Archive for 2015 – Week 27


Germany’s Oldest Nuclear Power Plant Goes Offline
Associated Press – US News & World Report
June 29th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Germany’s Oldest Nuclear Power Plant Goes Offline)
Gaza-Bound Flotilla Vessel Seized by Israeli Navy
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (NEWS, ACTIVISM, MILITARISM, PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Gaza-Bound Flotilla Vessel Seized by Israeli Navy)
The Nemesis of Race
Johan Galtung, 29 Jun 2015 - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 3 Comments »)
New Social Media Platform Dubbed “The People’s Site” by Anonymous
True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (MEDIA | 1 Comment »)
Gifts for Mom
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Gifts for Mom)
Confederate Flag Down, Rainbow Flag Up: This Is the American Pride We’ve Been Waiting For
Steven W Thrasher – The Guardian
June 29th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Confederate Flag Down, Rainbow Flag Up: This Is the American Pride We’ve Been Waiting For)
The War on Drugs: ‘A Trillion-Dollar Failure’
Will Dana – Rolling Stone
June 29th, 2015 (SPOTLIGHT, ANGLO AMERICA, HEALTH, REVIEWS | Comments Off on The War on Drugs: ‘A Trillion-Dollar Failure’)
What’s Next for the World’s Largest Federation of Worker-Owned Co-Ops?
Mary Hansen – Yes! Magazine
June 29th, 2015 (COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on What’s Next for the World’s Largest Federation of Worker-Owned Co-Ops?)
(Português) O Contra-senso Comum
Prof. Boaventura de Sousa Santos – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) O Contra-senso Comum)
‘The American Century’ Has Plunged the World into Crisis. What Happens Now?
Conn Hallinan and Leon Wofsy – Foreign Policy In Focus
June 29th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on ‘The American Century’ Has Plunged the World into Crisis. What Happens Now?)
Comforting a Baby Is Violent
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph. D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
(Português) Preservar a Perspectiva Singular do Papa: A Ecologia Integral
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Preservar a Perspectiva Singular do Papa: A Ecologia Integral)
(Français) Pourquoi les USA ont-ils ignoré les prédictions sur la Syrie ?
Rick Sterling, Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Pourquoi les USA ont-ils ignoré les prédictions sur la Syrie ?)
New Door Handle Kills Germs on Contact!
John Vibes, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on New Door Handle Kills Germs on Contact!)
Lower the US Flag on the 4th of July!
Gary Corseri – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Lower the US Flag on the 4th of July!)
Foreign Investment in Israel Drops by 50%
Jack Moore – Newsweek
June 29th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Foreign Investment in Israel Drops by 50%)
Opposing Construction of a Thirty Meter Telescope atop Sacred Mauna Kea Mountain in Hawai’i
Masahide T. Kato, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Spies Hacked Computers Thanks to Sweeping Secret Warrants, Aggressively Stretching U.K. Law
Andrew Fishman and Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
June 29th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Spies Hacked Computers Thanks to Sweeping Secret Warrants, Aggressively Stretching U.K. Law)
What We Learned about Mercury from the Messenger Spacecraft
Bryan Dyne, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (SCIENCE | Comments Off on What We Learned about Mercury from the Messenger Spacecraft)
Slavery, Genocide, Abuse: The Dark Side of Asia’s ‘Tiger Economies’
Walden Bello – Foreign Policy In Focus
June 29th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Slavery, Genocide, Abuse: The Dark Side of Asia’s ‘Tiger Economies’)
Honduran Democracy Still in Crisis 6 Years after Coup Sponsored by USA
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 1 Comment »)
The Truth about the Drug Companies: How They Manipulate Us Physicians without Our Awareness
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on The Truth about the Drug Companies: How They Manipulate Us Physicians without Our Awareness)
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Unveiled in Fukushima
Cole Mellino, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Unveiled in Fukushima)
Rightwing Radicalization, Militarization, and the Boomerang Effect
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Rightwing Radicalization, Militarization, and the Boomerang Effect)
Iceland Just Jailed 7 Bank Executives for Market Manipulation
True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Iceland Just Jailed 7 Bank Executives for Market Manipulation)
Why We Should All Be Indebted to Syriza: Three Victories of the Greek Government
Jacques Sapir - CounterPunch
June 29th, 2015 (EUROPE | 1 Comment »)
Google Chrome Listening in to Your Room Shows the Importance of Privacy Defense in Depth
Rick Falkvinge, Privacy Online News – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Google Chrome Listening in to Your Room Shows the Importance of Privacy Defense in Depth)
The Narrative of Statelessness in Myanmar
Sonu Trivedi – Asia Times
June 29th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on The Narrative of Statelessness in Myanmar)
Spain Agrees to Increased US Military Presence
Alejandro López, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
Why Greece Is on the Brink of Putting Life before Debt
Steve Rushton, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Why Greece Is on the Brink of Putting Life before Debt)
Majority Rule
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Majority Rule)
‘The Perpetrator Has Been Arrested, but the Killer Is Still at Large’
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
June 29th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on ‘The Perpetrator Has Been Arrested, but the Killer Is Still at Large’)
Democracy on the Retreat in Over 96 of the 193 U.N. Member States, Says New Study
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Democracy on the Retreat in Over 96 of the 193 U.N. Member States, Says New Study)
International Yoga Day: Some Reflections
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on International Yoga Day: Some Reflections)
Embodying Strategic Self-reference in a World Futures Conference
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Embodying Strategic Self-reference in a World Futures Conference)
Half of Europe’s Electricity Set to Be from Renewables by 2030
Arthur Neslen – The Guardian
June 29th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Half of Europe’s Electricity Set to Be from Renewables by 2030)
War Crimes? Us???
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Google Accused of “Abusive” Conduct in Privacy App Case
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
June 29th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Google Accused of “Abusive” Conduct in Privacy App Case)
Nikolai Starikov: Why Putin Does Not Recognize Donetsk and Lugansk Republics
Russia Insider – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Nikolai Starikov: Why Putin Does Not Recognize Donetsk and Lugansk Republics)
“The Question Is Just When”: Max Blumenthal on War in the Gaza Strip’s Past — And Its Future
Elias Isquith - Salon
June 29th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | 1 Comment »)
Post-Capitalist Solutions: How Worker-Owned Tech Co-ops Are Boosting the Solidarity Economy
Matt Stannard, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on Post-Capitalist Solutions: How Worker-Owned Tech Co-ops Are Boosting the Solidarity Economy)
2015 Global Peace Index
Vision of Humanity - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on 2015 Global Peace Index)
UN Human Rights Council—Report of Independent Commission: Israel’s Ravagement of Gaza
Norman Pollack - CounterPunch
June 29th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on UN Human Rights Council—Report of Independent Commission: Israel’s Ravagement of Gaza)
The Amazing Story of What Happened When One Tiny Country Decriminalized ALL Drugs
Sophie McAdam, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (HEALTH, EUROPE, JUSTICE, EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS | Comments Off on The Amazing Story of What Happened When One Tiny Country Decriminalized ALL Drugs)
Saudi Arabia Tells Citizens to Ignore Latest WikiLeaks Release
Ian Black – The Guardian
June 29th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Saudi Arabia Tells Citizens to Ignore Latest WikiLeaks Release)
Orwell’s Triumph: How Novels Tell the Truth of Surveillance
Sam Frank – The Intercept
June 29th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Orwell’s Triumph: How Novels Tell the Truth of Surveillance)
Popular Security Software Came Under Relentless NSA and GCHQ Attacks
Andrew Fishman and Morgan Marquis-Boire – The Intercept
June 29th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Popular Security Software Came Under Relentless NSA and GCHQ Attacks)
Global Peace Science (GPS): Subject’s Area Matrix
Leo Semashko and Subhash Chandra – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Global Peace Science (GPS): Subject’s Area Matrix)
Freedom Flotilla III Leaves Greece for Gaza
PressTV – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (NEWS, ACTIVISM, PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Freedom Flotilla III Leaves Greece for Gaza)
(Français) Les Trois Victoires du Gouvernement Grec
Jacques Sapir, RussEurope – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Les Trois Victoires du Gouvernement Grec)
6 Devastating Heat Waves Hitting the Planet
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on 6 Devastating Heat Waves Hitting the Planet)
(Português) Negócios com Primatas
Dr. Pedro A. Ynterian - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
June 29th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Negócios com Primatas)
Outrageus Attempt at Killing a Deal with Iran
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
June 29th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Outrageus Attempt at Killing a Deal with Iran)
2015 Global Peace Index
Institute for Economics & Peace, Vision of Humanity – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | 1 Comment »)
The Stories of Compassionate Rebels Building a Culture of Peace
Burt Berlowe – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | Comments Off on The Stories of Compassionate Rebels Building a Culture of Peace)
NYT’s Orwellian View of Ukraine
Robert Parry – Consortium News
June 29th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on NYT’s Orwellian View of Ukraine)
(Italiano) Papa Francesco: teologia spirituale, liberatoria
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Papa Francesco: teologia spirituale, liberatoria)
World Bank Group: Project Critics Threatened, Harassed, Jailed
Human Rights Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (HUMAN RIGHTS | Comments Off on World Bank Group: Project Critics Threatened, Harassed, Jailed)
Security Council Action on Gaza War Crimes a Non-Starter
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Security Council Action on Gaza War Crimes a Non-Starter)
Breaking Greece
Paul Krugman, Nobel Economics Laureate – The New York Times
June 29th, 2015 (NOBEL LAUREATES, EUROPE | 4 Comments »)
Corporate Interests Dominate Lobbying with EU Policy-Makers
Sean Buchanan, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Corporate Interests Dominate Lobbying with EU Policy-Makers)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (HISTORY | 1 Comment »)
Donors Pledge Over 4.4 Billion Dollars to Nepal – But With a Caveat
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Donors Pledge Over 4.4 Billion Dollars to Nepal – But With a Caveat)
Militarism’s Hostages
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Militarism’s Hostages)