Archive for 2015 – Week 3


I Am Not Charlie Hebdo
David Brooks – The New York Times
January 12th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | 2 Comments »)
(Português) Brasil: Maus Comportamentos
Tereza Halliday – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Brasil: Maus Comportamentos)
The Bankster International
Mark Hackard – The Soul of the East
January 12th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
How a Tibetan Monk Brings Free Education to Herdsmen’s Children with Cheese Revenue, Government Funding
Zhou Yu - Global Times
January 12th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on How a Tibetan Monk Brings Free Education to Herdsmen’s Children with Cheese Revenue, Government Funding)
U.N. Confirms Palestinians Will Be ICC Member on April 1, 2015
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on U.N. Confirms Palestinians Will Be ICC Member on April 1, 2015)
On Freedom of Speech
David van Mill, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on On Freedom of Speech)
From Syria to Paris – A Widening Sea of Violence
Patrick Cockburn – CounterPunch
January 12th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on From Syria to Paris – A Widening Sea of Violence)
Fighting Disease, Not Terrorism, Will Save More Lives in 2015
Charles Kenny – Bloomberg Business Week
January 12th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Fighting Disease, Not Terrorism, Will Save More Lives in 2015)
In Solidarity With a Free Press: Some More Blasphemous Cartoons
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
January 12th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on In Solidarity With a Free Press: Some More Blasphemous Cartoons)
Jan 17, 1893: Americans Overthrow Hawai’ian Monarchy
History & Wikipedia – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on Jan 17, 1893: Americans Overthrow Hawai’ian Monarchy)
On Love (from The Prophet)
Kahlil Gibran – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on On Love (from The Prophet))
The Satyagraha of John Brown
Timothy Braatz – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (NONVIOLENCE | Comments Off on The Satyagraha of John Brown)
Charlie Hebdo Massacre: a Tragic, Universal Failure
Richard Silverstein, Tikun Olam-תיקון עולם – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Charlie Hebdo Massacre: a Tragic, Universal Failure)
January: This Month in Nuclear Threat History
Jeffrey W. Mason – Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
January 12th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on January: This Month in Nuclear Threat History)
Be Like Water: The Philosophy and Origin of Bruce Lee’s Famous Metaphor for Resilience
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Be Like Water: The Philosophy and Origin of Bruce Lee’s Famous Metaphor for Resilience)
(Italiano) Pace positiva: che cos’è?
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Pace positiva: che cos’è?)
Pope Francis and Religious Cosmopolitanism
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Pope Francis and Religious Cosmopolitanism)
Close Guantanamo—Then Give It Back to Cuba
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
January 12th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Close Guantanamo—Then Give It Back to Cuba)
Riyadh’s Oil Play: Why the Kingdom is Keeping Prices Low
Bilal Y. Saab and Robert A. Manning – Foreign Affairs
January 12th, 2015 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Riyadh’s Oil Play: Why the Kingdom is Keeping Prices Low)
The U.S. Has More Jails Than Colleges – Here’s a Map of Where Those Prisoners Live
Christopher Ingraham – The Washington Post
January 12th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The U.S. Has More Jails Than Colleges – Here’s a Map of Where Those Prisoners Live)
Abolishing Nuclear Weapons – Useful and Not-So-Useful First Steps
Milan Rai - TeleSur
January 12th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Abolishing Nuclear Weapons – Useful and Not-So-Useful First Steps)
Remembering Victims of Terror–And Forgetting Some Others
Jim Naureckas - Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
January 12th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Remembering Victims of Terror–And Forgetting Some Others)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
In ‘Epic’ Chase, Sea Shepherd Vows to Pursue Poachers to ‘Ends of the Earth’
Deirdre Fulton – Common Dreams
January 12th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on In ‘Epic’ Chase, Sea Shepherd Vows to Pursue Poachers to ‘Ends of the Earth’)
Paris–And Then?
Johan Galtung, 12 Jan 2015 - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 8 Comments »)
Tribute to Patrice Lumumba on the 54th Anniversary of His Assassination [17 Jan 1961]
Carlos Martinez – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Tribute to Patrice Lumumba on the 54th Anniversary of His Assassination [17 Jan 1961])
Monsanto Earnings Fall 34% after a Year of Global Protests
Associated Press – The Guardian
January 12th, 2015 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Monsanto Earnings Fall 34% after a Year of Global Protests)
Palestine Recognizes ICC Jurisdiction for Period Covering Gaza War
Ma’an News Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Palestine Recognizes ICC Jurisdiction for Period Covering Gaza War)
Global Outrage at Saudi Arabia as Jailed Blogger Receives Public Flogging
Ian Black – The Guardian
January 12th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Global Outrage at Saudi Arabia as Jailed Blogger Receives Public Flogging)
(Castellano) La Palabra
Pablo Neruda – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on (Castellano) La Palabra)
Captain Paul Watson: If I Were CEO of SeaWorld
Paul Watson, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Captain Paul Watson: If I Were CEO of SeaWorld)
Their Unpardonable Crime Is That They Are Syrian
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Their Unpardonable Crime Is That They Are Syrian)
Who Should Be Blamed for Muslim Terrorism?
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | 1 Comment »)
The New U.S. Congress Is 80 Percent White, 80 Percent Male and 92 Percent Christian
Philip Bump – The Washington Post
January 12th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The New U.S. Congress Is 80 Percent White, 80 Percent Male and 92 Percent Christian)
Changing Patterns Using Transformation Pathways
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Changing Patterns Using Transformation Pathways)
Learning from the Taliban: A Message to the Western Anti-War Movement
Rev. Aaron Doncaster – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Learning from the Taliban: A Message to the Western Anti-War Movement)
Stopping the Biggest Corporate Power Grab Ever, the TPP
Arthur Stamoulis – Foreign Policy In Focus
January 12th, 2015 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Stopping the Biggest Corporate Power Grab Ever, the TPP)
Palestine Joins the International Criminal Court
Falastin News Palestine – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Palestine Joins the International Criminal Court)
11 January: UN-designated Day for Developing Awareness of Human Trafficking
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on 11 January: UN-designated Day for Developing Awareness of Human Trafficking)
Before & After the Fact
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Before & After the Fact)
Challenges Ahead: Sri Lanka’s Mass Atrocities and International Justice
Nirmanusan Balasundaram – Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
January 12th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Challenges Ahead: Sri Lanka’s Mass Atrocities and International Justice)
Anne Lamott on Writing and Why Perfectionism Kills Creativity
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (LITERATURE | Comments Off on Anne Lamott on Writing and Why Perfectionism Kills Creativity)
How Clint Eastwood Ignores History in ‘American Sniper’
Peter Maass – The Intercept
January 12th, 2015 (ARTS | Comments Off on How Clint Eastwood Ignores History in ‘American Sniper’)
(Nederlands-Dutch) Ondanks twee regeringen tegelijk is in Libië iedere burger vogelvrij
Maite Vermeulen – De Correspondent
January 12th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Nederlands-Dutch) Ondanks twee regeringen tegelijk is in Libië iedere burger vogelvrij)
(Castellano) Descubren ciudad de 500 mil años en Turquía
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Descubren ciudad de 500 mil años en Turquía)
Refugee Child Prodigy from Damascus Plays Piano for Peace (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Tambi Assad Cimuk – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Refugee Child Prodigy from Damascus Plays Piano for Peace (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Blowback in Paris
Nafeez Ahmed – Middle East Eye
January 12th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Blowback in Paris)
Flying Indonesia Airlines Is Like Playing Russian Roulette?
Andre Vltchek – Russia Today
January 12th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Flying Indonesia Airlines Is Like Playing Russian Roulette?)
Johan Galtung on Denmark, Mohammed Cartoons, and Peacework
EnvisionPeaceMuseum – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Johan Galtung on Denmark, Mohammed Cartoons, and Peacework)
India is Building the World’s Largest Solar Plant — And That’s Terrible News
Justin Loiseau, The Motley Fool – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on India is Building the World’s Largest Solar Plant — And That’s Terrible News)
Fear of Government Spying ‘Chilling’ Writers’ Speech Worldwide
Lauren McCauley – Common Dreams
January 12th, 2015 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Fear of Government Spying ‘Chilling’ Writers’ Speech Worldwide)
Al Qaeda Source: AQAP Directed Paris Attack
Jeremy Scahill – The Intercept
January 12th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Al Qaeda Source: AQAP Directed Paris Attack)
Journal of Resistance Studies Is Calling for Papers
Jørgen Johansen – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (ANNOUNCEMENTS | Comments Off on Journal of Resistance Studies Is Calling for Papers)
All Forms of Life Are Sacred
Chris Hedges - Truthdig
January 12th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on All Forms of Life Are Sacred)
Report: Erdogan Trying to Hide Evidence of Supporting ISIS
The Tower – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Report: Erdogan Trying to Hide Evidence of Supporting ISIS)
Doubling Down on Dictatorship in the Middle East
Amanda Ufheil-Somers, Other Words – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Doubling Down on Dictatorship in the Middle East)
Nuclear Power in India
World Nuclear Association – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Nuclear Power in India)
The Imperial Collapse Playbook
Dmitry Orlov, Cluborlov – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | 4 Comments »)
American Aircraft Dropped Weapons to ISIS, Says MP
Amre Sarhan – Iraqi News
January 12th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on American Aircraft Dropped Weapons to ISIS, Says MP)
Paris: A Dastardly Act of Terror
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Paris: A Dastardly Act of Terror)
Cuba under the Long Shadow of Castro Brothers
Stephan E. Nikolov, PhD – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Cuba under the Long Shadow of Castro Brothers)
(Português) Je ne suis pas Charlie, eu não sou Charlie
Leonardo Boff – Carta Maior
January 12th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Je ne suis pas Charlie, eu não sou Charlie)
The New York Times and Washington’s “Propaganda Bubble” on Ukraine
Bill Van Auken, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on The New York Times and Washington’s “Propaganda Bubble” on Ukraine)
Charlie Hebdo: Paris Attack Brothers’ Campaign of Terror Can Be Traced Back to Algeria 1954
Robert Fisk – The Independent
January 12th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Charlie Hebdo: Paris Attack Brothers’ Campaign of Terror Can Be Traced Back to Algeria 1954)
Politeness in Multi-Ethnic Societies
John Scales Avery, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Politeness in Multi-Ethnic Societies)
Unmournable Bodies
Teju Cole – The New Yorker
January 12th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Unmournable Bodies)
This Doctor Moved Her Clinic to the Middle of the Ocean to Help Women Get Safe Abortions
Think Progress – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on This Doctor Moved Her Clinic to the Middle of the Ocean to Help Women Get Safe Abortions)
GMO Corporate Fiction
Vandana Shiva – The Asian Age
January 12th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on GMO Corporate Fiction)
Paving Path towards Climate Goal, Denmark Sets World Record for Wind Power
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
January 12th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Paving Path towards Climate Goal, Denmark Sets World Record for Wind Power)
China-CELAC Forum a ‘New Beginning,’ Says Xi
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 (BRICS | Comments Off on China-CELAC Forum a ‘New Beginning,’ Says Xi)
Cambodia – Always Remember January 7
Kok-Thay Eng – The Phnom Penh Post
January 12th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on Cambodia – Always Remember January 7)