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This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
Palmyra, Syria: Protection of the Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Periods of Armed Conflict
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Palmyra, Syria: Protection of the Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Periods of Armed Conflict)
U.S. Honeybee Population Plummets by More Than 40%, USDA Finds
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on U.S. Honeybee Population Plummets by More Than 40%, USDA Finds)
Is Everything for Sale? The Ethical Demise of the American Psychological Association
Geoff Gray - CounterPunch
May 25th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Is Everything for Sale? The Ethical Demise of the American Psychological Association)
Statistics Reveal the Link They Wanted to Hide: Breast Cancer and Nuclear Sites
Dr. Chris Busby - CounterPunch
May 25th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Statistics Reveal the Link They Wanted to Hide: Breast Cancer and Nuclear Sites)
Edward Snowden: NSA Reform in the US Is Only the Beginning
Alan Rusbridger, Janine Gibson and Ewen MacAskill – The Guardian
May 25th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Edward Snowden: NSA Reform in the US Is Only the Beginning)
Governor of Japan’s Okinawa to Press U.S. for Removal of Base
Elaine Lies, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
Will THIS Spill in California Change Anything?
Preeti Desai – Greenpeace
May 25th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Will THIS Spill in California Change Anything?)
Monsanto’s Worst Fear May Be Coming True
Jonathan Latham – Independent Science News
May 25th, 2015 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Monsanto’s Worst Fear May Be Coming True)
Peace Education: Source of National Unity and Global Harmony
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Egypt’s Crisis Today: The Deep Power of the Generals
Abdallah Hendawy – al-Araby
May 25th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Egypt’s Crisis Today: The Deep Power of the Generals)
More Than a Newsman – Behind the Media’s Assault on Seymour Hersh
Shamus Cooke - CounterPunch
May 25th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on More Than a Newsman – Behind the Media’s Assault on Seymour Hersh)
(Português) A controvérsia do zoológico humano
Daniel kirjner - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
May 25th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) A controvérsia do zoológico humano)
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
Zia H. Shah, MD – The Muslim Times
May 25th, 2015 (RELIGION | Comments Off on Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran)
(Castellano) Itaca
C. P. Cavafis – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on (Castellano) Itaca)
The Silencing of Prof. Hector Valenzuela: University of Hawaii, GMO, Monsanto
Paul Koberstein and Eliza Murphy - Cascadia Times
May 25th, 2015 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on The Silencing of Prof. Hector Valenzuela: University of Hawaii, GMO, Monsanto)
On Being Sane in Insane Places: “If Sanity and Insanity Exist, How Shall We Know Them?”
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on On Being Sane in Insane Places: “If Sanity and Insanity Exist, How Shall We Know Them?”)
Three Years of Confronting Western Propaganda
Andre Vltchek – Russia Today
May 25th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Three Years of Confronting Western Propaganda)
Australia’s Closing of Aboriginal Communities Sparks Protests
Lauren Williams – USA Today
May 25th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Australia’s Closing of Aboriginal Communities Sparks Protests)
The Path to Zero: Dialogues on Nuclear Dangers – A Review
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on The Path to Zero: Dialogues on Nuclear Dangers – A Review)
The Destabilization of Macedonia? Greater Albania and the Process of “Kosovization”
Vladislav B. Sotirović - Global Research
May 25th, 2015 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on The Destabilization of Macedonia? Greater Albania and the Process of “Kosovization”)
Compassion Fatigue?
Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Compassion Fatigue?)
Macedonia, the New U.S.-Russia Battlefield
Leonid Bershidsky - Bloomberg
May 25th, 2015 (BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE | Comments Off on Macedonia, the New U.S.-Russia Battlefield)
Science, Time and Hawaii’s Mauna a Wākea: The Thirty-Meter Telescope’s Capitalist-Colonialist Violence
David Maile – The Hawaii Independent
May 25th, 2015 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, ASIA--PACIFIC, SCIENCE | Comments Off on Science, Time and Hawaii’s Mauna a Wākea: The Thirty-Meter Telescope’s Capitalist-Colonialist Violence)
May 17: International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
IDAHO
May 25th, 2015 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on May 17: International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia)
GCHQ’s Rainbow Lights: Exploiting Social Issues for Militarism and Imperialism
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
May 25th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on GCHQ’s Rainbow Lights: Exploiting Social Issues for Militarism and Imperialism)
Fugitive Facts Escape from American Psychological Association Headquarters – Colluding with Torturers
Roy Eidelson, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Fugitive Facts Escape from American Psychological Association Headquarters – Colluding with Torturers)
(Português) Cuba já Tem Vacina Contra Cancro [Cancer] do Pulmão
Notícias ao Minuto – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Cuba já Tem Vacina Contra Cancro [Cancer] do Pulmão)
Why Are We in the Middle East?
Jeff Faux – Common Dreams
May 25th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Why Are We in the Middle East?)
Why Are the Rohingya Risking Everything to Flee Burma?
Daniel P. Sullivan – The Nation
May 25th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Why Are the Rohingya Risking Everything to Flee Burma?)
The Journalism and Scholarship of Attachment – Ethiopia, Africa
Tedla D. Tekle – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | 3 Comments »)
Peace Is What We Make of It? Peace-Shaping Events and ‘Non-Events’
Gëzim Visoka, Pax in Nuce – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | Comments Off on Peace Is What We Make of It? Peace-Shaping Events and ‘Non-Events’)
Apple and Google Just Attended a Confidential Spy Summit in a Remote English Mansion
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
May 25th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Apple and Google Just Attended a Confidential Spy Summit in a Remote English Mansion)
(русский-Russian) Вашингтон признал, что поддерживал радикальных исламистов в Сирии
Tony Cartalucci – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (русский-Russian) Вашингтон признал, что поддерживал радикальных исламистов в Сирии)
Louise Diamond: ‘The Courage for Peace’
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Louise Diamond: ‘The Courage for Peace’)
‘Any Person You See – Shoot to Kill’: The IDF Doctrine Which Causes the Death of Innocent Palestinians
Ron Zaidel – The Independent
May 25th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on ‘Any Person You See – Shoot to Kill’: The IDF Doctrine Which Causes the Death of Innocent Palestinians)
Emirates Becomes Latest Airline to Ban Transport of Big Game Hunting Trophies
Taylor Hill – TakePart Magazine
May 18th, 2015 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Emirates Becomes Latest Airline to Ban Transport of Big Game Hunting Trophies)
Nuclear Proliferation Is Still the Greatest Threat We Face
Valerie Plame Wilson - Reader Supported News
May 18th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Nuclear Proliferation Is Still the Greatest Threat We Face)
Hillary Clinton, Phosphates, and the Western Sahara
Stephen Zunes – National Catholic Reporter
May 18th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Hillary Clinton, Phosphates, and the Western Sahara)
‘Politico’ Gives CIA’s Worst WMD Liar a Platform to Slam Seymour Hersh
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
May 18th, 2015 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on ‘Politico’ Gives CIA’s Worst WMD Liar a Platform to Slam Seymour Hersh)
Organic Is Going Mainstream
Anna Lappé – Al Jazeera America
May 18th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Organic Is Going Mainstream)
The 30-Meter Telescope Project on Top of Mauna Kea, Hawai’i Sacred Mountain
Karin Louise Hermes – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS | Comments Off on The 30-Meter Telescope Project on Top of Mauna Kea, Hawai’i Sacred Mountain)
Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans
Andy Borowitz – The New Yorker
May 18th, 2015 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans)
Brazil Plans to ‘Nationalise’ Rainforest in Pioneering Plan to Protect Amazon
Donna Bowater – The Independent
May 18th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Brazil Plans to ‘Nationalise’ Rainforest in Pioneering Plan to Protect Amazon)
US-Russia Round Three: Macedonia
Andrew Korybko – Oriental Review
May 18th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on US-Russia Round Three: Macedonia)
18 May: International Museum Day – The Advancement of Learning and Culture
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on 18 May: International Museum Day – The Advancement of Learning and Culture)
The Kids Aren’t All Right – Presidential Waivers, Child Soldiers, and an American-Made Army in Africa
Nick Turse – TomDispatch
May 18th, 2015 (AFRICA | Comments Off on The Kids Aren’t All Right – Presidential Waivers, Child Soldiers, and an American-Made Army in Africa)
Defying U.S., Colombia Halts Aerial Spraying of Crops Used to Make Cocaine
William Neuman – The New York Times
May 18th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Defying U.S., Colombia Halts Aerial Spraying of Crops Used to Make Cocaine)
New Missions for the UN and a Secretary-General to Fit
Rene Wadlow – Toward Freedom
May 18th, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on New Missions for the UN and a Secretary-General to Fit)
Roger Waters to Dionne Warwick: “You Are Showing Yourself to Be Profoundly Ignorant of What Has Happened in Palestine since 1947″
Roger Waters – Salon
May 18th, 2015 (ARTS | Comments Off on Roger Waters to Dionne Warwick: “You Are Showing Yourself to Be Profoundly Ignorant of What Has Happened in Palestine since 1947″)
Fukushima Workshop at the World Uranium Symposium in Quebec City
Fairewinds Energy Education – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Fukushima Workshop at the World Uranium Symposium in Quebec City)
Thai Military Sends Boat Carrying Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees “Out to Sea”
Thomas Gaist, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Thai Military Sends Boat Carrying Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees “Out to Sea”)
Israel to Force Bedouin Village to Pay for Its Own Demolition
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Israel to Force Bedouin Village to Pay for Its Own Demolition)
The Fog of Empire
Vithal Rajan – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Japan’s Cabinet Approves Bills to Loosen Post-War Military Restrictions
Anna Fifield – The Washington Post
May 18th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Japan’s Cabinet Approves Bills to Loosen Post-War Military Restrictions)
Transcendent Integrity via Dynamic Configuration of Sub-Understandings?
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Transcendent Integrity via Dynamic Configuration of Sub-Understandings?)
May 18-UNESCO International Museum Day
Mazin Qumsiyeh – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on May 18-UNESCO International Museum Day)
NGOs Urge Commission of Inquiry to Probe Sexual Abuse in U.N. Peacekeeping
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on NGOs Urge Commission of Inquiry to Probe Sexual Abuse in U.N. Peacekeeping)
‘Guilty of Embarrassing Government’: CIA Whistleblower Gets 42-Month Sentence
Lauren McCauley – Common Dreams
May 18th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on ‘Guilty of Embarrassing Government’: CIA Whistleblower Gets 42-Month Sentence)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Servie
May 18th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
Boatloads of Migrants Could Soon Be ‘Floating Graveyard’ on Southeast Asian Waters
Kanya D'Almeida, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Boatloads of Migrants Could Soon Be ‘Floating Graveyard’ on Southeast Asian Waters)
Honesty and Insight
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Honesty and Insight)
U.S. Hosts Arms Bazaar at White House Arab Summit
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on U.S. Hosts Arms Bazaar at White House Arab Summit)
Why the Media Ignores Jeremy Hammond While Praising Edward Snowden
Kit O'Connell – Mint Press News
May 18th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Why the Media Ignores Jeremy Hammond While Praising Edward Snowden)
Don’t Think the US Military Is Concerned with the Climate? Think Again
Dane Wigington, Geoengineering Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Don’t Think the US Military Is Concerned with the Climate? Think Again)
Celebrating Destruction
John Feffer – Foreign Policy In Focus
May 18th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Celebrating Destruction)
WikiLeaks: German Government Aided NSA Spying in Europe
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on WikiLeaks: German Government Aided NSA Spying in Europe)
The Origins of That Eisenhower ‘Every Gun That Is Made…’ Quote
Robert Schlesinger – US News & World Report
May 18th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Origins of That Eisenhower ‘Every Gun That Is Made…’ Quote)
Vatican Recognizes State of Palestine in New Treaty
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Vatican Recognizes State of Palestine in New Treaty)
A Sharp Spike in Honeybee Deaths Deepens a Worrisome Trend
Michael Wines – The New York Times
May 18th, 2015 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on A Sharp Spike in Honeybee Deaths Deepens a Worrisome Trend)
A New Dark Age of Militarism
Robert C. Koehler – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | Comments Off on A New Dark Age of Militarism)
Aluminum Toxicity and Vaccines – Recent Basic Neuroscience Research
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Aluminum Toxicity and Vaccines – Recent Basic Neuroscience Research)
Drone Warfare in ‘Good Kill’
David Walsh, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ARTS | Comments Off on Drone Warfare in ‘Good Kill’)
US and China Approaching Military Standoff in the South China Sea as Obama Fights for Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Ian Ralby – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on US and China Approaching Military Standoff in the South China Sea as Obama Fights for Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement)
The Secret Corporate Takeover
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Economics Laureate, Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on The Secret Corporate Takeover)
The Lyric You Write and the Song You Sing
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on The Lyric You Write and the Song You Sing)
Life-Saving Drugs for All
Peter Singer, Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Life-Saving Drugs for All)
The Nakba: A Crime Watched, Ignored and Remembered
Ilan Pappe – Middle East Eye
May 18th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on The Nakba: A Crime Watched, Ignored and Remembered)
Burundi: Plan Genuine Humanitarian Intervention Now!
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
May 18th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Burundi: Plan Genuine Humanitarian Intervention Now!)
Israeli Court Says Arab Village Must Make Way for Jewish Town
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Israeli Court Says Arab Village Must Make Way for Jewish Town)
US “Operation Rooms” Backing Al Qaeda in Syria
Tony Cartalucci, New Eastern Outlook – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
Israeli Soldiers Cast Doubt on Legality of Gaza Military Tactics
Peter Beaumont – The Guardian
May 18th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Israeli Soldiers Cast Doubt on Legality of Gaza Military Tactics)
Arriving
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Arriving)
Argentina Sues Citigroup over Debt Repayments
Agence France-Presse – The Guardian
May 18th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Argentina Sues Citigroup over Debt Repayments)
Canada Approves Nuclear Waste Site on Great Lakes Shore
Sputinik International – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Canada Approves Nuclear Waste Site on Great Lakes Shore)
How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Aided the CIA’s Torture Program
Lisa Hajjar – The Nation
May 18th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Aided the CIA’s Torture Program)
Richard Feynman on Science vs. Religion and Why Uncertainty Is Central to Morality
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SCIENCE - SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Richard Feynman on Science vs. Religion and Why Uncertainty Is Central to Morality)
Targets Matter — Why a Small Action Group Took On a Mighty Bank (And Won)
George Lakey – Waging Nonviolence
May 18th, 2015 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Targets Matter — Why a Small Action Group Took On a Mighty Bank (And Won))
(Castellano) La ciencia sostiene que la felicidad está en viajar y no en comprar bienes materiales
Journal of Positive Psychology – Diario Norte
May 18th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) La ciencia sostiene que la felicidad está en viajar y no en comprar bienes materiales)
Protecting and Restoring Syria’s Trains, Part of Her Cultural Heritage
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Protecting and Restoring Syria’s Trains, Part of Her Cultural Heritage)
A Nation of Snitches
Chris Hedges – Truthdig
May 18th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on A Nation of Snitches)
Parodies of Parity: Israel & Palestine
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Parodies of Parity: Israel & Palestine)
Obama’s Gulf Meeting Protocol: Shake Hands, Smile, Ignore Repression, Repeat
Medea Benjamin & Nalini Ramachandran – Common Dreams
May 18th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Obama’s Gulf Meeting Protocol: Shake Hands, Smile, Ignore Repression, Repeat)
Microbeads – The Story of Stuff Project
storyofstuffproject – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Microbeads – The Story of Stuff Project)
Geopolitics Is a Fluid Game: Negotiations and Their Enemies
Immanuel Wallerstein – Toward Freedom
May 18th, 2015 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION | Comments Off on Geopolitics Is a Fluid Game: Negotiations and Their Enemies)
(Français) Partenariat Trans-Pacifique et mort de la République
Ellen Brown, Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Partenariat Trans-Pacifique et mort de la République)
Brazil Cancels $2 Billion Contract with Israeli Security Firm for 2016 Olympics
Charlotte Silver – The Electronic Intifada
May 18th, 2015 (SPORTS | Comments Off on Brazil Cancels $2 Billion Contract with Israeli Security Firm for 2016 Olympics)
Why I Teach Evolution to Muslim Students
Rana Dajani, Nature – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (SCIENCE | Comments Off on Why I Teach Evolution to Muslim Students)
Canadian Government Says Free Speech is for Offending Muslims — Not Opposing Israel
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
May 18th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Canadian Government Says Free Speech is for Offending Muslims — Not Opposing Israel)
Obama Administration Approves Shell’s Plan to Drill in the Arctic
Cole Mellino, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Obama Administration Approves Shell’s Plan to Drill in the Arctic)
Victory! Court Throws Out Nun’s Sabotage Conviction for Nuclear Site Break-In
Carrie Johnson, NPR – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on Victory! Court Throws Out Nun’s Sabotage Conviction for Nuclear Site Break-In)
The Blindness of the European Union in the Face of US Military Strategy
Thierry Meyssan, Voltaire Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Blindness of the European Union in the Face of US Military Strategy)
Yarmouk and the Failures of Neutral Humanitarianism
Brent Eng & José Ciro Martínez – Al Jazeera America
May 11th, 2015 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Yarmouk and the Failures of Neutral Humanitarianism)
Changes to the List of States Supporting Terrorism
News from Somewhere – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Changes to the List of States Supporting Terrorism)
Brazil Passes Femicide Law to Curb Domestic Violence
Donna Bowater & Priscilla Moraes – Al Jazeera America
May 11th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Brazil Passes Femicide Law to Curb Domestic Violence)
Techno-Financial Capital and Genocide of the Poorest of the Poor
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Techno-Financial Capital and Genocide of the Poorest of the Poor)
The Year 2015: First Third Report
Johan Galtung, 11 May 2015 - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (EDITORIAL | 4 Comments »)
Countries around World Are Revoking Freedom of Assembly
Willie Osterweil – Al Jazeera America
May 11th, 2015 (CIVIL SOCIETY | Comments Off on Countries around World Are Revoking Freedom of Assembly)
The Capitalist Culture Is Contrary to Life and Happiness
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Capitalist Culture Is Contrary to Life and Happiness)
Today’s V-Day as a Lost Opportunity for Peace-Making
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
May 11th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Today’s V-Day as a Lost Opportunity for Peace-Making)
Duty to Warn – Mitochondrial Collateral Damage Thanks to Big Pharma
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Duty to Warn – Mitochondrial Collateral Damage Thanks to Big Pharma)
A Blueprint for Greece’s Recovery
Yanis Varoufakis, Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on A Blueprint for Greece’s Recovery)
Love and Resistance by Theresa Wolfwood
Sumeet Grover – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, REVIEWS, POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Love and Resistance by Theresa Wolfwood)
New Report Details How Israeli Soldiers Killed Civilians in Gaza: “There Were No Rules”
William Booth – The Washington Post
May 11th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on New Report Details How Israeli Soldiers Killed Civilians in Gaza: “There Were No Rules”)
Universities, Inc. – How Academia Became a Business
Ben Agger - CounterPunch
May 11th, 2015 (ACADEMIA-KNOWLEDGE-SCHOLARSHIP | Comments Off on Universities, Inc. – How Academia Became a Business)
Peace Lessons: How to Reduce Violence
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Peace Lessons: How to Reduce Violence)
Burundi: Denying or Hoping Won’t Do
Jan Oberg - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
May 11th, 2015 (AFRICA | Comments Off on Burundi: Denying or Hoping Won’t Do)
American Psychological Association Bolstered C.I.A. Torture Program, Report Says
James Risen – The New York Times
May 11th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on American Psychological Association Bolstered C.I.A. Torture Program, Report Says)
(Italiano) La strana leggerezza della storia
Boaventura de Sousa Santos, ZNet – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) La strana leggerezza della storia)
Ex-U.N. Official John Dugard: Israel’s Crimes Are “Infinitely Worse” Than in Apartheid South Africa
Amy Goodman – Democracy NOW!
May 11th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Ex-U.N. Official John Dugard: Israel’s Crimes Are “Infinitely Worse” Than in Apartheid South Africa)
WikiLeaks Finally Brings Back Its Submission System for Your Secrets
Andy Greenberg, Wired – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on WikiLeaks Finally Brings Back Its Submission System for Your Secrets)
It Is Time to Call Radio “Liberty” What It Is: Radio Gestapo Amerika
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on It Is Time to Call Radio “Liberty” What It Is: Radio Gestapo Amerika)
Protective Edge Assault: IDF Soldiers’ Testimony from Gaza
Breaking the Silence – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Protective Edge Assault: IDF Soldiers’ Testimony from Gaza)
Containing Fukushima Is “Beyond Current Technology”. Worldwide Radiation is the Unspoken Consequence
Washington's Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Containing Fukushima Is “Beyond Current Technology”. Worldwide Radiation is the Unspoken Consequence)
White on White Violence [SATIRE]
Chris Hayes, MSNBC – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on White on White Violence [SATIRE])
The Semantics of Struggle
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Semantics of Struggle)
The American Dream: Living to 18
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
May 11th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The American Dream: Living to 18)
The Day After: The Israeli Defense Forces’ New Tactics
Neve Gordon – London Review of Books
May 11th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on The Day After: The Israeli Defense Forces’ New Tactics)
(Italiano) Il discorso del primo ministro giapponese Abe al Congress USA – e commenti
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Il discorso del primo ministro giapponese Abe al Congress USA – e commenti)
The West and Its Self-Assumed Right to Intervene
Roberto Savio, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The West and Its Self-Assumed Right to Intervene)
Did Tesla Just Kill Nuclear Power?
Jeff McMahon - Forbes
May 11th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Did Tesla Just Kill Nuclear Power?)
Worldwide Nuclear Modernization Programs
Federation of American Scientists
May 11th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Worldwide Nuclear Modernization Programs)
(Français) Clôture du Forum social mondial : Les citoyens du monde contre le terrorisme et l’oppression des peuples
Sihem Oubraham, El Moudjahid – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Clôture du Forum social mondial : Les citoyens du monde contre le terrorisme et l’oppression des peuples)
Toward a World Pedagogy of Positiveness: A Plea
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Toward a World Pedagogy of Positiveness: A Plea)
Pro-Capitalist “Anti-Capitalism” – This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate
Evan Winters, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Pro-Capitalist “Anti-Capitalism” – This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate)
Johan Galtung Speaking at the World Tribunal on Iraq
Deep Dish – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Johan Galtung Speaking at the World Tribunal on Iraq)
(Français) L’Amérique latine en perspective : entre réussites et nouveau défis
Raffaele Morgantini & Tarik Bouafia, Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) L’Amérique latine en perspective : entre réussites et nouveau défis)
Hawaii’s Mauna Kea Protectors Aim to Halt Construction of $1.4 billion, 30-meter telescope on Sacred Mountain
Imani Altemus-Williams – Waging Nonviolence
May 11th, 2015 (INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, ANGLO AMERICA, ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea Protectors Aim to Halt Construction of $1.4 billion, 30-meter telescope on Sacred Mountain)
Statues of Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Bradley Manning Unveiled in Berlin
Stefan Steinberg , WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (ACTIVISM, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, ARTS | Comments Off on Statues of Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Bradley Manning Unveiled in Berlin)
May: This Month in Nuclear Threat History
Jeffrey W. Mason – Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
May 11th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on May: This Month in Nuclear Threat History)
Mathematicians
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Mathematicians)
A Destination, Unknown
Ashok T. Chakravarthy – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on A Destination, Unknown)
The Choice before Europe
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The Choice before Europe)
Hubris versus Wisdom
David Krieger – Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
May 11th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Hubris versus Wisdom)
Costa Rica’s Energy Nearly 100 Percent Clean
Diego Arguedas Ortiz, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Costa Rica’s Energy Nearly 100 Percent Clean)
The Five-Step Process to Privatize Everything
Paul Buchheit – Common Dreams
May 11th, 2015 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Five-Step Process to Privatize Everything)
Who Is Responsible for Indian Farmer Suicides?
Vithal Rajan – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
A Template for Our Global Era: The Lexical Nexus of Proportion, Process, Ideology
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on A Template for Our Global Era: The Lexical Nexus of Proportion, Process, Ideology)
The American Psychological Association’s Disappearing History
Roy Eidelson Ph.D., Psychology Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The American Psychological Association’s Disappearing History)
New ACLU Cellphone App Automatically Preserves Video of Police Encounters
Jon Wiener – The Nation
May 11th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on New ACLU Cellphone App Automatically Preserves Video of Police Encounters)
(Castellano) Los Expertos Advierten de la Necesidad de Reconocer los Resentimientos
Carta de la Paz dirigida a la ONU– TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Los Expertos Advierten de la Necesidad de Reconocer los Resentimientos)
In Praise of the Four “R”s: Riot, Rebellion, Resistance and Revolution
J.A. Masko – CounterPunch
May 11th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on In Praise of the Four “R”s: Riot, Rebellion, Resistance and Revolution)
Criminalizing Palestinian Resistance – Amnesty International: Whitewashing another Massacre
Paul de Rooij - CounterPunch
May 11th, 2015 (PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Criminalizing Palestinian Resistance – Amnesty International: Whitewashing another Massacre)
3 Reasons Healthy Gut Flora Are Important
Dr. Edward F. Group III, Global Healing Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on 3 Reasons Healthy Gut Flora Are Important)
Катюша [Katusha – Katyusha] (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Ottoman Military Band and Red Army Choir - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Катюша [Katusha – Katyusha] (MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK))
Reflections from and about Palestine
Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Reflections from and about Palestine)
Dante and the Eternal Quest for Nonreligious Divinity: Physicist Margaret Wertheim on Science and God
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (SCIENCE - SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Dante and the Eternal Quest for Nonreligious Divinity: Physicist Margaret Wertheim on Science and God)
Counting the Cost of US Drones: Local Wars Killing Local People
Jack Serle – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
May 11th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Counting the Cost of US Drones: Local Wars Killing Local People)
Flying Lessons
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Flying Lessons)
US Sends Hundreds of Troops to Quake-Stricken Nepal
W. A. Sunil, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
Mother’s Day
Kristin Christman – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Mother’s Day)
Evil Rules – Guidelines for Engaging in Armageddon Now
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Evil Rules – Guidelines for Engaging in Armageddon Now)
We’re Citizens, Not Subjects. We Have the Right to Criticize Government without Fear
Chelsea E. Manning (formerly Bradley Manning) – The Guardian
May 11th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on We’re Citizens, Not Subjects. We Have the Right to Criticize Government without Fear)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
A Third of US-Backed Afghan Forces Involved in Drug Trade
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on A Third of US-Backed Afghan Forces Involved in Drug Trade)
Different Customs
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Different Customs)
Israel, the Bomb and Western Double-Think
Hilary Wise – Middle East Eye
May 4th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Israel, the Bomb and Western Double-Think)
US “Grand Strategy” for War against China Laid Out
Nick Beams, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on US “Grand Strategy” for War against China Laid Out)
(Català) Els experts adverteixen de la necessitat de reconèixer els ressentiments
Carta de la Pau dirigida a l'ONU – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Català) Els experts adverteixen de la necessitat de reconèixer els ressentiments)
Want A Healthy Brain? Better Avoid These 7 Habits
Carolyn Gregoire - The Huffington Post
May 4th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Want A Healthy Brain? Better Avoid These 7 Habits)
Pain versus Gain: Argentina, Greece, and Paul Volcker
Center for Economic and Policy Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Pain versus Gain: Argentina, Greece, and Paul Volcker)
The Message of Anzac: Put Out More Flags, Or Shut Up
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM | Comments Off on The Message of Anzac: Put Out More Flags, Or Shut Up)
Latin America in Perspective: Between Successes and New Challenges
Raffaele Morgantini and Tarik Bouafia – Culture of Peace News Network
May 4th, 2015 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Latin America in Perspective: Between Successes and New Challenges)
Want to Help Nepal Recover from the Quake? Cancel Its Debt
Kanya D’Almeida, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
US: Nonviolence as Compliance
Ta-Nehisi Coates – The Atlantic
May 4th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on US: Nonviolence as Compliance)
(Italiano) L’Occidente contro se stesso
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) L’Occidente contro se stesso)
Feds Are Using Fear, Not Facts, in Anti-Encryption Crusade
Joshua Kopstein – Al Jazeera America
May 4th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Feds Are Using Fear, Not Facts, in Anti-Encryption Crusade)
After the Earthquake – What Nepal Needs
Meenakshi Ganguly – Human Rights Watch
May 4th, 2015 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on After the Earthquake – What Nepal Needs)
No Arab Bolivars: As Region Implodes, Arab Socialism Fizzles Out
Ramzy Baroud – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on No Arab Bolivars: As Region Implodes, Arab Socialism Fizzles Out)
All the President’s Psychologists [Full Report]
Stephen Soldz Ph.D., Nathaniel Raymond and Steven Reisner Ph.D.
May 4th, 2015 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on All the President’s Psychologists [Full Report])
Commonly Used Chemicals Come Under New Scrutiny
Eric Lipton and Rachel Abrams – The New York Times
May 4th, 2015 (HEALTH | Comments Off on Commonly Used Chemicals Come Under New Scrutiny)
CIA’s Torture Experts Now Use Their Skills in Secret Drones Program
Trevor Timm – The Guardian
May 4th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on CIA’s Torture Experts Now Use Their Skills in Secret Drones Program)
Who Counts? Body Counts, Drones, and “Collateral Damage” (aka “Bug Splat”)
Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch
May 4th, 2015 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Who Counts? Body Counts, Drones, and “Collateral Damage” (aka “Bug Splat”))
Some Notes on the New WikiLeaks Next-Generation Submission System Beta
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Some Notes on the New WikiLeaks Next-Generation Submission System Beta)
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Lobbying: The National Petroleum Council
Alleen Brown – The Intercept
May 4th, 2015 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on I Can’t Believe It’s Not Lobbying: The National Petroleum Council)
(Castellano) 40 Años de Vietnam: Kissinger, Retrato de un “Nobel de la Paz”
Fernando Montiel T. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) 40 Años de Vietnam: Kissinger, Retrato de un “Nobel de la Paz”)
My Second World Press Freedom Day [May 3] in an Egyptian Jail
Abdullah Elfakharany – Middle East Eye
May 4th, 2015 (MEDIA | Comments Off on My Second World Press Freedom Day [May 3] in an Egyptian Jail)
Deutsche Bank Pays $2.5 Billion Fine for Interest Rate Rigging
Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Deutsche Bank Pays $2.5 Billion Fine for Interest Rate Rigging)
(Italiano) Volti, sguardi, voci dall’India… ci invitano a una difesa comune della Terra
Elena Camino e Silvano Folco - Istituto di Ricerche Interdisciplinari sulla Sostenibilità (IRIS)
May 4th, 2015 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Volti, sguardi, voci dall’India… ci invitano a una difesa comune della Terra)
What Makes a Hero: Joseph Campbell’s Seminal Monomyth Model for the Eleven Stages of the Hero’s Journey, Animated
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (LITERATURE | Comments Off on What Makes a Hero: Joseph Campbell’s Seminal Monomyth Model for the Eleven Stages of the Hero’s Journey, Animated)
Comprehensive Ban on Nuclear Testing, a ‘Stepping Stone’ to a Nuke-Free World
Kanya D'Almeida, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Comprehensive Ban on Nuclear Testing, a ‘Stepping Stone’ to a Nuke-Free World)