Archive for 2016 – Week 17


Fidel Castro Speaks at Cuban Congress, Invokes Communist Spirit
Fidel Castro Ruz - teleSUR
April 25th, 2016 (SOCIALISM - MARXISM | Comments Off on Fidel Castro Speaks at Cuban Congress, Invokes Communist Spirit)
Palestine and Zionism: The Whole Truth
Alan Hart – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | 9 Comments »)
Ethnic Cleansing in Palestine: Home Demolitions on the Rise
Richard Hardigan - CounterPunch
April 25th, 2016 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Ethnic Cleansing in Palestine: Home Demolitions on the Rise)
Don’t Heed the Haters: Albert Einstein’s Wonderful Letter of Support to Marie Curie in the Midst of Scandal
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Don’t Heed the Haters: Albert Einstein’s Wonderful Letter of Support to Marie Curie in the Midst of Scandal)
(Italiano) Lettura collettiva dei primi 12 articoli della Costituzione italiana. Aosta. Biblioteca regionale sezione ragazzi
Silvia Berruto – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Lettura collettiva dei primi 12 articoli della Costituzione italiana. Aosta. Biblioteca regionale sezione ragazzi)
Climate Change: Will the Middle East Become ‘Uninhabitable’? (I)
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
April 25th, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Climate Change: Will the Middle East Become ‘Uninhabitable’? (I))
On the Coming Decline and Fall of the US Empire
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (ANGLO AMERICA | 8 Comments »)
Climate Change and the Middle East: No Water in the Kingdom of the Two Seas—Nor Elsewhere (II)
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
April 25th, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Climate Change and the Middle East: No Water in the Kingdom of the Two Seas—Nor Elsewhere (II))
UNOPS Becomes Third UN Agency in Jordan to Drop G4S Following Campaign
BDS Movement – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on UNOPS Becomes Third UN Agency in Jordan to Drop G4S Following Campaign)
The Rwanda Genocide: The Israeli Connection
Gilad Atzmon – Dissident Voice
April 25th, 2016 (AFRICA | Comments Off on The Rwanda Genocide: The Israeli Connection)
(Português) Para Entender a Verdade no Brasil, Veja Quem Está Sendo Implantado na Presidência — e na Chefia das Finanças
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
April 25th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Para Entender a Verdade no Brasil, Veja Quem Está Sendo Implantado na Presidência — e na Chefia das Finanças)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
People Still Don’t Get the Link between Meat Consumption and Climate Change
Annick de Witt – Scientific American
April 25th, 2016 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on People Still Don’t Get the Link between Meat Consumption and Climate Change)
(Danish-Dansk) Hvorfor araberne ikke ønsker USA i Syrien
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Berlingske
April 25th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Danish-Dansk) Hvorfor araberne ikke ønsker USA i Syrien)
Chernobyl, and Cesium, at 30
John LaForge, PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Chernobyl, and Cesium, at 30)
Syrian Elections Prove again That Washington and Its Presstitutes Lie through Their Teeth
Paul Craig Roberts – Dissident Voice
April 25th, 2016 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Syrian Elections Prove again That Washington and Its Presstitutes Lie through Their Teeth)
Can Lemon Water Detox Your Body?
Dr. Edward Group, Global Healing Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Can Lemon Water Detox Your Body?)
The Seas Will Save Us: How an Army of Ocean Farmers Is Starting an Economic Revolution
Bren Smith - YES! Magazine
April 25th, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on The Seas Will Save Us: How an Army of Ocean Farmers Is Starting an Economic Revolution)
(Français) « L’ambassade des USA au Brésil ressemble à celle aux temps d’Allende au Chili »
Carlos Aznarez et Tarik Bouafia, Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) « L’ambassade des USA au Brésil ressemble à celle aux temps d’Allende au Chili »)
It’s Way Past Time to Stop Mistreating Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
Syed Hamid Albar – Los Angeles Times
April 25th, 2016 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on It’s Way Past Time to Stop Mistreating Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar)
Glyphosate Found in Popular Breakfast Foods
Alliance for Natural Health – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Glyphosate Found in Popular Breakfast Foods)
(Italiano) Mediazione da parte di giudici, della polizia
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Mediazione da parte di giudici, della polizia)
Catching-Up with Cynthia McKinney… And Looking (Worriedly) Ahead
Gary S. Corseri – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (INTERVIEW | Comments Off on Catching-Up with Cynthia McKinney… And Looking (Worriedly) Ahead)
The Inhumane Economy
Chad Nelson – Center for a Stateless Society
April 25th, 2016 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on The Inhumane Economy)
The Church’s Turn toward Nonviolence
Fr. John Dear, PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (NONVIOLENCE | 3 Comments »)
An Anecdote about Fascism
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on An Anecdote about Fascism)
Boat Tragedy Highlights Myanmar’s Treatment of Rohingyas
John Zaw – UCA News
April 25th, 2016 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Boat Tragedy Highlights Myanmar’s Treatment of Rohingyas)
AP Investigation: Are Slaves Catching the Fish You Buy?
Robin Mcdowell, Margie Mason and Martha Mendoza, AP –TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (MEDIA | Comments Off on AP Investigation: Are Slaves Catching the Fish You Buy?)
Violence Is at the Heart of US Drug War Policy in the Americas
Dawn Paley - teleSUR
April 25th, 2016 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Violence Is at the Heart of US Drug War Policy in the Americas)
“Neoliberal Restoration”: Hybrid War Hyenas Tear Brazil Apart
Pepe Escobar – The International Reporter
April 25th, 2016 (BRICS | Comments Off on “Neoliberal Restoration”: Hybrid War Hyenas Tear Brazil Apart)
DNA Instrument of Life – Phonon Beholds Life Consciousness: New Hypothesis
Prof. Chandra Prakash Trivedi – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on DNA Instrument of Life – Phonon Beholds Life Consciousness: New Hypothesis)
Syrian Independent Media Offers Bold Challenge to Extremism
Julia Taleb – Waging Nonviolence
April 25th, 2016 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Syrian Independent Media Offers Bold Challenge to Extremism)
Tough Questions about Haiti for Hillary Clinton
Mark Schuller - CounterPunch
April 25th, 2016 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Tough Questions about Haiti for Hillary Clinton)
Oxfam: US Corporate Tax Cheats Hiding $1.4 Trillion in Profits in Offshore Accounts
Patrick Martin, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (SPECIAL FEATURE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Oxfam: US Corporate Tax Cheats Hiding $1.4 Trillion in Profits in Offshore Accounts)
History Has Knocked Very Loudly on Our Door. Will We Answer?
Jakob von Uexkull – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
Seymour Hersh Dishes on Saudi Oil Money Bribes and the Killing of Osama Bin Laden
Ken Klippenstein - AlterNet
April 25th, 2016 (INTERVIEW | Comments Off on Seymour Hersh Dishes on Saudi Oil Money Bribes and the Killing of Osama Bin Laden)
Still in the Bush Embrace – What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo
Karen J. Greenberg – TomDispatch
April 25th, 2016 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Still in the Bush Embrace – What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo)
The New Gilded Age: Close to Half of All Super-PAC Money Comes from 50 Donors
Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy – The Washington Post
April 25th, 2016 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The New Gilded Age: Close to Half of All Super-PAC Money Comes from 50 Donors)
To See the Real Story in Brazil, Look at Who Is Being Installed as President — and Finance Chiefs
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
April 25th, 2016 (BRICS | Comments Off on To See the Real Story in Brazil, Look at Who Is Being Installed as President — and Finance Chiefs)
Minor Mistake
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Minor Mistake)
300+ Arrests as Pro-Democracy Forces Converge for Final Day of Spring Revolt
Deirdre Fulton, Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on 300+ Arrests as Pro-Democracy Forces Converge for Final Day of Spring Revolt)
OPEC Oil and Climate Change
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on OPEC Oil and Climate Change)
Drone Whistleblowers Step Out of the Shadows: In Washington’s Drone Wars, Collateral Damage Comes Home
Pratap Chatterjee – TomDispatch
April 25th, 2016 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Drone Whistleblowers Step Out of the Shadows: In Washington’s Drone Wars, Collateral Damage Comes Home)
Creating the Future
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Creating the Future)
Did the Vatican Just Throw Out Its Just War Doctrine?
Erica Chenoweth, PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (RELIGION | Comments Off on Did the Vatican Just Throw Out Its Just War Doctrine?)
The Shame of Anzac Day: An Aotearoan Perspective
Kieran Kelly – Dissident Voice
April 25th, 2016 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on The Shame of Anzac Day: An Aotearoan Perspective)
Duty to Warn – A Glossary of Terms to Help De-Mystify This and Future Political Campaigns
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Duty to Warn – A Glossary of Terms to Help De-Mystify This and Future Political Campaigns)
“Anti Semitism”: The Most Abused Word in Canada
Yves Engler – Dissident Voice
April 25th, 2016 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on “Anti Semitism”: The Most Abused Word in Canada)
BRICS, Multipolarity and Membership: The 100-200 Million Club
Kristian Girling – Oriental Review
April 25th, 2016 (BRICS | 1 Comment »)
Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Nepal: Bleak Future
Kedar Neupane – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Nepal: Bleak Future)
Oxfam: Most of World Bank’s Private Investments Linked to Tax Havens
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (SPECIAL FEATURE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Oxfam: Most of World Bank’s Private Investments Linked to Tax Havens)
What the Panama Papers Mean for Global Development
Tharanga Yakupitiyage – Inter Pres Service-IPS
April 25th, 2016 (SPOTLIGHT, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on What the Panama Papers Mean for Global Development)
Searching for the Good Town
Johan Galtung
April 25th, 2016 (EDITORIAL | 17 Comments »)
If Obama Visits Hiroshima
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Yemen: Is This War Necessary?
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Climate: Africa’s Human Existence Is at Severe Risk
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
April 25th, 2016 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Climate: Africa’s Human Existence Is at Severe Risk)
World Bank Orders Venezuela to Pay Crystallex $1.4 Billion for Imataca Forest Reserve Gold Mine
Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (TRADE | Comments Off on World Bank Orders Venezuela to Pay Crystallex $1.4 Billion for Imataca Forest Reserve Gold Mine)
(Italiano) La storia ha bussato molto forte alla nostra porta. Riusciremo a rispondere?
Jakob von Uexkull - Centro Studi Sereno Regis
April 25th, 2016 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) La storia ha bussato molto forte alla nostra porta. Riusciremo a rispondere?)
Evaluating the Grossness of Gross Domestic Product
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Evaluating the Grossness of Gross Domestic Product)
Nauru: Suicide and Punishment
Binoy Kampmark – Dissident Voice
April 25th, 2016 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Nauru: Suicide and Punishment)
Noam Chomsky on Organizing for a Next System
Noam Chomsky | The Next System Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (PARADIGM CHANGES | Comments Off on Noam Chomsky on Organizing for a Next System)
An Appeal for Pope Francis to Share with the World an Encyclical on Nonviolence and Just Peace, and for the Church to Stop Teaching ‘Just War Theory’
The Peace People – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on An Appeal for Pope Francis to Share with the World an Encyclical on Nonviolence and Just Peace, and for the Church to Stop Teaching ‘Just War Theory’)
What Would Happen If You Didn’t Drink Water?
TED Ed – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on What Would Happen If You Didn’t Drink Water?)
Peace May Be With You (Music Video of the Week)
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter [The Horsemen of the Apocalypse] – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Peace May Be With You (Music Video of the Week))