Archive for 2017 – Week 35


Trump Gives Military Green Light to Escalate Afghanistan War
Patrick Martin | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on Trump Gives Military Green Light to Escalate Afghanistan War)
Evolving International Law, Political Realism, and the Illusions of Diplomacy
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Evolving International Law, Political Realism, and the Illusions of Diplomacy)
(Português) Amazonas: Situação Legal dos Direitos Minerários da Reserva Nacional do Cobre (RENCA)
WWF-World Wildlife Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Amazonas: Situação Legal dos Direitos Minerários da Reserva Nacional do Cobre (RENCA))
(Português) Exploração mineral na Amazônia pode levar a disputas judiciais
Manoel Ventura e Lucianne Carneiro – O Globo
August 28th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Exploração mineral na Amazônia pode levar a disputas judiciais)
(Castellano) ¿Por qué todos esos racistas están tan aterrorizados?
Robert Burrowes – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
August 28th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) ¿Por qué todos esos racistas están tan aterrorizados?)
Myanmar Troops Open Fire on Civilians Fleeing Attacks
Al Jazeera News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Myanmar Troops Open Fire on Civilians Fleeing Attacks)
We Need Their Voices Today! (10) Robert Owen
John Scales Avery, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on We Need Their Voices Today! (10) Robert Owen)
Hokkaido Show Gardens (Music Video of the Week)
Ruben Mandolini | Facebook – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Hokkaido Show Gardens (Music Video of the Week))
Burma/Myanmar: Towards a Peaceful, Fair and Prosperous Future for the People of Rakhine
Advisory Commission on Rakhine State – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Burma/Myanmar: Towards a Peaceful, Fair and Prosperous Future for the People of Rakhine)
Brazil Abolishes Huge Amazon Reserve in ‘Biggest Attack’ in 50 Years
Jonathan Watts – The Guardian
August 28th, 2017 (BRICS, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Brazil Abolishes Huge Amazon Reserve in ‘Biggest Attack’ in 50 Years)
“This Is Our Land”: Indigenous Rights Activists Respond to White Supremacist Rhetoric
Jenni Monet – YES! Magazine
August 28th, 2017 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on “This Is Our Land”: Indigenous Rights Activists Respond to White Supremacist Rhetoric)
(Português) A Tourada Vista por Um Médico Veterinário
Isabel A. Ferreira | Arco de Almedina – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) A Tourada Vista por Um Médico Veterinário)
The Best TV Ad for 2017
TV2 Denmark - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The Best TV Ad for 2017)
I Was an Exxon-Funded Climate Scientist
Katharine Hayhoe – The Conversation
August 28th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on I Was an Exxon-Funded Climate Scientist)
The Real Threat to America Comes from Americans
Kim Ghattas | Foreign Policy – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Real Threat to America Comes from Americans)
Why Are All Those Racists So Terrified?
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Why Are All Those Racists So Terrified?)
Commemorating Howard Zinn on His Birthday: “No Human Being Is Illegal”
Howard Zinn – The Progressive
August 28th, 2017 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Commemorating Howard Zinn on His Birthday: “No Human Being Is Illegal”)
Brave Congressman Explains How US Keeps Afghan Heroin Trade Alive
Matt Agorist – MintPress News
August 28th, 2017 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Brave Congressman Explains How US Keeps Afghan Heroin Trade Alive)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
(Português) Da Fazenda/Quinta ao Frigorífico
Mercy For Animals (Brasil) – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on (Português) Da Fazenda/Quinta ao Frigorífico)
A View of Toronto in Summer Months
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
These Are All the Countries the USA Has Invaded, in One Map
Joe Vesey-Byrne | indy100 – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on These Are All the Countries the USA Has Invaded, in One Map)
Gauguin’s Stirring First-Hand Account of What Actually Happened the Night Van Gogh Cut off His Own Ear
Maria Popova | Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (SEXUALITIES | 1 Comment »)
Kaya, the Royal Dog
Uri Avnery | Gush Shalom – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Kaya, the Royal Dog)
Vault 7: ExpressLane
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Vault 7: ExpressLane)
TRANSCEND Media Service Receives Prize for Peace and Social Justice
Psychologists for Social Responsibility – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (TRANSCEND News, TMS PEACE JOURNALISM, TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, MEDIA, CURRENT AFFAIRS | 3 Comments »)
ExpressLane: CIA’s Secret Spy Tool Steals Biometric Data from Other Intelligence Agencies
Aaron Kesel – Activist Post
August 28th, 2017 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on ExpressLane: CIA’s Secret Spy Tool Steals Biometric Data from Other Intelligence Agencies)
The World’s Biggest Floating Solar Farm Is Now Live. And It’s on Top of a Former Coal Mine
Joe McCarthy | Global Citizen – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ENERGY | 1 Comment »)
The Demons Within: India’s Tryst with Torture
Arijit Sen – Al Jazeera
August 28th, 2017 (BRICS | Comments Off on The Demons Within: India’s Tryst with Torture)
Explainer: Why Do We Get Fungal Nail Infections and How Can We Treat Them?
Jackson Thomas, Julia K. Christenson, Sam Kosari and Gregory Peterson – The Conversation
August 28th, 2017 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Explainer: Why Do We Get Fungal Nail Infections and How Can We Treat Them?)
[Nobel Peace Laureate] Aung San Suu Kyi: Still a Noble Democracy Champion?
Oliver Ward – ASEAN Today
August 28th, 2017 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on [Nobel Peace Laureate] Aung San Suu Kyi: Still a Noble Democracy Champion?)
In Defense of the Nameless, Invisible Workers
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on In Defense of the Nameless, Invisible Workers)
Peace-Development-Environment: Integrated?
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (EDITORIAL | Comments Off on Peace-Development-Environment: Integrated?)
Latin America’s “Pink Tide” and the Challenge of Systemic Change: Bolivia
The Next System Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, PARADIGM CHANGES | Comments Off on Latin America’s “Pink Tide” and the Challenge of Systemic Change: Bolivia)
Climate Migrants Might Reach One Billion by 2050
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 28th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Climate Migrants Might Reach One Billion by 2050)
How Women Were at the Helm of the Black Panther Party
Manmeet Sahni – teleSUR
August 28th, 2017 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on How Women Were at the Helm of the Black Panther Party)
Brazil Opens Vast Amazon Reserve to Mining
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (BRICS, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Brazil Opens Vast Amazon Reserve to Mining)
Landmark UN-Backed Treaty on Mercury Takes Effect
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Landmark UN-Backed Treaty on Mercury Takes Effect)
The Perfect Robbery, the Cashless Society
Samantha King – Activist Post
August 28th, 2017 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on The Perfect Robbery, the Cashless Society)
(Português) Cerca de 200 MIL PESSOAS são infectadas com vírus da hepatite após comerem linguiça
ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Cerca de 200 MIL PESSOAS são infectadas com vírus da hepatite após comerem linguiça)
Flashers
Antonio Gaspar – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Flashers)
Yemen: War Crimes the World Can No Longer Ignore
Catherine Shakdam – Russia Today
August 28th, 2017 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Yemen: War Crimes the World Can No Longer Ignore)
The Masque of Anarchy
Percy Bysshe Shelley – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | 1 Comment »)
(Português) Estudo mostra que a pecuária é a atividade com maior apropriação de solo na Amazônia
David Arioch | Jornalismo Cultural – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Estudo mostra que a pecuária é a atividade com maior apropriação de solo na Amazônia)
Peace to Twenty-First Century!
Adolf P. Shvedchikov – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Peace to Twenty-First Century!)
Afghanistan Graveyard of Empires
Matson – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 28th, 2017 (CENTRAL ASIA, JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Afghanistan Graveyard of Empires)
Ignaz Semmelweis, Galileo Galilei, Andrew Wakefield and the Semmelweis Reflex
Gary G. Kohls, MD | Duty to Warn – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Ignaz Semmelweis, Galileo Galilei, Andrew Wakefield and the Semmelweis Reflex)
Myanmar/Burma: UN Welcomes Final Assessment of Independent Advisory Panel on Rakhine State
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Myanmar/Burma: UN Welcomes Final Assessment of Independent Advisory Panel on Rakhine State)
150 Years of ‘Das Kapital’: How Relevant Is Marx Today?
Jayati Ghosh – Al Jazeera
August 28th, 2017 (SOCIALISM - MARXISM | Comments Off on 150 Years of ‘Das Kapital’: How Relevant Is Marx Today?)
The Dilemma of a Secular Muslim in Present Day India
Moin Qazi – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Dilemma of a Secular Muslim in Present Day India)
Edward Carpenter: (29 Aug 1844 – 28 Jun 1929)
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Edward Carpenter: (29 Aug 1844 – 28 Jun 1929))
‘Meat’ the Double-Edged Sword That Might One Day Eliminate Animals from Our Diet
Geoff Russell – New Matilda
August 28th, 2017 (SCIENCE | Comments Off on ‘Meat’ the Double-Edged Sword That Might One Day Eliminate Animals from Our Diet)
Mahadev: The Cost of Being Different
Shree Prasad Devkota – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Mahadev: The Cost of Being Different)
The Place Where We Are Right
Yehuda Amichai – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on The Place Where We Are Right)
It’s the Opium, Stupid: ‘Afghan Surge Guarantees CIA Black-Ops Budget Boost’
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on It’s the Opium, Stupid: ‘Afghan Surge Guarantees CIA Black-Ops Budget Boost’)
Quantitative Easing for Wealth Redistribution
Jomo Kwame Sundaram – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 28th, 2017 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Quantitative Easing for Wealth Redistribution)
John Quincy Adams on Efficiency vs. Effectiveness, the Proper Aim of Ambition, and His Daily Routine
Maria Popova | Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 (INSPIRATIONAL | 2 Comments »)