Archive for 2013 – Week 47


Israel’s ‘Exceptionalism’ and the UN
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Israel’s ‘Exceptionalism’ and the UN)
FBI Warns That Anonymous Has Hacked US Government Sites for a Year
The Guardian – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on FBI Warns That Anonymous Has Hacked US Government Sites for a Year)
The Dark Side of Migration – Spotlight on Qatar’s Construction Sector ahead of the World Cup
Amnesty International – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Dark Side of Migration – Spotlight on Qatar’s Construction Sector ahead of the World Cup)
Qatar 2022 World Cup Workers ‘Treated Like Cattle’, Amnesty Report Finds
Owen Gibson – The Guardian
November 18th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Qatar 2022 World Cup Workers ‘Treated Like Cattle’, Amnesty Report Finds)
Libya: On the Brink of Abyss
Solomon Dersso – Al Jazeera
November 18th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Libya: On the Brink of Abyss)
Israel’s Other Silent War
Belen Fernandez – Al Jazeera
November 18th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Israel’s Other Silent War)
Luke
Mary Oliver – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Luke)
Quantum Physics Proves That There IS an Afterlife, Claims Scientist
Victoria Woollaston – Daily Mail
November 18th, 2013 (SCIENCE - SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Quantum Physics Proves That There IS an Afterlife, Claims Scientist)
Thanks to WikiLeaks, We See Just How Bad TPP Trade Deal Is for Regular People
Dan Gillmor – The Guardian
November 18th, 2013 (TRADE | Comments Off on Thanks to WikiLeaks, We See Just How Bad TPP Trade Deal Is for Regular People)
A Visit with Julian Assange—And Some Proposals
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on A Visit with Julian Assange—And Some Proposals)
America’s Chemical Weapons: Hypocrisy, Conspiracy and a Forgotten History
Felicity Arbuthnot - Global Research
November 18th, 2013 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on America’s Chemical Weapons: Hypocrisy, Conspiracy and a Forgotten History)
Boycott Movement under Attack in Australia
Jake Lynch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | 2 Comments »)
Wealth of World’s Billionaires Doubles Since 2009
Andre Damon, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Wealth of World’s Billionaires Doubles Since 2009)
It’s Business That Really Rules Us Now
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on It’s Business That Really Rules Us Now)
Two Forms of Lethal Polarization: Egypt and Turkey
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Two Forms of Lethal Polarization: Egypt and Turkey)
(Italiano) Mare Monstrum: Guerra ai Migranti nel Mediterraneo
Antonio Mazzeo – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Mare Monstrum: Guerra ai Migranti nel Mediterraneo)
Myanmar’s Neo-Nazi Buddhists Get Free Rein
Maung Zarni – Asia Times
November 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Myanmar’s Neo-Nazi Buddhists Get Free Rein)
The Mass (Music Video of the Week)
eraofficial – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on The Mass (Music Video of the Week))
Albert Camus at 100: Stoic Humanist and World Citizen
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Albert Camus at 100: Stoic Humanist and World Citizen)
Who’s to Blame for Battlefield America? Is It Militarized Police or the Militarized Culture?
John W. Whitehead – The Rutherford Institute
November 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Who’s to Blame for Battlefield America? Is It Militarized Police or the Militarized Culture?)
Saudi Arabia, the Hell of Migrant Workers
Giovanni Giacalone - Pravda
November 18th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | 3 Comments »)
The Case of Education for Peace in Mexico
Johan Galtung & Fernando Montiel T.
November 18th, 2013 (EDITORIAL | 3 Comments »)
Public Banking in Costa Rica: A Remarkable Little-known Model
Ellen Brown – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Public Banking in Costa Rica: A Remarkable Little-known Model)
Precision
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Precision)
Black Market in Lebanon: Syrian Refugees Selling Organs to Survive
Ulrike Putz – Der Spiegel
November 18th, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Black Market in Lebanon: Syrian Refugees Selling Organs to Survive)
The Plight of Benin’s Vidomègon Children
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey - Pravda
November 18th, 2013 (AFRICA | Comments Off on The Plight of Benin’s Vidomègon Children)
Ending Hunger in Caring Communities
George Kent – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Ending Hunger in Caring Communities)
(Português) Por Que Experimentos em Animais Não São Necessários
Corina Gericke - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
November 18th, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Por Que Experimentos em Animais Não São Necessários)
Do We All Worship the Same God?
Gadadhara Pandit – Huffington Post
November 18th, 2013 (RELIGION | Comments Off on Do We All Worship the Same God?)
Public Banking in Costa Rica: A Remarkable Little-known Model
Ellen Brown – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Public Banking in Costa Rica: A Remarkable Little-known Model)
The Killing Fields of Myanmar
Kate Linthicum – Gulf News
November 18th, 2013 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on The Killing Fields of Myanmar)
Atheist ‘Mega-Churches’ Take Root across US, World
Gillian Flaccus – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (RELIGION | Comments Off on Atheist ‘Mega-Churches’ Take Root across US, World)
The Polytechnic Uprising of Nov 1973: A Greek Nonviolent Movement against the Greek Junta
Vasilis Migkos – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Polytechnic Uprising of Nov 1973: A Greek Nonviolent Movement against the Greek Junta)
Corporate Profits Soar. The Super Wealthy Reinvent American Capitalism
Shamus Cooke - Global Research
November 18th, 2013 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Corporate Profits Soar. The Super Wealthy Reinvent American Capitalism)
Trans-Atlantic Free Trade: US Pushes for Deal despite NSA Scandal
Gregor Peter Schmitz – Der Spiegel
November 18th, 2013 (TRADE | Comments Off on Trans-Atlantic Free Trade: US Pushes for Deal despite NSA Scandal)
The Alarming Truths about GMOs
Dr. Mercola – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The Alarming Truths about GMOs)
The Portuguese and the Crisis: An Analysis
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey - Pravda
November 18th, 2013 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Portuguese and the Crisis: An Analysis)
The Euro Zone Profiteers
CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Euro Zone Profiteers)
WikiLeaks Publishes Secret Draft Chapter of Trans-Pacific Partnership
Alex Hern and Dominic Rushe – The Guardian
November 18th, 2013 (TRADE | Comments Off on WikiLeaks Publishes Secret Draft Chapter of Trans-Pacific Partnership)
Sweden Closes Four Prisons as Number of Inmates Plummets
Richard Orange – The Guardian
November 18th, 2013 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Sweden Closes Four Prisons as Number of Inmates Plummets)
Abuse Accusations Overshadow Commonwealth Meeting in Sri Lanka
Malavika Vyawahare - The New York Times
November 18th, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Abuse Accusations Overshadow Commonwealth Meeting in Sri Lanka)
GCHQ Snoops on Hotel Reservations Targeting Diplomats – Snowden Leaks
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on GCHQ Snoops on Hotel Reservations Targeting Diplomats – Snowden Leaks)
The Logic behind Mass Spying: Empire and Cyber Imperialism
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The Logic behind Mass Spying: Empire and Cyber Imperialism)
Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (NEWS, TRADE | 3 Comments »)
The Assassination
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Assassination)
Why Ain al Hilweh?
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Why Ain al Hilweh?)
Nonkilling or 9mm Tacos for Breakfast
Joam Evans Pim – Huffington Post
November 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Nonkilling or 9mm Tacos for Breakfast)
Neither an Army nor Free
Ali Örnek, International Network for Justice – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Neither an Army nor Free)
Blame It on the French
Khosrow Soltani – Al Jazeera
November 18th, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Blame It on the French)
Jeremy Hammond’s Court Statement upon Receiving a 10-Year Prison Sentence: Criminal Exploits by FBI Handlers
The Sparrow Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, NEWS, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, JUSTICE, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Jeremy Hammond’s Court Statement upon Receiving a 10-Year Prison Sentence: Criminal Exploits by FBI Handlers)
Vandana Shiva on Resisting GMOs: “Saving Seeds Is a Political Act”
Sarah van Gelder – YES! Magazine
November 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Vandana Shiva on Resisting GMOs: “Saving Seeds Is a Political Act”)
Front Groups Exposed: 50 Industry Groups Form a New Alliance to Manipulate Public Opinion about Junk Food, GMOs and Harmful Additives
Dr. Mercola – Nation of Change
November 18th, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Front Groups Exposed: 50 Industry Groups Form a New Alliance to Manipulate Public Opinion about Junk Food, GMOs and Harmful Additives)
Affinity, Diaspora, Identity, Reunification, Return
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Affinity, Diaspora, Identity, Reunification, Return)
The Success of Nonviolent Civil Resistance
Erica Chenoweth – TED Talks
November 18th, 2013 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The Success of Nonviolent Civil Resistance)
Why France Is Playing ‘Stupid’ on Iran
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
November 18th, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Why France Is Playing ‘Stupid’ on Iran)