Archive for 2017 – Week 47


(Français) Quatre choses à savoir sur la Chine – dans le cadre du XIXème congrès du Parti
Marc Vandepitte | Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Quatre choses à savoir sur la Chine – dans le cadre du XIXème congrès du Parti)
(Italiano) Papa Francesco: il disarmo integrale non è un’utopia
M.Michela Nicolais | Servizio Informazione Religiosa – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Papa Francesco: il disarmo integrale non è un’utopia)
(Français) Les maisons closes du capitalisme
Emir Sader | ALAI – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Les maisons closes du capitalisme)
Waves of Genocidal Terror against Rohingyas by Myanmar and the Resultant Exodus Since 1978
Maung Zarni and Natalie Brinham | Middle East Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Waves of Genocidal Terror against Rohingyas by Myanmar and the Resultant Exodus Since 1978)
The Wall
Doug Rawlings – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on The Wall)
Failing the People of Syria during Seven Years of Devastation and Dispossession
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Failing the People of Syria during Seven Years of Devastation and Dispossession)
Why Are Police in the USA So Terrified?
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Why Are Police in the USA So Terrified?)
We Need Their Voices Today! (22) And Yours!
John Scales Avery, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on We Need Their Voices Today! (22) And Yours!)
Texas Shooting Shows Once again That Animal Cruelty and Human Cruelty Are Strongly Linked
Martha Rosenberg - CounterPunch
November 20th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA, ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Texas Shooting Shows Once again That Animal Cruelty and Human Cruelty Are Strongly Linked)
(Castellano) Los animales, portadores de derechos y deben ser respetados
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Los animales, portadores de derechos y deben ser respetados)
What if You Knew Alzheimer’s Was Coming for You?
Pagan Kennedy – The New York Times
November 20th, 2017 (HEALTH | 1 Comment »)
Over 15,000 Scientists Just Issued a ‘Second Notice’ to Humanity. Can We Listen Now?
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
November 20th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Over 15,000 Scientists Just Issued a ‘Second Notice’ to Humanity. Can We Listen Now?)
A Telling Comparison: Israel versus North Korea
Kim Petersen – Global Research
November 20th, 2017 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
RIP Edward Herman, Who Co-Wrote a Book That’s Now More Important Than Ever
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
November 20th, 2017 (OBITUARIES | 1 Comment »)
(Italiano) Per TMS. La sentenza di Piazza della Loggia e il quinquennio 1969-1974 a Collettivamente memoria. Manlio Milani e Silvia Guarneri ad Aosta
Silvia Berruto – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Per TMS. La sentenza di Piazza della Loggia e il quinquennio 1969-1974 a Collettivamente memoria. Manlio Milani e Silvia Guarneri ad Aosta)
Prisons and Policing: Beyond the Carceral Logic of Civil Commitment in the USA
Toshio Meronek and Erica R. Meiners | The Next System Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (PARADIGM CHANGES | Comments Off on Prisons and Policing: Beyond the Carceral Logic of Civil Commitment in the USA)
PEACE: An Ultimate Planetary Need
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on PEACE: An Ultimate Planetary Need)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (24 Nov 1864 – 9 Sep 1901)
Toulouse-Lautrec Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (24 Nov 1864 – 9 Sep 1901))
The Climate Emergency: Two Time Scales
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on The Climate Emergency: Two Time Scales)
Western Intelligence: Saad Hariri Resigned to Avoid His Father’s Fate and Salvage Lebanon
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 3 Comments »)
A History of Idiocy
Uri Avnery | Gush Shalom – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on A History of Idiocy)
Democratic Rotation in Office: Political Transcendence and Transformation of Ethno-regional Identities within the 21st Century Nation State
David Tiomajou – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (REVIEWS | 2 Comments »)
U.S. Congress Approves Defense Bill to Pump $700 Billion into Military
Richard Lardner | Associated Press – PBS News Hour
November 20th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on U.S. Congress Approves Defense Bill to Pump $700 Billion into Military)
America’s Renegade Warfare
Nicolas J S Davies – Consortium News
November 20th, 2017 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on America’s Renegade Warfare)
Alzheimer’s: Time to Take a Closer Look
Meredith Rogers | Geriatric Nurse – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (HEALTH | 1 Comment »)
Blood Sport: Animal Welfare in Ireland
Pauline Murphy - CounterPunch
November 20th, 2017 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Blood Sport: Animal Welfare in Ireland)
Oh Life, Unknown Deity
Adolf P. Shvedchikov – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Oh Life, Unknown Deity)
With UN Support, More Countries Confronting Threat of Drug-Resistant ‘Superbugs’
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (HEALTH, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on With UN Support, More Countries Confronting Threat of Drug-Resistant ‘Superbugs’)
Nuclear Disarmament Now a ‘Moral Imperative’ as Pope Francis Rejects Deterrence
Gerard O’Connell | America Jesuit Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, MILITARISM, RELIGION | Comments Off on Nuclear Disarmament Now a ‘Moral Imperative’ as Pope Francis Rejects Deterrence)
Myanmar and Buddhist Extremism
Paul Fuller – The Conversation
November 20th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC, RELIGION | Comments Off on Myanmar and Buddhist Extremism)
Paradise Papers Yet another Example of the Power of Collaboration in Investigative Journalism
Richard Sambrook – The Conversation
November 20th, 2017 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Paradise Papers Yet another Example of the Power of Collaboration in Investigative Journalism)
La Cavalerie Legere (Music Video of the Week)
Andre Rieu & Jso – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on La Cavalerie Legere (Music Video of the Week))
Wealth Inequality ‘Crisis’ as Richest 1 Percent Account for Half the World’s Wealth
Spencer Woodman – International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
November 20th, 2017 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Wealth Inequality ‘Crisis’ as Richest 1 Percent Account for Half the World’s Wealth)
Sea Shepherd and Japanese Whaling: A Message from Captain Paul Watson
Captain Paul Watson | Sea Shepherd Global – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Sea Shepherd and Japanese Whaling: A Message from Captain Paul Watson)
(Português) “Estar vivo é ser uma alma viva. Um animal – e somos todos animais – é uma alma inserida num corpo”
David Arioch | Jornalismo Cultural – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) “Estar vivo é ser uma alma viva. Um animal – e somos todos animais – é uma alma inserida num corpo”)
Mass Shooters Are Disproportionately US Veterans
David Swanson – MintPress News
November 20th, 2017 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on Mass Shooters Are Disproportionately US Veterans)
An Escalating Afghan Crisis of ‘Profit’ over ‘Life’
Hakim Young, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on An Escalating Afghan Crisis of ‘Profit’ over ‘Life’)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
Whitewash
Pawel Kuczynski – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Whitewash)
Flu Shots, Fosamax and Pharmaceutical Fakery
Gary G. Kohls, MD | Duty to Warn – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Flu Shots, Fosamax and Pharmaceutical Fakery)
Did Hitler Win the War?
Harald Ofstad | Dagens Nyheter – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
Your Silence on Manus and Nauru Is Your Complicity
Lauren Bull – New Matilda
November 20th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Your Silence on Manus and Nauru Is Your Complicity)
EU Member States Take Major Step toward a European Army
Peter Schwarz | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (EUROPE | Comments Off on EU Member States Take Major Step toward a European Army)
The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story
Vacy Vlazna | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story)
‘Antibiotic Apocalypse’ as Livestock Is Force-Fed 80% of Prescribed Antibiotics Worldwide
Sophie Linden – AlterNet
November 20th, 2017 (HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on ‘Antibiotic Apocalypse’ as Livestock Is Force-Fed 80% of Prescribed Antibiotics Worldwide)
Time to Challenge the War System
Prof. Jake Lynch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (EDITORIAL | 5 Comments »)
The Logic of Drug Legalization
Jeff Berg - CounterPunch
November 20th, 2017 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on The Logic of Drug Legalization)
UN Envoy Urges Greater Support for Rohingya Victims of Sexual Violence
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Envoy Urges Greater Support for Rohingya Victims of Sexual Violence)
Death by a Thousand Cuts: When the Cures of Big Pharma Are Worse than the Diseases
Paul Haeder | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Death by a Thousand Cuts: When the Cures of Big Pharma Are Worse than the Diseases)
Migrants Sold into Slavery in Libya for as Little as US$400
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (HUMAN RIGHTS | 1 Comment »)
Eyewitness: The Rohingya Horrors and [Nobel Peace Laureate] Aung San Suu Kyi’s Whitewash
Ellen Wiles – The Conversation
November 20th, 2017 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Eyewitness: The Rohingya Horrors and [Nobel Peace Laureate] Aung San Suu Kyi’s Whitewash)
The Biggest Threat to World Peace Is NATO
Eric Zuesse | Washington’s Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Biggest Threat to World Peace Is NATO)
Challenges Facing Academia — Restoring Understanding and Harmony
Dr. Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Challenges Facing Academia — Restoring Understanding and Harmony)
Oldest Profession
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Oldest Profession)
‘Millions of Victims’: US Aiding Massive Genocide in Yemen at Behest of Saudi Arabia
Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on ‘Millions of Victims’: US Aiding Massive Genocide in Yemen at Behest of Saudi Arabia)
Manus Island: Those for Whom We Cannot Grieve
Elise Addlem – New Matilda
November 20th, 2017 (HUMAN RIGHTS | Comments Off on Manus Island: Those for Whom We Cannot Grieve)
Bob Geldof Hands Back Freedom of Dublin in Aung San Suu Kyi Protest
Isabel Bennett – The Guardian
November 20th, 2017 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Bob Geldof Hands Back Freedom of Dublin in Aung San Suu Kyi Protest)
Good to Know (Perhaps) That Food Is Being ‘Nuclearised’
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
November 20th, 2017 (HEALTH | 1 Comment »)
(Português) Câmeras escondidas revelam a crueldade de fazendas (quintas) premiadas de porcos
Claudia Braghetto - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
November 20th, 2017 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Câmeras escondidas revelam a crueldade de fazendas (quintas) premiadas de porcos)
Lion ‘Trophy’ Importation Ban Was Quietly Lifted by Trump Administration in October
David Leestma | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Lion ‘Trophy’ Importation Ban Was Quietly Lifted by Trump Administration in October)
Pentagon Trained Syria’s Al Qaeda “Rebels” in the Use of Chemical Weapons
Prof Michel Chossudovsky – Global Research
November 20th, 2017 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Pentagon Trained Syria’s Al Qaeda “Rebels” in the Use of Chemical Weapons)
Afghanistan Opium Production Jumps 87 Per Cent to Record Level – UN Survey
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (ASIA--PACIFIC, CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on Afghanistan Opium Production Jumps 87 Per Cent to Record Level – UN Survey)
Why Do Civilians Become Combatants In Wars against the U.S.A.?
Nicolas J S Davies | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on Why Do Civilians Become Combatants In Wars against the U.S.A.?)
Global Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution: Approaches to Understand the Current Issues and Future-Making
Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (REVIEWS | 1 Comment »)
The Dull Ax
Prof. Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 20th, 2017 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on The Dull Ax)