Archive for 2020 – Week 6


Trump Lifts Restrictions on US Landmine Use
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Trump Lifts Restrictions on US Landmine Use)
Portuguese Whistleblower Named as Leaker behind Isabel dos Santos Leaks
James Badcock – The Telegraph
February 3rd, 2020 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Portuguese Whistleblower Named as Leaker behind Isabel dos Santos Leaks)
(Français) Pourquoi le budget militaire gonflé menace de faire tomber l’empire américain
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Pourquoi le budget militaire gonflé menace de faire tomber l’empire américain)
The Decline of International Law: Reflections of a True Believer
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Decline of International Law: Reflections of a True Believer)
How the Environmental Lawyer Who Won a Massive Judgment against Chevron Lost Everything
Sharon Lerner – The Intercept
February 3rd, 2020 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on How the Environmental Lawyer Who Won a Massive Judgment against Chevron Lost Everything)
Climate Change Means Lifestyle Change
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
The Disaster of Utopian Engineering
Chris Hedges | Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Disaster of Utopian Engineering)
On the Eve of the Release of Trump’s ‘Deal–Farce of the Century’
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on On the Eve of the Release of Trump’s ‘Deal–Farce of the Century’)
CIA Used Prisoner as ‘Training Prop’ for Torture, Psychologist Testifies
Sacha Pfeiffer | NPR – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on CIA Used Prisoner as ‘Training Prop’ for Torture, Psychologist Testifies)
China Completes Emergency Hospital in 9 Days for Virus Outbreak
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on China Completes Emergency Hospital in 9 Days for Virus Outbreak)
Finland Is Now Being Run by Five Parties Led by Women under 35
Anne Kauranen | Reuters – National Post [Canada]
February 3rd, 2020 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Finland Is Now Being Run by Five Parties Led by Women under 35)
Trump Plan Will ‘Finish Off Palestinian Cause’, PM Warns
Al Jazeera News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Trump Plan Will ‘Finish Off Palestinian Cause’, PM Warns)
China’s Virus Response Has Been ‘Breathtaking’
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
February 3rd, 2020 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on China’s Virus Response Has Been ‘Breathtaking’)
No Bullets Spent (Music Video of the Week)
Spoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on No Bullets Spent (Music Video of the Week))
US Space Force Logo Draws Comparisons to ‘Star Trek’
AFP – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on US Space Force Logo Draws Comparisons to ‘Star Trek’)
‘Good’ Deeds?
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on ‘Good’ Deeds?)
The Imminent Threat of Trump and the Value of Progressive Third Parties
Roger D. Harris – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Imminent Threat of Trump and the Value of Progressive Third Parties)
At Guantánamo Bay, Torture Apologists Take Refuge in Empty Code Words and Euphemisms
Margot Williams – The Intercept
February 3rd, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on At Guantánamo Bay, Torture Apologists Take Refuge in Empty Code Words and Euphemisms)
Martyrs’ Day: The Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
Ravi Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Martyrs’ Day: The Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi)
Interview with Football Leaks Whistleblower Rui Pinto ‘This Football Mafia Is Everywhere’
Nino Seidel and Michael Wulzinger – Der Spiegel
February 3rd, 2020 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Interview with Football Leaks Whistleblower Rui Pinto ‘This Football Mafia Is Everywhere’)
Nobel Peace Prize 2020 – Shortlist Sent to the Committee
Fredrik S. Heffermehl - The Nobel Peace Prize Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Nobel Peace Prize 2020 – Shortlist Sent to the Committee)
Faiths, Religions and Peace
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
Worst Locust Swarm to Hit East Africa in Decades Linked to Climate Crisis
Olivia Rosane | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Worst Locust Swarm to Hit East Africa in Decades Linked to Climate Crisis)
How the ‘Venice of Africa’ Is Losing Its Battle against the Rising Ocean
Monika Pronczuk – The Guardian
February 3rd, 2020 (AFRICA | Comments Off on How the ‘Venice of Africa’ Is Losing Its Battle against the Rising Ocean)
Maneuvering Hell for Our Advantage
Robert C. Koehler | Common Wonders – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | 1 Comment »)
2020: Deepening the Clarification
Editorial | Opinion Sur – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on 2020: Deepening the Clarification)
(Português) De onde vêm os golfinhos dos parques aquáticos?
David Arioch | Vegazeta – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) De onde vêm os golfinhos dos parques aquáticos?)
Growth
Posted by Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Growth)
On Trust
Reader’s Digest – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on On Trust)
Why the Bloated Military Budget Threatens to Bring Down the American Empire
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
World’s 22 Richest Men Wealthier Than All the Women in Africa, Study Finds
Kate Hodal – The Guardian
February 3rd, 2020 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on World’s 22 Richest Men Wealthier Than All the Women in Africa, Study Finds)
Ukraine: Welcome to Latin America! European Geopolitics and Revolution
Juan Eugenio Corradi | Opinion Sur – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Ukraine: Welcome to Latin America! European Geopolitics and Revolution)
The Outbreaks of both the Wuhan Coronavirus and SARS Likely Started in Chinese Wet Markets
Aylin Woodward | Business Insider – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on The Outbreaks of both the Wuhan Coronavirus and SARS Likely Started in Chinese Wet Markets)
Trump’s ‘Peace and Prosperity Map’—Scam of the Century
Mazin Qumsiyeh – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
(Português) Engodo: Indústria de pele cria campanha para mascarar sofrimento animal
Giovanna de Castro - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
February 3rd, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Engodo: Indústria de pele cria campanha para mascarar sofrimento animal)
Who Will Defend the Defenseless?
Amos Gvirtz – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Who Will Defend the Defenseless?)
(Italiano) Ciao, Bella. Per Ida Désandré, COMPAGNA e Hoffnungsträgerin
Silvia Berruto – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Ciao, Bella. Per Ida Désandré, COMPAGNA e Hoffnungsträgerin)
Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ Won’t Bring Peace – That Was the Plan
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ Won’t Bring Peace – That Was the Plan)
Trump Extends Travel Ban to Six Countries — But Is OK with Selling Arms to Them
A. Trevor Thrall and Jordan Cohen – NBC News
February 3rd, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Trump Extends Travel Ban to Six Countries — But Is OK with Selling Arms to Them)
India’s Supreme Court Greenlights Modi Government’s Internet Shutdown in Kashmir
Wasantha Rupasinghe | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (BRICS | Comments Off on India’s Supreme Court Greenlights Modi Government’s Internet Shutdown in Kashmir)
From “Song of Myself”
Walt Whitman – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on From “Song of Myself”)
Two Satellites Just Avoided a Head-On Smash. How Close Did They Come to Disaster?
Gregory Cohen | The Conversation – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (SCIENCE | Comments Off on Two Satellites Just Avoided a Head-On Smash. How Close Did They Come to Disaster?)
‘Deal of the Century’: America’s Most Generous Proposal to Israel
Motasem A Dalloul – Middle East Monitor
February 3rd, 2020 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on ‘Deal of the Century’: America’s Most Generous Proposal to Israel)
Perception and Practices of Instructors’ Training
Shree Prasad Devkota – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Perception and Practices of Instructors’ Training)
Edward Snowden: Trump Has Created a Global Playbook to Attack Those Revealing Uncomfortable Truths
Edward Snowden – The Washington Post
February 3rd, 2020 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Edward Snowden: Trump Has Created a Global Playbook to Attack Those Revealing Uncomfortable Truths)
BJP Government Catch (BGC)
S. P. Udayakumaran, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on BJP Government Catch (BGC))
The Far-Right Bolsonaro Movement Wants Us Dead. But We Will Not Give Up
Glenn Greenwald and David Miranda – The Guardian
February 3rd, 2020 (BRICS | Comments Off on The Far-Right Bolsonaro Movement Wants Us Dead. But We Will Not Give Up)
Mahatma Gandhi on Conversion
Swami Aksharanandaji | Stephen Knapp (Sri Nandanandana dasa) – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Mahatma Gandhi on Conversion)
Private Equity Firm to Purchase the Assets of the .ORG Domain Registry for $1 Billion
Kevin Reed | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (NEWS | Comments Off on Private Equity Firm to Purchase the Assets of the .ORG Domain Registry for $1 Billion)
How the Myth of the Alpha Male Has Hijacked Modern Masculinity
Lizzy Francis | Fatherly – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 (INTERVIEW | Comments Off on How the Myth of the Alpha Male Has Hijacked Modern Masculinity)