Archive for 2014 – Week 12


Wireless Electricity? It’s Here
Matthew Ponsford and Nick Glass - CNN
March 17th, 2014 (SCIENCE | Comments Off on Wireless Electricity? It’s Here)
Three Years after Gaddafi, Libya Is Imploding Into Chaos and Violence
Patrick Cockburn – The Independent
March 17th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Three Years after Gaddafi, Libya Is Imploding Into Chaos and Violence)
Mainstream US Media Is Lost in Ukraine
Robert Parry – Consortium News
March 17th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Mainstream US Media Is Lost in Ukraine)
In Contrast to Huffington Post, the New York Times Misleads the Readers on Myanmar Government’s Central Role in the Rohingya Pogroms
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on In Contrast to Huffington Post, the New York Times Misleads the Readers on Myanmar Government’s Central Role in the Rohingya Pogroms)
UK: Public Apathy over GCHQ Snooping Is a Recipe for Disaster
John Naughton – The Observer
March 17th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on UK: Public Apathy over GCHQ Snooping Is a Recipe for Disaster)
Crimea: The Referendum, the Mote and the Beam
Jan Oberg – Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
March 17th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
ASEAN and the New Orwellianism
Dr. Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on ASEAN and the New Orwellianism)
Washington’s Back-to-the-Future Military Policies in Africa: America’s New Model for Expeditionary Warfare
Nick Turse - TomDispatch
March 17th, 2014 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Washington’s Back-to-the-Future Military Policies in Africa: America’s New Model for Expeditionary Warfare)
Foreign Officials in the Dark about Their Own Spy Agencies’ Cooperation with NSA
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 17th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Foreign Officials in the Dark about Their Own Spy Agencies’ Cooperation with NSA)
The Rich Complain That We Do Not Love Them
Roberto Savio, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Rich Complain That We Do Not Love Them)
The Geopolitics of Gay Rights in Uganda
Daniel Wagner and Giorgio Cafiero – Huffington Post
March 17th, 2014 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on The Geopolitics of Gay Rights in Uganda)
Silencing BDS Supporters in the Land of the Free
Antony Loewenstein – ABC Australia
March 17th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Silencing BDS Supporters in the Land of the Free)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Trap or Trajectory for Sri Lanka?
Nirmanusan Balasundaram – Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
March 17th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Trap or Trajectory for Sri Lanka?)
UK: Tony Benn Dead – ‘Five Questions on Power’ and Other Memorable Quotes
Ewan Palmer – International Business Times
March 17th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on UK: Tony Benn Dead – ‘Five Questions on Power’ and Other Memorable Quotes)
Swiss Step Up Arms Exports, Peacefully
Ray Smith, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Swiss Step Up Arms Exports, Peacefully)
Global Military Spending Is Now an Integral Part of Capitalism
Richard Seymour – Gulf News
March 17th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Global Military Spending Is Now an Integral Part of Capitalism)
Much Bank Crime, Little Punishment
Danny Schechter – Consortium News
March 17th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Much Bank Crime, Little Punishment)
How the NSA Plans to Infect ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware
Ryan Gallagher and Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 17th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on How the NSA Plans to Infect ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware)
On the Ukraine: Three Awkward Questions for Western Liberals
Yanis Varoufakis – International Policy Digest
March 17th, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on On the Ukraine: Three Awkward Questions for Western Liberals)
Ukraine and the Danger of Nuclear War
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Ukraine and the Danger of Nuclear War)
Compare the NSA’s Facebook Malware Denial to Its Own Secret Documents
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
March 17th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Compare the NSA’s Facebook Malware Denial to Its Own Secret Documents)
All Give and No Take
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (TRADE | Comments Off on All Give and No Take)
(Português) O capitalismo global está destruindo a raça humana
Paul Craig Roberts – Carta Maior
March 17th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) O capitalismo global está destruindo a raça humana)
US to UN: We Can Disregard Int’l Human Rights Treaty
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
March 17th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on US to UN: We Can Disregard Int’l Human Rights Treaty)
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Three Years Later, Who is Responsible?
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Three Years Later, Who is Responsible?)
Information on Aspects Related to the Fukushima Nuclear Reactors Three Years after the Accident
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Information on Aspects Related to the Fukushima Nuclear Reactors Three Years after the Accident)
Forests around Chernobyl Aren’t Decaying Properly
Rachel Nuwer – Smithsonian Magazine
March 17th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Forests around Chernobyl Aren’t Decaying Properly)
Washington Has Set the World on a Path to War
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Washington Has Set the World on a Path to War)
3 Years after Fukushima: How Survivors’ Mental Health Continues Deteriorating
Brandon Baker, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on 3 Years after Fukushima: How Survivors’ Mental Health Continues Deteriorating)
The Group of 77 at Fifty. Congratulations!
Johan Galtung, 17 Mar 2014 - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (EDITORIAL | 3 Comments »)
The New Great (Threat) Game in Eurasia
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
March 17th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The New Great (Threat) Game in Eurasia)
Edward Snowden Full Video Interview 10 Mar 2014
Russia Today - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Edward Snowden Full Video Interview 10 Mar 2014)
People Over Profit: Why These Two Small Countries Stood Up to Big Mining
Robin Broad, John Cavanagh – YES! Magazine
March 17th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on People Over Profit: Why These Two Small Countries Stood Up to Big Mining)
Edward Snowden Discusses NSA Leaks at SXSW: ‘I Would Do It Again’
Jon Swaine and Jemima Kiss – The Guardian
March 17th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Edward Snowden Discusses NSA Leaks at SXSW: ‘I Would Do It Again’)
Beyond Ukraine: Russia’s Imperial Mess
SPIEGEL Staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Beyond Ukraine: Russia’s Imperial Mess)
Researchers Confirm: When NSA Watches Your Metadata, It Is Watching You
Sarah Lazare – Common Dreams
March 17th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Researchers Confirm: When NSA Watches Your Metadata, It Is Watching You)
Legal Fund for Academic Boycott of Israel
Jake Lynch, Australians for BDS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (APPEALS | Comments Off on Legal Fund for Academic Boycott of Israel)
The Systematic Repression of the Rohingya Minority Continues
Maung Zarni – The Dissident Blog
March 17th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Systematic Repression of the Rohingya Minority Continues)
Why Do I Persist?
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
The Plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya
Editorial Board – Los Angeles Times
March 17th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on The Plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya)
The Children of Japan’s Fukushima Battle an Invisible Enemy
Toru Hanai and Elaine Lies, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on The Children of Japan’s Fukushima Battle an Invisible Enemy)
(Italiano) Ucraina-Crimea-Georgia: l’Occidente e la Russia
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Ucraina-Crimea-Georgia: l’Occidente e la Russia)
Yellowstone Announces End to 2014 Bison Slaughter Following One-Man Blockade
Buffalo Field Campaign, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Yellowstone Announces End to 2014 Bison Slaughter Following One-Man Blockade)
(Italiano) L’esercito più morale del mondo
Gideon Levy – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
March 17th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) L’esercito più morale del mondo)
(Français) Le partenariat transatlantique risque d’accentuer les poursuites contre les États
EurActiv – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Le partenariat transatlantique risque d’accentuer les poursuites contre les États)
Lifeism: Beyond Humanity
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Lifeism: Beyond Humanity)
An Online Magna Carta: Web Inventor Berners-Lee Calls for an Internet Bill of Rights
Jemima Kiss – The Guardian
March 17th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on An Online Magna Carta: Web Inventor Berners-Lee Calls for an Internet Bill of Rights)
What We Can Learn from Child Soldiers
Jonathan Rozen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on What We Can Learn from Child Soldiers)
GMOs: Ban Them or Label Them?
Ronnie Cummins, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on GMOs: Ban Them or Label Them?)
Revisiting Nuclear Industry Failures on Third Anniversary of Fukushima Disaster
Dr. Rianne Teule, Greenpeace – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Revisiting Nuclear Industry Failures on Third Anniversary of Fukushima Disaster)
Britain’s Five Richest Families Worth More Than Poorest 20%
Larry Elliott – The Guardian
March 17th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Britain’s Five Richest Families Worth More Than Poorest 20%)
Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Crucial Difference Between Success and Mastery
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Crucial Difference Between Success and Mastery)
Human Security and Human Rights Harmonious to Inharmonious Relations
Dr. Bishnu Pathak – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Human Security and Human Rights Harmonious to Inharmonious Relations)
International Peace Research Association at 50
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (IPRA 2014 - 50th ANNIV. CONFERENCE | Comments Off on International Peace Research Association at 50)
Disaster Militarism: Rethinking U.S. Relief in the Asia-Pacific
Foreign Policy In Focus - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Disaster Militarism: Rethinking U.S. Relief in the Asia-Pacific)
Why You Should Eat Fermented Foods
Delia Quigley, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Why You Should Eat Fermented Foods)
Safe!
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Safe!)
“Snowden Told Me the NSA Set Fire to the Web. Silicon Valley Needs to Put It Out.”
Christopher Soghoian – The Guardian
March 17th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on “Snowden Told Me the NSA Set Fire to the Web. Silicon Valley Needs to Put It Out.”)
Archbishop Tutu Adds Voice to Israeli Apartheid Week
Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Archbishop Tutu Adds Voice to Israeli Apartheid Week)
Women, Education and Peace
Surya Nath Prasad, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Women, Education and Peace)
NASA-Funded Study: Industrial Civilisation Headed For ‘Irreversible Collapse’?
Nafeez Ahmed – The Guardian
March 17th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on NASA-Funded Study: Industrial Civilisation Headed For ‘Irreversible Collapse’?)
Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) and the American Jewish Community
Donna Nevel – Tikkun Daily
March 17th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) and the American Jewish Community)
Spanish Government Abolishes Prosecutions under Universal Jurisdiction Laws
Alejandro López, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Spanish Government Abolishes Prosecutions under Universal Jurisdiction Laws)
$3 Billion for Ukraine to Go Straight to…Russia
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNBC – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on $3 Billion for Ukraine to Go Straight to…Russia)
(Português) Amazonas: como os índios vão testar turismo ecológico
Instituto Socioambiental – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Amazonas: como os índios vão testar turismo ecológico)
CIA Spies and Tortured Lies
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
March 17th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on CIA Spies and Tortured Lies)
Voices Blast Dow Chemical’s ‘Agent Orange’ Seed Warfare
Lauren McCauley – Common Dreams
March 17th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Voices Blast Dow Chemical’s ‘Agent Orange’ Seed Warfare)
Haiti/Honduras: Same System, Different Players*
Charlie Hinton – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Haiti/Honduras: Same System, Different Players*)
The Taliban Fight for Religious and Cultural Identity
Mathilde Simon – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 (CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on The Taliban Fight for Religious and Cultural Identity)