Archive for 2015 – Week 31


Obama Walks Fine Line in Kenya on LGBTI Rights
Aruna Dutt, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (AFRICA, ANGLO AMERICA, SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Obama Walks Fine Line in Kenya on LGBTI Rights)
Optimizing Web Surfing Pathways for the Overloaded
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Optimizing Web Surfing Pathways for the Overloaded)
Israel Sees Nazism in Mirror it Mistakes for Window
David Swanson – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | 1 Comment »)
They Say Paraguay Is in Africa: Mosaic of Horror
Andre Vltchek - CounterPunch
July 27th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on They Say Paraguay Is in Africa: Mosaic of Horror)
Israel, Iran and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Israel, Iran and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty)
The Agenda behind ISIS’ Cultural Genocide
Maram Susli, New Eastern Outlook – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Agenda behind ISIS’ Cultural Genocide)
Myanmar [Burma]: How the Rohingya and Other Resident Minorities Became Disenfranchised
Luicy Pedroza, European University Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Myanmar [Burma]: How the Rohingya and Other Resident Minorities Became Disenfranchised)
A Moment That Changed Me – Ditching the Diets and Embracing My Plus-Size Body
Callie Thorpe – The Guardian
July 27th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on A Moment That Changed Me – Ditching the Diets and Embracing My Plus-Size Body)
Fix You (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Coldplay – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Fix You (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
BRICS Bank’s 1st Loan to Be Issued in Yuan Not Dollars
The BRICS Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (BRICS, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on BRICS Bank’s 1st Loan to Be Issued in Yuan Not Dollars)
JPMorgan Chase Closes at All-Time High – As Financial Crises Sprout Like ‘08
Pam Martens and Russ Martens, Wall Street on Parade – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on JPMorgan Chase Closes at All-Time High – As Financial Crises Sprout Like ‘08)
God’s Masterpiece or the Devil’s Bad Joke? Barbarians and Apes — From the Opium Wars to the Origin of the Species
Eduardo Galeano - TomDispatch
July 27th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on God’s Masterpiece or the Devil’s Bad Joke? Barbarians and Apes — From the Opium Wars to the Origin of the Species)
(Português) A assombrosa previsão de Fidel Castro em 1973
Revista Forum – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) A assombrosa previsão de Fidel Castro em 1973)
(Italiano) Estetica: una strada per la pace?
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Estetica: una strada per la pace?)
Sheldon’s Stooges
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Sheldon’s Stooges)
Best Exercises for Strong Bones
Elizabeth Quinn, Sports Medicine Expert – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (HEALTH | 1 Comment »)
From Security to Peace: A Paradigm Shift
Johan Galtung, 27 Jul 2015 - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
Slavoj Žižek on Greece: The Courage of Hopelessness
Slavoj Zizek – New Statesman
July 27th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Slavoj Žižek on Greece: The Courage of Hopelessness)
Rohingyas, the Victims of Sustained Genocidal Persecution for Nearly 40 Years
Amine Tuna Ertürk - İHH İnsani ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Merkezi (Turkey)
July 27th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Rohingyas, the Victims of Sustained Genocidal Persecution for Nearly 40 Years)
Torture, Psychology, and Daniel Inouye: The True Story behind Psychology’s Role in Torture
Bryant Welch – The Huffington Post
July 27th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Torture, Psychology, and Daniel Inouye: The True Story behind Psychology’s Role in Torture)
Onward U. S. Soldiers
Tom Greening – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Onward U. S. Soldiers)
Earth’s Most Famous Climate Scientist Issues Bombshell Sea Level Warning
Eric Holthaus, Slate – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Earth’s Most Famous Climate Scientist Issues Bombshell Sea Level Warning)
Meet the Apache Activists Opening for Neil Young
Joseph Huff-Hannon – Rolling Stone
July 27th, 2015 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Meet the Apache Activists Opening for Neil Young)
International Election Monitors: Agents of Free Elections
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on International Election Monitors: Agents of Free Elections)
Tutu: The Slow Genocide against the Rohingya in Myanmar (Burma)
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate – Newsweek
July 27th, 2015 (NOBEL LAUREATES, ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Tutu: The Slow Genocide against the Rohingya in Myanmar (Burma))
A Chance for Arab-Iranian Reconciliation: An Opportunity in the Iran Nuclear Deal
Ramzy Baroud – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on A Chance for Arab-Iranian Reconciliation: An Opportunity in the Iran Nuclear Deal)
Capitalism, Engineered Dependencies and the Eurozone
Rob Urie - CounterPunch
July 27th, 2015 (IN FOCUS, EUROPE, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Capitalism, Engineered Dependencies and the Eurozone)
Elephant in the Room: The Pentagon’s Massive Carbon Footprint
Lisa Savage - CounterPunch
July 27th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Elephant in the Room: The Pentagon’s Massive Carbon Footprint)
Noam Chomsky Says US Turned to Cuba Due to Increasing Isolation
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Noam Chomsky Says US Turned to Cuba Due to Increasing Isolation)
(Italiano) Il sistema della giustizia militare israeliano – una catena di montaggio per la detenzione di massa
Amira Hass – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
July 27th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Il sistema della giustizia militare israeliano – una catena di montaggio per la detenzione di massa)
A Cuban Flag Flies Again in Washington
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan – Democracy NOW!
July 27th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on A Cuban Flag Flies Again in Washington)
Iran Calls for Universal Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Sputnik News – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Iran Calls for Universal Elimination of Nuclear Weapons)
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: ‘Radiation Will Wash Down from Mountains, Forests into Other Lands’
Russia Today - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: ‘Radiation Will Wash Down from Mountains, Forests into Other Lands’)
The New “Red Menace” and NATO’s Plans in the Arctic
Oriental Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The New “Red Menace” and NATO’s Plans in the Arctic)
(Português) União Europeia:Testes Fatais
Prof. Boaventura de Sousa Santos – Carta Maior
July 27th, 2015 (EUROPE, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) União Europeia:Testes Fatais)
Desertion: A Long, Proud History
CJ Hinke, World Beyond War - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (MILITARISM, REVIEWS | Comments Off on Desertion: A Long, Proud History)
(Italiano) TPP-TTIP-Tisa: la soglia critica per la democrazia
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) TPP-TTIP-Tisa: la soglia critica per la democrazia)
Alliance Blackmail: Israel’s Opposition to the Iran Nuclear Agreement
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Mideast Arms Build-up Negative Fallout from Iran Nuclear Deal
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Mideast Arms Build-up Negative Fallout from Iran Nuclear Deal)
George Clooney Opposes War Profiteering—But only in Africa
David Swanson, World Beyond War – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (AFRICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on George Clooney Opposes War Profiteering—But only in Africa)
For American Psychological Association, National Security Trumped Torture Concerns
Jenna McLaughlin – The Intercept
July 27th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | 1 Comment »)
(Português) Presente de Grego – a minha experiência
Quézia Queiroz – ANDA-Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
July 27th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Presente de Grego – a minha experiência)
Breaking‬: Massive Pod of Pilot Whales Slaughtered in the Faroe Islands
Cole Mellino, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Breaking‬: Massive Pod of Pilot Whales Slaughtered in the Faroe Islands)
Varoufakis: Troika Forced Syriza [and Greece] into Choice between ‘Suicide or Execution’
Lauren McCauley – Common Dreams
July 27th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Varoufakis: Troika Forced Syriza [and Greece] into Choice between ‘Suicide or Execution’)
Mystery of Kazakhstan Sleeping Sickness Solved, Says Government
Alec Luhn in Moscow – The Guardian
July 27th, 2015 (CENTRAL ASIA, HEALTH | Comments Off on Mystery of Kazakhstan Sleeping Sickness Solved, Says Government)
(Français) Une étude allemande pointe les bénéfices économiques de la migration
Dario Sarmadi, EurActiv – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (EUROPE, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Une étude allemande pointe les bénéfices économiques de la migration)
US and NATO Engage in Unprecedented Military Exercises in Europe
Niles Williamson, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE, EUROPE | Comments Off on US and NATO Engage in Unprecedented Military Exercises in Europe)
Turning Enemies into Allies
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Turning Enemies into Allies)
Accuracy
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Accuracy)
Europe’s Vindictive Privatization Plan for Greece
Yanis Varoufakis, Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Europe’s Vindictive Privatization Plan for Greece)
The Need for a New Economic System – Part 1: Limits to Growth
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 4 Comments »)
Ukraine: The Mess That Nuland Made
Robert Parry – Consortium News
July 27th, 2015 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Ukraine: The Mess That Nuland Made)
NBC News Releases the Long-Awaited Trailer for Its Summer Horror Film about ISIS
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
July 27th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on NBC News Releases the Long-Awaited Trailer for Its Summer Horror Film about ISIS)
Putin and Xi Plot the Future of Eurasia
John Batchelor – Al Jazeera America
July 27th, 2015 (BRICS | Comments Off on Putin and Xi Plot the Future of Eurasia)
(Italiano) T-tip, il nostro futuro greco
Francesco Martone, Comune Info – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) T-tip, il nostro futuro greco)
How Monsanto Wrote and Broke Laws to Enter India
Dr Vandana Shiva – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on How Monsanto Wrote and Broke Laws to Enter India)
Get Out of Your Own Light: Aldous Huxley on Who We Are, the Trap of Language, and the Necessity of Mind-Body Education
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (SPIRITUALITY | 1 Comment »)
(Français) Chronique de mots pervers : le “capital humain”
Elisabeth Beague, Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Chronique de mots pervers : le “capital humain”)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
Homosexuality Will Never Be Eliminated. How About Eliminating Homophobia?
Neela Ghoshal, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (SEXUALITIES | 1 Comment »)
“Christmas in July” in Absurdityville, USA
Gary Corseri – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on “Christmas in July” in Absurdityville, USA)
Military Conscription Worldwide – Conscientious Objectors and Deserters
CJ Hinke, World Beyond War – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Military Conscription Worldwide – Conscientious Objectors and Deserters)
With Pope Francis at the Helm, World’s Mayors Pledge to Fight Climate Change
Nadia Prupis – Common Dreams
July 27th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on With Pope Francis at the Helm, World’s Mayors Pledge to Fight Climate Change)
The Social Economic Enslavement of Japan
WeAreChange – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The Social Economic Enslavement of Japan)
Greece’s Other Crisis
Mark Hetfield – Al Jazeera America
July 27th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Greece’s Other Crisis)
Photo of ‘Mutant Daisies’ Near Fukushima Goes Viral
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Photo of ‘Mutant Daisies’ Near Fukushima Goes Viral)
Your Ancestors Didn’t Sleep the Way You Do – Are You Sleeping Correctly?
Dr. Edward F. Group III – Global Healing Center
July 27th, 2015 (HEALTH | 1 Comment »)
Better Sleep May Be Incredibly Important to Alzheimer’s Risk
The Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Better Sleep May Be Incredibly Important to Alzheimer’s Risk)
Bill Nye on Glyphosate: ‘We Accidentally Decimated the Monarch Butterfly Population’
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Bill Nye on Glyphosate: ‘We Accidentally Decimated the Monarch Butterfly Population’)
Dag Hammarskjold (29 Jul 1905 – 18 Sep 1961): Crisis Manager and Longer-Range World Community Builder
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (BIOGRAPHIES, TRANSCEND MEMBERS, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Dag Hammarskjold (29 Jul 1905 – 18 Sep 1961): Crisis Manager and Longer-Range World Community Builder)
Two Sea Shepherd Crewmembers Arrested in the Faroe Islands with Assistance of Danish Navy
Sea Shepherd News – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (ACTIVISM, ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Two Sea Shepherd Crewmembers Arrested in the Faroe Islands with Assistance of Danish Navy)
(Français) Paraguay : Terre d’ eau, grandes propriétés rurales et injustice
Leticia Marinoni, Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Paraguay : Terre d’ eau, grandes propriétés rurales et injustice)
Peace Journalism – A Global Debate
Meah Mostafiz – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM, MEDIA | 1 Comment »)
The Eurasian Big Bang: How China and Russia Are Running Rings Around Washington
Pepe Escobar – TomDispatch
July 27th, 2015 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, BRICS | Comments Off on The Eurasian Big Bang: How China and Russia Are Running Rings Around Washington)
Is the Ugly German Back? Flames of Hate Haunt a Nation
SPIEGEL Staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (EUROPE | 1 Comment »)