Archive for 2014 – Week 40


4+ Logics of Living Together on Planet Earth
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on 4+ Logics of Living Together on Planet Earth)
Right Livelihood Awards 2014 – ‘Alternative Nobel’ Goes to Edward Snowden
Society for the Right Livelihood Award – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (NEWS | Comments Off on Right Livelihood Awards 2014 – ‘Alternative Nobel’ Goes to Edward Snowden)
The Real Reason We Are Bombing Syria
Dennis J. Kucinich - Reader Supported News
September 29th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Real Reason We Are Bombing Syria)
Muslim Minority Bears Brunt in Burma as Radical Monk Stirs Sectarian Pot
Mary Fitzgerald – The Irish Times
September 29th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Muslim Minority Bears Brunt in Burma as Radical Monk Stirs Sectarian Pot)
India: Stop Harassing Anti-Nuclear Protesters
Human Rights Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | Comments Off on India: Stop Harassing Anti-Nuclear Protesters)
Predatory Capitalism and Poverty, Culprits in the Ebola Catastrophe
Patrick Martin, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Predatory Capitalism and Poverty, Culprits in the Ebola Catastrophe)
Jimmy Carter: US Bomb Attack on Islamic State ‘Likely to Kill More Civilians’ Than Fighters
Associated Press – The Tribune
September 29th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Jimmy Carter: US Bomb Attack on Islamic State ‘Likely to Kill More Civilians’ Than Fighters)
WEEDS . . . Metaphors . . . WARS
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on WEEDS . . . Metaphors . . . WARS)
Edited Text of Mr. Obama’s Speech to the UN Turning Him from an American Cheerleader into a World Peace Statesman
Poka Laenui - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Edited Text of Mr. Obama’s Speech to the UN Turning Him from an American Cheerleader into a World Peace Statesman)
‘US Funded and Trained Jihadists in Syria – And Now It Wants to Fight Them’
Russia Today - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | 1 Comment »)
Managing a Nightmare: How the CIA Watched Over the Destruction of Gary Webb
Ryan Devereaux – The Intercept
September 29th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Managing a Nightmare: How the CIA Watched Over the Destruction of Gary Webb)
(Italiano) La pace possa prevalere sulla Terra! — Giornata Internazionale della Pace 2014
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) La pace possa prevalere sulla Terra! — Giornata Internazionale della Pace 2014)
Move Over Keynes, Make Room for Marx – Radical Ideas for Radical Times
Carl Finamore – CounterPunch
September 29th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Move Over Keynes, Make Room for Marx – Radical Ideas for Radical Times)
3,000 European Jihadis Now in Syria, Iraq: EU Counterterrorism Head
The Japan Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on 3,000 European Jihadis Now in Syria, Iraq: EU Counterterrorism Head)
Desperately Seeking in Libya: Outside Mediation
Jason Pack – Middle East Eye
September 29th, 2014 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION | Comments Off on Desperately Seeking in Libya: Outside Mediation)
International Peace Day 21/9/2014 – Peace through Disarmament
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | 1 Comment »)
Israeli Occupation’s Dark Underbelly Exposed
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israeli Occupation’s Dark Underbelly Exposed)
Obama Inches US Closer to Accepting Land Mine Ban
Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Laureate – Al Jazeera America
September 29th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | 1 Comment »)
Uruguay’s Legalization of Marijuana Makes Sense in a Senseless Drug War
Benjamin Dangl, TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Uruguay’s Legalization of Marijuana Makes Sense in a Senseless Drug War)
The NSA Is Renting Its Technology to U.S. Companies
Kevin Collier – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The NSA Is Renting Its Technology to U.S. Companies)
How Former Treasury Officials and the UAE Are Manipulating American Journalists
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
September 29th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on How Former Treasury Officials and the UAE Are Manipulating American Journalists)
(Português) ONU diz que racismo no Brasil é estrutural e institucionalizado
Jorge Américo, Brasil de Fato – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) ONU diz que racismo no Brasil é estrutural e institucionalizado)
Pope Honours Achievements and Sufferings of Albanians
Paddy Agnew – The Irish Times
September 29th, 2014 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Pope Honours Achievements and Sufferings of Albanians)
Until the Rulers Obey: Learning from Latin America’s Social Movements
Clifton Ross and Marcy Rein – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Until the Rulers Obey: Learning from Latin America’s Social Movements)
Bhutan Could Be World’s First Wholly Organic Nation within a Decade
Jo Confino – The Guardian
September 29th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Bhutan Could Be World’s First Wholly Organic Nation within a Decade)
Ah, If I Were 25
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
The Agony of Iraq
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
U.S. Ramping Up Major Renewal in Nuclear Arms
William J. Broad and David E. Sanger – The New York Times
September 29th, 2014 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | 3 Comments »)
The United Nations Climate Summit
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on The United Nations Climate Summit)
Backsliding on Nuclear Promises
The Editorial Board – The New York Times
September 29th, 2014 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Backsliding on Nuclear Promises)
Tackling the Climate Catastrophe Strategically
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Tackling the Climate Catastrophe Strategically)
Enduring Territorial Disputes
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Enduring Territorial Disputes)
The Scots Back Off
Vithal Rajan – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Scots Back Off)
(Português) Zoológicos
Sérgio Greif - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
September 29th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Zoológicos)
Global Warming and Global Warring
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
September 29th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Global Warming and Global Warring)
The Purpose and the Pretence – Bombing Isis
Media Lens – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on The Purpose and the Pretence – Bombing Isis)
How Did The British Get An Empire?
Vithal Rajan – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on How Did The British Get An Empire?)
Gaza and the ‘Crime of Crimes’
Ronnie Kasrils – Al Jazeera
September 29th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Gaza and the ‘Crime of Crimes’)
This Is a Complete List of Wall Street CEOs Prosecuted for Their Role in the Financial Crisis
Neil Irwin – The Washington Post
September 29th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on This Is a Complete List of Wall Street CEOs Prosecuted for Their Role in the Financial Crisis)
Wrong Comparison
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Wrong Comparison)
The War on ISIS: Views from Syrian Activists and Intellectuals
Danny Postel – Dissent Magazine
September 29th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on The War on ISIS: Views from Syrian Activists and Intellectuals)
Julian Assange: ‘When you post to Facebook, you’re being a rat’
James Camp – The Guardian
September 29th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Julian Assange: ‘When you post to Facebook, you’re being a rat’)
Palestine: Israel’s Arms Testing Lab
Dr. Elias Akleh - CounterCurrents
September 29th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Palestine: Israel’s Arms Testing Lab)
EU Backpedaling on Anti-Russian Sanctions Not to Freeze in Winter
Pravda – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on EU Backpedaling on Anti-Russian Sanctions Not to Freeze in Winter)
The Myth of Religious Violence
Karen Armstrong – The Guardian
September 29th, 2014 (RELIGION | Comments Off on The Myth of Religious Violence)
Isis’ Letter to the West
First Dog on the Moon – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Isis’ Letter to the West)
Australian Power Company Caught Overcharging Customers to Make Up for Lost Revenue Due to Solar
Kelmeny Fraser & Sarah Vogler - The Courier-Mail
September 29th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Australian Power Company Caught Overcharging Customers to Make Up for Lost Revenue Due to Solar)
Fatah and Hamas Agree Deal for Unity Government to Take Control of Gaza
Peter Beaumont – The Guardian
September 29th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | 1 Comment »)
The West and the Fascist Mindset Within: Romani Folk under Fire
Raïs Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The West and the Fascist Mindset Within: Romani Folk under Fire)
Chilean Art of Civil Disobedience: Review from V&A, London
Sumeet Grover – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (REVIEWS | 2 Comments »)
Another Independent Study Confirms Monsanto’s RoundUp Chemicals are Lethal, Even in Small Doses
Christina Sarich – Natural Society
September 29th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Another Independent Study Confirms Monsanto’s RoundUp Chemicals are Lethal, Even in Small Doses)
UN Human Rights Council Backs Argentina on US Debt Row
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Human Rights Council Backs Argentina on US Debt Row)
Danish F16s to Fight ISIS: Government More Loyal to the U.S. Than to Its Own Citizens
Jan Oberg –Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research-TFF
September 29th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Danish F16s to Fight ISIS: Government More Loyal to the U.S. Than to Its Own Citizens)
Mayan People’s Movement Defeats Monsanto Law in Guatemala
Christin Sandberg, Intercontinental Cry - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Mayan People’s Movement Defeats Monsanto Law in Guatemala)
Who Profits from Our New War? Inside NSA and Private Contractors’ Secret Plans
Tim Shorrock - Salon
September 29th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Who Profits from Our New War? Inside NSA and Private Contractors’ Secret Plans)
Street Scenes from a Damascus Neighborhood
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Street Scenes from a Damascus Neighborhood)
(Italiano) USA, il riarmo nucleare del Premio Nobel per la pace
Manlio Dinucci – Il Manifesto
September 29th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) USA, il riarmo nucleare del Premio Nobel per la pace)
Syria Becomes the 7th Predominantly Muslim Country Bombed by 2009 Nobel Peace Laureate
Glenn Greenwald - The Intercept
September 29th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | 1 Comment »)
The Lesson Hollywood Cannot Teach Us
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on The Lesson Hollywood Cannot Teach Us)
(Português) ECOmetaforizando para o BEM
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on (Português) ECOmetaforizando para o BEM)
The Intellectual Battle against ISIS
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Gulf News
September 29th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Intellectual Battle against ISIS)
Coalition of the Clueless
Sharmine Narwani – Russia Today
September 29th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Coalition of the Clueless)
On the Eve of UN International Day of Peace: The Mother of Peace Yet to Be Born
Surya Nath Prasad, Ph. D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on On the Eve of UN International Day of Peace: The Mother of Peace Yet to Be Born)
An Exception to American Exceptionalism (Part III)
Valery Fadeev – Oriental Review
September 29th, 2014 (ANALYSIS | 1 Comment »)
Formal Complaint to the Australian Broadcasting Commission
Susan Dirgham – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Formal Complaint to the Australian Broadcasting Commission)
Argentina v. the Hedge Funds
Andrés Cala – Consortium News
September 29th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Argentina v. the Hedge Funds)
The Environment: Very Holistic, Very Dialectic
Johan Galtung
September 29th, 2014 (EDITORIAL | 5 Comments »)
(Castellano) Monsanto en Argentina: El bloqueo que cumple un año
Darío Aranda – Pagina12
September 29th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Monsanto en Argentina: El bloqueo que cumple un año)
32 Years after the Sabra-Shatila Massacre: Tension Mounts in Lebanon’s Camps
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on 32 Years after the Sabra-Shatila Massacre: Tension Mounts in Lebanon’s Camps)
US Military, Obama Administration Plan Massive Military Escalation in Syria and Iraq
Patrick Martin, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on US Military, Obama Administration Plan Massive Military Escalation in Syria and Iraq)
El Salvador: Total Ban on Abortion is Killing Women and Girls and Condemning Others to Decades Behind Bars
Amnesty International – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on El Salvador: Total Ban on Abortion is Killing Women and Girls and Condemning Others to Decades Behind Bars)
José Mujica: Is This the World’s Most Radical President?
Giles Tremlett – The Guardian
September 29th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on José Mujica: Is This the World’s Most Radical President?)
The Fight to Keep Toxic Mining—and the World Bank—Out of El Salvador
Diana Anahi Torres-Valverde – Foreign Policy In Focus
September 29th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on The Fight to Keep Toxic Mining—and the World Bank—Out of El Salvador)
GlaxoSmithKline Fined $488.8M for ‘Massive Bribery Network’ in China
Kaijing Xiao – ABC News
September 29th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on GlaxoSmithKline Fined $488.8M for ‘Massive Bribery Network’ in China)