Archive for 2017 – Week 46


From Bangladesh: Bearing Witness to My Country’s Genocide & Meeting the Survivors
Dr. Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Now Is Not the Time: The Social Psychological Factor Permitting Climate Change and Nuclear War
Marc Pilisuk – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Reviving the Spirit of Existential Rebellion in a World of Propaganda, Lies, and Self Deception
Edward Curtin – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Reviving the Spirit of Existential Rebellion in a World of Propaganda, Lies, and Self Deception)
American Cycle
José M. Tirado – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on American Cycle)
The Girl in the Picture
Doug Rawlings – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on The Girl in the Picture)
Big Data Doesn’t Add Up – Except to Disaster
Prof. Vandana Shiva – Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine
November 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Big Data Doesn’t Add Up – Except to Disaster)
(Italiano) Divide et impera, a chi giova? – Gli USA e l’ex Jugoslavia
Marilyn Langlois | Centro Studi Sereno Regis – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Divide et impera, a chi giova? – Gli USA e l’ex Jugoslavia)
Whence the Wheels of Our Desire
Emanuel E Garcia – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Whence the Wheels of Our Desire)
‘Amazing News’: Rights Groups Celebrate after Italy Bans Use of Circus Animals
Jessica Corbett – Common Dreams
November 13th, 2017 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on ‘Amazing News’: Rights Groups Celebrate after Italy Bans Use of Circus Animals)
We Need Their Voices Today! (21) Helen Keller
John Scales Avery, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on We Need Their Voices Today! (21) Helen Keller)
Selected Articles: 100 Years Ago – The Russian Revolution
Global Research News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (HISTORY | 2 Comments »)
My EGO
Adolf P. Shvedchikov – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on My EGO)
UN Security Council Calls on Myanmar to End Excessive Military Force in Rakhine State
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Security Council Calls on Myanmar to End Excessive Military Force in Rakhine State)
Statues for Display of Power, Peace and Harmony
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Statues for Display of Power, Peace and Harmony)
Two Irreconcilable Views on Catalonia
Opinions of Carles Puigdemont and Guy Verhofstadt – Other News
November 13th, 2017 (EUROPE | 1 Comment »)
Trailblazing Astronomer Maria Mitchell on Science, Spirituality, and the Conquest of Truth
Maria Popova | Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (SCIENCE - SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Trailblazing Astronomer Maria Mitchell on Science, Spirituality, and the Conquest of Truth)
Yemen: End Blockade, Avert Famine
Chandra Muzaffar – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Yemen: End Blockade, Avert Famine)
Two Meetings
Uri Avnery | Gush Shalom – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Two Meetings)
(Italiano) Verso il bando degli armamenti nucleari. Storie, libri, riflessioni…
Elena Camino – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
November 13th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Verso il bando degli armamenti nucleari. Storie, libri, riflessioni…)
About the Paradise Papers Investigation
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on About the Paradise Papers Investigation)
Fascism and Its Mobilizing Passions
TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Fascism and Its Mobilizing Passions)
Vault 8: Hive
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Vault 8: Hive)
Accounts of Rape, Burning Children and Murder: How a Rohingya Massacre Unfolded at Tula Toli
Rebecca Wright - CNN
November 13th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Accounts of Rape, Burning Children and Murder: How a Rohingya Massacre Unfolded at Tula Toli)
On Balfour’s 100th Anniversary, Time for a New Definition of Sovereignty, Independence and the Nation-State
Mark LeVine and Mathias Mossberg | Tikkun – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on On Balfour’s 100th Anniversary, Time for a New Definition of Sovereignty, Independence and the Nation-State)
Viðrar vel til loftárása (Music Video of the Week)
Sigur Rós – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Viðrar vel til loftárása (Music Video of the Week))
Militant Buddhism Is on the March in South-East Asia: Where Did It Come From?
Peter Lehr – The Conversation
November 13th, 2017 (RELIGION | 2 Comments »)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
The US Has Soldiers Deployed in Almost Every Country on Earth
Jakob Reimann – New Matilda
November 13th, 2017 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The US Has Soldiers Deployed in Almost Every Country on Earth)
On LONGEVITY PLUS: a Rhymed Reflection
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on On LONGEVITY PLUS: a Rhymed Reflection)
Prospects for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Prospects for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament)
Changing the “War No More” Sentiment of Armistice Day to the War-Glorifying Propaganda of Veterans Day
Gary G. Kohls, MD | Duty to Warn – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Changing the “War No More” Sentiment of Armistice Day to the War-Glorifying Propaganda of Veterans Day)
Hundreds of Whales and Dolphins Slaughtered in Annual Faroe Islands Hunt
Sea Shepherd Global – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Hundreds of Whales and Dolphins Slaughtered in Annual Faroe Islands Hunt)
Fourth Industrial Revolution & Its Dramatic Impact on Society
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General – Inter Press Service-IPS
November 13th, 2017 (UNITED NATIONS, TECHNOLOGY | 1 Comment »)
WMD in Syria Just like Iraq in 2003?
Rick Sterling – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on WMD in Syria Just like Iraq in 2003?)
WikiLeaks Vault 8 Part 1: CIA Wrote Code to Impersonate Russian Anti-Virus Company Kaspersky
Aaron Kesel – Activist Post
November 13th, 2017 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on WikiLeaks Vault 8 Part 1: CIA Wrote Code to Impersonate Russian Anti-Virus Company Kaspersky)
Climate Change Summit a Step Further, Yes… But Where To?
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
November 13th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Climate Change Summit a Step Further, Yes… But Where To?)
US Brands Russia Today a “Foreign Agent:” A Chilling Move against Free Speech
Andre Damon | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (MEDIA | Comments Off on US Brands Russia Today a “Foreign Agent:” A Chilling Move against Free Speech)
(Português) Inteligência, Cognição e Personalidade: A Importância de Se Conhecer as Vacas
Claudia Braghetto - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
November 13th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Inteligência, Cognição e Personalidade: A Importância de Se Conhecer as Vacas)
Nuclear Power’s Existential Crisis
Jim Green – New Matilda
November 13th, 2017 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Nuclear Power’s Existential Crisis)
The Resignation of Lebanon’s Prime Minister Is Not All It Seems
Robert Fisk | The Independent – Reader Supported News
November 13th, 2017 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Resignation of Lebanon’s Prime Minister Is Not All It Seems)
Espanya vs Catalunya, Cataluña vs España
Alberto Andrés Aguirre – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (EDITORIAL | 1 Comment »)
Quickies
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Quickies)
One of the World’s Poorest Countries Confronts Ethnic Cleansing on Its Doorstep
Omar Waraich – The Washington Post
November 13th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on One of the World’s Poorest Countries Confronts Ethnic Cleansing on Its Doorstep)
Divide and Conquer
David Moore and Marilyn Langlois – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Divide and Conquer)
(Português) Por que você considera mais ético não se alimentar de animais?
David Arioch | Jornalismo Cultural – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Por que você considera mais ético não se alimentar de animais?)
Manus a Humanitarian Crisis: How Did We Get to This Point in Papua New Guinea, Australia?
Holly Brooke & Vanamali Hermans – New Matilda
November 13th, 2017 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Manus a Humanitarian Crisis: How Did We Get to This Point in Papua New Guinea, Australia?)
The CIA’s House of Horrors: Frank Olson’s Fatal Trip
Jeffrey St. Clair and Alexander Cockburn - CounterPunch
November 13th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The CIA’s House of Horrors: Frank Olson’s Fatal Trip)
How War Created the Cholera Epidemic in Yemen
Alia Allana – The New York Times
November 13th, 2017 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on How War Created the Cholera Epidemic in Yemen)
Trump Only President Not Invited to Paris Climate Summit
Juan Cole | Informed Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Trump Only President Not Invited to Paris Climate Summit)
With the Rohingya of Myanmar: Haunting Images of the World’s Next Genocide
Jerry Adler – Yahoo News
November 13th, 2017 (HUMAN RIGHTS | Comments Off on With the Rohingya of Myanmar: Haunting Images of the World’s Next Genocide)
Controversial Monsanto Weed-Killer Banned in Europe: Doesn’t Get Enough EU Votes for Renewal
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (EUROPE, ENVIRONMENT, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Controversial Monsanto Weed-Killer Banned in Europe: Doesn’t Get Enough EU Votes for Renewal)
Selected Articles: Mainstream Media “Fake News”, War Propaganda
Global Research News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Selected Articles: Mainstream Media “Fake News”, War Propaganda)
Three Richest Americans Now Own More Wealth than Bottom Half of US Combined: Report
Jake Johnson – Common Dreams
November 13th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA | 1 Comment »)
The Inside Story of the Saudi Night of Long Knives
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
November 13th, 2017 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Inside Story of the Saudi Night of Long Knives)
Three for the Week Ahead
Prof. Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Three for the Week Ahead)
Who Is the World’s Biggest Employer? The Answer Might Not Be what You Expect
Henry Taylor | World Economic Forum – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Who Is the World’s Biggest Employer? The Answer Might Not Be what You Expect)
“AmazonLog” — A Military Drill with Vast Amazonian Aspirations: US Empire of Bases
Whitney Webb – MintPress News
November 13th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, BRICS, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS | Comments Off on “AmazonLog” — A Military Drill with Vast Amazonian Aspirations: US Empire of Bases)
Nations without Nationality – An ‘Unseen’ Stark Reality
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
November 13th, 2017 (HUMAN RIGHTS | Comments Off on Nations without Nationality – An ‘Unseen’ Stark Reality)
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal: State Crimes Allegedly Committed in Myanmar against the Rohingyas, Kachins and Other Groups
University of Malaya, Faculty of Law – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (JUSTICE | Comments Off on Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal: State Crimes Allegedly Committed in Myanmar against the Rohingyas, Kachins and Other Groups)
Handbook of Research on Examining Global Peacemaking in the Digital Age
Bruce L. Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (TRANSCEND News | Comments Off on Handbook of Research on Examining Global Peacemaking in the Digital Age)
Why Socialism?
Albert Einstein | Monthly Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 (SOCIALISM - MARXISM | Comments Off on Why Socialism?)