Archive for 2011


Haiti: Open for Business – Part 1
Correspondents – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 26th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Haiti: Open for Business – Part 1)
Haiti: Open for Business – Part 2
Correspondents – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 26th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 1 Comment »)
HIV Vaccine Trial Approved By FDA
CBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2011 (NEWS | Comments Off on HIV Vaccine Trial Approved By FDA)
Compassion Is Our New Currency: Notes on 2011’s Preoccupied Hearts and Minds
Rebecca Solnit - TomDispatch
December 26th, 2011 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, JUSTICE, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING, TRADE, CIVIL SOCIETY | Comments Off on Compassion Is Our New Currency: Notes on 2011’s Preoccupied Hearts and Minds)
Medical Journal Article: 14,000 U.S. Deaths Tied to Fukushima Reactor Disaster Fallout
PRNewswire – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Medical Journal Article: 14,000 U.S. Deaths Tied to Fukushima Reactor Disaster Fallout)
Who Really Has Power In Burma?
Thelma Young – Waging Nonviolence
December 26th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Who Really Has Power In Burma?)
It’s a Win-Win Situation!
Gilad Atzmon – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on It’s a Win-Win Situation!)
From Yanacocha to Conga: Peruvians Keep Fighting Against Destructive Mining Industry
Luisa Trujillo – Waging Nonviolence
December 26th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on From Yanacocha to Conga: Peruvians Keep Fighting Against Destructive Mining Industry)
See you soon…
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on See you soon…)
The Massacre Everyone Ignored: Up To 70 Striking Oil Workers Killed In Kazakhstan By US-Supported Dictator
Mark Ames – The eXiled
December 26th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on The Massacre Everyone Ignored: Up To 70 Striking Oil Workers Killed In Kazakhstan By US-Supported Dictator)
Why Socialism?
Albert Einstein – Monthly Review
December 26th, 2011 (SOCIALISM - MARXISM | Comments Off on Why Socialism?)
Who Was Jesus?
Johan Galtung, 26 Dec 2011 - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 4 Comments »)
US Tells Scientists to Censor Flu Research
Steve Connor – The Independent
December 26th, 2011 (HEALTH | Comments Off on US Tells Scientists to Censor Flu Research)
Christopher Hitchens: RIP
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Christopher Hitchens: RIP)
Economy: Argentina Shows World How to Beat the Crisis
Marcela Valente – TerraViva Europe
December 26th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Economy: Argentina Shows World How to Beat the Crisis)
Haiti’s Decision to Rearm Is an Obstacle to Peace, Development, and Freedom
Oscar Arias Sanchez, Nobel Peace laureate – Other News
December 26th, 2011 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Haiti’s Decision to Rearm Is an Obstacle to Peace, Development, and Freedom)
Security Council Remains Grounded by Political Manipulation
Thalif Deen – TerraViva Europe
December 26th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Security Council Remains Grounded by Political Manipulation)
‘Alliance between Banks and Governments at the Heart of Eurozone Crisis’
Edmund S. Phelps, Nobel Economics laureate - Deutsche Welle
December 26th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on ‘Alliance between Banks and Governments at the Heart of Eurozone Crisis’)
How Freedom Became Tyranny
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2011 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on How Freedom Became Tyranny)
One Invented Nation or Two
MJ Rosenberg – Political Correction
December 26th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on One Invented Nation or Two)
USDA Deregulates Two Monsanto Genetically Engineered Seeds
Mike Ludwig - Truthout
December 26th, 2011 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on USDA Deregulates Two Monsanto Genetically Engineered Seeds)
Statement on the Report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
International Crisis Group – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Statement on the Report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission)
Bradley Manning and the Fog of War
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
December 26th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Bradley Manning and the Fog of War)
The Crash Specialists: Argentina’s Lessons for a Crisis-Ridden Europe
Jens Glüsing – Der Spiegel
December 26th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Crash Specialists: Argentina’s Lessons for a Crisis-Ridden Europe)
‘Most’ Biomedical Chimp Research Declared ‘Unnecessary’ by Federal Agency
Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine – Scientific American
December 26th, 2011 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on ‘Most’ Biomedical Chimp Research Declared ‘Unnecessary’ by Federal Agency)
May You Live In Interesting Times
William Bowles – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2011 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on May You Live In Interesting Times)
The Drone That Fell From the Sky
Nick Turse - TomDispatch
December 26th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Drone That Fell From the Sky)
Occupy North Pole (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | 1 Comment »)
Fighting 1% Wars
William J. Astore – TomDispatch
December 26th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Fighting 1% Wars)
Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy
Mary Beth Sullivan – The Humanist
December 26th, 2011 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, TRADE | Comments Off on Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy)
The Eagle, the Bear and the Dragon
Pepe Escobar – Al Jazeera
December 26th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, ECONOMICS | 1 Comment »)
Blackwater Mercenaries to Return to Iraq
PressTV – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 26th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Blackwater Mercenaries to Return to Iraq)
New Photos Released of Iraq Atrocity, With Documents and Video
David Swanson – War Is a Crime
December 26th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on New Photos Released of Iraq Atrocity, With Documents and Video)
No Justice for Bradley Manning
Charles Davis – Al Jazeera
December 26th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on No Justice for Bradley Manning)
Portugal: All-Out Privatisation Gets Underway
Mario Queiroz – TerraViva Europe
December 26th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Portugal: All-Out Privatisation Gets Underway)
A Forgotten Invasion, a Forgotten Dictator
Mike Allison – Al Jazeera
December 26th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on A Forgotten Invasion, a Forgotten Dictator)
(Portuguese) Che Guevara: De Ernestito ao Homem do Século
Cristiano Navarro – Brasil de Fato
December 26th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Che Guevara: De Ernestito ao Homem do Século)
Thank You, Anarchists
Nathan Schneider – The Nation
December 26th, 2011 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Thank You, Anarchists)
Collateral Damage From Fukushima Hits Europe
Julio Godoy – TerraViva Europe
December 26th, 2011 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Collateral Damage From Fukushima Hits Europe)
The American Dream – O Sonho Americano – 1/3
Tad Lumpkin e Harold Uhl – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on The American Dream – O Sonho Americano – 1/3)
The American Dream – O Sonho Americano – 2/3
Tad Lumpkin e Harold Uhl – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on The American Dream – O Sonho Americano – 2/3)
The American Dream – O Sonho Americano – 3/3
Tad Lumpkin e Harold Uhl – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on The American Dream – O Sonho Americano – 3/3)
Right Wing Extremism? Or Fascism?
Johan Galtung
December 19th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 10 Comments »)
Occupy Wall St – The Revolution Is Love (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
occupylove.org – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Occupy Wall St – The Revolution Is Love (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Living Options during Conflicts: Dialogic-Artistic Acts and the Ways We Love In This World
Marco Antonio Zamboni Zalamena – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION | Comments Off on Living Options during Conflicts: Dialogic-Artistic Acts and the Ways We Love In This World)
Burned for Spoiling Beer: Germany Rehabilitates Its Persecuted ‘Witches’
Kristen Allen – Der Spiegel
December 19th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Burned for Spoiling Beer: Germany Rehabilitates Its Persecuted ‘Witches’)
In Israel, the Life of a Palestinian Is Cheap
Haaretz, Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on In Israel, the Life of a Palestinian Is Cheap)
Massive Abuse Scandal Shatters Dutch Catholic Church
Alan Nothnagle - Salon
December 19th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Massive Abuse Scandal Shatters Dutch Catholic Church)
Bankers Are the Dictators of the West
Robert Fisk – The Independent
December 19th, 2011 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Bankers Are the Dictators of the West)
The Bugs That Ate Monsanto
Tom Laskawy, Grist – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | 1 Comment »)
Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire on Palestine, Political Prisoners and Nuclear Weapons
Dr. Hanan Chehata – Middle East Monitor
December 19th, 2011 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire on Palestine, Political Prisoners and Nuclear Weapons)
Whither Alliance of Civilizations?
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Whither Alliance of Civilizations?)
Ankara Declaration on IPPNW Middle East Core Group Meeting
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Ankara Declaration on IPPNW Middle East Core Group Meeting)
Bradley Manning Deserves a Medal
Glenn Greenwald – The Guardian
December 19th, 2011 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Bradley Manning Deserves a Medal)
Bradley Manning Heads for Trial; No One Charged for Murdered Civilians
Paul Jay – The Real News Network
December 19th, 2011 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Bradley Manning Heads for Trial; No One Charged for Murdered Civilians)
(French) Le Rwanda Dans Son Etat Politico-Economique et Conflictuel
Dr .P. Célestin Bakunda – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (French) Le Rwanda Dans Son Etat Politico-Economique et Conflictuel)
Persecuted By the National Security State
Nicole Colson – Socialist Worker
December 19th, 2011 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Persecuted By the National Security State)
Demanding an End to World Hunger
Mohammed Mesbahi, Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Demanding an End to World Hunger)
Fighting Settlers’ Impunity and Immunity
Pierre Klochendler – TerraViva Europe
December 19th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Fighting Settlers’ Impunity and Immunity)
Vaclav Havel (1936-2011): His Revolt Is an Attempt to Live Within the Truth
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE, EUROPE, ANALYSIS, BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Vaclav Havel (1936-2011): His Revolt Is an Attempt to Live Within the Truth)
Western Hunger for Myanmar’s ‘Cleansed’ Lands
Francis Wade – Al Jazeera
December 19th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Western Hunger for Myanmar’s ‘Cleansed’ Lands)
No Bail-Out for the Planet
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on No Bail-Out for the Planet)
A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse
Michael Moore – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse)
Palestinian Flag Flies at UN Agency
A.D.McKenzie – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 19th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Palestinian Flag Flies at UN Agency)
Role Model
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Role Model)
U.N.’s First Official Report on Gays Notes Widespread Bias
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 19th, 2011 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on U.N.’s First Official Report on Gays Notes Widespread Bias)
India: Kashmir Clamours for Normalcy
Athar Parvaiz – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 19th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on India: Kashmir Clamours for Normalcy)
Stateless Finally Arrive On the World Political Map
Davinder Kumar – Al Jazeera
December 19th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Stateless Finally Arrive On the World Political Map)
The Trial of Bradley Manning: Rule of Law or Rule of Intimidation, Retaliation & Retribution?
Col. Ann Wright – War is a Crime
December 19th, 2011 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The Trial of Bradley Manning: Rule of Law or Rule of Intimidation, Retaliation & Retribution?)
What’s the Harm of Cluster Munitions?
Naj Taylor – Al Jazeera
December 19th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on What’s the Harm of Cluster Munitions?)
(Castellano) La UE Se Queda Con la Banca y Sacrifica el Clima
Ecologistas en Acción – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) La UE Se Queda Con la Banca y Sacrifica el Clima)
Peace Building-Based Conflict Resolution: Lessons from Other Conflicts
Pierre Célestin Bakunda – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION | Comments Off on Peace Building-Based Conflict Resolution: Lessons from Other Conflicts)
(Portuguese) Bancos Apossam-se da Europa
Adriano Benayon - Pravda
December 19th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Bancos Apossam-se da Europa)
Drug Companies Increase Profits by Creating Fear of Diseases (and Even Diseases)
David Wallechinsky, AllGov – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Drug Companies Increase Profits by Creating Fear of Diseases (and Even Diseases))
Climate Apartheid
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
December 19th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Climate Apartheid)
Press Freedom in Hungary: Journalists Protest Manipulation with Hunger Strike
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Press Freedom in Hungary: Journalists Protest Manipulation with Hunger Strike)
Meet the Financial Wizards Working With Occupy Wall Street
Josh Harkinson – Mother Jones
December 19th, 2011 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Meet the Financial Wizards Working With Occupy Wall Street)
A Tale of Two Worlds: Apocalypse, 4Chan, WikiLeaks and the Silent Protocol Wars
Nicolas Mendoza, Radical Philosophy – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on A Tale of Two Worlds: Apocalypse, 4Chan, WikiLeaks and the Silent Protocol Wars)
(Italian) Nascono gli Stati Uniti d’America Latina
Claudio Borsello Baldi – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
December 19th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) Nascono gli Stati Uniti d’America Latina)
(Castellano) Hoja de Ruta de la COP17 No Fija Metas de Mitigación de Gases a Países Industrializados
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Hoja de Ruta de la COP17 No Fija Metas de Mitigación de Gases a Países Industrializados)
Poor USA: What a Choice!
Johan Galtung, 12 Dec 2011 - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 4 Comments »)
Living With Fukushima City’s Radiation Problem
Ike Teuling, Greenpeace - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Living With Fukushima City’s Radiation Problem)
Muddle and Create
Howard Richards – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Muddle and Create)
Fanon, Coloniality and Emancipation
Eunice N. Sahle – Pambazuka News
December 12th, 2011 (AFRICA, EUROPE, ANALYSIS, EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS | Comments Off on Fanon, Coloniality and Emancipation)
Who Will Watch the Watchdog?
Maidhc Ó Cathail – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on Who Will Watch the Watchdog?)
Why No Financial Crisis Prosecutions? Ex-Justice Official Says It’s Just too Hard
Marian Wang – ProPublica
December 12th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Why No Financial Crisis Prosecutions? Ex-Justice Official Says It’s Just too Hard)
Native Peoples under Siege around the Globe
Elizabeth Whitman – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 12th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Native Peoples under Siege around the Globe)
What They Really Said: Obama and Clinton on LGBT Rights and Foreign Assistance
Tad Stahnke, Human Rights First – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on What They Really Said: Obama and Clinton on LGBT Rights and Foreign Assistance)
Democracy Is More Than Voting and Elections
Horace Campbell – Pambazuka News
December 12th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Democracy Is More Than Voting and Elections)
Listen to the People, Not the Polluters
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
December 12th, 2011 (AFRICA, ENVIRONMENT | 1 Comment »)
Satchita – Playing for Change (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
TMS Editor
December 12th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Satchita – Playing for Change (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Marching Off the Cliff
Noam Chomsky – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Marching Off the Cliff)
Frantz Fanon in Africa and Asia
Samir Amin – Pambazuka News
December 12th, 2011 (AFRICA, ASIA--PACIFIC, ANALYSIS, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, HISTORY | Comments Off on Frantz Fanon in Africa and Asia)
(Castellano) Johan Galtung: Tres Pasos Clave en la Mediación de Un Conflicto Violento
realidadexpuesta – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on (Castellano) Johan Galtung: Tres Pasos Clave en la Mediación de Un Conflicto Violento)
Israel and Apartheid? Reflections on the Russell Tribunal on Palestine Session in South Africa
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Israel and Apartheid? Reflections on the Russell Tribunal on Palestine Session in South Africa)
Arab Revolutions and the Power of Nonviolent Action
Stephen Zunes – Nation of Change
December 12th, 2011 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on Arab Revolutions and the Power of Nonviolent Action)
The Fearmongers
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Fearmongers)
Latin America’s Message to the Arab World
Pepe Escobar – Al Jazeera
December 12th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Latin America’s Message to the Arab World)
Call for a Self-Determined Afghanistan
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (NOBEL LAUREATES, CENTRAL ASIA | 1 Comment »)
Real Source of Major World Problems
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Real Source of Major World Problems)
The New Cyber-Industrial Complex Spying On Us
Pratap Chatterjee – The Guardian
December 12th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The New Cyber-Industrial Complex Spying On Us)
Building Truth in Brazil
Manuela Picq – Al Jazeera
December 12th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Building Truth in Brazil)
Hungary: ‘Unorthodoxy’ Fails, IMF Returns
Zoltan Dujisin – TerraViva Europe
December 12th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Hungary: ‘Unorthodoxy’ Fails, IMF Returns)
Saving Shambala from a Russia-China Pipeline
Jon Letman – Al Jazeera
December 12th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Saving Shambala from a Russia-China Pipeline)
Drones: A Deeply Unsettling Future
Trevor Timm – Al Jazeera
December 12th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Drones: A Deeply Unsettling Future)
Classless Society
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Classless Society)
A Brief Guide to Class Conflict
Tom Tomorrow, Truthout – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on A Brief Guide to Class Conflict)
After Fukushima: Enough Is Enough
Helen Caldicott – The New York Times
December 12th, 2011 (ENERGY | 1 Comment »)
Out of the Backyard: New Latin American and Caribbean Bloc Defies Washington
Benjamin Dangl – Toward Freedom
December 12th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Out of the Backyard: New Latin American and Caribbean Bloc Defies Washington)
Canada Should Push For A UN Parliamentary Assembly
Warren Allmand – Embassy Magazine
December 12th, 2011 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Canada Should Push For A UN Parliamentary Assembly)
The Paradox of a ‘Responsible’ Arms Maker
Naj Taylor – Al Jazeera
December 12th, 2011 (MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
As Myanmar Reaches Out, Old Conflict Flares Within
The New York Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on As Myanmar Reaches Out, Old Conflict Flares Within)
Wal-Mart is Larger than Norway: Exposing the Myth of Capital Competition
Christopher Petrella – Nation of Change
December 12th, 2011 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Wal-Mart is Larger than Norway: Exposing the Myth of Capital Competition)
Durban Climate Deal Struck After Tense All-Night Session
John Vidal and Fiona Harvey in Durban – The Guardian
December 12th, 2011 (AFRICA, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Durban Climate Deal Struck After Tense All-Night Session)
(Portuguese) Passeio ao Zoológico: Sob Outra Ótica, Sob Outra Ética
Marcela Godoy, Agencia de Notícias de Direitos Animais - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Passeio ao Zoológico: Sob Outra Ótica, Sob Outra Ética)
La Via Campesina Durban Declaration
La Via Campesina – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (ACTIVISM, AFRICA, ENVIRONMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY | Comments Off on La Via Campesina Durban Declaration)
Is Laptop Wi-Fi Murdering Your Semen?
Asawin Suebsaeng – Mother Jones
December 12th, 2011 (HEALTH | 1 Comment »)
(Castellano) Tensión Creciente Entre Capitalismo y Democracia
Harold Meyerson – The Washington Post
December 12th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Tensión Creciente Entre Capitalismo y Democracia)
The People vs. ‘Europe’
Alexander Cockburn – Nation of Change
December 12th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The People vs. ‘Europe’)
Draft Climate Deal Dubbed a “Death Sentence for Africa”
Stephen Leahy – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 12th, 2011 (AFRICA, UNITED NATIONS, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Draft Climate Deal Dubbed a “Death Sentence for Africa”)
CELAC: Speaking for Latin America and the Caribbean
Alex Main, Center for Economic and Policy Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on CELAC: Speaking for Latin America and the Caribbean)
The Next Ten Years Will Be Very Unlike the Last Ten
Post Carbon Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The Next Ten Years Will Be Very Unlike the Last Ten)
Reintegration of a Remaindered World: Cognitive Recycling of Objects of Systemic Neglect
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Reintegration of a Remaindered World: Cognitive Recycling of Objects of Systemic Neglect)
Galtung’s Insights on Paths to War & Peace inside Arab Uprisings (Video of the Week)
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Galtung’s Insights on Paths to War & Peace inside Arab Uprisings (Video of the Week))
(Portuguese) Cuba: País Com Melhor Desenvolvimento Humano da América Latina
Pravda – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Cuba: País Com Melhor Desenvolvimento Humano da América Latina)
Frank Miller and the Rise of Cryptofascist Hollywood
Rick Moody – The Guardian
December 5th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Frank Miller and the Rise of Cryptofascist Hollywood)
Dirty Money: International Banks Have Aided Mexican Drug Gangs
Tracy Wilkinson and Ken Ellingwood - Los Angeles Times
December 5th, 2011 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Dirty Money: International Banks Have Aided Mexican Drug Gangs)
US Senate Debating Law to Censor Internet, Effectively, At World Level – Avaaz Campaign
Silvia Swinden – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
December 5th, 2011 (APPEALS | Comments Off on US Senate Debating Law to Censor Internet, Effectively, At World Level – Avaaz Campaign)
Neutralising Burma’s Ethnic Rebellions
Dr. Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Neutralising Burma’s Ethnic Rebellions)
U.S. Agents Launder Mexican Profits of Drug Cartels
Ginger Thompson – The New York Times
December 5th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on U.S. Agents Launder Mexican Profits of Drug Cartels)
Israel Demolished Palestinian Village in the West Bank
Pravda – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Demolished Palestinian Village in the West Bank)
Developing Nations Lose Billions to Multinational Tax Dodging
Daan Bauwens – TerraViva Europe
December 5th, 2011 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on Developing Nations Lose Billions to Multinational Tax Dodging)
Why Moscow Does Not Trust Washington on Missile Defense
F. William Engdahl – Global Research
December 5th, 2011 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Why Moscow Does Not Trust Washington on Missile Defense)
Confucius: Great Chinese Teacher
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Afghanistan: Women and the Rulers
Soe Myat Nwe – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on Afghanistan: Women and the Rulers)
The King’s Speech
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Servie
December 5th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The King’s Speech)
The Kurdish Vicious Circle of Former Ottoman Empire
Vadim Trukhachev - Pravda
December 5th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Kurdish Vicious Circle of Former Ottoman Empire)
George Orwell’s Guide to the News
Adrian Salbuchi – Russia Today
December 5th, 2011 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
The Folly of Sanctions
Rep. Ron Paul - AntiWar
December 5th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, JUSTICE, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, TRADE | 1 Comment »)
Three Crises – Three Ideas
Johan Galtung
December 5th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 3 Comments »)
(Castellano) Ecuador Considera que la CELAC Juega Papel Fundamental Para Sustituir a la OEA
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Ecuador Considera que la CELAC Juega Papel Fundamental Para Sustituir a la OEA)
Lincoln: “Labor is the Superior of Capital”
Alan Grayson, Michaelmoore.com – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Lincoln: “Labor is the Superior of Capital”)
Sanctions Are Only a Small Part of the History That Makes Iranians Hate the UK
Robert Fisk – The Independent
December 5th, 2011 (EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, TRADE | Comments Off on Sanctions Are Only a Small Part of the History That Makes Iranians Hate the UK)
Latin American Leaders Gather in Venezuela for Historic Summit
Maja Wallengren, Xinhua – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (NEWS | Comments Off on Latin American Leaders Gather in Venezuela for Historic Summit)
Unequal under the Law
Eric Ruder interviews Ilan Pappé – Socialist Worker
December 5th, 2011 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Unequal under the Law)
(Castellano) Primer Día de la Cumbre CELAC Concluye Con Llamado a No Dejar Todo el Esfuerzo en Un Papel
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Primer Día de la Cumbre CELAC Concluye Con Llamado a No Dejar Todo el Esfuerzo en Un Papel)
A Democratic Burma?
Yuriko Koike – Project Syndicate
December 5th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on A Democratic Burma?)
Activists Challenge COP17 Climate Talks
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Activists Challenge COP17 Climate Talks)
(Portuguese) Presidentes Latino-Americanos Criam Novo Bloco Regional e Deixam EUA de Fora
Claudia Jardim em Caracas - BBC Brasil
December 5th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Presidentes Latino-Americanos Criam Novo Bloco Regional e Deixam EUA de Fora)
Unmanned Technology Takes Off for the Weapons Industry
Chris Woods, Emma Slater – The Independent
December 5th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Unmanned Technology Takes Off for the Weapons Industry)
(Castellano) Es Hora de Parar la Guerra Contra la Tierra
Prof. Vandana Shiva – TeleSur
December 5th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Es Hora de Parar la Guerra Contra la Tierra)
Cry, the Beloved Climate
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
December 5th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Cry, the Beloved Climate)
Man-Made Flu Virus with Potential to Wipe Out Many Millions If It Ever Escaped Is Created In Research Lab
Daily Mail Reporter – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Man-Made Flu Virus with Potential to Wipe Out Many Millions If It Ever Escaped Is Created In Research Lab)
Once Again, War Is Prime Time and Journalism’s Role Is Taboo
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Once Again, War Is Prime Time and Journalism’s Role Is Taboo)
Famine as a Crime against Humanity
Abdi Ismail Samatar – Al Jazeera
December 5th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Famine as a Crime against Humanity)
Aboriginals in Australia
Pravda – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Aboriginals in Australia)
15 Foods High in Folic Acid
Dr. Edward Group, Global Healing Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (HEALTH | 1 Comment »)
Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal: Bush and Blair Guilty
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal: Bush and Blair Guilty)
(Castellano) Pobreza en América Latina Cae Un Punto Según Informe de la Cepal
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Pobreza en América Latina Cae Un Punto Según Informe de la Cepal)
Haitians to U.N.: Please Leave
Rebecca Burns – In These Times
December 5th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Haitians to U.N.: Please Leave)
Getting Even
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Getting Even)
(Italian) Le Sanzioni Sono Solo Una Parte Dell’Odio Dell’Iran Per il Regno Unito
Robert Fisk – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
December 5th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) Le Sanzioni Sono Solo Una Parte Dell’Odio Dell’Iran Per il Regno Unito)
[TRUE OR FALSE?] How Iran Can Collapse All of the Bilderberg Banks and Governments
Video Rebel – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on [TRUE OR FALSE?] How Iran Can Collapse All of the Bilderberg Banks and Governments)
Internet Has Become ‘Surveillance Machine’: Julian Assange
Agence France-Presse – The Gazette
December 5th, 2011 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Internet Has Become ‘Surveillance Machine’: Julian Assange)
Arundhati Roy: ‘The people who created the crisis will not be the ones that come up with a solution.’
Arun Gupta – The Guardian
December 5th, 2011 (ACTIVISM, KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | Comments Off on Arundhati Roy: ‘The people who created the crisis will not be the ones that come up with a solution.’)
(Russian) Курдский заколдованный круг Турции
Вадим Трухачев - Правда
December 5th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Russian) Курдский заколдованный круг Турции)
Assange Wins Walkley Journalism Award
TMS Editor
December 5th, 2011 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Assange Wins Walkley Journalism Award)
‘Bugsplat’: The Ugly US Drone War in Pakistan
Jennifer Robinson – Al Jazeera
December 5th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on ‘Bugsplat’: The Ugly US Drone War in Pakistan)
Climate Justice
Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson – Project Syndicate
December 5th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Climate Justice)
South-South Ties Reshape Aid Paradigm
Miriam Gathigah – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 5th, 2011 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on South-South Ties Reshape Aid Paradigm)
Spinning Invasions from the Nile to the Euphrates and Beyond
Felicity Arbuthnot – Dissident Voice
December 5th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Spinning Invasions from the Nile to the Euphrates and Beyond)
(Portuguese) Islândia: Crescimento Económico Triplica em Relação à UE em 2012
Joana Azevedo Viana, iOnline – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Islândia: Crescimento Económico Triplica em Relação à UE em 2012)
UK: Who Are You Going To Believe? The Media?
Daniel Hind – Al Jazeera
December 5th, 2011 (MEDIA | Comments Off on UK: Who Are You Going To Believe? The Media?)
Zach Wahls Speaks About Family
TMS Editor
December 5th, 2011 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Zach Wahls Speaks About Family)
A Mental and Physical Hell
Renee Lewis – Al Jazeera
December 5th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on A Mental and Physical Hell)
China Not Obliged To Besiege Iran
Global Times (China), Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on China Not Obliged To Besiege Iran)
Palestinian “Freedom Riders” Challenge Segregation (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2011 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Palestinian “Freedom Riders” Challenge Segregation (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
(Castellano) Argentina: Los Fondos Rapaces
Raúl de Sagastizabal – PoliticaPress
November 28th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Argentina: Los Fondos Rapaces)
Vulture Funds Holding Argentina to Ransom
Raul de Sagastizabal - InDepth News
November 28th, 2011 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Vulture Funds Holding Argentina to Ransom)
The Under-Examined Story of Fallujah
Hannah Gurman – Foreign Policy in Focus
November 28th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Under-Examined Story of Fallujah)
The Arab Revolt – What Next?
Johan Galtung
November 28th, 2011 (EDITORIAL | 5 Comments »)
Capitalism and the Spy Market
Lawrence Davidson – To the Point Analysis
November 28th, 2011 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Capitalism and the Spy Market)
(Portuguese) V Cimeira União Europeia/Brasil: Austeridade Não É Solução para Crise, Diz Dilma Rousseff
Público – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2011 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) V Cimeira União Europeia/Brasil: Austeridade Não É Solução para Crise, Diz Dilma Rousseff)
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD): Myanmar Special Weapons
Global Security – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD): Myanmar Special Weapons)
Sales & the Winter of Discontent
James Albertini, Malu 'Aina, Hawai`i – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Sales & the Winter of Discontent)
Beg Your Pardon
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2011 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Beg Your Pardon)
Obama Projects Pacific Power
Pepe Escobar – Al Jazeera
November 28th, 2011 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Obama Projects Pacific Power)
Bradley Manning Hearing Date Set As Court Martial Process Finally Begins
Ed Pilkington in New York – The Guardian
November 28th, 2011 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Bradley Manning Hearing Date Set As Court Martial Process Finally Begins)
For Bulgaria, It’s Survival of the Weakest
Julian Popov – Al Jazeera
November 28th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on For Bulgaria, It’s Survival of the Weakest)
Are the American Psychological Association’s Detainee Interrogation Policies Ethical and Effective?
Farid Zakaria, PBFC – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2011 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Are the American Psychological Association’s Detainee Interrogation Policies Ethical and Effective?)
New Brand of Slavery Surfaces in America
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2011 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Taking It to the Streets
Jane Mayer – The New Yorker
November 28th, 2011 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Taking It to the Streets)
America’s Middle East War and the “Right to Protect”: The All-Out Hypocrisy of the Arab League & the US-NATO Alliance
Kourosh Ziabari – Global Research
November 28th, 2011 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on America’s Middle East War and the “Right to Protect”: The All-Out Hypocrisy of the Arab League & the US-NATO Alliance)
BRICS Countries against External Interference into Syria’s Affairs
The Voice of Russia – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2011 (BRICS | Comments Off on BRICS Countries against External Interference into Syria’s Affairs)
Who Was Fritz Schumacher?
Diana Schumacher – The Gandhi Foundation
November 28th, 2011 (NONVIOLENCE | 1 Comment »)
Serbia Must Stop Evicting Roma
Amnesty International – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2011 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Serbia Must Stop Evicting Roma)
Droning On
John Feffer – Foreign Policy in Focus
November 28th, 2011 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Droning On)