Archive for 2012 – Week 0


Pain Without Gain
Paul Krugman, Nobel Economics laureate – The New York Times
February 27th, 2012 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Pain Without Gain)
(Portuguese) Metadona: Uma Ilusão Cara
Sofia Filipe – Reader's Digest
February 27th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Metadona: Uma Ilusão Cara)
BP Goes to Court
Dahr Jamail – Al Jazeera
February 27th, 2012 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on BP Goes to Court)
Somalia’s Rich Maritime Resources Being Plundered, Report Says
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 27th, 2012 (AFRICA | 1 Comment »)
Greece: The Epicenter of Global Pillage
Stephen Lendman – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 27th, 2012 (CAPITALISM | 1 Comment »)
Forgetting the Past, One Military Movie at a Time
David Sirota – In These Times
February 27th, 2012 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
A U.S. Double-Standard for Bahrain?
John Bentley – CBS News
February 27th, 2012 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on A U.S. Double-Standard for Bahrain?)
Top Social Media Websites Caught Censoring Controversial Content
Washington’s Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 27th, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Top Social Media Websites Caught Censoring Controversial Content)
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement: The Power of the People at Work
Ramzy Baroud – Toward Freedom
February 27th, 2012 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement: The Power of the People at Work)
Happy Savages
Robert Koehler – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | Comments Off on Happy Savages)
“Losing” the World: American Decline in Perspective (Part 1)
Noam Chomsky - TomDispatch
February 20th, 2012 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on “Losing” the World: American Decline in Perspective (Part 1))
The Imperial Way: American Decline in Perspective (Part 2)
Noam Chomsky – TomDispatch
February 20th, 2012 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on The Imperial Way: American Decline in Perspective (Part 2))
(Portuguese) O ACTA Ameaça a Net
Esquerda.net – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) O ACTA Ameaça a Net)
Egypt Military’s Economic Empire
Sherine Tadros – Al Jazeera
February 20th, 2012 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Egypt Military’s Economic Empire)
Abstractions Versus the “Real World”: Economic Models and the Apologetics of Greed
Prof John Kozy – Global Research
February 20th, 2012 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Abstractions Versus the “Real World”: Economic Models and the Apologetics of Greed)
WikiLeaks Banned From UN Conference on WikiLeaks
Common Dreams staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on WikiLeaks Banned From UN Conference on WikiLeaks)
When Is An ‘NGO’ Not An NGO? Twists and Turns Beneath the Cairo Skies
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on When Is An ‘NGO’ Not An NGO? Twists and Turns Beneath the Cairo Skies)
Iceland’s Viking Victory
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – The Telegraph
February 20th, 2012 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Iceland’s Viking Victory)
The Big Green Question
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on The Big Green Question)
The Spanish 15-M Movement Deepens Its Civil Disobedience, With A Dash of Gene Sharp
Ter Garcia – Waging Nonviolence
February 20th, 2012 (NONVIOLENCE, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on The Spanish 15-M Movement Deepens Its Civil Disobedience, With A Dash of Gene Sharp)
Preventing a Nuclear Iran, Peacefully
Shibley Telhami and Steven Kull – International Herald Tribune
February 20th, 2012 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Preventing a Nuclear Iran, Peacefully)
Who is Threatening Whom? 45 US Bases Surround Iran
Information Clearing House – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (ANGLO AMERICA, ENERGY, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Who is Threatening Whom? 45 US Bases Surround Iran)
Chevron Rig Burns Off Nigeria as Damage Hits Shore
Sapa-AP – Times Live, South Africa
February 20th, 2012 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Chevron Rig Burns Off Nigeria as Damage Hits Shore)
Private Prison Company to Demand 90% Occupancy
Noel Brinkerhoff & David Wallechinsky, AllGov – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Private Prison Company to Demand 90% Occupancy)
World Day of Social Justice: The People’s Revolution is On the March
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on World Day of Social Justice: The People’s Revolution is On the March)
Saving Khader Adnan’s Life Saves Our Own Soul
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Saving Khader Adnan’s Life Saves Our Own Soul)
How Did Rwanda Cut Poverty So Much?
Emily Alpert – Los Angeles Times
February 20th, 2012 (AFRICA | 1 Comment »)
Latin America Seeks to Spread Nuclear-Free Zones
Emilio Godoy – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 20th, 2012 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Latin America Seeks to Spread Nuclear-Free Zones)
Mali’s Plan to Probe Child Labour in Gold Mines
Africa News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Mali’s Plan to Probe Child Labour in Gold Mines)
Despite Safety Worries, Work on Deadly Flu to Be Released
Denise Grady – The New York Times
February 20th, 2012 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Despite Safety Worries, Work on Deadly Flu to Be Released)
A Story and a Book
Matt Meyer – New Clear Vision
February 20th, 2012 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on A Story and a Book)
Honduras: Our Continuing Catastrophe
Mark Engler – Dissent Magazine
February 20th, 2012 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Honduras: Our Continuing Catastrophe)
Anti-Drug Vaccines Hold Promise – But Little Profit
Emilio Godoy – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 20th, 2012 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Anti-Drug Vaccines Hold Promise – But Little Profit)
The Revolt of the Salaried Bourgeoisie
Slavoj Žižek – London Review of Books
February 20th, 2012 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Revolt of the Salaried Bourgeoisie)
False Flag? Bombing Puts India’s Trade Ties with Iran to the Test
Mayank Bhardwaj, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (BRICS | Comments Off on False Flag? Bombing Puts India’s Trade Ties with Iran to the Test)
Delhi Bomb Blast and India’s Options
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Delhi Bomb Blast and India’s Options)
Washington’s Insouciance Has No Rival
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on Washington’s Insouciance Has No Rival)
(Italian) La (Dis)Informazione a Senso Unico
Marinella Correggia, Il Manifesto – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) La (Dis)Informazione a Senso Unico)
Containing Super-Flus: Controversy Brews Over Scientists’ Creation of Killer Viruses
Veronika Hackenbroch and Gerald Traufetter – Der Spiegel
February 20th, 2012 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Containing Super-Flus: Controversy Brews Over Scientists’ Creation of Killer Viruses)
Honduras in Flames
Dana Frank – The Nation
February 20th, 2012 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Honduras in Flames)
Rothschilds Want Iran’s Banks
Pete Papaherakles – American Free Press
February 20th, 2012 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Rothschilds Want Iran’s Banks)
“Human Rights” Warriors for Empire
Glen Ford – Black Agenda Report
February 20th, 2012 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on “Human Rights” Warriors for Empire)
Thou Shalt Not Kill (Thyself)
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
European Parliament Resolution on Parliament’s Position on the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (EUROPE | Comments Off on European Parliament Resolution on Parliament’s Position on the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council)
The Invincible Military-Industrial Complex
Veronique de Rugy - Reason Magazine
February 20th, 2012 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Invincible Military-Industrial Complex)
CrossTalk: Malvinas/Falklands
Peter Lavelle - Russia Today
February 20th, 2012 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on CrossTalk: Malvinas/Falklands)
Arts, Culture and Peacebuilding (Video of the Week)
Dominik ‘Nik’ Lehnert | XCHANGEperspectives – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Arts, Culture and Peacebuilding (Video of the Week))
SS = Scout Snipers: US Marines Adopt Nazi Goons Emblem
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on SS = Scout Snipers: US Marines Adopt Nazi Goons Emblem)
Nir Rosen on Syria’s Protest Movement
Al Jazeera staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | 1 Comment »)
450 Bases and It’s Not Over Yet: The Pentagon’s Afghan Basing Plans for Prisons, Drones, and Black Ops
Nick Turse - TomDispatch
February 20th, 2012 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on 450 Bases and It’s Not Over Yet: The Pentagon’s Afghan Basing Plans for Prisons, Drones, and Black Ops)
Turkey’s Civilian-Military Complex
Pinar Kemerli – Al Jazeera
February 20th, 2012 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Turkey’s Civilian-Military Complex)
Do TV Networks ‘Practice’ for War?
Peter Hart – Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting-FAIR
February 20th, 2012 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Do TV Networks ‘Practice’ for War?)
Exposed: Scientology’s Secret Child Labour Camp
7 News, Australia – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Exposed: Scientology’s Secret Child Labour Camp)
‘Global Square’: WikiLeaks-Backed Activist Platform Launching in March
Common Dreams staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on ‘Global Square’: WikiLeaks-Backed Activist Platform Launching in March)
GM Food Is a Commercial Flop in Europe
The Green Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on GM Food Is a Commercial Flop in Europe)
Monsanto Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France
Marion Douet, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Monsanto Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France)
Installing a Carpet
TMS Editor
February 20th, 2012 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Installing a Carpet)
From Syria to Haiti: Another Showcase of Western Hypocrisy
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT, CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on From Syria to Haiti: Another Showcase of Western Hypocrisy)
For a Latin America Free from Colonialism – The Malvinas Islands Are Argentinean‏
Socorro Gomes, World Peace Council – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on For a Latin America Free from Colonialism – The Malvinas Islands Are Argentinean‏)
Contesting Ivory Tower Housing Solutions for Haiti
Deepa Panchang – Toward Freedom
February 13th, 2012 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 1 Comment »)
Being a Communist In 2012
Santiago Zabala – Al Jazeera
February 13th, 2012 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Being a Communist In 2012)
Germany Refuses to Sign Copyright Treaty
Monsters and Critics – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (NEWS | Comments Off on Germany Refuses to Sign Copyright Treaty)
Crimes against Humanity: The Torture of Palestinian Children
Stephen Lendman – Global Research
February 13th, 2012 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Crimes against Humanity: The Torture of Palestinian Children)
Liberal Constipation
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on Liberal Constipation)
(Italian) Marines USA in Afghanistan con le bandiere delle SS
Antonio Mazzeo – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (ANGLO AMERICA, CENTRAL ASIA, MILITARISM, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) Marines USA in Afghanistan con le bandiere delle SS)
Bradley Manning Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Oklahoma Peace Organization
Oklahoma Center for Conscience and Peace Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (NEWS | Comments Off on Bradley Manning Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Oklahoma Peace Organization)
The Russia-China Veto: Is It Enough?
Matthias Chang – Future Fastforward
February 13th, 2012 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on The Russia-China Veto: Is It Enough?)
Do You Know How Your iPad Is Made?
Winifred C. Chin – The Progressive
February 13th, 2012 (CAPITALISM | 1 Comment »)
A Pirate Story
TMS Editor
February 13th, 2012 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on A Pirate Story)
Christian Jihad
Patrick Allitt – The American Conservative
February 13th, 2012 (RELIGION | Comments Off on Christian Jihad)
Elections Are for Suckers
Robert Scheer - Truthdig
February 13th, 2012 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on Elections Are for Suckers)
Attacks on Iran, Past and Present
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on Attacks on Iran, Past and Present)
Toxic Electronic Waste Grows by 40 Million Tonnes a Year — Poisons Kids in Africa
Stephen Leahy – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Toxic Electronic Waste Grows by 40 Million Tonnes a Year — Poisons Kids in Africa)
(Portuguese) Síria, e os “Nojentos” BRICS
Pepe Escobar, Asia Times - Pravda
February 13th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) Síria, e os “Nojentos” BRICS)
Keiser Report: Black Holes & Gold Hills in Finances Universe
Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert – Russia Today
February 13th, 2012 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Keiser Report: Black Holes & Gold Hills in Finances Universe)
Argentina Appeals to UN over British Military Buildup in South Atlantic
Global Research News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Argentina Appeals to UN over British Military Buildup in South Atlantic)
The Apple Connection
Walden Bello – Foreign Policy in Focus
February 13th, 2012 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Apple Connection)
Haitian Cholera Victims to UN: Practice What You Preach
Fran Quigley - Truthout
February 13th, 2012 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Haitian Cholera Victims to UN: Practice What You Preach)
The Menace of Present & Future Drone Warfare
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Menace of Present & Future Drone Warfare)
United States’ Record of Vetoes at the UN Security Council
Arab Studies Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on United States’ Record of Vetoes at the UN Security Council)
Haiti: Where Did the Money Go? (Part 1 of 5)
FilmAt11tv – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | 1 Comment »)
‘Arms Easier to Trade than Bananas’
A.D.McKenzie – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 13th, 2012 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on ‘Arms Easier to Trade than Bananas’)
Spanish Judge Defends Probe into Franco-Era
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Spanish Judge Defends Probe into Franco-Era)
Report of the Head of the League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria for the Period 24 Dec 2011 to 18 Jan 2012
League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (IN FOCUS, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Report of the Head of the League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria for the Period 24 Dec 2011 to 18 Jan 2012)
Will Iran Be Attacked?
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Will Iran Be Attacked?)
Digging Deeper Into Who Controls the World
Susan Jennings - Activist Post
February 13th, 2012 (ANGLO AMERICA, ACTIVISM, EUROPE, JUSTICE, CAPITALISM, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, ECONOMICS, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT | Comments Off on Digging Deeper Into Who Controls the World)
The Division of Nigeria – Who Gains?
Chika Onyenezi – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (AFRICA | 1 Comment »)
Nokia Publishes Policy on African Conflict Minerals
Curt Hopkins – The Christian Science Monitor
February 13th, 2012 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Nokia Publishes Policy on African Conflict Minerals)
Media Statement on the ISAAA GM Crop Lobby 2012 Report
Greenpeace – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Media Statement on the ISAAA GM Crop Lobby 2012 Report)
Justice in Spain Means Memory
Ana Messuti – Al Jazeera
February 13th, 2012 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Justice in Spain Means Memory)
Israel-USA vs Iran: Talk Peace!
Johan Galtung, 13 Feb 2012 - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (EDITORIAL | 4 Comments »)
Turkey’s Foreign Policy: Zero Problems with Neighbors Revisited
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Turkey’s Foreign Policy: Zero Problems with Neighbors Revisited)
U.S. Maintains Embargo of Cuba after 50 Years, Despite International Condemnation (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Amy Goodman – Democracy NOW!
February 13th, 2012 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on U.S. Maintains Embargo of Cuba after 50 Years, Despite International Condemnation (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
(Portuguese) ACTA: Processo de Censura na Internet Tropeça em Países Europeus
Esquerda.net – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Portuguese) ACTA: Processo de Censura na Internet Tropeça em Países Europeus)
US Congress Approves $82 Million for Army’s Biggest Weapon
Katerina Azarova – Russia Today
February 13th, 2012 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on US Congress Approves $82 Million for Army’s Biggest Weapon)
Bahrain and the Arab Spring
Socialist Worker – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Bahrain and the Arab Spring)
Is Anonymous Our Future?
Nathan Schneider – Waging Nonviolence
February 6th, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Is Anonymous Our Future?)
The Assange Case Means We Are All Suspects Now
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (JUSTICE | 1 Comment »)
Never Talk To the Parrot
TMS Editor
February 6th, 2012 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | 1 Comment »)
Genetically Modified Pests
Rafaela von Bredow – Der Spiegel
February 6th, 2012 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Genetically Modified Pests)
Ecuador Creating Alternative to Neo-Liberal Model
Paul Jay – The Real News Network
February 6th, 2012 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Ecuador Creating Alternative to Neo-Liberal Model)
(Italian) Il Dovere-Diritto Di Essere Liberi. E’ un progetto-intervento di acculturazione e empowerment collettivi
Silvia Berruto – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italian) Il Dovere-Diritto Di Essere Liberi. E’ un progetto-intervento di acculturazione e empowerment collettivi)
“Responsibility to Kill” (R2K): Washington Gives Green Light to Toxic Terror in Bahrain
Finian Cunningham – Global Research
February 6th, 2012 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on “Responsibility to Kill” (R2K): Washington Gives Green Light to Toxic Terror in Bahrain)
Exposed: The Arab Agenda in Syria
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
February 6th, 2012 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Exposed: The Arab Agenda in Syria)
Gen. Wesley Clark and the Truth about the Middle East (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Gen. Wesley Clark and the Truth about the Middle East (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Support for BDS [Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions] National Conference at the University of Pennsylvania
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Support for BDS [Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions] National Conference at the University of Pennsylvania)
The Seed Emergency: The Threat to Food and Democracy
Vandana Shiva – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
One Year On: My Mother as a Protester and A Few Other Dilemmas
Ahmed Badawi, Postcard from Egypt– TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on One Year On: My Mother as a Protester and A Few Other Dilemmas)
Federalism Risk Assessment
Bishnu Pathak, PhD – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 15 Comments »)
Experience of Cognitive Implication in Fundamental Geometry
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Experience of Cognitive Implication in Fundamental Geometry)
Economic Sanctions: Balancing Principles, National Interests and the Advancement of World Law
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Economic Sanctions: Balancing Principles, National Interests and the Advancement of World Law)
The Scary Danger of Meat (Even For Those Who Don’t Eat It)
Martha Rosenberg - AlterNet
February 6th, 2012 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on The Scary Danger of Meat (Even For Those Who Don’t Eat It))
To All People of Good Will: Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year of the Dragon 2012
Charles A. Sanga – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on To All People of Good Will: Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year of the Dragon 2012)
Monsanto’s GM Maize Retreat
Gordon Davidson – The Scottish Farmer
February 6th, 2012 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Monsanto’s GM Maize Retreat)
Argentina: Fair Trade Going Strong amid Global Crisis
Marcela Valente – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 6th, 2012 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Argentina: Fair Trade Going Strong amid Global Crisis)
2012: The Year of the Cooperative
Jessica Reeder – Yes! Magazine
February 6th, 2012 (IN FOCUS, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on 2012: The Year of the Cooperative)
Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Threatens Activism
Will Potter, Jurist – TRANSCEND Media Service\
February 6th, 2012 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Threatens Activism)
Nobel Peace Prize Jury under Investigation
Common Dreams staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2012 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Nobel Peace Prize Jury under Investigation)
Lest We Forget in Myanmar
Nancy Hudson-Rodd – Asia Times
February 6th, 2012 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Lest We Forget in Myanmar)
One Million Dead
Danny Lucia – Socialist Worker
January 31st, 2012 (MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
Divine Injustice
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 31st, 2012 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Divine Injustice)
Arne Næss: The Next Hundred Years
Johan Galtung
January 31st, 2012 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
Safe to swim here?
TMS Editor
January 30th, 2012 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Safe to swim here?)
Syria: Opportunities and Limits of International Observation Efforts
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Syria: Opportunities and Limits of International Observation Efforts)
Haircut Negotiations: Hedge Funds Bet on Profits from Greek Debt Talks
Stefan Kaiser – Der Spiegel
January 30th, 2012 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Haircut Negotiations: Hedge Funds Bet on Profits from Greek Debt Talks)
‘Big Brother’ Concerns over Google Changes
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on ‘Big Brother’ Concerns over Google Changes)
Hurrah for Egypt!
Uri Avnery - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Hurrah for Egypt!)
Brazil: Community Radio Flourishes Online
Fabíola Ortiz – Inter Press Service-IPS
January 30th, 2012 (BRICS | Comments Off on Brazil: Community Radio Flourishes Online)
Is the World Really Safer Without the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev – The Nation
January 30th, 2012 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | 2 Comments »)
Making Sense of Twitter’s Censorship
Ali M Latifi – Al Jazeera
January 30th, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Making Sense of Twitter’s Censorship)
ACTA: The International Treaty You’ve Never Heard of That Could Affect Internet Freedom
Common Dreams staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on ACTA: The International Treaty You’ve Never Heard of That Could Affect Internet Freedom)
The Freedom to Be Free: Battle Lines Drawn in Global Copyright Confrontation
Marcel Rosenbach and Gregor Peter Schmitz – Der Spiegel
January 30th, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The Freedom to Be Free: Battle Lines Drawn in Global Copyright Confrontation)
Thematic Social Forum: Working Towards a Never-Ending Democracy
Antonio Martins – TerraViva Europe
January 30th, 2012 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on Thematic Social Forum: Working Towards a Never-Ending Democracy)
The Human Rights “Success” In Libya
Glenn Greenwald - Salon
January 30th, 2012 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on The Human Rights “Success” In Libya)
How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the ‘1 Percent’
George Lakey – Waging Nonviolence
January 30th, 2012 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the ‘1 Percent’)
How the Media Manipulates Us into War
Koozma J. Tarasoff, Spirit-Wrestlers – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2012 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | 4 Comments »)
Dying Honeybees: It Was the Insecticides All Along
Jeanne Roberts, Celsias – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2012 (ENVIRONMENT | 1 Comment »)
Nuclear Free Middle East: Desirable, Necessary, and Impossible
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2012 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | 1 Comment »)
Fidel Castro Calls for LatAm Unity in Opposition to FTA
Prensa Latina – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2012 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Fidel Castro Calls for LatAm Unity in Opposition to FTA)
The Demise of the Dollar
Robert Fisk - The Independent
January 30th, 2012 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on The Demise of the Dollar)
The French Study: Childhood Leukemia Spikes near Nuclear Power Plants
John Laforge - CounterPunch
January 30th, 2012 (HEALTH | Comments Off on The French Study: Childhood Leukemia Spikes near Nuclear Power Plants)
What Are Human Rights? [Legendado em Portugues] (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
TMS Editor
January 30th, 2012 (HUMAN RIGHTS, Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on What Are Human Rights? [Legendado em Portugues] (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Year of the Dragon Roars into Asia
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (NEWS | 1 Comment »)
Those Poor, Moody Standards
Johan Galtung, 23 Jan 2012 - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
Stop Warmongering in the Middle East
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Stop Warmongering in the Middle East)
The Day the Internet Roared
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
January 23rd, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The Day the Internet Roared)
On Burma’s ‘Changes’
Dr. Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on On Burma’s ‘Changes’)
Dead on Arrival: SOPA Shelved Indefinitely, Obama Succumbs to Pressure, Issues Official Veto Threat
Mac Slavo, shtfplan – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Dead on Arrival: SOPA Shelved Indefinitely, Obama Succumbs to Pressure, Issues Official Veto Threat)
Julian Assange: The Rolling Stone Interview
Michael Hastings – Rolling Stone
January 23rd, 2012 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Julian Assange: The Rolling Stone Interview)
How the U.S. Manipulates Key U.N. Appointments
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service-IPS
January 23rd, 2012 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on How the U.S. Manipulates Key U.N. Appointments)
(Castellano) El Salvador: Funes Ordena Reescribir la Historia a la Luz de la Masacre de el Mozote
Fernando Romero/Amadeo Cabrera/ María José Saavedra – La Prensa Gráfica
January 23rd, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) El Salvador: Funes Ordena Reescribir la Historia a la Luz de la Masacre de el Mozote)
Meat Eaters – You Are Daredevils or Dumb. Or Both
Barbara Ellen - The Observer
January 23rd, 2012 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Meat Eaters – You Are Daredevils or Dumb. Or Both)
How to Learn Nonviolent Resistance as King Did
Mary Elizabeth King – Waging Nonviolence
January 23rd, 2012 (NONVIOLENCE | 1 Comment »)
Cancer Risk To Young Children Near Fukushima Daiichi Underestimated!
Global Research TV – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Cancer Risk To Young Children Near Fukushima Daiichi Underestimated!)
The Myth of “Isolated” Iran: Following the Money in the Iran Crisis
Pepe Escobar - TomDispatch
January 23rd, 2012 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Myth of “Isolated” Iran: Following the Money in the Iran Crisis)
The Future We Want? Between Hope and Despair on the Road to the Rio Earth Summit
Daniel Mittler, Greenpeace – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on The Future We Want? Between Hope and Despair on the Road to the Rio Earth Summit)
Honeybee Problem Nearing a ‘Critical Point’
Claire Thompson – Grist
January 23rd, 2012 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Honeybee Problem Nearing a ‘Critical Point’)
A Debt Based Monetary System, Export Warfare & Third World Debt
Mira Tekelova, Positive Money – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on A Debt Based Monetary System, Export Warfare & Third World Debt)
A Close Look at SOPA-Stop Online Piracy Act
Jonathan Zittrain, Kendra Albert and Alicia Solow-Niederman – Future of the Internet
January 23rd, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on A Close Look at SOPA-Stop Online Piracy Act)
Spain’s ‘Indignados’ and the Globalization of Dissent (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Spain’s ‘Indignados’ and the Globalization of Dissent (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Want to be healed?
TMS Editor
January 23rd, 2012 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Want to be healed?)
Configuring the Varieties of Experiential Nothingness
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Configuring the Varieties of Experiential Nothingness)
Hungary and the EU: A Constitutional Crisis
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Hungary and the EU: A Constitutional Crisis)
Blood on Whose Hands? Bradley Manning, Washington, and the Blood of Civilians
Chase Madar – TomDispatch
January 23rd, 2012 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Blood on Whose Hands? Bradley Manning, Washington, and the Blood of Civilians)
The Cooperative Spirit and Its Many Manifestations
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (UNITED NATIONS, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on The Cooperative Spirit and Its Many Manifestations)
Dam It: Brazil’s Belo Monte Stirs Controversy
Gabriel Elizondo – Al Jazeera
January 23rd, 2012 (BRICS | Comments Off on Dam It: Brazil’s Belo Monte Stirs Controversy)
Ohio Quakes Raise Fracking Questions
Kristen Saloomey – Al Jazeera
January 23rd, 2012 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Ohio Quakes Raise Fracking Questions)
Kenya: Key Lakes Succumb to Human Activities
Peter Kahare – Inter Press Service-IPS
January 23rd, 2012 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Kenya: Key Lakes Succumb to Human Activities)
Thousands of Dogs and Other Animals Spared Cruel Chemical Tests in Europe
Humane Society International/Europe – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Thousands of Dogs and Other Animals Spared Cruel Chemical Tests in Europe)
Fukushima Radiation Spreads Worldwide
Washington's Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Fukushima Radiation Spreads Worldwide)
Anti-peace Coalition Governing Israel – The Blockbusters
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Monsanto to Face Biopiracy Charges in India
Sayer Ji, OpEdNews – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Monsanto to Face Biopiracy Charges in India)
Could Ecuador Be the Most Radical and Exciting Place On Earth?
Jayati Ghosh – The Guardian
January 23rd, 2012 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Could Ecuador Be the Most Radical and Exciting Place On Earth?)
Did the U.S. Leave Behind a Civil War in Iraq?
Ashley Smith – Socialist Worker
January 23rd, 2012 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Did the U.S. Leave Behind a Civil War in Iraq?)
Decline ‘Friend’ Request: Social Media Meets 21st Century Statecraft
Cyril Mychalejkon- Upside Down World
January 23rd, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Decline ‘Friend’ Request: Social Media Meets 21st Century Statecraft)
Vampire Hedge Funds Are Sucking Greece Dry
Les Leopold - AlterNet
January 23rd, 2012 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Vampire Hedge Funds Are Sucking Greece Dry)
Spain: Justice Chases a Human-Rights Judge
Jonah Hull – Al Jazeera
January 23rd, 2012 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Spain: Justice Chases a Human-Rights Judge)
Complexities of Post-Laden Politics in Pakistan and Implications
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Complexities of Post-Laden Politics in Pakistan and Implications)
Why We Need To Stop SOPA and PIPA
Joi Ito and Ethan Zuckerman – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
SOPA: A Power Play in Congress – And How to Stop It
Karen Kwiatkowski - LewRockwell
January 16th, 2012 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on SOPA: A Power Play in Congress – And How to Stop It)
Davos: The 1% World
Johan Galtung, 16 Jan 2012 - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2012 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
Justice in a Global Age: Becoming Counselors to the World
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Justice in a Global Age: Becoming Counselors to the World)
Healing Wounds: Seeking Closure for the 1915 Armenian Massacres
Richard Falk & Hilal Elver
January 16th, 2012 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Healing Wounds: Seeking Closure for the 1915 Armenian Massacres)
Doomsday Clock Moves to Five Minutes to Midnight
Science and Security Board, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2012 (NEWS | 5 Comments »)
Faking It: How the Media Manipulates the World into War (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Global Research TV – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2012 (Music Video of the Week | 2 Comments »)
The Political Psychology of Obama’s Iran Policy
Reza Marashi, Muftah – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2012 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Political Psychology of Obama’s Iran Policy)
The pessimist and the Dog
TMS Editor
January 16th, 2012 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on The pessimist and the Dog)
(German) Medienmacht – wie und zu wessen Nutzen unser Bewusstsein gemacht wird
Bernd Hamm – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2012 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (German) Medienmacht – wie und zu wessen Nutzen unser Bewusstsein gemacht wird)
Rivers Must Flow: The Case against Big Dams
Lori Pottinger – Al Jazeera
January 16th, 2012 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Rivers Must Flow: The Case against Big Dams)
10 Reasons the U.S. Is No Longer the Land of the Free
Jonathan Turley – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2012 (ANGLO AMERICA | 1 Comment »)