Archive for 2020 – Week 5


To Rob or Not to Rob?
Naresh Jotwani – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on To Rob or Not to Rob?)
Contesting Nuclearism: Management or Transformation? An Urgent Challenge
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Contesting Nuclearism: Management or Transformation? An Urgent Challenge)
Lives in Engineering
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Lives in Engineering)
(Italiano) L’arrivo dell’Apocalisse: tra una manciata di secondi…
Elena Camino | Centro Studi Sereno Regis – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) L’arrivo dell’Apocalisse: tra una manciata di secondi…)
The Business Party Syndicate
James McFadden | CounterPunch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Business Party Syndicate)
(Italiano) Chiamata alle armi, la NATO mobilitata su due fronti
Manlio Dinucci | Il Manifesto – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
January 27th, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Chiamata alle armi, la NATO mobilitata su due fronti)
Nobel Peace Prize 2020–Nomination Info in English, Français, Deutsch, Русский, Castellano, Svenska–Deadline: 31 Jan
Fredrik S. Heffermehl | Nobel Peace Prize Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Nobel Peace Prize 2020–Nomination Info in English, Français, Deutsch, Русский, Castellano, Svenska–Deadline: 31 Jan)
2020 Edelman Trust Barometer
Edelman Intelligence – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer)
One World Digital Dictatorship
Soren Korsgaard | Crime and Power – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT, ANALYSIS, IN FOCUS, MILITARISM, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on One World Digital Dictatorship)
Lions Are Starving to Death in Sudanese Park and a Global Campaign Has Begun to Rescue Them
Jisha Joseph | Upworthy – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (AFRICA, ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Lions Are Starving to Death in Sudanese Park and a Global Campaign Has Begun to Rescue Them)
Embracing Islamic Terrorism
Chris Kanthan | Nation of Change – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA | 1 Comment »)
Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya from Genocide
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya from Genocide)
Secret Wars, Forgotten Betrayals, Global Tyranny, Runway Budget. Who Is Really in Charge of the U.S. Military?
Cynthia Chung | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on Secret Wars, Forgotten Betrayals, Global Tyranny, Runway Budget. Who Is Really in Charge of the U.S. Military?)
World’s Billionaires Have More Wealth than 4.6 Billion People
Oxfam – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on World’s Billionaires Have More Wealth than 4.6 Billion People)
Landmark UN Ruling: Countries Banned from Returning Refugees to Countries Threatened by Climate Crisis
Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Landmark UN Ruling: Countries Banned from Returning Refugees to Countries Threatened by Climate Crisis)
Trump’s “No-Peace/Peace Plan” for Palestine: Netanyahu/Gantz Invited to White House to Discuss “Deal of the Century”
Stephen Lendman – Global Research
January 27th, 2020 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Trump’s “No-Peace/Peace Plan” for Palestine: Netanyahu/Gantz Invited to White House to Discuss “Deal of the Century”)
UN Biodiversity Chief: Humans Risk Living in an ‘Empty World’ with ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences
Jordan Davidson | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on UN Biodiversity Chief: Humans Risk Living in an ‘Empty World’ with ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences)
Bernie, Biden, and My Father
Roy Eidelson | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Bernie, Biden, and My Father)
A Critical Analysis of Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict Resolution and Way Ahead
Jagmeet Bawa and Harpreet Singh | International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (FEATURED RESEARCH PAPER | Comments Off on A Critical Analysis of Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict Resolution and Way Ahead)
Cambridge Analytica and the End of Elections
Nanjala Nyabola – Al Jazeera
January 27th, 2020 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Cambridge Analytica and the End of Elections)
Never the Pentagon: How the Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away with Murder in Contract after Contract
Mandy Smithberger | TomDispatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Never the Pentagon: How the Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away with Murder in Contract after Contract)
Now Three Years into the Reign of Trump, What’s Left? Class Trumps Partisan Differences
Roger D. Harris – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Now Three Years into the Reign of Trump, What’s Left? Class Trumps Partisan Differences)
The US’s Inalienable Right to Violence
Gregory Shupak | FAIR-Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MEDIA | Comments Off on The US’s Inalienable Right to Violence)
Humans Love Violence: Gandhi and the World Economic Forum
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
Jeff Bezos Donates Three Minutes’ Income to Help Australia Fight Wildfires
Alan Macleod – MintPress News
January 27th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT, ASIA--PACIFIC, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Jeff Bezos Donates Three Minutes’ Income to Help Australia Fight Wildfires)
Gender and Caste Differences — Efforts at Overcoming Them
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Rohingyas
Chandra Muzaffar | JUST – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Rohingyas)
ICJ Interim Genocide Ruling on Myanmar Vindicates Rohingya
Maung Zarni | Anadolu Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ASIA--PACIFIC, ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on ICJ Interim Genocide Ruling on Myanmar Vindicates Rohingya)
Single-Use Plastic: China to Ban Bags and Other Items
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT, ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS | Comments Off on Single-Use Plastic: China to Ban Bags and Other Items)
Several Caribbean Nations Reject Pompeo’s Visit to Jamaica
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Several Caribbean Nations Reject Pompeo’s Visit to Jamaica)
In the Name of ‘Israel’s Security’: Retreating US Gives Israel Billions more in Military Aid
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on In the Name of ‘Israel’s Security’: Retreating US Gives Israel Billions more in Military Aid)
Read the Luanda Leaks Documents
Will Fitzgibbon and Mago Torres | International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (AFRICA, EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS, JUSTICE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Read the Luanda Leaks Documents)
154 European Union Lawmakers Draft Stunning Resolution Anti-India’s Citizenship Amendment Act
Mala Jay – National Herald [India]
January 27th, 2020 (BRICS, EUROPE | Comments Off on 154 European Union Lawmakers Draft Stunning Resolution Anti-India’s Citizenship Amendment Act)
What if Competition Isn’t as “Natural” as We Think?
John Favini | Slate – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (SCIENCE | Comments Off on What if Competition Isn’t as “Natural” as We Think?)
(Português) Entenda as Causas e as Consequências dos Incêndios na Austrália
Bruna Araújo | ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Entenda as Causas e as Consequências dos Incêndios na Austrália)
It’s all in the Timing
Joe Kandra and Kathie Malley-Morrison | Engaging Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on It’s all in the Timing)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 Jan 1756 – 5 Dec 1791)
Encyclopædia Britannica– TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 Jan 1756 – 5 Dec 1791))
Watch Before It Gets Deleted
Mike Prysner | Iraq War Veteran – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | 1 Comment »)
Hovering in Cyberspace
Edward Curtin | Behind the Curtain – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Chilling Role of ‘the Preacher’ Confirmed at CIA Waterboarding Hearing in Guantánamo
Julian Borger – The Guardian
January 27th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Chilling Role of ‘the Preacher’ Confirmed at CIA Waterboarding Hearing in Guantánamo)
You Know Me–a Poem Shared at #NoWarOnIran
PeaceActionMaine – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on You Know Me–a Poem Shared at #NoWarOnIran)
Closer than Ever: It Is 100 Seconds to Midnight
John Mecklin | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (SPOTLIGHT, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ENVIRONMENT, MILITARISM, GREAT RESET, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM | 1 Comment »)
(Italiano) Camminare in pace per la pace
Elena Camino | Centro Studi Sereno Regis – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Camminare in pace per la pace)
This Is Our Legacy
Marge Piercy – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on This Is Our Legacy)
(Português) ONU: Mudanças climáticas podem ser ainda piores para o mundo
David Arioch | Vegazeta – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) ONU: Mudanças climáticas podem ser ainda piores para o mundo)
These Chains Will Be Broken: New Book Delivers Resistance Message from Palestinian Prisoners to the World
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL, LITERATURE, REVIEWS | Comments Off on These Chains Will Be Broken: New Book Delivers Resistance Message from Palestinian Prisoners to the World)
What the Right Wing in Latin America Means by Democracy Is Violence
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on What the Right Wing in Latin America Means by Democracy Is Violence)
Architect of CIA’s Torture Program Testifies Just Yards from Accused 9/11 Plotter He Waterboarded
Margot Williams – The Intercept
January 27th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Architect of CIA’s Torture Program Testifies Just Yards from Accused 9/11 Plotter He Waterboarded)
‘We Apologize’ for Trump’s Reckless Aggression, US Peace Advocates Say in Open Letter to Iranian People
Eoin Higgins | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on ‘We Apologize’ for Trump’s Reckless Aggression, US Peace Advocates Say in Open Letter to Iranian People)
Romanza (Music Video of the Week)
Al Marconi – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Romanza (Music Video of the Week))
Fight to Clean
Reader’s Digest – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Fight to Clean)
(Português) Brasil: Estudantes protestam contra interferência de evangélicos em cultura e religião indígenas
Araguaia Notícia – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Brasil: Estudantes protestam contra interferência de evangélicos em cultura e religião indígenas)
History Shows What’s Wrong with the Idea That War Is ‘Normal’ in the Middle East
Stephennie Mulder - TIME
January 27th, 2020 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on History Shows What’s Wrong with the Idea That War Is ‘Normal’ in the Middle East)
An Alternative View of Human Nature: Rebecca Solnit on Disaster as a Catalyst for Dignity, Agency, and Human Goodness
Maria Popova | Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on An Alternative View of Human Nature: Rebecca Solnit on Disaster as a Catalyst for Dignity, Agency, and Human Goodness)
Ancient Never-Before-Seen Viruses Discovered Locked up in Tibetan Glacier
Laura Geggel | Live Science – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, SCIENCE | Comments Off on Ancient Never-Before-Seen Viruses Discovered Locked up in Tibetan Glacier)