engineered Dependencies and the Eurozone)
The Eurasian Big Bang: How China and Russia Are Running Rings Around Washington
Pepe Escobar – TomDispatch
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Eurasian Big Bang: How China and Russia Are Running Rings Around Washington)
Racism: Focus on Myanmar’s Islamophobia!
Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal – Asian Tribune
July 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Racism: Focus on Myanmar’s Islamophobia!)
Alaska Military Site That Has Fueled Conspiracy Theories, HAARP, Will Be Transferred to Civilian Operators
Sharon Weinberger – The Intercept
July 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Alaska Military Site That Has Fueled Conspiracy Theories, HAARP, Will Be Transferred to Civilian Operators)
MH17 One Year On: What Really Happened and Why
Patrick Henningsen - 21st Century Wire
July 20th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Schooled in Britain, Deported to Danger: UK Sends 600 Former Child Asylum Seekers Back to Afghanistan
Maeve McClenaghan- The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
July 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Schooled in Britain, Deported to Danger: UK Sends 600 Former Child Asylum Seekers Back to Afghanistan)
The Emergence of Orwellian Newspeak and the Death of Free Speech
John W. Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Emergence of Orwellian Newspeak and the Death of Free Speech)
Not Just Apologies but Repentance
Nassrine Azimi – Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Not Just Apologies but Repentance)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures
Danny Hakim – The New York Times
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on U.S. Chamber of Commerce Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures)
Rightwing Radicalization, Militarization, and the Boomerang Effect
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Rightwing Radicalization, Militarization, and the Boomerang Effect)
Global Peace Science (GPS): Subject’s Area Matrix
Leo Semashko and Subhash Chandra – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Global Peace Science (GPS): Subject’s Area Matrix)
Refusal to Call Charleston Shootings “Terrorism” Again Shows It’s a Meaningless Propaganda Term
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
June 22nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Refusal to Call Charleston Shootings “Terrorism” Again Shows It’s a Meaningless Propaganda Term)
Shooters of Color Are Called ‘Terrorists’ and ‘Thugs’ – Why Are White Shooters Called ‘Mentally Ill’?
Anthea Butler – The Washington Post
June 22nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Shooters of Color Are Called ‘Terrorists’ and ‘Thugs’ – Why Are White Shooters Called ‘Mentally Ill’?)
That Which Is Right vs. the Political Right
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 22nd, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
American Dreaming, From G1 to Bilderberg
Pepe Escobar – Russia Today
June 15th, 2015 ( Comments Off on American Dreaming, From G1 to Bilderberg)
China Syndrome
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 15th, 2015 ( Comments Off on China Syndrome)
Breaking the Promise to Russia
Jonathan Power - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Breaking the Promise to Russia)
The Era of the Great Transformations
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 8th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
The Silly Reason the Chinese Aren’t Allowed on the Space Station
Jeffrey Kluger – Time
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Silly Reason the Chinese Aren’t Allowed on the Space Station)
Why ‘National Security’ Is a Fallacy
Ian Sanjay Patel – Middle East Eye
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Why ‘National Security’ Is a Fallacy)
World’s First Ocean System Targeting Plastic Pollution to Launch in 2016
Renee Lewis – Al Jazeera America
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on World’s First Ocean System Targeting Plastic Pollution to Launch in 2016)
US Drops Cuba from Terrorism List
Jesse Byrnes, The Hill – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on US Drops Cuba from Terrorism List)
Minorities Threatened More by Governments than Terrorist Groups, Says Study
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Minorities Threatened More by Governments than Terrorist Groups, Says Study)
Three Years of Confronting Western Propaganda
Andre Vltchek – Russia Today
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Three Years of Confronting Western Propaganda)
US-Russia Round Three: Macedonia
Andrew Korybko – Oriental Review
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on US-Russia Round Three: Macedonia)
Boatloads of Migrants Could Soon Be ‘Floating Graveyard’ on Southeast Asian Waters
Kanya D'Almeida, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Boatloads of Migrants Could Soon Be ‘Floating Graveyard’ on Southeast Asian Waters)
The Origins of That Eisenhower ‘Every Gun That Is Made…’ Quote
Robert Schlesinger – US News & World Report
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Origins of That Eisenhower ‘Every Gun That Is Made…’ Quote)
Obama’s Gulf Meeting Protocol: Shake Hands, Smile, Ignore Repression, Repeat
Medea Benjamin & Nalini Ramachandran – Common Dreams
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Obama’s Gulf Meeting Protocol: Shake Hands, Smile, Ignore Repression, Repeat)
Techno-Financial Capital and Genocide of the Poorest of the Poor
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Techno-Financial Capital and Genocide of the Poorest of the Poor)
The West and Its Self-Assumed Right to Intervene
Roberto Savio, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The West and Its Self-Assumed Right to Intervene)
The Five-Step Process to Privatize Everything
Paul Buchheit – Common Dreams
May 11th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Five-Step Process to Privatize Everything)
A Century of Women Working for Peace
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
May 4th, 2015 ( Comments Off on A Century of Women Working for Peace)
Doonesbury Cartoonist Attacked for Criticizing Charlie Hebdo
Patrick Martin, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 27th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Stephen Hawking Says That ‘Aggression,’ Humanity’s Greatest Vice, Will Destroy Civilization
Abby Phillip – The Washington Post
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Stephen Hawking Says That ‘Aggression,’ Humanity’s Greatest Vice, Will Destroy Civilization)
Girls, Not Brides
Graça Machel and Mabel van Oranje, Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Girls, Not Brides)
U.S. Blocked Declaration of a Right to Health Care, Says Bolivia’s President
Eric Zuesse – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 20th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
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