Archive for 2019 – Week 23


Meanwhile, Around the World
Johan Galtung and Antonio C. S. Rosa – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (EDITORIAL, TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 11 Comments »)
Caster Semenya: The Legal and Ethical Issues That Should Concern Us All
Steve Cornelius – The Conversation
June 3rd, 2019 (AFRICA, HEALTH, JUSTICE, SPORTS, SCIENCE, SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Caster Semenya: The Legal and Ethical Issues That Should Concern Us All)
Homosexuality Remains Illegal in Kenya as Court Rejects LGBT Petition
Adriaan van Klinken – The Conversation
June 3rd, 2019 (AFRICA, JUSTICE, SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Homosexuality Remains Illegal in Kenya as Court Rejects LGBT Petition)
(Português) As corporações alimentam a ultra-direita mundial: Jean Ziegler
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) As corporações alimentam a ultra-direita mundial: Jean Ziegler)
UN Expert Criticizes States for ‘Ganging Up’ on WikiLeaks’ Assange; Warns against Extradition, Fearing ‘Serious’ Rights Violations
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, JUSTICE, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, UNITED NATIONS, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on UN Expert Criticizes States for ‘Ganging Up’ on WikiLeaks’ Assange; Warns against Extradition, Fearing ‘Serious’ Rights Violations)
In Memory of Binyavanga Wainaina, a Literary Gangster
Christine Mungai – Al Jazeera
June 3rd, 2019 (AFRICA, LITERATURE, SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on In Memory of Binyavanga Wainaina, a Literary Gangster)
Enrolling Winnie-the-Pooh’s Companions in Climate Change Discourse
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Enrolling Winnie-the-Pooh’s Companions in Climate Change Discourse)
U.S. Government Seeks NGO Help for Removing Iran from Syria
Michael Brenner – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on U.S. Government Seeks NGO Help for Removing Iran from Syria)
Agony of No Return
Preeti Tej Singh – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Agony of No Return)
Findings of Torture: The UN Rapporteur and Julian Assange
Dr. Binoy Kampmark – Global Research
June 3rd, 2019 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, JUSTICE, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, UNITED NATIONS, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
Speeding into the Void of Cyberspace as Designed
Edward Curtin – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Speeding into the Void of Cyberspace as Designed)
What Greed Has Done
Chris Hedges | Bill Moyers – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on What Greed Has Done)
Court Docs: Monsanto Paid Chemical Industry Front Group to Claim Cancer-Causing Weedkiller ‘Safe’ and Attack Its Critics
Bill Walker | Environmental Working Group – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Court Docs: Monsanto Paid Chemical Industry Front Group to Claim Cancer-Causing Weedkiller ‘Safe’ and Attack Its Critics)
Open Letter to UN SG Concerning Iran
Jan Oberg | The Transnational – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
After Neoliberalism
Joseph E. Stiglitz | Nobel Laureate Economic Sciences – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (NOBEL LAUREATES, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM | 1 Comment »)
Sri Lanka: How the UN Failed Tamil Civilians in 2009
Nirmanusan Balasundaram – Al Jazeera
June 3rd, 2019 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Sri Lanka: How the UN Failed Tamil Civilians in 2009)
(Português) Pelo de Cânhamo É Alternativa Vegana ao Pelo de Origem Animal
ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais | Stylo Urbano – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Pelo de Cânhamo É Alternativa Vegana ao Pelo de Origem Animal)
Abuses Show Assange Case Was Never About Law
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (HUMAN RIGHTS, IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, JUSTICE, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Abuses Show Assange Case Was Never About Law)
The Perils of Financialization
Lyndsey Jefferson and Matthew Oxenford | Chatham House – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on The Perils of Financialization)
US Blockade Deprives Venezuelan Cancer Patients of Treatment
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, HEALTH, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on US Blockade Deprives Venezuelan Cancer Patients of Treatment)
Big Pharma and Organized Crime–They Are More Similar than You May Think
Carolanne Wright | Wake up World – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (HEALTH, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Big Pharma and Organized Crime–They Are More Similar than You May Think)
Creationism versus Redemptionism: How a Money-Issuer Really Lends and Spends
L. Randall Wray | New Economic Perspectives – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Creationism versus Redemptionism: How a Money-Issuer Really Lends and Spends)
Marxist Economic Theory Easily Explained
Richard Wolff | The Jimmy Dore Show – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Marxist Economic Theory Easily Explained)
Rand Corporation: How to Destroy Russia
Manlio Dinucci – Global Research
June 3rd, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Rand Corporation: How to Destroy Russia)
How to Keep Criticism from Sinking Your Confidence: Walt Whitman and the Discipline of Creative Self-Esteem
Maria Popova | Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on How to Keep Criticism from Sinking Your Confidence: Walt Whitman and the Discipline of Creative Self-Esteem)
Find a Deal, and It Goes ‘Round, ‘Round, ‘Round, as It Spins Along…
Christine Barie and Kathie Malley-Morrison | Engaging Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Find a Deal, and It Goes ‘Round, ‘Round, ‘Round, as It Spins Along…)
Jurisprudential Notes toward Empowering and Liberating International Law and the United Nations
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Jurisprudential Notes toward Empowering and Liberating International Law and the United Nations)
The Bankers’ “Power Revolution”: How the Government Got Shackled by Debt
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Bankers’ “Power Revolution”: How the Government Got Shackled by Debt)
(Português) Governo permite que caçadores brasileiros comprem até 15 armas
David Arioch | Vegazeta – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Governo permite que caçadores brasileiros comprem até 15 armas)
Philosophical Arithmetic…
Anonymous – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Philosophical Arithmetic…)
Are Environmentalists and Climate Scientists in Denial?
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Are Environmentalists and Climate Scientists in Denial?)
Which Lessons Did Germany Adopt?
Amos Gvirtz – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Which Lessons Did Germany Adopt?)
John Pilger Speaks Out: “Today It’s Julian Assange, Tomorrow It Could Be You”
World Socialist Website – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (HUMAN RIGHTS, IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, JUSTICE, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on John Pilger Speaks Out: “Today It’s Julian Assange, Tomorrow It Could Be You”)
CRDI’s Statement on AI’s Report
Canadian Rohingya Development Initiative – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on CRDI’s Statement on AI’s Report)
The World Bank Is Rewarding Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar
Azeem Ibrahim – The Washington Post
June 3rd, 2019 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on The World Bank Is Rewarding Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar)
Success & Self-Determination
Mazin Qumsiyeh | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Success & Self-Determination)
Washington’s Huawei Hypocrisy… US Government Is Instrument of American Corporations
Finian Cunningham – RT
June 3rd, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, BRICS, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Washington’s Huawei Hypocrisy… US Government Is Instrument of American Corporations)
8 June–International Day of the Oceans: World Citizens Call for Renewed Efforts to Resolve Asian Maritime Delimitations Dispute
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on 8 June–International Day of the Oceans: World Citizens Call for Renewed Efforts to Resolve Asian Maritime Delimitations Dispute)
Renaming the Earth’s Geological Time Scale: An Alternative Spiritual Description of Our Earth
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Renaming the Earth’s Geological Time Scale: An Alternative Spiritual Description of Our Earth)
The Worst Enemy a Person Can Have Is His or Her Own Uncontrolled Mind
Radhanath Swami – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on The Worst Enemy a Person Can Have Is His or Her Own Uncontrolled Mind)
Roadmap for Peace Activism
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Roadmap for Peace Activism)
Technotyranny: The Iron-Fisted Authoritarianism of the Surveillance State
John W. Whitehead | The Rutherford Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Technotyranny: The Iron-Fisted Authoritarianism of the Surveillance State)
Rohingya repatriation: UNHCR, UNDP signs extension of MoU with Myanmar
The Daily Star [Bangladesh] – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Rohingya repatriation: UNHCR, UNDP signs extension of MoU with Myanmar)
Hair: Let the Sunshine In (Music Video of the Week)
TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Hair: Let the Sunshine In (Music Video of the Week))
Manufacturing War with Russia
Chris Hedges | Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Manufacturing War with Russia)
Kenya’s Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Is Recipient of Erich-Maria-Remarque Peace Prize 2019
Kimpa Vita Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (AFRICA, LITERATURE | Comments Off on Kenya’s Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Is Recipient of Erich-Maria-Remarque Peace Prize 2019)
Modern Monetary Realism
James K. Galbraith | Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Modern Monetary Realism)
The Media Loves This UFO Expert Who Says He Worked for an Obscure Pentagon Program. Did He?
Keith Kloor – The Intercept
June 3rd, 2019 (MILITARISM, MEDIA, SCIENCE, CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on The Media Loves This UFO Expert Who Says He Worked for an Obscure Pentagon Program. Did He?)
The Secret Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between UNHCR, UNDP & Myanmar
Free Rohingya Coalition – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on The Secret Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between UNHCR, UNDP & Myanmar)
What You See Is Not What You Get
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on What You See Is Not What You Get)
Resurrecting the PLO Is Palestine’s Best Response to the ‘Deal of the Century’
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Resurrecting the PLO Is Palestine’s Best Response to the ‘Deal of the Century’)