Author Archive


Talking Democracy: How Movements Decide – Reassessing Formal Consensus
Derek Royden – Nation of Change
August 24th, 2015 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Talking Democracy: How Movements Decide – Reassessing Formal Consensus)
Yanis Varoufakis: Bailout Deal Allows Greek Oligarchs to Maintain Grip
Phillip Inman – The Guardian
August 24th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Yanis Varoufakis: Bailout Deal Allows Greek Oligarchs to Maintain Grip)
“The Iranian Threat” – Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace?
Noam Chomsky – TomDispatch
August 24th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on “The Iranian Threat” – Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace?)
Nepal’s Constitution and Religion of State
Kedar Neupane – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Nepal’s Constitution and Religion of State)
Banksy’s Theme Park “Dismaland” Shows Darker Side of History and Pop Culture
John Vibes, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (ARTS | Comments Off on Banksy’s Theme Park “Dismaland” Shows Darker Side of History and Pop Culture)
“We Come As Friends” Explores the Beautiful Nightmare of South Sudan
Nick Turse – The Intercept
August 24th, 2015 (AFRICA | Comments Off on “We Come As Friends” Explores the Beautiful Nightmare of South Sudan)
Two More ‘EverySyrian’ Heroes Murdered while Protecting Our Shared Cultural Heritage
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Two More ‘EverySyrian’ Heroes Murdered while Protecting Our Shared Cultural Heritage)
Pentagon to Expand Drone Flights by 50 Percent
Gordon Lubold - The Wall Street Journal
August 24th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Pentagon to Expand Drone Flights by 50 Percent)
The Teflon Toxin – Part 3: How DuPont Slipped Past the EPA
Sharon Lerner – The Intercept
August 24th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | 1 Comment »)
After the Bailout: The Spoils of Greece Are Bound for Germany
Sputnik News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on After the Bailout: The Spoils of Greece Are Bound for Germany)
The Five Political Prophecies of Lanza Del Vasto
Antonino Drago – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Five Political Prophecies of Lanza Del Vasto)
Eurasian Counter Gambit: Sino-Russian Alliance ‘Acting as Magnet for World’
Sputnik News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (BRICS | Comments Off on Eurasian Counter Gambit: Sino-Russian Alliance ‘Acting as Magnet for World’)
Scotland Bans Growing GM Crops
Stephen Lendman - CounterPunch
August 24th, 2015 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Scotland Bans Growing GM Crops)
Among Geniuses
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Among Geniuses)
Appellate Court Judges Cite “1984” to Expand Corporate First Amendment Rights
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
August 24th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Appellate Court Judges Cite “1984” to Expand Corporate First Amendment Rights)
The Anarchist Impulse
Richard Swift – New Internationalist Magazine
August 24th, 2015 (ANARCHISM | Comments Off on The Anarchist Impulse)
Seventy-Five Years since the Assassination of Leon Trotsky
Joseph Kishore, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (SOCIALISM - MARXISM | Comments Off on Seventy-Five Years since the Assassination of Leon Trotsky)
Outrage at Israeli Plan to Build on Historic Muslim Cemetery
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Outrage at Israeli Plan to Build on Historic Muslim Cemetery)
Climate Policymakers Can Learn from Germany
Paul Hockenos – Al Jazeera America
August 24th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Climate Policymakers Can Learn from Germany)
Singapore Challenges the Idea That Democracy Is the Best Form of Governance
Graham Allison – Harvad Belfer Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Singapore Challenges the Idea That Democracy Is the Best Form of Governance)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (HISTORY | 2 Comments »)
The Difference between Empathy and Sympathy
The RSA – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | 1 Comment »)
Corporate Sociopaths Out of Minnesota!
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Corporate Sociopaths Out of Minnesota!)
The Need for a New Economic System – Part 5: The Threats and Costs of War
John Scales Avery, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 5 Comments »)
On Compassionate Care
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on On Compassionate Care)
Free-Trade Treaties Are Anti-Free Trade
Immanuel Wallerstein - Toward Freedom
August 24th, 2015 (TRADE | Comments Off on Free-Trade Treaties Are Anti-Free Trade)
After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a Third Nuclear Atrocity: The Corruption of Science
Chris Busby – Russia Today
August 24th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a Third Nuclear Atrocity: The Corruption of Science)
A New Approach to Eurozone Sovereign Debt
Yanis Varoufakis – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on A New Approach to Eurozone Sovereign Debt)
Sustainable Debt — And West-Russia-China-Japan?
Johan Galtung, 17 Aug 2015 - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
Is Climate Change Just a Lot of Hot Air?
MinuteEarth – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Is Climate Change Just a Lot of Hot Air?)
On Altruism
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on On Altruism)
Pope Francis Joins Battle against Transgenic Crops
Emilio Godoy, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Pope Francis Joins Battle against Transgenic Crops)
Russia and China Want to Radically Change How the Internet Is Used
STRATFOR – Business Insider
August 17th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Russia and China Want to Radically Change How the Internet Is Used)
The Social Cost of Capitalism
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Social Cost of Capitalism)
NSA Spying Relies on AT&T’s ‘Extreme Willingness to Help’
Julia Angwin & Jeff Larson, ProPublica; Charlie Savage & James Risen, The New York Times; Henrik Moltke & Laura Poitras, special to ProPublica – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on NSA Spying Relies on AT&T’s ‘Extreme Willingness to Help’)
Reflections on a Historic American Psychological Association Convention and the Road Ahead
Roy Eidelson Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Reflections on a Historic American Psychological Association Convention and the Road Ahead)
Is the Pacific Ocean Japan’s Private Dumpyard?
Nuclear News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Is the Pacific Ocean Japan’s Private Dumpyard?)
Nutrition Experts Alarmed By Nonprofit Downplaying Role of Junk Food in Obesity
Joanna Walters – The Guardian
August 17th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Nutrition Experts Alarmed By Nonprofit Downplaying Role of Junk Food in Obesity)
Nobel Peace Laureates Endorse Violence
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph. D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Humor Defeating the Law about Conscientious Objectors
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Humor Defeating the Law about Conscientious Objectors)
How Neocolonialism Works
Andy Singer – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on How Neocolonialism Works)
Nine Banks Including RBS Settle $2bn Forex Rigging Claim in US Court
Jill Treanor – The Guardian
August 17th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Nine Banks Including RBS Settle $2bn Forex Rigging Claim in US Court)
US Torturers Lose Psychologists’ Corrupt Cooperation
William Boardman - Reader Supported News
August 17th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on US Torturers Lose Psychologists’ Corrupt Cooperation)
Mass Layoffs Worldwide as Corporate Mergers Near New Record
Andre Damon, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Mass Layoffs Worldwide as Corporate Mergers Near New Record)
Meet ‘Moderates’ U.S. Is Supporting in Syria: They’re Al-Qaeda
Eric Zuesse, Strategic Culture Foundation - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Meet ‘Moderates’ U.S. Is Supporting in Syria: They’re Al-Qaeda)
The Mystery of the 500-Million-Year Old Dorchester Pot
Mïmi Benzaid, Zon News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (SCIENCE | 1 Comment »)
Edmond Privat
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (BIOGRAPHIES | 1 Comment »)
9 August: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Daniel Horgan – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS | Comments Off on 9 August: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples)
Officials: Islamic State Arose from US Support for Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Nafeez Ahmed – Insurge Intelligence
August 17th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Officials: Islamic State Arose from US Support for Al-Qaeda in Iraq)
(Italiano) Norvegia rivisitata: Due crisi – una chiazza di petrolio – e…?
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Norvegia rivisitata: Due crisi – una chiazza di petrolio – e…?)
Recuerdos De La Alhambra (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Miloš Karadaglić – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Recuerdos De La Alhambra (VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Mediterranean Desperation: Saving Lives at the World’s Most Dangerous Border
Juliane von Mittelstaedt and Christian Werner (Photography) – Der Spiegel
August 17th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Mediterranean Desperation: Saving Lives at the World’s Most Dangerous Border)
How I Learned to Hate Animals
Jon Hochschartner - CounterPunch
August 17th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on How I Learned to Hate Animals)
Living in the 21st Century
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Call It Murder: The Ecological Basis for Hawai’i’s De-Occupation
Will Falk - CounterPunch
August 17th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Call It Murder: The Ecological Basis for Hawai’i’s De-Occupation)
US Psychologists’ Convention Bans Participation in Torture
Tom Carter, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on US Psychologists’ Convention Bans Participation in Torture)
US Military an ‘Insurmountable Obstacle to a Nuclear-Free World’
Mikhail Gorbachev – Der Spiegel
August 17th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on US Military an ‘Insurmountable Obstacle to a Nuclear-Free World’)
When the Next Crisis Comes, Which Movements Will Seize the Opportunity?
George Lakey – Waging Nonviolence
August 17th, 2015 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on When the Next Crisis Comes, Which Movements Will Seize the Opportunity?)
Jewish Terrorists
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Jewish Terrorists)
Crisis, Emergency Measures and Failure of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System: The Case of Argentina
Federico Lavopa, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Crisis, Emergency Measures and Failure of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System: The Case of Argentina)
Greece: Raped, Humiliated, Frightened but Standing!
Andre Vltchek - CounterPunch
August 17th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Greece: Raped, Humiliated, Frightened but Standing!)
(Deutsch) Syrien: Wie Luftabwehr und Völkerrecht ausgehebelt wurden
Christoph Marischka - Informationsstelle Militarisierung
August 17th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Deutsch) Syrien: Wie Luftabwehr und Völkerrecht ausgehebelt wurden)
Exposing Abuse on the Factory Farm
Editorial Board – The New York Times
August 17th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Exposing Abuse on the Factory Farm)
Scotland Completely Bans GMO Crops
Amanda Froelich, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Scotland Completely Bans GMO Crops)
Shifting Priorities: The Rise and Fall of Arab Revolutionary Discourse
Ramzy Baroud – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Shifting Priorities: The Rise and Fall of Arab Revolutionary Discourse)
Reality and Dreams
Fidel Castro Ruz, Granma – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Reality and Dreams)
Art, Politics and Social Change at the Venice Biennale
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan – Democracy NOW!
August 17th, 2015 (ARTS | Comments Off on Art, Politics and Social Change at the Venice Biennale)
Is Artificial Intelligence Really an Existential Threat to Humanity?
Edward Moore Geist – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
August 17th, 2015 (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-AI, TECHNOLOGY | 1 Comment »)
Losing One’s Language
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, IN FOCUS | 1 Comment »)
Japan: Why Was the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant Restarted?
Tadahiro Katsuta – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
August 17th, 2015 (ENERGY | 1 Comment »)
Don’t Ask
Tom Greening – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Don’t Ask)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
Warnings for Patients Taking Psych Drugs – Also for Their Families and Prescribing Practitioners
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Warnings for Patients Taking Psych Drugs – Also for Their Families and Prescribing Practitioners)
Sea Shepherd Found Guilty by Danish Court of Defending Pilot Whales
Sea Shepherd News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Sea Shepherd Found Guilty by Danish Court of Defending Pilot Whales)
What the Mainstream Media Got Wrong about Gaza
Qossay Alsattari – Foreign Policy In Focus
August 10th, 2015 (MEDIA | 1 Comment »)
Outsourcing the Kill Chain: Eleven Drone Contractors Revealed
Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Outsourcing the Kill Chain: Eleven Drone Contractors Revealed)
How Switzerland Ended Its Involvement in War
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on How Switzerland Ended Its Involvement in War)
The Roots of Religious Conflict in Myanmar
Matt Schissler, Matthew J Walton and Phyu Phyu Thi – The Diplomat
August 10th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on The Roots of Religious Conflict in Myanmar)
The Greek Bailout Paves the Way for the United States of Europe
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya – Mint Press News
August 10th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Greek Bailout Paves the Way for the United States of Europe)
Wilfred Burchett: The Atomic Plague
Wilfred Burchett, Fair Observer – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (SPOTLIGHT | 1 Comment »)
Wartime Journalism: Mohammed Omer on Gaza
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Wartime Journalism: Mohammed Omer on Gaza)
Why Israel Is Suddenly Owning Up to Its Terrorism
Daoud Kuttab – Al Jazeera
August 10th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Why Israel Is Suddenly Owning Up to Its Terrorism)
Burma Government ‘Hampers’ Mandate of UN Rights Envoy
Feliz Solomon - The Irrawaddy
August 10th, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Burma Government ‘Hampers’ Mandate of UN Rights Envoy)
The Quadrillion Dollar Derivative Debt and the “Bail-In”: When You Deposit Funds in a Bank, It Becomes “Their Money”
Bill Holter - Global Research
August 10th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Quadrillion Dollar Derivative Debt and the “Bail-In”: When You Deposit Funds in a Bank, It Becomes “Their Money”)
The Brookings Institute Plan to Liquidate Syria
Mike Whitney - CounterPunch
August 10th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | 1 Comment »)
How to Live Wisely
Richard J. Light – The New York Times
August 10th, 2015 (EDUCATION | Comments Off on How to Live Wisely)
Our 70th Anniversary Homework: Confronting the Myths and Learning the Lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Joseph Gerson – Common Deams
August 10th, 2015 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on Our 70th Anniversary Homework: Confronting the Myths and Learning the Lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki)
70 Years of Korean War
David Swanson – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
Norway Revisited: Two Crises-An Oil Slick-And?
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 8 Comments »)
Afghanistan: The Forever War
Rachelle Marshall – Foreign Policy In Focus
August 10th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA, CENTRAL ASIA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on Afghanistan: The Forever War)
Should Palestinians Visit Nazi Concentration Camps?
MoralCourageChannel – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Should Palestinians Visit Nazi Concentration Camps?)
U.S. Is Destroying Europe
Eric Zuesse – Strategic Culture Foundation
August 10th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on U.S. Is Destroying Europe)
(Português) Descoberta a Provável Causa da Adicção – E Não É o que Você Pensa
Johann Hari – Brasil Post
August 10th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Descoberta a Provável Causa da Adicção – E Não É o que Você Pensa)
Reflections on the 70th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings
David Krieger – Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
August 10th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Reflections on the 70th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings)
(Português) Dinamarca – O primeiro país que, por lei, só terá agricultura orgânica
Alice Branco – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Dinamarca – O primeiro país que, por lei, só terá agricultura orgânica)
Reclaiming Utoya
Aage Borchgrevink – Al Jazeera
August 10th, 2015 (SCANDINAVIA | Comments Off on Reclaiming Utoya)
Dubai’s Skyline Is a Monument to Oppression, Not Prosperity
Laith Shakir – Foreign Policy In Focus
August 10th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Dubai’s Skyline Is a Monument to Oppression, Not Prosperity)
Pentagon Prepares for Century of Climate Emergencies and Oil Wars
Nafeez Ahmed – Middle East Eye
August 10th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Pentagon Prepares for Century of Climate Emergencies and Oil Wars)
The Real Nuclear Danger Isn’t Iran or North Korea

August 10th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on The Real Nuclear Danger Isn’t Iran or North Korea)
Hiroshima Spring
Gary Corseri – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Hiroshima Spring)
In Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
David Krieger, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on In Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park)
(Italiano) Hiroshima e Nagasaki: 70 anni di menzogne e ipocrisie
Nanni Salio – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
August 10th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Hiroshima e Nagasaki: 70 anni di menzogne e ipocrisie)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
August: This Month in Nuclear Threat History
Jeffrey W. Mason – Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
August 10th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on August: This Month in Nuclear Threat History)
(Français) 25 vérités de l’économiste Thomas Piketty sur la dette grecque
Salim Lamrani, Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) 25 vérités de l’économiste Thomas Piketty sur la dette grecque)
Pope Francis: Burmese Treatment of Rohingya Minority a Form of ‘War’
Joshua J. McElwee – National Catholic Reporter
August 10th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Pope Francis: Burmese Treatment of Rohingya Minority a Form of ‘War’)
Hiroshima Peace Declaration by Mayor Kazumi Matsui
The Japan Times - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on Hiroshima Peace Declaration by Mayor Kazumi Matsui)
Dr. Walter Palmer’s Crime Must Not Be Forgotten: Killing Cecil the Lion
Captain Paul Watson – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Dr. Walter Palmer’s Crime Must Not Be Forgotten: Killing Cecil the Lion)
Blessing the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombs
Father George Zabelka – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on Blessing the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombs)
Citigroup’s Unchecked Crime Wave Proves that America Is Headed in the Wrong Direction
Pam Martens and Russ Martens, Wall Street on Parade - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Citigroup’s Unchecked Crime Wave Proves that America Is Headed in the Wrong Direction)
The 70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Nagasaki: Unwelcome Truths for Church and State
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (SPOTLIGHT | 1 Comment »)
(Italiano) Il Giappone rivisitato
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Il Giappone rivisitato)
Citizens of the World: Crisis and Response
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Citizens of the World: Crisis and Response)
World Welcomes US Border Walls
News From Somewhere – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on World Welcomes US Border Walls)
(Português) Guerras e Recessão: As Promessas da Pax Norte-Americana
Emir Sader, Carta Maior – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Guerras e Recessão: As Promessas da Pax Norte-Americana)
Truthful
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | 1 Comment »)
Divide et Impera
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Divide et Impera)
The Bravenhearts of Wadi Al Nasera, Syria
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on The Bravenhearts of Wadi Al Nasera, Syria)
Pondering Jonathan Pollard’s Release
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 10th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Journalists around the World Stand Up in Support of Netzpolitik after Outrageous ‘Treason’ Investigation
Trevor Timm – Freedom of the Press Foundation
August 10th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on Journalists around the World Stand Up in Support of Netzpolitik after Outrageous ‘Treason’ Investigation)
Stowaways and Crimes aboard a Scofflaw Ship (Part 1)
Ian Urbina – The New York Times
August 3rd, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | 3 Comments »)
Japan Revisited
Johan Galtung, 3 Aug 2015 - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 7 Comments »)
Up Up in the Sky (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
StopTheCrime – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (Music Video of the Week | 2 Comments »)
Humanitarian Occupation of Haiti: 100 Years and Counting
Mark Schuller - CounterPunch
August 3rd, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Humanitarian Occupation of Haiti: 100 Years and Counting)
Video Graphic Footage Shows Mass Slaughter of Pilot Whales in the Faroe Islands
Sea Shepherd News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Video Graphic Footage Shows Mass Slaughter of Pilot Whales in the Faroe Islands)
(Português) Há Algo de Podre no Reino do Euro
Yanis Varoufakis, Financial Times - Pravda
August 3rd, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Há Algo de Podre no Reino do Euro)
Needed: Political Will . . .
Culture of Peace News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Needed: Political Will . . .)
European Federalism and Missed Opportunities – United States of Europe?
Emma Bonino, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on European Federalism and Missed Opportunities – United States of Europe?)
The American Psychological Association’s ‘Independent Review’ on Ethics, National Security and Torture—In Historical Context
Marcie Holmes, Hidden Persuaders – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The American Psychological Association’s ‘Independent Review’ on Ethics, National Security and Torture—In Historical Context)
New Exhibit ‘Camera Atomica’ Surveys the Nuclear Age
James Adams – The Globe and Mail, Canada
August 3rd, 2015 (ARTS | Comments Off on New Exhibit ‘Camera Atomica’ Surveys the Nuclear Age)
The Balance of Power in the Middle East Just Changed: U.S.-Iranian Relations Emerge from a 30-Year Cold War
Peter Van Buren - TomDispatch
August 3rd, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Balance of Power in the Middle East Just Changed: U.S.-Iranian Relations Emerge from a 30-Year Cold War)
Reaping the Rewards: How Private Sector Is Cashing In on Pentagon’s ‘Insatiable Demand’ for Drone War Intelligence
Abigail Fielding-Smith and Crofton Black – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
August 3rd, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Reaping the Rewards: How Private Sector Is Cashing In on Pentagon’s ‘Insatiable Demand’ for Drone War Intelligence)
Butterfly
Vishnu Vasu – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Butterfly)
NGO Open letter to Member States of the General Assembly on the Selection Process of the UN Secretary-General
Culture of Peace News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on NGO Open letter to Member States of the General Assembly on the Selection Process of the UN Secretary-General)
Silence Is Complicity
Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Silence Is Complicity)
(Português) As Crises da Vida e a Autorealização
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) As Crises da Vida e a Autorealização)
Rebuilding Nepalese Villages after the 2015 Earthquakes
Dr. Hari Kumar Shrestha – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Rebuilding Nepalese Villages after the 2015 Earthquakes)
UN Paid Millions to Russian Aviation Firm Even after Learning of Sex Attack on Girl
Paul Lewis, Oliver Laughland and Roger Hamilton-Martin – The Guardian
August 3rd, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Paid Millions to Russian Aviation Firm Even after Learning of Sex Attack on Girl)
Vietnam War Half a Century Later
David Swanson – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Vietnam War Half a Century Later)
Wake Up!
David Krieger, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | 1 Comment »)
Protecting Schools 80 Years after Roerich
Bede Sheppard, Human Rights Watch – Culture of Peace News Network
August 3rd, 2015 (EDUCATION | Comments Off on Protecting Schools 80 Years after Roerich)
Why Americans Believe That Bombing Hiroshima Was Necessary
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (SPOTLIGHT | 2 Comments »)
Dylann Roof Is Not a “Terrorist” — But Animal Rights Activists Who Free Minks From Slaughter Are
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
August 3rd, 2015 (ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Dylann Roof Is Not a “Terrorist” — But Animal Rights Activists Who Free Minks From Slaughter Are)
Bolivia: Mediators Are Formed In Culture of Peace
Henry A. Aira Gutiérrez, Correo del Sur - Culture of Peace News Network
August 3rd, 2015 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Bolivia: Mediators Are Formed In Culture of Peace)
Eco-Insurgency, Tribal Vision, and Ultra-Nationalist Geopolitics
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Eco-Insurgency, Tribal Vision, and Ultra-Nationalist Geopolitics)
Big Pharma’s Profiteers: You Want Us to Pay What for These Meds?
Martha Rosenberg - CounterPunch
August 3rd, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Big Pharma’s Profiteers: You Want Us to Pay What for These Meds?)
Yemen and World Law: Building from Current Experience
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Yemen and World Law: Building from Current Experience)
Dissident [Maung Zarni] Slams Attempts to Link Rohingyas to IS
Tin Thein – The Burma Times
August 3rd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Dissident [Maung Zarni] Slams Attempts to Link Rohingyas to IS)
Revealed: The Private Firms Tracking Terror Targets at Heart of US Drone Warfare
Abigail Fielding-Smith and Crofton Black – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
August 3rd, 2015 (MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
The Greek Coup: Liquidity as a Weapon of Coercion
Ellen Brown, Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on The Greek Coup: Liquidity as a Weapon of Coercion)
« New Silk Road »: A Chinese-style New Deal
Global Europe Anticipation Bulletin – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (BRICS | Comments Off on « New Silk Road »: A Chinese-style New Deal)
The Dangerous Rise of Buddhist Chauvinism
Yuriko Koike, Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (RELIGION | Comments Off on The Dangerous Rise of Buddhist Chauvinism)
Success as Animal Sacrifice Banned at Gadhimai Festival (Nepal)
Compassion in World Farming – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Success as Animal Sacrifice Banned at Gadhimai Festival (Nepal))
Corporate Tribunals Pose Biggest Hurdle to Europe’s Vote on Transatlantic Trade Pact
Tom Lawson, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, JUSTICE, TRADE | Comments Off on Corporate Tribunals Pose Biggest Hurdle to Europe’s Vote on Transatlantic Trade Pact)
Dr. Apj Abdul Kalam Was India’s President of Uncritical Devotion—A Tribute
Stephen Gill – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (OBITUARIES | Comments Off on Dr. Apj Abdul Kalam Was India’s President of Uncritical Devotion—A Tribute)
UK, US Turn Blind Eye to Islamic State Oil Sales
Nafeez Ahmed – Middle East Eye
August 3rd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on UK, US Turn Blind Eye to Islamic State Oil Sales)
As Cuba Escalates Call for Guantanamo, Obama Battles Congress
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on As Cuba Escalates Call for Guantanamo, Obama Battles Congress)
(Deutsch) Was geschieht eigentlich mit Europa?
Andreas Buro - Aachener Friedensmagazin
August 3rd, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Deutsch) Was geschieht eigentlich mit Europa?)
The Need for a New Economic System – Part 2: Entropy and Economics
John Scales Avery, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 4 Comments »)
Advice to EU: Differentiate Israel from Settlements
Jews For Justice For Palestinians – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (EUROPE, PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Advice to EU: Differentiate Israel from Settlements)
What Does Gun Violence in the USA Really Cost? By the Numbers
Jaeah Lee and Julia Lurie – Mother Jones
August 3rd, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on What Does Gun Violence in the USA Really Cost? By the Numbers)
Assange: The Untold Story of an Epic Struggle for Justice
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Assange: The Untold Story of an Epic Struggle for Justice)
How the American Psychological Association Lost Its Way
Roy Eidelson & Jean Maria Arrigo – Los Angeles Times
August 3rd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
A Zen Master Explains Death and the Life-Force to a Child and Outlines the Three Essential Principles of Zen Mind
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on A Zen Master Explains Death and the Life-Force to a Child and Outlines the Three Essential Principles of Zen Mind)
Musk, Wozniak and Hawking Urge Ban on Warfare AI and Autonomous Weapons
Samuel Gibbs – The Guardian
August 3rd, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Musk, Wozniak and Hawking Urge Ban on Warfare AI and Autonomous Weapons)
Eliciting Memorable Spheres and Polyhedra from Hyperspace
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Eliciting Memorable Spheres and Polyhedra from Hyperspace)
The Logic of Illogic: Narrow Self-Interest Keeps Israel’s “Existential Threats” Alive
Andrew Levine – CounterPunch
August 3rd, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on The Logic of Illogic: Narrow Self-Interest Keeps Israel’s “Existential Threats” Alive)
Hiroshima Cover-up: How the War Department’s Timesman Won a Pulitzer
Amy Goodman and David Goodman – Common Dreams
August 3rd, 2015 (SPOTLIGHT | 1 Comment »)
(Italiano) Dalla sicurezza alla pace: un cambiamento di paradigm
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Dalla sicurezza alla pace: un cambiamento di paradigm)
Revolting World
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Revolting World)
The Tiger’s Whisker
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on The Tiger’s Whisker)
Some Charity
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Some Charity)
To Succeed, Movements Must Overcome the Tension between Rationality and Emotion
George Lakey – Waging Nonviolence
August 3rd, 2015 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on To Succeed, Movements Must Overcome the Tension between Rationality and Emotion)
U.S. Institute of Peace’s Hawkish Chairman Wants Ukraine to Send Russians Back in Body Bags
Lee Fang – The Intercept
August 3rd, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on U.S. Institute of Peace’s Hawkish Chairman Wants Ukraine to Send Russians Back in Body Bags)
(Italiano) La enciclica “Laudato sii” puntata e ristretta
Antonino Drago – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
August 3rd, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) La enciclica “Laudato sii” puntata e ristretta)
Macedonian Media: We Already Have Two Inroads with BRICS
Andrew Korybko – Oriental Review
August 3rd, 2015 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE, BRICS | Comments Off on Macedonian Media: We Already Have Two Inroads with BRICS)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
Death by Debt in Greece: My Response to the German Finance Ministry
Jeffrey Sachs - Süddeutsche Zeitung
August 3rd, 2015 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Death by Debt in Greece: My Response to the German Finance Ministry)
Return to Ma’loula
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Return to Ma’loula)
Anti-Torture Reforms Opposed within Psychology Group after Damning Report
Spencer Ackerman – The Guardian
August 3rd, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Anti-Torture Reforms Opposed within Psychology Group after Damning Report)
The Dublin-Doha Nexus: Ireland’s Key Role in the Muslim Brotherhood’s Global Jihad
Maidhc Ó Cathail, The Passionate Attachment – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Dublin-Doha Nexus: Ireland’s Key Role in the Muslim Brotherhood’s Global Jihad)
EU’s Greek Debt Austerity Plan Rejected by the IMF
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on EU’s Greek Debt Austerity Plan Rejected by the IMF)
The News Media as a Masterful Means of Multiple Meaning-Making
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on The News Media as a Masterful Means of Multiple Meaning-Making)
Obama Walks Fine Line in Kenya on LGBTI Rights
Aruna Dutt, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (AFRICA, ANGLO AMERICA, SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Obama Walks Fine Line in Kenya on LGBTI Rights)
Optimizing Web Surfing Pathways for the Overloaded
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Optimizing Web Surfing Pathways for the Overloaded)
Israel Sees Nazism in Mirror it Mistakes for Window
David Swanson – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | 1 Comment »)
They Say Paraguay Is in Africa: Mosaic of Horror
Andre Vltchek - CounterPunch
July 27th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on They Say Paraguay Is in Africa: Mosaic of Horror)