Archive for 2019 – Week 52


Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires
Eric Margolis – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires)
Pamir Highway: The Road on the Roof of the World (I)
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
December 23rd, 2019 (CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on Pamir Highway: The Road on the Roof of the World (I))
Why Climate Change Is an Irrelevance, Economic Growth Is a Myth and Sustainability Is Forty Years Too Late
Kevin Casey | Global Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (IN FOCUS, ENVIRONMENT, TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, PARADIGM CHANGES, DEVELOPMENT, INSPIRATIONAL | 1 Comment »)
Climate Change–Let’s Just Pretend
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Climate Change–Let’s Just Pretend)
Assange Gives Evidence in Spanish Case against Security Contractor
Thomas Scripps | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Assange Gives Evidence in Spanish Case against Security Contractor)
Four Criteria for Differentiating Faith-Based Entities
Abbas Aroua | Cordoba Peace Institute Geneva – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Four Criteria for Differentiating Faith-Based Entities)
Canada, Netherlands Join Gambia’s Fight for Rohingyas
The Standard [Gambia] – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Canada, Netherlands Join Gambia’s Fight for Rohingyas)
2019 Latin America in Review: Year of the Revolt of the Dispossessed
Roger Harris | COHA – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on 2019 Latin America in Review: Year of the Revolt of the Dispossessed)
265 Stories of Haitian Children Abandoned by UN “Peacekeeping” Fathers: ‘They Put a few Coins in Your Hands to Drop a Baby in You.’
Sabine Lee and Susan Bartels – The Conversation
December 23rd, 2019 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on 265 Stories of Haitian Children Abandoned by UN “Peacekeeping” Fathers: ‘They Put a few Coins in Your Hands to Drop a Baby in You.’)
Sigh!
Reader’s Digest – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Sigh!)
Merry Christmas from Palestine
Banksy – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Merry Christmas from Palestine)
The Invention of “Ethical Artificial Intelligence”: How Big Tech Manipulates Academia to Avoid Regulation
Rodrigo Ochigame – The Intercept
December 23rd, 2019 (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-AI | Comments Off on The Invention of “Ethical Artificial Intelligence”: How Big Tech Manipulates Academia to Avoid Regulation)
Cruising Pamir Highway, the Heart of the Heartland (II)
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
December 23rd, 2019 (CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on Cruising Pamir Highway, the Heart of the Heartland (II))
Is Growth Passé?
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Economics Laureate | Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (NOBEL LAUREATES, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, DEVELOPMENT | Comments Off on Is Growth Passé?)
USA Military Veteran Plight: Macro- and Micro-Level Considerations
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Why All Religions Are Not the Same
Stephen Knapp (Sri Nandanandana dasa) - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Why All Religions Are Not the Same)
Latin America: The Conservative Offensive and the Return of Class War
Antoine Pelletier interviews Franck Gaudichaud | CETRI – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Latin America: The Conservative Offensive and the Return of Class War)
‘Cannot Be Trusted … Causing Harm’: Top Medical Journal Takes on Big Pharma
Liam Mannix – The Sydney Morning Herald
December 23rd, 2019 (HEALTH | Comments Off on ‘Cannot Be Trusted … Causing Harm’: Top Medical Journal Takes on Big Pharma)
The Hidden Military Use of 5G Technology
Manlio Dinucci | teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (MILITARISM, TECHNOLOGY | Comments Off on The Hidden Military Use of 5G Technology)
Corporate Media Silent on Journalists’ Letter Demanding Freedom for Julian Assange
Oscar Grenfell | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Corporate Media Silent on Journalists’ Letter Demanding Freedom for Julian Assange)
Militarism: The Delusion Lives
Robert C. Koehler | Common Wonders – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
History of Chinese Inventions–The Present and the Future–Recent Chinese State of the Art Innovations
Larry Romanoff - Global Research
December 23rd, 2019 (BRICS | Comments Off on History of Chinese Inventions–The Present and the Future–Recent Chinese State of the Art Innovations)
(Français) À Gaza, un artiste sculpte dans la terre la souffrance des Palestiniens
Tomas Statius | Konbini – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) À Gaza, un artiste sculpte dans la terre la souffrance des Palestiniens)
Aung San Suu Kyi Appears at ICJ as UN Rights Expert Urges Greater Protection for Myanmar Activists
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Aung San Suu Kyi Appears at ICJ as UN Rights Expert Urges Greater Protection for Myanmar Activists)
Our Vanishing World (Part 5): Birds
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 3 Comments »)
Top Criminal Court to Conduct Official Probe into Alleged War Crimes in Palestine
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (JUSTICE, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Top Criminal Court to Conduct Official Probe into Alleged War Crimes in Palestine)
Chelsea Manning Must Not Be Forgotten!
Eric London | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Chelsea Manning Must Not Be Forgotten!)
Christianity, Imperialism, Capitalism: Christian Dogma Should Be Questioned
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, CAPITALISM, RELIGION | Comments Off on Christianity, Imperialism, Capitalism: Christian Dogma Should Be Questioned)
From a Blessing to a Curse: How UN Resolution 2334 Accelerated Israel’s Colonization in the West Bank
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on From a Blessing to a Curse: How UN Resolution 2334 Accelerated Israel’s Colonization in the West Bank)
Sore Sports: Russia Barred from Olympics for Thwarting Washington’s Geopolitical Game Plan?
Robert Bridge | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, BRICS, SPORTS | Comments Off on Sore Sports: Russia Barred from Olympics for Thwarting Washington’s Geopolitical Game Plan?)
Photo Essay: 2009 UN Climate Conference through the Lens of Mediators Beyond Borders
Diane Perlman | Medium – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Photo Essay: 2009 UN Climate Conference through the Lens of Mediators Beyond Borders)
Should UN Peacekeepers Leave the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Ann Garrison | S. F. Bay Area – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Should UN Peacekeepers Leave the Democratic Republic of Congo?)
How Whales Sequester Tonnes of CO2: Our Secret Weapon against Climate Change
Terra Mater – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | 4 Comments »)
Terra Incognita
Edward Curtin – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (POETRY FORMAT | 1 Comment »)
The Pentagon’s Disastrous Radioactive Waste Dump in the Drowning Marshall Islands is Leaking into the Pacific Ocean
Gary G. Kohls, MD | Duty to Warn – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 8 Comments »)
DRC: I Saw the Unbearable Grief Inflicted on Families by Cobalt Mining–I Pray for Change
Siddharth Kara – The Guardian
December 23rd, 2019 (AFRICA | Comments Off on DRC: I Saw the Unbearable Grief Inflicted on Families by Cobalt Mining–I Pray for Change)
Terrorism: A False Threat
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
The Real Interest of the United States and Transnational Corporations in Latin America and the Caribbean
Enrique Moreno Gimeranez | Granma – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on The Real Interest of the United States and Transnational Corporations in Latin America and the Caribbean)
Three Cheers for the Cheerfully Deluded!
Howard Richards – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Three Cheers for the Cheerfully Deluded!)
We’ve Been Epsteined! The Death of the “Conspiracy Theorist” Label
James Grundvig | Vaxxter – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (IN FOCUS, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MEDIA, EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on We’ve Been Epsteined! The Death of the “Conspiracy Theorist” Label)
Interesting Aspects of Onions
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Interesting Aspects of Onions)
13 Life-Learnings from 13 Years of Brain Pickings
Maria Popova | Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on 13 Life-Learnings from 13 Years of Brain Pickings)
Hope Lies in the Streets
Chris Hedges | Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (NONVIOLENCE, IN FOCUS, ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Hope Lies in the Streets)
Nepal Makes First ‘Period Hut’ Arrest after Woman Dies during Banned Custom
Arun Budhathoki – The Guardian
December 23rd, 2019 (HUMAN RIGHTS, ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Nepal Makes First ‘Period Hut’ Arrest after Woman Dies during Banned Custom)
Oh Holy Night
HomeTown – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Oh Holy Night)
What Drives Anti-Semitism? Fake and Real Forms
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (EDITORIAL | 1 Comment »)
India’s Government Is Going to War against Its Own People
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (BRICS | 1 Comment »)
Sackler-Owned Opioid Maker Pushes Overdose Treatment Abroad
Claire Galofaro and Kristen Gelineau | AP – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Sackler-Owned Opioid Maker Pushes Overdose Treatment Abroad)
‘I Feel Constant Pain’: Drug Resistance Adds to Misery of Gaza Gun Victims
Karen McVeigh and Hazem Balousha – The Guardian
December 23rd, 2019 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on ‘I Feel Constant Pain’: Drug Resistance Adds to Misery of Gaza Gun Victims)
One Third of Poorer Countries Face both Undernutrition and Obesity: WHO Report
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on One Third of Poorer Countries Face both Undernutrition and Obesity: WHO Report)
(Português) Fotos Comoventes Mostram Dois Filhotes de Urso Polar Disputando Lixo Plástico no Alaska
Eliane Arakaki - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
December 23rd, 2019 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Fotos Comoventes Mostram Dois Filhotes de Urso Polar Disputando Lixo Plástico no Alaska)
Keynes Was Wrong – Gen Z Will Have It Worse
Malcolm Harris | MIT Technology Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Keynes Was Wrong – Gen Z Will Have It Worse)
The Freedom of Lula
Fernando Ayala | Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (BRICS | Comments Off on The Freedom of Lula)
Peace Linguistics: Contributions of Peacelinguactivist Francisco Gomes de Matos
Jocelyn Wright | Humanising Language Teaching – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (EDUCATION | Comments Off on Peace Linguistics: Contributions of Peacelinguactivist Francisco Gomes de Matos)
The “Afghanistan Papers”: The Criminality and Disaster of a War Based upon Lies
Bill Van Auken | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, CENTRAL ASIA | Comments Off on The “Afghanistan Papers”: The Criminality and Disaster of a War Based upon Lies)
The Stubborn Persistence of the Military-Industrial State: The Pentagon Budget Still Rising, 40 Years Later
William D. Hartung | TomDispatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Stubborn Persistence of the Military-Industrial State: The Pentagon Budget Still Rising, 40 Years Later)
UK to Leave European Union at End of January after Johnson Passes Withdrawal Agreement
Robert Stevens | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (EUROPE | Comments Off on UK to Leave European Union at End of January after Johnson Passes Withdrawal Agreement)
Congress Adopts Defense Bill That Creates Space Force
Joe Gould | Defense News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on Congress Adopts Defense Bill That Creates Space Force)