Archive for 2013 – Week 42


False Equivalence: How ‘Balance’ Makes the Media Dangerously Dumb
Bob Garfield – The Guardidan
October 14th, 2013 (MEDIA | Comments Off on False Equivalence: How ‘Balance’ Makes the Media Dangerously Dumb)
Video: Edward Snowden Wins Sam Adams Award
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Video: Edward Snowden Wins Sam Adams Award)
Millennium Development Goals: The Failure of the Debt System
Daniel Munevar & Eric Toussaint, CADTM – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Millennium Development Goals: The Failure of the Debt System)
Syrian Opposition Group Refuses to Attend Geneva Peace Talks
Al Arabiya – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | 1 Comment »)
Obscuring the Details: A Panoramic Look at America’s Case against Syria
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - Global Research
October 14th, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Obscuring the Details: A Panoramic Look at America’s Case against Syria)
Video: Edward Snowden Wins Sam Adams Award
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Video: Edward Snowden Wins Sam Adams Award)
Growing Backlash to NSA Surveillance
Martha Mendoza, AP – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Growing Backlash to NSA Surveillance)
The Desert of Israeli Democracy: A Trip Through the Negev Desert Leads to the Heart of Israel’s National Nightmare
Max Blumenthal - TomDisptach
October 14th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Desert of Israeli Democracy: A Trip Through the Negev Desert Leads to the Heart of Israel’s National Nightmare)
How Mind-Wandering and “Positive Constructive Daydreaming” Enhance Creativity and Improve Our Social Skills
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on How Mind-Wandering and “Positive Constructive Daydreaming” Enhance Creativity and Improve Our Social Skills)
(Castellano) Brasil Implementará Servicio Propio de Correo Electrónico Antiespionaje
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Brasil Implementará Servicio Propio de Correo Electrónico Antiespionaje)
Storm Warning: The Disappearing State of the Central African Republic
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Cash-for-Castles: Italy Sells Off Historic Sites to Plug Budget Holes
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Cash-for-Castles: Italy Sells Off Historic Sites to Plug Budget Holes)
China’s Official Press Agency Calls for New Reserve Currency, and New World Order
Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (BRICS | Comments Off on China’s Official Press Agency Calls for New Reserve Currency, and New World Order)
The Folly of Empire
Chris Hedges – Truthdig
October 14th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Folly of Empire)
Helen Keller, the Radical: A Great Mind and Inspiration for All Humanity
Andy Piascik - Global Research
October 14th, 2013 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Helen Keller, the Radical: A Great Mind and Inspiration for All Humanity)
NSA Wiretapped Senate Candidate Obama in 2004
The Western Center for Journalism – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on NSA Wiretapped Senate Candidate Obama in 2004)
Review: ‘The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Modern Mourning, and the Reinvention of the Mystical Body’
Roger Griffin, Library of Social Science – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Review: ‘The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Modern Mourning, and the Reinvention of the Mystical Body’)
Snowden Accepts Whistleblower Award
Ray McGovern – Consortium News
October 14th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Snowden Accepts Whistleblower Award)
Wall Street Bets a Quadrillion Dollars of Everybody Else’s Money
Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (CAPITALISM | 3 Comments »)
Divided N United
Rosa Parks – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Divided N United)
Racism, Colonialism and Exceptionalism
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Racism, Colonialism and Exceptionalism)
The Real “Global South” Today: BRICS*
Johan Galtung, 14 Oct 2013 - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (EDITORIAL | 3 Comments »)
Fifteen Minutes an American President
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Fifteen Minutes an American President)
The Data Hackers: Mining Your Information for Big Brother
Pratap Chatterjee - TomDispatch
October 14th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The Data Hackers: Mining Your Information for Big Brother)
Post-Intervention Libya: A Militia State
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Post-Intervention Libya: A Militia State)
Japan Asks for World’s Help on Fukushima Leaks
Al Jazeera and The Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Japan Asks for World’s Help on Fukushima Leaks)
Israel’s Politics of Fragmentation
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel’s Politics of Fragmentation)
Mass Spying: How the US Stamps Its Supremacy on the Pacific Region
Antony Loewenstein – The Guardian
October 14th, 2013 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
Whistleblowing: A Practical Guide – By Brian Martin
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Whistleblowing: A Practical Guide – By Brian Martin)
Allegro Molto Appassionato (Music Video of the Week)
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Allegro Molto Appassionato (Music Video of the Week))
Trapped in Qatar: Footballers Describe Nightmarish Treatment
Maik Grossekathöfer – Der Spiegel
October 14th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Trapped in Qatar: Footballers Describe Nightmarish Treatment)
Imperialism Destabilizing Africa
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Imperialism Destabilizing Africa)
Smart Help
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Smart Help)
Pacific Pact – a Minefield for Health Care
Emilio Godoy – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 14th, 2013 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
Nuclear Engineer: Japan’s PM “Lying to the Japanese People” About Safety of Fukushima
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Nuclear Engineer: Japan’s PM “Lying to the Japanese People” About Safety of Fukushima)
Old Game, New Obsession, New Enemy: The China Fixation
John Pilger - CounterPunch
October 14th, 2013 (IN FOCUS | 2 Comments »)
Empire under Obama (Part 1): Political Language and the ‘Mafia Principles’ of International Relations
Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (ANALYSIS | 3 Comments »)
(Português) Espanha: Cruel Festival “Toro Jubilo” Ateia Fogo em Touros Para o Entretenimento Local
Vinicius Siqueira – Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
October 14th, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Espanha: Cruel Festival “Toro Jubilo” Ateia Fogo em Touros Para o Entretenimento Local)
Slavoj Žižek: “Most of the Idiots I Know Are Academics”
Luke Massey – New Statesman
October 14th, 2013 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
European Union at the Crossroads
Massimo D'Alema – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 14th, 2013 (EUROPE | Comments Off on European Union at the Crossroads)
(Português) A Inovadora Vila Solar da Alemanha
Outras Palavras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) A Inovadora Vila Solar da Alemanha)
Canadian PM Says ‘Very Concerned’ by Brazil Spying Allegations
David Ljunggren, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
Human Violence: Understanding it. Ending it.
Robert J. Burrowes – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION | Comments Off on Human Violence: Understanding it. Ending it.)
At the UN, a Latin American Rebellion
Laura Carlsen – Foreign Policy in Focus
October 14th, 2013 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 1 Comment »)
Skype under Investigation in Luxembourg over Link to NSA
Ryan Gallagher – The Guardian
October 14th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Skype under Investigation in Luxembourg over Link to NSA)
How the NSA Deploys Malware: An In-Depth Look at the New Revelations
Electronic Frontier Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on How the NSA Deploys Malware: An In-Depth Look at the New Revelations)
Israel & BDS – A Note from Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel & BDS – A Note from Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters)
Let’s Give War a Chance [In English and Arabic]
Faiza Sultan – Foreign Policy in Focus
October 14th, 2013 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Let’s Give War a Chance [In English and Arabic])
Prescription Drug Abuse Now More Deadly Than Heroin, Cocaine Combined
Mark Guarino – The Christian Science Monitor
October 14th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Prescription Drug Abuse Now More Deadly Than Heroin, Cocaine Combined)
The Cape of Good Hope: Russia, Syria and the Decline of American Hegemony
Israel Shamir - TomDispatch
October 14th, 2013 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on The Cape of Good Hope: Russia, Syria and the Decline of American Hegemony)
Guardian’s NSA Revelations: Spies to Go under Spotlight
Patrick Wintour, Rowena Mason and Dan Roberts – The Guardian
October 14th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Guardian’s NSA Revelations: Spies to Go under Spotlight)
Chelsea Manning Rejects ‘Pacifist’ Label in First Statement since Sentencing
Ed Pilkington – The Guardian
October 14th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Chelsea Manning Rejects ‘Pacifist’ Label in First Statement since Sentencing)
40 Percent of Your Chicken Nugget Is Meat. The Rest Is…
Tom Philpott – Mother Jones
October 14th, 2013 (HEALTH | Comments Off on 40 Percent of Your Chicken Nugget Is Meat. The Rest Is…)
Myanmar: Can the Religious Violence Be Ended?
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Myanmar: Can the Religious Violence Be Ended?)
Media Repression and Tamils in Sri Lanka
Daniel Kitts, TV Ontario – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Media Repression and Tamils in Sri Lanka)
Bahrain Repression Continues Amid Sham Trials and Imprisonment
Emile Nakhleh – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 14th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Bahrain Repression Continues Amid Sham Trials and Imprisonment)
Johan Galtung Lecture on ‘The European Foreign Policy of my Dreams’
Global Governance Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (TRANSCEND News | Comments Off on Johan Galtung Lecture on ‘The European Foreign Policy of my Dreams’)
François Hollande’s Missteps Put France on Levant Sidelines
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (EUROPE | Comments Off on François Hollande’s Missteps Put France on Levant Sidelines)
2013 Don’t Bank on the Bomb Report
Susi Snyder, Don’t Bank on the Bomb – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on 2013 Don’t Bank on the Bomb Report)
(Italiano) La Politica Estera EU: Dieci Desideri
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) La Politica Estera EU: Dieci Desideri)