Archive for 2014 – Week 22


Peace Studies: Ten Basic Points
Johan Galtung, 26 May 2014 - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (EDITORIAL | Comments Off on Peace Studies: Ten Basic Points)
The Paul Kagame Doctrine after 20 Years
Theogene Rudasingwa – Pambazuka News
May 26th, 2014 (AFRICA | Comments Off on The Paul Kagame Doctrine after 20 Years)
The Illegality of NATO
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Illegality of NATO)
Fine Line Seen in U.S. Spying on Companies
David E. Sanger – The New York Times
May 26th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Fine Line Seen in U.S. Spying on Companies)
An Open Letter to Cecily McMillan
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on An Open Letter to Cecily McMillan)
The Social Cost of GMOs
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on The Social Cost of GMOs)
Fukushima Daiichi Begins Pumping Groundwater into Pacific
Justin McCurry – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Fukushima Daiichi Begins Pumping Groundwater into Pacific)
South America Rejects US Sanctions on Venezuela
Associated Press – ABC News
May 26th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on South America Rejects US Sanctions on Venezuela)
(Sinhala-සිංහල) පශ්චාත් යුද සංහිඳියාවේ ව්‍යුහාත්මක කෘත්‍යවාදය සහ අනාගත සුසමාදර්ශය (Structural Functionalism of Post War Reconciliation and Future Paradigm)
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Sinhala-සිංහල) පශ්චාත් යුද සංහිඳියාවේ ව්‍යුහාත්මක කෘත්‍යවාදය සහ අනාගත සුසමාදර්ශය (Structural Functionalism of Post War Reconciliation and Future Paradigm))
(Italiano) Norvegia 2050: un’immagine
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Norvegia 2050: un’immagine)
The Pentagon Report on Snowden’s ‘Grave’ Threat Is Gravely Overblown
Julian Sanchez – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The Pentagon Report on Snowden’s ‘Grave’ Threat Is Gravely Overblown)
Syria: Back to Square One for Good-Faith Negotiations
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Syria: Back to Square One for Good-Faith Negotiations)
Another Way Forward for Myanmar
Knox Thames – The Diplomat
May 26th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Another Way Forward for Myanmar)
Washington Post Seeks US-Patrolled ‘Safe Zone’ in Syria
Ray McGovern – Consortium News
May 26th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Washington Post Seeks US-Patrolled ‘Safe Zone’ in Syria)
(Italiano) Il Giornalismo di Pace indica la strada dalla Terra Santa al BDS
Jake Lynch – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Il Giornalismo di Pace indica la strada dalla Terra Santa al BDS)
William Worthy and Vincent Harding: Thank You and Goodbye
Amy Goodman - Aspen Daily News
May 26th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on William Worthy and Vincent Harding: Thank You and Goodbye)
Common Questions on BDS & the Academic Boycott of Israel
Sydney Staff for BDS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Common Questions on BDS & the Academic Boycott of Israel)
The Struggle to Ban Killer Robots
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Nicholas Marsh and Maral Mirshahi – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
May 26th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Struggle to Ban Killer Robots)
Transgenics Prosper Amidst Pragmatism and Collateral Damage
Fabiana Frayssinet, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Transgenics Prosper Amidst Pragmatism and Collateral Damage)
The Rape of Men: The Darkest Secret of War
Will Storr – The Observer
May 26th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Rape of Men: The Darkest Secret of War)
From Prophecy to Reality: Join the Consciousness Revolution
John Perkins – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on From Prophecy to Reality: Join the Consciousness Revolution)
Virus Experiments Risk Unleashing Global Pandemic, Study Warns
Ian Sample – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Virus Experiments Risk Unleashing Global Pandemic, Study Warns)
10 Reasons to Go Vegan That Have Nothing to Do with Animal Rights
Lindsay McDougall – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on 10 Reasons to Go Vegan That Have Nothing to Do with Animal Rights)
(Italiano) TAP+TPP = “Tutti salvo la Cina” = Colpetto + Ribaltamento?
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) TAP+TPP = “Tutti salvo la Cina” = Colpetto + Ribaltamento?)
UK Under Fire for Recruiting an ‘Army of Children’
Jonathan Owen – The Independent
May 26th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on UK Under Fire for Recruiting an ‘Army of Children’)
Was This Gandhi’s Worst Decision?
George Paxton – The Gandhi Foundation
May 26th, 2014 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on Was This Gandhi’s Worst Decision?)
Psycho Politics in the Age of Imperial Decline
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
May 26th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Psycho Politics in the Age of Imperial Decline)
Russia, China Sign Deal to Bypass U.S. Dollar
Michael Pizzi – Al Jazeera America
May 26th, 2014 (BRICS | Comments Off on Russia, China Sign Deal to Bypass U.S. Dollar)
Alan Lightman on Our Yearning for Immortality and Why We Long for Permanence in a Universe of Constant Change
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (LITERATURE | Comments Off on Alan Lightman on Our Yearning for Immortality and Why We Long for Permanence in a Universe of Constant Change)
First Dog on the Moon on … surveillance, everywhere
First Dog on the Moon – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on First Dog on the Moon on … surveillance, everywhere)
Where Should the Divestors Invest?
Brendan Smith, Jeremy Brecher and Kristen Sheeran – Common Dreams
May 26th, 2014 (COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on Where Should the Divestors Invest?)
The-O ring: Theory, Theorem, Theology, Theosophy?
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The-O ring: Theory, Theorem, Theology, Theosophy?)
Kidnapped Girls Become Tools of U.S. Imperial Policy in Africa
Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Kidnapped Girls Become Tools of U.S. Imperial Policy in Africa)
Reasons for Intellectual Conformity
Lawrence Davidson – Consortium News
May 26th, 2014 (ACADEMIA-KNOWLEDGE-SCHOLARSHIP | Comments Off on Reasons for Intellectual Conformity)
Data Pirates of the Caribbean: The NSA Is Recording Every Cell Phone Call in the Bahamas
Ryan Devereaux, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras – The Intercept
May 26th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Data Pirates of the Caribbean: The NSA Is Recording Every Cell Phone Call in the Bahamas)
Mission Accomplished, Indeed – Iraq: The Biggest Petroleum Heist in History?
Mike Whitney - CounterPunch
May 26th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Mission Accomplished, Indeed – Iraq: The Biggest Petroleum Heist in History?)
Philantrocapitalism: Gates, the World’s Largest and Most Powerful Foundation
Jacob Levich - Global Research
May 26th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Philantrocapitalism: Gates, the World’s Largest and Most Powerful Foundation)
[Grotesquely Pornographic] Sunday Times Rich List: “Astonishing Year” for Britain’s Most Wealthy
Jordan Shilton, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on [Grotesquely Pornographic] Sunday Times Rich List: “Astonishing Year” for Britain’s Most Wealthy)
(Português) Žižek: A contradição principal da nova ordem mundial
Slavoj Žižek – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Žižek: A contradição principal da nova ordem mundial)
World Protests Monsanto Grip on Food Supply Chain
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on World Protests Monsanto Grip on Food Supply Chain)
Secrets, Lies and Snowden’s Email: Why I Was Forced to Shut Down Lavabit
Ladar Levison – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Secrets, Lies and Snowden’s Email: Why I Was Forced to Shut Down Lavabit)
The Truth about “Traditional” Japanese Whaling
Paul Watson – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
May 26th, 2014 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on The Truth about “Traditional” Japanese Whaling)
Nonkilling Peace between East and West: A Plea
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Nonkilling Peace between East and West: A Plea)
Rise of Modi and Indian Politics
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Rise of Modi and Indian Politics)
Seeds of Destruction: The Diabolical World of Genetic Manipulation
F. William Engdahl - Global Research
May 26th, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Seeds of Destruction: The Diabolical World of Genetic Manipulation)
[An Antithesis of Peace Journalism]: 1,000 Days of Syria – Turning War Journalism into a Game
Simon Parkin – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | Comments Off on [An Antithesis of Peace Journalism]: 1,000 Days of Syria – Turning War Journalism into a Game)
Marching Against Monsanto Is Marching for Freedom and Democracy
Prof. Vandana Shiva – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Marching Against Monsanto Is Marching for Freedom and Democracy)
(Português) A saída limpa…da Europa
Boaventura de Sousa Santos – Carta Maior
May 26th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) A saída limpa…da Europa)
A Nation Disintegrates: Libya on the Brink of Civil War
Patrick Cockburn – CounterPunch
May 26th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on A Nation Disintegrates: Libya on the Brink of Civil War)
MAP: The U.S. Military Currently Has Troops in These African Countries
Adam Taylor – The Washington Post
May 26th, 2014 (AFRICA | Comments Off on MAP: The U.S. Military Currently Has Troops in These African Countries)
Fault Lines, The Sixties, The Culture Wars, and The Return of the Divine Feminine
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Fault Lines, The Sixties, The Culture Wars, and The Return of the Divine Feminine)
By Misdiagnosing Israel-Palestine, Donor Aid Harms Palestinians
Jeremy Wildeman and Sandy Marshall – Open Democracy
May 26th, 2014 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on By Misdiagnosing Israel-Palestine, Donor Aid Harms Palestinians)
(Português) Sustentabilidade para Santuários de Animais
Sérgio Greif – ANDA-Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
May 26th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Sustentabilidade para Santuários de Animais)
On Citizenship in the 21st Century
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on On Citizenship in the 21st Century)
Human Intelligence or Human Awareness?
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph. D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Human Intelligence or Human Awareness?)
Hawking and the Growing Israel Boycott Movement
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Hawking and the Growing Israel Boycott Movement)
Pentagon Report: Scope of Intelligence Compromised by Snowden ‘Staggering’
Jason Leopold – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Pentagon Report: Scope of Intelligence Compromised by Snowden ‘Staggering’)
Concert Review: Anoushka Shankar at The Royal Festival Hall, London
Sumeet Grover – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Concert Review: Anoushka Shankar at The Royal Festival Hall, London)
The Ukraine in Turmoil
Israel Shamir – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | 1 Comment »)
Europe: 1, Google: 0 – EU Court Ruling a Victory for Privacy
SPIEGEL – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Europe: 1, Google: 0 – EU Court Ruling a Victory for Privacy)
Free Speech and BDS Case: Applicants Wanting to Run!
Jake Lynch, Australians for BDS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | Comments Off on Free Speech and BDS Case: Applicants Wanting to Run!)
International Whaling Commission to Consider Imminent Extinction of Maui’s Dolphins
Independent News Media – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on International Whaling Commission to Consider Imminent Extinction of Maui’s Dolphins)
In Their Own Juice
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on In Their Own Juice)