Peace Journalism Perspective
EDITORIAL
The Fall of the U.S. Empire–And Then What?
#934 | Prof. Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media ServiceProf. 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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TRANSCEND VIDEOS
UN Security Council Convenes Emergency Meeting on Venezuela
DW News – TRANSCEND Media Service5 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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PAPER OF THE WEEK
A Reassessment of Marx’s Theory as a Political Theory and a Theory of Conflict Resolution
Prof. Antonino Drago – TRANSCEND Media ServiceI 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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Other Commentaries
SPECIAL FEATURE
Genocide in Pictures: Worth a Trillion Words
Posted by Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor – TRANSCEND Media ServiceParental Guidance Advised: Pornographic Violence GAZA, WEST BANK 19 Jan 2026
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TRANSCEND MEMBERS
Comprehension of the Dynamics of Collective Selfing and Othering via AI
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens - TRANSCEND Media Service19 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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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 Service15 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 Service12 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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Beyond Oil! Trump Models Himself after Adolf Hitler as the “Genius Leader”
Maung Zarni - TRANSCEND Media Service10 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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Standing Still while History Screams
Raïs Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service12 Jan 2026 - A reflection on dignity, betrayal, and the fine art of losing without selling your soul.
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Maurice Béjart: Starting Off the Year with a Dance
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media ServiceJanuary 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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Ubuntu Rising: A Peace Force Against Global Belligerism
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service“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 Service15 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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IN FOCUS
It Could Be a Wonderful World
Lawrence S. Wittner – TRANSCEND Media Service13 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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New World Order in Search of Humanity, Law and Order
Mahboob A. Khawaja – TRANSCEND Media ServiceIs 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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AFRICA
Congo: A Tragedy in Many Parts Over Many Decades
DJ Ravindran | The India Forum - TRANSCEND Media Service14 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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ANGLO AMERICA
The Machinery of Terror
The Chris Hedges Report – TRANSCEND Media Service11 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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U.S. Senate Blocks Bid to Limit Trump’s Military Powers against Venezuela
teleSUR - TRANSCEND Media Service15 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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From Gaza to Venezuela, the US Has Been Unmasked as the Serial Villain
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service6 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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The Trump Regime’s “Peace Board” Is Another Brick in His Personal Occidental Empire
Jan Oberg, Ph.D. | Transnational Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service18 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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Hyper-Imperialism on Hyper-Drive
Vijay Prashad | Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research – TRANSCEND Media Service15 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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It’s the Billionaires, Stupid!
Michael J. Talmo | The Real Facts - TRANSCEND Media Service16 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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MILITARISM
HAWAII: The US Army Is Quietly Walking Away from Oʻahu to Gain Leverage over the Pōhakuloa Training Area
Military Poisons - TRANSCEND Media Service12 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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ASIA--PACIFIC
Cornering Japan So That It Has No Choice but to Take Over the US Support for Taiwan
Sakai Tanaka – TRANSCEND Media ServiceTrump 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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ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE
UN World Court Begins Landmark Hearings on Rohingya Genocide Case against Myanmar
Vibhu Mishra | UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service12 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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Will the ICJ Deliver Justice and Accountability for Myanmar’s Rohingyas?
Zarni tells it like it is – TRANSCEND Media ServiceAs 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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EUROPE
European Parliament Rejects U.S. Imperialist Claims Regarding Greenland
teleSUR - TRANSCEND Media Service14 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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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 ServiceThe 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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PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE
Freezing to Death in Gaza: How Cold Is Killing Displaced Babies
Yasmin Abu Shammala | Quds News Network - TRANSCEND Media Service16 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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Gaza: Storms Worsen Already Dire Humanitarian Situation–Large Numbers Exposed to the Cold
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service12 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 War beyond Gaza: Israel’s Silent Shock Campaign in the West Bank
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service14 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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Winter Strikes Gaza with a Vengeance
Fedaa al-Qedra | The Electronic Intifada - TRANSCEND Media Service17 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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The Flotillas to Gaza Are the World’s Conscience
Chris Hedges – TRANSCEND Media Service15 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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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-AI
Reflections of a Father in an AI World
Felipe Zamana | Creativity & Education – TRANSCEND Media Service15 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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EDUCATION
Global Governance for Security and Peace of All: The Role of Peace Education
Surya Nath Prasad - TRANSCEND Media ServiceGlobal Governance in the 21st Century is highly relevant in the present world of violence and peacelessness.
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SPORTS
World Cup Boycott Calls Grow in Response to Trump
Alberto Aceves | Resumen - TRANSCEND Media Service13 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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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Healthy Food to Feed Your Thoughts…
Posted by Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor - TRANSCEND Media ServiceToday, 19 Jan 2026, is Martin Luther King Jr Day
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Junk Food to Feed Your Thoughts…
Posted by Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor - TRANSCEND Media ServiceNo Joke...
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
The U.S. Has Announced Phase 2 of the “Gaza Ceasefire”
Qassam Muaddi | Mondoweiss - TRANSCEND Media ServiceTRAGICOMEDY 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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Emergency Meetings
Tom Tomorrow | Daily Kos – TRANSCEND Media ServiceMeanwhile in the White House...
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ORIGINAL LANGUAGES
(Italiano) Ancora su guerra, pace e cristiani oggi
Enrico Peyretti | Appunti di cultura e politica – TRANSCEND Media ServiceGen 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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SHORT VIDEO CLIPS
Muhammad Ali Walked into a “Whites Only” Diner in 1974
Muhammad Ali: The True Story - TRANSCEND Media ServiceWhat He Did Next Changed the Owner's Life Forever
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Air on the G String (Music Video of the Week)
J. S. Bach | Hauser – TRANSCEND Media ServiceBy Medvid Production at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
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