Archive for 2014 – Week 42


Nobel’s Peace Prize Is Not a Human Rights Prize
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
October 13th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Nobel’s Peace Prize Is Not a Human Rights Prize)
Latin America’s ‘Made in USA’ 2014 Recession
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Latin America’s ‘Made in USA’ 2014 Recession)
Representation of Creative Processes through Dynamics in Three Dimensions
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Representation of Creative Processes through Dynamics in Three Dimensions)
Edward Snowden Speaks: A Sneak Peek at an Exclusive Interview
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen – The Nation
October 13th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Edward Snowden Speaks: A Sneak Peek at an Exclusive Interview)
Barriers to Sustainable Farming Put Burden on World’s Poor
Prof. Vandana Shiva, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Barriers to Sustainable Farming Put Burden on World’s Poor)
Nobel Peace Prize 2014: Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay
The Norwegian Nobel Committee – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Nobel Peace Prize 2014: Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay)
Syria-to-Ukraine Wars Send U.S. Defense Stocks to Records
Richard Clough, Bloomberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Syria-to-Ukraine Wars Send U.S. Defense Stocks to Records)
The Love Jihad Nightmare
Vithal Rajan, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Love Jihad Nightmare)
Friends of Orphans – Free the Children Slave Soldiers
FROchildsoldiers's channel – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Friends of Orphans – Free the Children Slave Soldiers)
US to Deploy 3000 Troops to Ebola Crisis Areas
Jeff Mason and James Harding Giahyue, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (AFRICA | Comments Off on US to Deploy 3000 Troops to Ebola Crisis Areas)
For Airstrikes on the Islamic State, U.S. Relaxing Drone Strikes’ Burden of Proof
Russ Wellen – Foreign Policy In Focus
October 13th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on For Airstrikes on the Islamic State, U.S. Relaxing Drone Strikes’ Burden of Proof)
Israel Is Cautiously Arming Syria’s Rebels — And Has a Fragile Unspoken Truce With an Al Qaeda Affiliate
Ehud Yaari, The Washington Institute For Near East Policy – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Israel Is Cautiously Arming Syria’s Rebels — And Has a Fragile Unspoken Truce With an Al Qaeda Affiliate)
Cabaret (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Liza Minnelli – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Cabaret (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
First Hint of ‘Life after Death’ in Biggest Ever Scientific Study
Sarah Knapton – The Telegraph
October 13th, 2014 (SCIENCE - SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on First Hint of ‘Life after Death’ in Biggest Ever Scientific Study)
Saint Francis and the Sow
Galway Kinnell, Brain Pickings - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Saint Francis and the Sow)
Cabaret (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Louis Armstrong – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Cabaret (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Nonviolence Charter: Progress Report 5 (Oct 2014)
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D., Anita McKone and Anahata Giri – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Nonviolence Charter: Progress Report 5 (Oct 2014))
Investigators Find Islamic State Used Ammo Made in 21 Countries, Including USA
Julia Harte and R. Jeffrey Smith – The Center for Public Integrity
October 13th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Investigators Find Islamic State Used Ammo Made in 21 Countries, Including USA)
(Italiano) Hong Kong e oltre
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Hong Kong e oltre)
India’s Nuclear Nightmare: The Village of Birth Defects
Raveena Aulakh – Toronto Star
October 13th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on India’s Nuclear Nightmare: The Village of Birth Defects)
Core Secrets: NSA Saboteurs in China and Germany
Peter Maass and Laura Poitras – The Intercept
October 13th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Core Secrets: NSA Saboteurs in China and Germany)
The Sordid Contra-Cocaine Saga
Robert Parry – Consortium News
October 13th, 2014 (MEDIA | Comments Off on The Sordid Contra-Cocaine Saga)
Why Didn’t Mahatma Gandhi Ever Get the Nobel Peace Prize?
Vibhuti Agarwal – The Wall Street Journal
October 13th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Why Didn’t Mahatma Gandhi Ever Get the Nobel Peace Prize?)
Contractors Ready to Cash in on ISIS War
Eli Lake – The Daily Beast
October 13th, 2014 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Contractors Ready to Cash in on ISIS War)
(Português) União Homoafetiva
Tereza Halliday – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) União Homoafetiva)
Toxic Fallout from US War Produces Record Child Birth Defect Rates in Iraq
Thomas Gaist, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Toxic Fallout from US War Produces Record Child Birth Defect Rates in Iraq)
How LEGO Got Awesome to #Savethearctic
Ian Duff - Greenpeace
October 13th, 2014 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on How LEGO Got Awesome to #Savethearctic)
From Pol Pot to ISIS: “Anything That Flies on Everything That Moves”
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on From Pol Pot to ISIS: “Anything That Flies on Everything That Moves”)
Hope for Myanmar Democracy Now Fading
Editorial, The Nation (Thailand) – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Hope for Myanmar Democracy Now Fading)
It’s Not Too Late to Save Syria’s Cultural Heritage
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on It’s Not Too Late to Save Syria’s Cultural Heritage)
Destabilization – US Weapon in Energy War
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya – Russia Today
October 13th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Destabilization – US Weapon in Energy War)
A Billion Tons of Food Wasted Yearly While Millions Still Go Hungry
A. D. McKenzie, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on A Billion Tons of Food Wasted Yearly While Millions Still Go Hungry)
Workers Versus Owners (Again): The New Old Capitalism
John K. White - CounterPunch
October 13th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Workers Versus Owners (Again): The New Old Capitalism)
(Italiano) IO STO CON LA SPOSA – Torino 11 ottobre 2014
Silvia Berruto – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) IO STO CON LA SPOSA – Torino 11 ottobre 2014)
On the “Academic Boycott of Israel” Claimed by University of Sydney’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Keiser Report: Financial Ebola
Max Keiser – Russia Today
October 13th, 2014 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Keiser Report: Financial Ebola)
This Country [Germany] Just Abolished College Tuition Fees
Joaquim Moreira Salles, ThinkProgress – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (EDUCATION | Comments Off on This Country [Germany] Just Abolished College Tuition Fees)
Police Go Nuts over Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Remote Speech in Vermont
William Boardman - Reader Supported News
October 13th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Police Go Nuts over Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Remote Speech in Vermont)
EU Bans Import of Israeli Dairy Products Made in Palestine
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on EU Bans Import of Israeli Dairy Products Made in Palestine)
Did Israel Commit Genocide in Gaza?
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Did Israel Commit Genocide in Gaza?)
Duvalier: Dead but Not Gone
Charlie Hinton – Haiti Action Committee
October 13th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Duvalier: Dead but Not Gone)
Instead of bombing IS: Concrete Proposals (Part B)
Jan Oberg – Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
October 13th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Instead of bombing IS: Concrete Proposals (Part B))
In the Medical Response to Ebola, Cuba Is Punching Far Above Its Weight
Adam Taylor – The Washington Post
October 13th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on In the Medical Response to Ebola, Cuba Is Punching Far Above Its Weight)
Move Over, NATO and IMF: Eurasia Is Coming
Conn Hallinan – Foreign Policy In Focus
October 13th, 2014 (BRICS | Comments Off on Move Over, NATO and IMF: Eurasia Is Coming)
Whither China’s Democracy? Democratization in China since the Tiananmen Incident
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Whither China’s Democracy? Democratization in China since the Tiananmen Incident)
Argentina and Wall Street’s Vulture Funds: “Economic Terrorism” and the Western Financial System
Peter Koenig - Global Research
October 13th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Argentina and Wall Street’s Vulture Funds: “Economic Terrorism” and the Western Financial System)
6 Ways Technology is Helping to Fight Ebola
Timo Luege – The Institute for Technology and Social Change
October 13th, 2014 (TECHNOLOGY | Comments Off on 6 Ways Technology is Helping to Fight Ebola)
Questioning Sweden’s ‘Bold’ Diplomatic Initiative
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Questioning Sweden’s ‘Bold’ Diplomatic Initiative)
The Khorasan Group Creation Myth
Russ Wellen – Foreign Policy In Focus
October 13th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Khorasan Group Creation Myth)
(Castellano) Refugiados Sirios ya Estarían en Uruguay
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Refugiados Sirios ya Estarían en Uruguay)
China Just Overtook the US as the World’s Largest Economy
Mike Bird – Business Insider
October 13th, 2014 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on China Just Overtook the US as the World’s Largest Economy)
The University of Al-Qaeda? America’s “Terrorist Academy” in Iraq Produced ISIS Leaders
Mike Whitney – CounterPunch
October 13th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The University of Al-Qaeda? America’s “Terrorist Academy” in Iraq Produced ISIS Leaders)
ISIS: Negotiation, Not Bombing
Johan Galtung, 13 Oct 2014 - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (EDITORIAL | 4 Comments »)
Why Obama Must Bomb ISIS
Steve Breyman – Palestine Chronicle
October 13th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Why Obama Must Bomb ISIS)
Let’s Be Honest, Islam Has a Problem Right Now
Fareed Zakaria – The Washington Post
October 13th, 2014 (RELIGION | 1 Comment »)
Cuba to Send Doctors to Ebola Areas
Smitha Mundasad - BBC News
October 13th, 2014 (AFRICA | 1 Comment »)
‘Hostile to Privacy’: Snowden Urges Internet Users to Get Rid of Dropbox
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on ‘Hostile to Privacy’: Snowden Urges Internet Users to Get Rid of Dropbox)
Crusaders and Zionists
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Crusaders and Zionists)
Full Text of Alfred Nobel’s Will
Nobelprize.org – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | 1 Comment »)
Are You Doing Your Part to Support Endless War?
Tom Tomorrow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Are You Doing Your Part to Support Endless War?)
Instead of Columbus Day, some U.S. Cities Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day
Emanuella Grinberg - CNN
October 13th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Instead of Columbus Day, some U.S. Cities Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day)
Fighting Ebola American Style
Ted Rall - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Fighting Ebola American Style)
Israel Starts Building 600 New Settlement Houses
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Starts Building 600 New Settlement Houses)
Israel’s Occupation Is More Complex Than a Genocide
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel’s Occupation Is More Complex Than a Genocide)