Archive for 2019 – Week 32


Cuban Compassion: Training Doctors for a Pacific Island Nation Running Out of Time
Robert Huish and Sharon McLennan – The Conversation
August 5th, 2019 (IN FOCUS, ASIA--PACIFIC, HEALTH, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, SCIENCE, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING, INSPIRATIONAL | 1 Comment »)
Killer Clowns
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (IN FOCUS, CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on Killer Clowns)
The Russell-Einstein Manifesto on Nuclear Weapons
Pugwash University – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE, SCIENCE, PUBLIC SERVICE, HISTORY | Comments Off on The Russell-Einstein Manifesto on Nuclear Weapons)
Gun Violence in 2019: There Have Been 251 Mass Shootings in the U.S. in 216 Days
Daniel Politi | Slate – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA | 1 Comment »)
Coping Capacity of Governance as Dangerously Questionable
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
The UN Resolution for the Culture of Peace
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The UN Resolution for the Culture of Peace)
Lifeboat Earth: Is China or the Green New Deal the Answer to Climate Change?
John Feffer - TomDispatch
August 5th, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, BRICS, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Lifeboat Earth: Is China or the Green New Deal the Answer to Climate Change?)
(Português) E agora, Brasil?
Boaventura de Sousa Santos | Sul21 – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) E agora, Brasil?)
In Joyful Act of Resistance, Pink Seesaws Installed at US-Mexico Border Fence
Jenna McGuire – Common Dreams
August 5th, 2019 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING, CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on In Joyful Act of Resistance, Pink Seesaws Installed at US-Mexico Border Fence)
U.N. Urges Sanctions on Myanmar Army Businesses, Says Foreign Partners Could Be Complicit
Angie Teo and Poppy McPherson | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on U.N. Urges Sanctions on Myanmar Army Businesses, Says Foreign Partners Could Be Complicit)
Sur Baher Home Demolitions Illustrate a Vicious Spiral of Oppression in Palestine
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Sur Baher Home Demolitions Illustrate a Vicious Spiral of Oppression in Palestine)
China Sees New Era of ‘Shared Destiny’ with US No Longer in the Driving Seat
Darius Shahtahmasebi - RT
August 5th, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, BRICS, CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on China Sees New Era of ‘Shared Destiny’ with US No Longer in the Driving Seat)
March of the Uyghurs
Andre Vltchek | New Eastern Outlook – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, BRICS, CURRENT AFFAIRS, RELIGION | Comments Off on March of the Uyghurs)
“Omnipresent Surveillance:” Dystopian Society in Our Global Era
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Mahathir’s Rohingya Proposal Spurs Mixed Reactions
Riyaz ul Khaliq | Anadolu Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Mahathir’s Rohingya Proposal Spurs Mixed Reactions)
Untitled…
Michael de Adder – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Untitled…)
US Withdraws from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
Judge’s Ruling Throws Huge Spanner into US Extradition Proceedings against Assange
Tom Coburg | The Canary – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, JUSTICE, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Judge’s Ruling Throws Huge Spanner into US Extradition Proceedings against Assange)
Lives in Economics
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS | Comments Off on Lives in Economics)
How Trees Talk to Each Other
Suzanne Simard | TED – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on How Trees Talk to Each Other)
Homo Roboticus?
Unknown – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Homo Roboticus?)
Tulsi Gabbard vs Google Goliath
Rick Sterling – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Tulsi Gabbard vs Google Goliath)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals Made from 80,000 Tons of Recycled Mobile Phones, Electronics
Jay Cannon - USA Today
August 5th, 2019 (ASIA--PACIFIC, ENVIRONMENT, SPORTS | Comments Off on Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals Made from 80,000 Tons of Recycled Mobile Phones, Electronics)
No ‘Made In Israel’ Label for Settlement Wines: Canada Court
AFP | Yahoo! News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on No ‘Made In Israel’ Label for Settlement Wines: Canada Court)
Protecting Palestinians: Postcolonial Reminiscences
Siba N'zatioula Grovogui | The Beirut Forum – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Protecting Palestinians: Postcolonial Reminiscences)
“Rohingya Refugee Crisis Is a Time Bomb That Must Be Quickly Defused to Avoid any Future Flare-Up”
The Daily Star – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on “Rohingya Refugee Crisis Is a Time Bomb That Must Be Quickly Defused to Avoid any Future Flare-Up”)
Context Matters Except for the Palestinians
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
(Português) Elefantes São Espancados e Torturados com Ganchos de Metal para Transportar Turistas
ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Elefantes São Espancados e Torturados com Ganchos de Metal para Transportar Turistas)
Policies That Lead to the Violation of Human Rights
Amos Gvirtz – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Policies That Lead to the Violation of Human Rights)
Do Not Turn Away from the Horrors That the Rohingya Face
Bob Rae - The Globe and Mail
August 5th, 2019 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Do Not Turn Away from the Horrors That the Rohingya Face)
Unlike South Africa, the World Is Giving Israel a Pass on Apartheid
Amjad Iraqi | +972 Magazine – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Unlike South Africa, the World Is Giving Israel a Pass on Apartheid)
‘Elites’ Flock to Google Summit in 114 Private Jets, Mega Yachts to Talk Climate Change
Emily Smith and Ebony Bowden | Page Six – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on ‘Elites’ Flock to Google Summit in 114 Private Jets, Mega Yachts to Talk Climate Change)
Murder of Brazilian Indigenous Leader a ‘Worrying Symptom’ of Land Invasion
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS, BRICS, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Murder of Brazilian Indigenous Leader a ‘Worrying Symptom’ of Land Invasion)
Meanwhile, Around the World
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (EDITORIAL | Comments Off on Meanwhile, Around the World)
Dear Wonderful Kids (& Co.)
Baher Kamal | Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Dear Wonderful Kids (& Co.))
The U.S. Military Emits More Greenhouse Gases than Sweden and Denmark
Scotty Hendricks | Big Think – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on The U.S. Military Emits More Greenhouse Gases than Sweden and Denmark)
Brotherly Love in Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’
Dr. Emanuel E. Garcia – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
A Brief History of the CIA’s Dirty War in South Sudan
Thomas C. Mountain | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (AFRICA, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on A Brief History of the CIA’s Dirty War in South Sudan)
Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi – Struggles for Justice, Independence and Peace
Dr Ravi P Bhatia - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
The Science of Sleep: Dreaming, Depression, and How REM Sleep Regulates Negative Emotions
Maria Popova | Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (HEALTH, SCIENCE, INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on The Science of Sleep: Dreaming, Depression, and How REM Sleep Regulates Negative Emotions)
It Took a Crisis to Bring Hawaiians Back Together
Trisha Kehaulani Watson | Honolulu Civil Beat – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on It Took a Crisis to Bring Hawaiians Back Together)
Amazon Deforestation: Bolsonaro Government Accused of Seeking to Sow Doubt over Data
Jonathan Watts – The Guardian
August 5th, 2019 (BRICS, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE | Comments Off on Amazon Deforestation: Bolsonaro Government Accused of Seeking to Sow Doubt over Data)
Brazil’s Massive Crime against Humanity in the Amazon Forest
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (BRICS, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Brazil’s Massive Crime against Humanity in the Amazon Forest)
Incentivizing the Cartels: Evan Ratliff’s “The Mastermind”
Antony Loewenstein | Los Angeles Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Incentivizing the Cartels: Evan Ratliff’s “The Mastermind”)
UN Chief Laments Ending of Cold War-Era Disarmament Treaty
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ANGLO AMERICA, UNITED NATIONS, HISTORY | Comments Off on UN Chief Laments Ending of Cold War-Era Disarmament Treaty)
Violence Has Spiked in Africa since the Military Founded AFRICOM, Pentagon Study Finds
Nick Turse – The Intercept
August 5th, 2019 (AFRICA, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on Violence Has Spiked in Africa since the Military Founded AFRICOM, Pentagon Study Finds)
Can the Department of Defense Win Its Complicated Battle against Climate Change?
Daniel Ross| Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Can the Department of Defense Win Its Complicated Battle against Climate Change?)
What Now, Brazil?
Boaventura de Sousa Santos | Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (BRICS | Comments Off on What Now, Brazil?)
The Dragon Lays out Its Road Map, Denies Seeking Hegemony
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
August 5th, 2019 (BRICS | Comments Off on The Dragon Lays out Its Road Map, Denies Seeking Hegemony)
Can a New Think Tank Put a Stop to Endless War?
David Klion – The Nation
August 5th, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on Can a New Think Tank Put a Stop to Endless War?)
Michael De Adder Responds to Contract End after Trump Cartoon
HuffPost Canada - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, MEDIA, FOOD FOR THOUGHT | 1 Comment »)
Standing with Pablo
David Krieger – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Standing with Pablo)
Wouldn’t Get Fooled Again (Music Video of the Week)
Pete Townshend | The Who – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Wouldn’t Get Fooled Again (Music Video of the Week))
Julian Assange’s Lawyer Briefs Australian Parliamentarians on His Persecution
Oscar Grenfell | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, ASIA--PACIFIC, EUROPE, JUSTICE, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Julian Assange’s Lawyer Briefs Australian Parliamentarians on His Persecution)
The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Front Men
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | Children’s Health Defense Team – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (HEALTH, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, SCIENCE | Comments Off on The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Front Men)
Japan Approves First Human-Animal Embryo Experiments
David Cyranoski | Nature – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 (ASIA--PACIFIC, TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Japan Approves First Human-Animal Embryo Experiments)
Why Americans Should Support BDS
Omar Barghouti – The Nation
August 5th, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Why Americans Should Support BDS)