Archive for 2014 – Week 10


25th IPRA General Conference Call for Papers
Nesrin Kenar, IPRA Secretary General – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2014 (IPRA 2014 - 50th ANNIV. CONFERENCE | Comments Off on 25th IPRA General Conference Call for Papers)
International Peace Research Association at 50
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2014 (IPRA 2014 - 50th ANNIV. CONFERENCE | Comments Off on International Peace Research Association at 50)
Pakistan – What Now?
Johan Galtung, 3 Mar 2014 - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
On The Third Anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi Catastrophe
Karl Grossman, Nuclear News – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (ENERGY | 1 Comment »)
(Português) Civilizados, Bárbaros e Selvagens
Antonio C. S. Rosa – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | 3 Comments »)
(Português) Brasil – Experiência com animais: Opinião contrária
Laerte fernando levai – ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
March 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Brasil – Experiência com animais: Opinião contrária)
Gigabytes Gone Wild
Neil Richards and Jonathan King – Al Jazeera America
March 3rd, 2014 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Gigabytes Gone Wild)
Five New Reasons Monsanto’s ‘Science’ Doesn’t Add Up
Katherine Paul and Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Five New Reasons Monsanto’s ‘Science’ Doesn’t Add Up)
Ukraine Will Reveal the True EU
Charles McPhedran – New Matilda
March 3rd, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Ukraine Will Reveal the True EU)
Were It Not for the French, Hezbollah Would All Be Syrians Fighting on Their Own Government’s Side Inside Their Own Country
Robert Fisk – The Independent
March 3rd, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Were It Not for the French, Hezbollah Would All Be Syrians Fighting on Their Own Government’s Side Inside Their Own Country)
(Castellano) Ovacionan en Sudáfrica documental sobre la amistad entre Mandela y Castro
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Ovacionan en Sudáfrica documental sobre la amistad entre Mandela y Castro)
Fracking Siberia: Gazprom Teams Up With Shell
Richard Smallteacher, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Fracking Siberia: Gazprom Teams Up With Shell)
FDA Panel Debates Technique That Would Create Embryos with Three Genetic Parents
Ariana Eunjung Cha and Sandhya Somashekhar – The Washington Post
March 3rd, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on FDA Panel Debates Technique That Would Create Embryos with Three Genetic Parents)
The Crisis in Ukraine
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on The Crisis in Ukraine)
NSA Robots Are ‘Collecting’ Your Data, Too, and They’re Getting Away With It
Bruce Schneier – The Guardian
March 3rd, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on NSA Robots Are ‘Collecting’ Your Data, Too, and They’re Getting Away With It)
China Issues Retaliatory Report on US Human Rights
Voice of America – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on China Issues Retaliatory Report on US Human Rights)
Some Thoughts on Creativity . . . And Life
Anthony J. Marsella – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Some Thoughts on Creativity . . . And Life)
Feeding a Billion: Agriculture and Food Security in India
Sonia Luthra – The National Bureau of Asian Research
March 3rd, 2014 (BRICS | Comments Off on Feeding a Billion: Agriculture and Food Security in India)
Monsanto’s Roundup Found in 75% of Air and Rain Samples
John Deike, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Monsanto’s Roundup Found in 75% of Air and Rain Samples)
Reconciliation, Reform and Resilience: Positive Peace for Lebanon
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Reconciliation, Reform and Resilience: Positive Peace for Lebanon)
Channel 4 Refutes Sri Lankan “Propaganda Offensive”
Channel 4, UK – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Channel 4 Refutes Sri Lankan “Propaganda Offensive”)
The Other Story of Venezuela’s Riots
Antonio Castillo – New Matilda
March 3rd, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on The Other Story of Venezuela’s Riots)
(Italiano) Criminalizzare la guerra di aggressione
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Criminalizzare la guerra di aggressione)
John Scales Avery – Collected Essays, Volume 2
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on John Scales Avery – Collected Essays, Volume 2)
Ukraine – What Would YOU Like to Know about It?
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
March 3rd, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Ukraine – What Would YOU Like to Know about It?)
Alexandre Marc (1904-2000)
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Alexandre Marc (1904-2000))
Imelda Marcos Stamp
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Imelda Marcos Stamp)
(Português) Cerveja: o transgênico que você bebe
Flávio Siqueira Júnior e Ana Paula Bartoletto – Outras Palavras
March 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Cerveja: o transgênico que você bebe)
How the GDP Measures Everything ‘Except That Which Makes Life Worthwhile’
Dr. David Suzuki, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on How the GDP Measures Everything ‘Except That Which Makes Life Worthwhile’)
Syria: What to Do Now
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Syria: What to Do Now)
Thailand’s Edsa 2: From Civil Conflict to Uncivil War?
Walden Bello – CETRI-Centre Tricontinental
March 3rd, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Thailand’s Edsa 2: From Civil Conflict to Uncivil War?)
UK – Optic Nerve: Millions of Yahoo Webcam Images Intercepted by GCHQ
Spencer Ackerman and James Ball – The Guardian
March 3rd, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
No Big Deal
Paul Krugman – International New York Times
March 3rd, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on No Big Deal)
Sabadell Flashmob – Ode to Joy (Music Video of the Week)
Vallès Symphony Orchestra – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Sabadell Flashmob – Ode to Joy (Music Video of the Week))
Ukraine: Out of the Frying Pan
John Feffer – Foreign Policy In Focus
March 3rd, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Ukraine: Out of the Frying Pan)
World Bank Postpones Uganda Loan Over Anti-Gay Law
Anna Yukhananov, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on World Bank Postpones Uganda Loan Over Anti-Gay Law)
Support Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions-BDS Until Palestinian Right to Self-Determination Is Recognized by Israel
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Support Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions-BDS Until Palestinian Right to Self-Determination Is Recognized by Israel)
Europe May Be the Lesser of Ukraine’s Two Evils
Sasha Shtargot – New Matilda
March 3rd, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Europe May Be the Lesser of Ukraine’s Two Evils)
The San Francisco System: Past, Present, Future in U.S.-Japan-China Relations
John W. Dower – The Asia-Pacific Journal
March 3rd, 2014 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on The San Francisco System: Past, Present, Future in U.S.-Japan-China Relations)
Omar and the Israeli Checkpoint: The Essential Story That Is Rarely Told
Ramzy Baroud – Toward Freedom
March 3rd, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Omar and the Israeli Checkpoint: The Essential Story That Is Rarely Told)
Qatar’s Foreign Domestic Workers Subjected to Slave-Like Conditions
Rebecca Falconer – The Guardian
March 3rd, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Qatar’s Foreign Domestic Workers Subjected to Slave-Like Conditions)
U.S. Christian Right behind Anti-Gay Law Passed in Uganda
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on U.S. Christian Right behind Anti-Gay Law Passed in Uganda)
Clever, Clever – Was the Ukraine Coup America’s Main Event at the Sochi Olympics?
Peter Lee - CounterPunch
March 3rd, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Clever, Clever – Was the Ukraine Coup America’s Main Event at the Sochi Olympics?)
Nuclear Fallout – Blast from the Past: Lucky Dragon 60 Years On
Jeff Kingston – The Japan Times
March 3rd, 2014 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | 1 Comment »)
In the Name of “Peace”, the European Union Readies for War
Jean Shaoul, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on In the Name of “Peace”, the European Union Readies for War)
Honoring the ‘Accomplices’ to Truth Who Caught Clapper in a Lie
Robert Scheer - Truthdig
March 3rd, 2014 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Honoring the ‘Accomplices’ to Truth Who Caught Clapper in a Lie)
New Report Details ‘Brutal’ Israeli Policies
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on New Report Details ‘Brutal’ Israeli Policies)
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Activities in Myanmar Ordered to Close Down
Médecins Sans Frontières Holland – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Activities in Myanmar Ordered to Close Down)
(Português) 6 Notas para Compreender o que se Passa na Crimeia, Peça Chave do Conflito na Ucrânia
Alberto Sicília, de Kiev - Principia Marsupia (Espanha)
March 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) 6 Notas para Compreender o que se Passa na Crimeia, Peça Chave do Conflito na Ucrânia)
Mexico Building Latin America’s Largest Solar Farm to Replace Old, Dirty Oil-Power Plant
Ari Phillips, ThinkProgress – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Mexico Building Latin America’s Largest Solar Farm to Replace Old, Dirty Oil-Power Plant)
(Français) Halte au « BRICS bashing »!
Gérard Wolf - Le Monde
March 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Halte au « BRICS bashing »!)
GCHQ Revealed: Inside Her Majesty’s Listening Service
Christoph Scheuermann – Der Spiegel
March 3rd, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on GCHQ Revealed: Inside Her Majesty’s Listening Service)
In the Shadows of the Mafia Regime: Algeria’s Renewed Despair
David Porter - CounterPunch
March 3rd, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on In the Shadows of the Mafia Regime: Algeria’s Renewed Despair)
How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 3rd, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations)
On the Meaning of Journalistic Independence
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 3rd, 2014 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on On the Meaning of Journalistic Independence)
Fighting Fund for Academic Boycott of Israel
(Jake Lynch) Australians for BDS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (APPEALS | Comments Off on Fighting Fund for Academic Boycott of Israel)
(Castellano) Mandela y Fidel
CubaVisión– TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on (Castellano) Mandela y Fidel)
Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill Puts U.S. Aid at Risk
Bryant Harris, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill Puts U.S. Aid at Risk)
Western Media Cheering a ‘Democratic’ Coup in Ukraine
Robert Parry – Consortium News
March 3rd, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Western Media Cheering a ‘Democratic’ Coup in Ukraine)
God Loves Uganda – Trailer
Ford Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on God Loves Uganda – Trailer)
Amnesty International Accuses Israeli Armed Forces of Possible War Crimes
The Guardian – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Amnesty International Accuses Israeli Armed Forces of Possible War Crimes)
Brazil and EU Agree to Lay an Undersea Cable to Avoid US Internet Surveillance
MercoPress – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
(Français) Que se passe-t-il au Venezuela ?
Simón Rodríguez Porras – CETRI-Centre Tricontinental
March 3rd, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Que se passe-t-il au Venezuela ?)
The Moazzam Begg Arrest: Part of the Effort to Criminalize Muslim Political Dissent
Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain – The Intercept
March 3rd, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Moazzam Begg Arrest: Part of the Effort to Criminalize Muslim Political Dissent)
The Most Beautiful and Timelessly Bewitching LGBTQ Love Letters in History
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on The Most Beautiful and Timelessly Bewitching LGBTQ Love Letters in History)
The Geopolitical History of Ukraine
Alfred Mendes - Global Research
March 3rd, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on The Geopolitical History of Ukraine)
Contamination and Bio-Pollution: The Criminality of the GM Biotech Industry
Colin Todhunter - Global Research
March 3rd, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Contamination and Bio-Pollution: The Criminality of the GM Biotech Industry)
At Last! Brazil Begins Long-Awaited Operation to Save Earth’s Most Threatened Tribe
Survival International – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 (BRICS | Comments Off on At Last! Brazil Begins Long-Awaited Operation to Save Earth’s Most Threatened Tribe)