Archive for the category ‘BRICS’


The People of India Are Taking It to the Streets to Challenge Modi’s Bigoted and Dishonest Government
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 30th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The People of India Are Taking It to the Streets to Challenge Modi’s Bigoted and Dishonest Government)
History of Chinese Inventions–The Present and the Future–Recent Chinese State of the Art Innovations
Larry Romanoff - Global Research
December 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on History of Chinese Inventions–The Present and the Future–Recent Chinese State of the Art Innovations)
Sore Sports: Russia Barred from Olympics for Thwarting Washington’s Geopolitical Game Plan?
Robert Bridge | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Sore Sports: Russia Barred from Olympics for Thwarting Washington’s Geopolitical Game Plan?)
India’s Government Is Going to War against Its Own People
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
The Freedom of Lula
Fernando Ayala | Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Freedom of Lula)
Kashmir Is Heading to a Point of No Return
Naveed Mehmood Ahmad | Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Kashmir Is Heading to a Point of No Return)
The Rape of India’s Soul
Jayati Ghosh | Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( 2 Comments »)
Russia Banned from Next Olympics and World Cup Soccer
Brian Homewood and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Russia Banned from Next Olympics and World Cup Soccer)
Record Number of Fires Rage around Amazonia Farms That Supply the World’s Biggest Butchers
Andrew Wasley , Alexandra Heal , André Campos and Sam Cutler – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Record Number of Fires Rage around Amazonia Farms That Supply the World’s Biggest Butchers)
Persecution of the Uyghurs: The West Must Respond to Chinese Oppression
Bernhard Zand – Der Spiegel
December 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Persecution of the Uyghurs: The West Must Respond to Chinese Oppression)
150 Years after Gandhi’s Birth, Authoritarianism in India Must Be Met with Resistance
Matt Meyer and Binalakshmi Nepram | Resistance Studies – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 150 Years after Gandhi’s Birth, Authoritarianism in India Must Be Met with Resistance)
Trump Signs Hong Kong “Democracy” Bill
Nick Beams | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Trump Signs Hong Kong “Democracy” Bill)
Hong Kong Is Scared – of the Rioters
Andre Vltchek | New Eastern Outlook – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Hong Kong Is Scared – of the Rioters)
Brazil’s Deepening Malaise
Robert Rotberg - The Globe and Mail
December 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s Deepening Malaise)
Brazil’s President Is Blaming Leonardo DiCaprio for the Amazon Forest Fires
Annabelle Timsit | Quartz – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s President Is Blaming Leonardo DiCaprio for the Amazon Forest Fires)
Oil Spill Hits 643 Areas in 116 Cities in Northeast and Southeast Brazil
Igor Carvalho | Brasil de Fato – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Oil Spill Hits 643 Areas in 116 Cities in Northeast and Southeast Brazil)
China, USA and the Geopolitics of Lithium
F. William Engdahl | New Eastern Outlook – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on China, USA and the Geopolitics of Lithium)
Amazon Rainforest Sees Biggest Spike in Deforestation in Over a Decade
Colin Dwyer | NPR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon Rainforest Sees Biggest Spike in Deforestation in Over a Decade)
India: Intimations of an Ending
Arundhati Roy – The Nation
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on India: Intimations of an Ending)
Peoples’ BRICS Summit Closing Statement: “We Demand Changes so We Can Have a Future”
Brasil de Fato – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Peoples’ BRICS Summit Closing Statement: “We Demand Changes so We Can Have a Future”)
10 Years of BRICS: What Keeps 5 Headstrong Powers Together in Times of Global Disunion
Fyodor Lukyanov - RT
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 10 Years of BRICS: What Keeps 5 Headstrong Powers Together in Times of Global Disunion)
Deathly Silence: An Inside Look at Kashmir
Laura Höflinger and Sunaina Kumar – Der Spiegel
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Deathly Silence: An Inside Look at Kashmir)
Hong Kong out of Hand: As China Supporters Are Set on Fire It Must Be Time for a Full Response from Beijing
George Galloway - RT
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Hong Kong out of Hand: As China Supporters Are Set on Fire It Must Be Time for a Full Response from Beijing)
Stay or Go? Hong Kong’s International Students Pack Their Bags amid Protest Chaos
John Power and Meaghan Tobin – South China Morning Post
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Stay or Go? Hong Kong’s International Students Pack Their Bags amid Protest Chaos)
Political Prisoner: Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Freed after 580 Days in Prison
Brasil de Fato – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Political Prisoner: Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Freed after 580 Days in Prison)
A Brief Account of «the Destruction of the Indians» in Brazil
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on A Brief Account of «the Destruction of the Indians» in Brazil)
“Peoples’ BRICS” to Be Held Concurrently with BRICS Summit in November
Brasil de Fato – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on “Peoples’ BRICS” to Be Held Concurrently with BRICS Summit in November)
Deforestation in Brazil Jumped by 80% in One Year: Study
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Deforestation in Brazil Jumped by 80% in One Year: Study)
Brazil: Lula Is Free!
Ana Paula Vargas and Vijay Prashad | Brasil de Fato – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil: Lula Is Free!)
Babri Masjid Verdict: My House Demolished, I Go to Court, It Awards the Land to the Demolisher. Is This Justice?
Binu Mathew | Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Babri Masjid Verdict: My House Demolished, I Go to Court, It Awards the Land to the Demolisher. Is This Justice?)
Bolsonaro Puts Up Brazilian Richest Oil Wells for Sale to Foreign Companies
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Bolsonaro Puts Up Brazilian Richest Oil Wells for Sale to Foreign Companies)
“Peoples’ BRICS” to Be Held Concurrently with BRICS Summit in November
Brasil de Fato – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on “Peoples’ BRICS” to Be Held Concurrently with BRICS Summit in November)
Russia Isn’t Getting the Recognition It Deserves on Syria
Scott Ritter – Truthdig
November 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Russia Isn’t Getting the Recognition It Deserves on Syria)
German Appetite for Beef Eats into Brazilian Rainforest
Andrew Wasley and Alexandra Heal – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
October 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on German Appetite for Beef Eats into Brazilian Rainforest)
Amazon Rainforest ‘Close to Irreversible Tipping Point’
Dom Phillips – The Guardian
October 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon Rainforest ‘Close to Irreversible Tipping Point’)
The Neo-Liberal Project in the World and in Brazil Is Anti-Life and the Enemy of Nature
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Neo-Liberal Project in the World and in Brazil Is Anti-Life and the Enemy of Nature)
Kashmir–The Curious Case of Indian Collective Conscience
Dr Mudasir Firdosi | Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on Kashmir–The Curious Case of Indian Collective Conscience)
Catalonia ‘Separatists’ Bad, HK ‘Pro-Democracy Protesters’ Good: Orwell’s 1984 Becomes User’s Manual for Western ‘Free Media’
George Galloway - RT
October 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on Catalonia ‘Separatists’ Bad, HK ‘Pro-Democracy Protesters’ Good: Orwell’s 1984 Becomes User’s Manual for Western ‘Free Media’)
Taking Next Steps toward Nuclear Abolition
Kathy Kelly – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
China & India Aren’t Best Friends – but Agreed Strategic Adjustment Might Prevent WAR between Asian Superpowers
Sreeram Chaulia - RT
October 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on China & India Aren’t Best Friends – but Agreed Strategic Adjustment Might Prevent WAR between Asian Superpowers)
The History of Hong Kong, Britain’s Colonial Legacy. Fast Forward to 2019
Larry Romanoff - Global Research
October 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on The History of Hong Kong, Britain’s Colonial Legacy. Fast Forward to 2019)
Brazilian Experts Warn in Open Letter to President Bolsonaro a ‘Genocide Is Underway’ against Uncontacted Tribes
Jessica Corbett – Common Dreams
October 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazilian Experts Warn in Open Letter to President Bolsonaro a ‘Genocide Is Underway’ against Uncontacted Tribes)
India’s Goa ‘All Is Well’ Approach to Life
Charukesi Ramadurai - BBC
October 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on India’s Goa ‘All Is Well’ Approach to Life)
70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China Shows Beijing’s Communism May Be the Most Viable
George Galloway - RT
October 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China Shows Beijing’s Communism May Be the Most Viable)
China “Speed” at 70 Years – And Why You Should Be Curious
Xinhua | The Transnational – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 7th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
The Silencing of Kashmir: Arundhati Roy on India, Modi, and Fascism
Mehdi Hasan | Deconstructed - The Intercept
October 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Silencing of Kashmir: Arundhati Roy on India, Modi, and Fascism)
How Communication Shutdown Led to Humanitarian Crisis and Violence in the India-administered Kashmir
Irene Dawa – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How Communication Shutdown Led to Humanitarian Crisis and Violence in the India-administered Kashmir)
Fearful of Lula’s Exoneration, His Once-Fanatical Prosecutors Request His Release from Prison. But Lula Refuses.
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
October 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Fearful of Lula’s Exoneration, His Once-Fanatical Prosecutors Request His Release from Prison. But Lula Refuses.)
How South Africa Forced Gandhi to Reckon with Racism and Imperialism
Mary Elizabeth King | Waging Nonviolence – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How South Africa Forced Gandhi to Reckon with Racism and Imperialism)
Trump Regime Denies Visas to Members of Russian and Iranian UN Delegations
Stephen Lendman | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Trump Regime Denies Visas to Members of Russian and Iranian UN Delegations)
China Defies Trump on Iran Big Time with $400 bn Belt-and-Road Investment and 5000 Red Army Troops
Juan Cole | The Transnational – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2019 ( Comments Off on China Defies Trump on Iran Big Time with $400 bn Belt-and-Road Investment and 5000 Red Army Troops)
Amazon: The Common Wealth of the Earth and Humanity
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon: The Common Wealth of the Earth and Humanity)
Pakistan Is No Friend of Kashmir, Either
Taha Siddiqui – Al Jazeera
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Pakistan Is No Friend of Kashmir, Either)
Who’s Responsible for the Ecocide in the Amazon
Juan Manuel Crespo | Open Democracy – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Who’s Responsible for the Ecocide in the Amazon)
India: Almost 2 Million People Left Off Assam Register of Citizens
Rebecca Ratcliffe and Kakoli Bhattacharya – The Guardian
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on India: Almost 2 Million People Left Off Assam Register of Citizens)
USA and Brazil Agree to Amazon Development
BBC – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on USA and Brazil Agree to Amazon Development)
Activists Follow the Money Fueling Amazon Fires
Negin Owliaei Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | Inequality – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Activists Follow the Money Fueling Amazon Fires)
Conflict Management in Kashmir: State–People Relations and Peace
Posted by Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
India Labels 1.9 Million Assam Residents “Foreigners” as Prelude to Their Mass Expulsion
Wasantha Rupasinghe | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 9th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
The Companies behind the Burning of the Amazon
Glenn Hurowitz, Mat Jacobson, Etelle Higonnet, and Lucia von Reusner | Mighty Earth – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Companies behind the Burning of the Amazon)
BRICS Was Created as a Tool of Attack: Lula
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
September 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on BRICS Was Created as a Tool of Attack: Lula)
New Bases to Counter China? Indo-Pacific Is New Priority Region for the US, Pentagon
Darius Shahtahmasebi – RT
September 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on New Bases to Counter China? Indo-Pacific Is New Priority Region for the US, Pentagon)
This Time, the World Is Watching in Kashmir
Shubh Mathur | Foreign Policy In Focus – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on This Time, the World Is Watching in Kashmir)
Bolivian Fires Are Threatening People and Wildlife–It’s Not Just Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest That’s Ablaze
Claire F.R. Wordley – The Conversation
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Bolivian Fires Are Threatening People and Wildlife–It’s Not Just Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest That’s Ablaze)
A Top Financier of Trump and McConnell Is a Driving Force behind Amazon Deforestation
Ryan Grim – The Intercept
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on A Top Financier of Trump and McConnell Is a Driving Force behind Amazon Deforestation)
We Aren’t Terrified Enough about Losing the Amazon
James Temple | MIT Technology Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on We Aren’t Terrified Enough about Losing the Amazon)
GOP Lobbyists Help Brazil Recruit U.S. Companies to Exploit the Amazon
Lee Fang – The Intercept
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on GOP Lobbyists Help Brazil Recruit U.S. Companies to Exploit the Amazon)
Leonardo Dicaprio’s Foundation Pledges $5 Million in Aid for Amazon Rainforest Fires
Christopher Brito – CBS News
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Leonardo Dicaprio’s Foundation Pledges $5 Million in Aid for Amazon Rainforest Fires)
Amazon Fires: Jair Bolsonaro Faces Mounting Political Backlash in Brazil – Even from His Allies
Anthony Pereira – The Conversation
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon Fires: Jair Bolsonaro Faces Mounting Political Backlash in Brazil – Even from His Allies)
Amazon’s Indigenous Warriors Take on Invading Loggers and Ranchers
Fabiano Maisonnave – The Guardian
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon’s Indigenous Warriors Take on Invading Loggers and Ranchers)
Wildfires Rage throughout the Amazon Rainforest
Bryan Dyne | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 26th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Wildfires Rage throughout the Amazon Rainforest)
Behind a Made-For-TV Hong Kong Protest Narrative, Washington Is Backing Nativism and Mob Violence
Dan Cohen | The Grayzone – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 26th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Behind a Made-For-TV Hong Kong Protest Narrative, Washington Is Backing Nativism and Mob Violence)
Hong Kong, Kashmir: A Tale of Two Occupations
Pepe Escobar | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 26th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Hong Kong, Kashmir: A Tale of Two Occupations)
The Amazon Rainforests Are on Fire – Brazil’s Trump-Like President, Jair Bolsonaro, Is to Blame
Bill McKibben – NBC News
August 26th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Amazon Rainforests Are on Fire – Brazil’s Trump-Like President, Jair Bolsonaro, Is to Blame)
How the Western Media Support State Terror – While Millions Die
Matthew Alford, Florian Zollman, Alan Macleod, Jeffery Klaehn and Daniel Broudy | Peace News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How the Western Media Support State Terror – While Millions Die)
The Abrogation of Kashmir’s Special Status: Why Now?
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay – Al Jazeera
August 19th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Abrogation of Kashmir’s Special Status: Why Now?)
Brazil’s Pres. Bolsonaro Threatens Journalist Glenn Greenwald, Ratchets up Fascist Rants
Miguel Andrade | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s Pres. Bolsonaro Threatens Journalist Glenn Greenwald, Ratchets up Fascist Rants)
Listen to People of Jammu & Kashmir: End ‘Reign of Occupation and Terror’
National Alliance of People’s Movements | Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Listen to People of Jammu & Kashmir: End ‘Reign of Occupation and Terror’)
Portugal: A New Home for Those Who Fear Hong Kong’s Fate?
Raquel Carvalho | This Week in Asia – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Portugal: A New Home for Those Who Fear Hong Kong’s Fate?)
Kashmir: A Coup against the Constitution and the Kashmiris
People's Union for Civil Liberties | Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Kashmir: A Coup against the Constitution and the Kashmiris)
The Likely Outcome of Narendra Modi’s Unconstitutional Seizure of Kashmir
Eric Zuesse – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Likely Outcome of Narendra Modi’s Unconstitutional Seizure of Kashmir)
The Indian Government Is Revoking Kashmir’s Special Status. Here’s What That Means
Billy Perrigo – TIME Magazine
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Indian Government Is Revoking Kashmir’s Special Status. Here’s What That Means)
India Moves to Strip Kashmir of Autonomy, Potentially Setting Up Conflict in Disputed Territory
Murtaza Hussain – The Intercept
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on India Moves to Strip Kashmir of Autonomy, Potentially Setting Up Conflict in Disputed Territory)
Global Peace and Human Security: India and Pakistan Itching for Showdown on Kashmir
Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Global Peace and Human Security: India and Pakistan Itching for Showdown on Kashmir)
Rohingya in India: No Direction Home
Soumya Shankar – Caravan Magazine [India]
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Rohingya in India: No Direction Home)
Brazil Supreme Court Minister Rules to Protect Press Freedom for Glenn Greenwald and The Intercept
Trevor Timm – The Intercept
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil Supreme Court Minister Rules to Protect Press Freedom for Glenn Greenwald and The Intercept)
Lifeboat Earth: Is China or the Green New Deal the Answer to Climate Change?
John Feffer - TomDispatch
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Lifeboat Earth: Is China or the Green New Deal the Answer to Climate Change?)
China Sees New Era of ‘Shared Destiny’ with US No Longer in the Driving Seat
Darius Shahtahmasebi - RT
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on China Sees New Era of ‘Shared Destiny’ with US No Longer in the Driving Seat)
March of the Uyghurs
Andre Vltchek | New Eastern Outlook – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on March of the Uyghurs)
Murder of Brazilian Indigenous Leader a ‘Worrying Symptom’ of Land Invasion
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Murder of Brazilian Indigenous Leader a ‘Worrying Symptom’ of Land Invasion)
Amazon Deforestation: Bolsonaro Government Accused of Seeking to Sow Doubt over Data
Jonathan Watts – The Guardian
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon Deforestation: Bolsonaro Government Accused of Seeking to Sow Doubt over Data)
Brazil’s Massive Crime against Humanity in the Amazon Forest
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s Massive Crime against Humanity in the Amazon Forest)
What Now, Brazil?
Boaventura de Sousa Santos | Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on What Now, Brazil?)
The Dragon Lays out Its Road Map, Denies Seeking Hegemony
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Dragon Lays out Its Road Map, Denies Seeking Hegemony)
Under Brazil’s Far Right Leader, Amazon Protections Slashed and Forests Fall
Letícia Casado and Ernesto Londoño – The New York Times
July 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Under Brazil’s Far Right Leader, Amazon Protections Slashed and Forests Fall)
Child Separation & Prison Camps: China’s Campaign against Uyghur Muslims Is “Cultural Genocide”
Amy Goodman | Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 29th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Hong Kong in Decline
Bunn Nagara – The Star [Malaysia]
July 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Hong Kong in Decline)
China Will Determine the Future of Venezuela
Carlos Eduardo Pina – Al Jazeera
July 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on China Will Determine the Future of Venezuela)
Jair Bolsonaro Wants to Deforest the Amazon – What Powers Does the UN Have to Stop Him?
Ash Murphy – The Conversation
July 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Jair Bolsonaro Wants to Deforest the Amazon – What Powers Does the UN Have to Stop Him?)
Budget 2019: India’s Super-Rich Peak Tax Rate at 42.7%
Moneycontrol News – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 15th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Budget 2019: India’s Super-Rich Peak Tax Rate at 42.7%)
Punjab: The Indian State Where Farmers Sow the Seeds of Death
Vivek Chaudhary – The Guardian
July 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Punjab: The Indian State Where Farmers Sow the Seeds of Death)
Restorative Justice in Brazil: Culture of Peace instead of Punishment
CPNN | Justica Restaurativa em Debate – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Restorative Justice in Brazil: Culture of Peace instead of Punishment)
Amazon Rainforest on Fire in Brazil
Alexander Zaitchik – The Intercept
July 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon Rainforest on Fire in Brazil)
Vladimir Putin Interview with The Financial Times
The Kremlin – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 1st, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
How Pentecostalism Explains Jacob Zuma’s Defiance and Lack of Shame
Ilana van Wyk – The Conversation
July 1st, 2019 ( Comments Off on How Pentecostalism Explains Jacob Zuma’s Defiance and Lack of Shame)
Amazon Wins ‘.amazon’ Domain Name, Aggravating South American Region and Undermining Digital Commons
Tara Van Ho – The Conversation
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amazon Wins ‘.amazon’ Domain Name, Aggravating South American Region and Undermining Digital Commons)
Has India Abandoned Palestine?
Askiah Adam – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Has India Abandoned Palestine?)
Reports Confirm Political Bias behind Legal Persecution of Brazil’s Ex-President Lula
Peoples Dispatch – Brasil de Fato
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Reports Confirm Political Bias behind Legal Persecution of Brazil’s Ex-President Lula)
“Their Little Show”: Brazilian Judge in Corruption Case Mocked Lula’s Defense and Secretly Directed Prosecutors’ Media Strategy During Trial
Andrew Fishman, Rafael Moro Martins, Leandro Demori, Glenn Greenwald and Amanda Audi – the Intercept
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on “Their Little Show”: Brazilian Judge in Corruption Case Mocked Lula’s Defense and Secretly Directed Prosecutors’ Media Strategy During Trial)
The World’s Largest Oil Reserves by Country
Jessica Dillinger | World Atlas – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The World’s Largest Oil Reserves by Country)
How and Why the Intercept Is Reporting on a Vast Trove of Materials about Brazil’s Operation Car Wash and Justice Minister Sergio Moro (Parts 1 to 3)
Glenn Greenwald, Leandro Demori and Betsy Reed – The Intercept
June 17th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How and Why the Intercept Is Reporting on a Vast Trove of Materials about Brazil’s Operation Car Wash and Justice Minister Sergio Moro (Parts 1 to 3))
Russia-China: The Summit That the Media Ignored
Manlio Dinucci – Global Research
June 17th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Brazil: Lula Is Innocent. Free Him Now.
Tony Burke – Jacobin Magazine
June 17th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil: Lula Is Innocent. Free Him Now.)
Washington’s Huawei Hypocrisy… US Government Is Instrument of American Corporations
Finian Cunningham – RT
June 3rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Washington’s Huawei Hypocrisy… US Government Is Instrument of American Corporations)
Watch: Interview with Brazil’s Ex-President Lula from Prison, Discussing Global Threats, Neoliberalism, Bolsonaro, and More
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
May 27th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Watch: Interview with Brazil’s Ex-President Lula from Prison, Discussing Global Threats, Neoliberalism, Bolsonaro, and More)
The Indian Government Has Systematically Used Torture to Crush Opposition in Kashmir, New Report Finds
Murtaza Hussain – The Intercept
May 27th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Indian Government Has Systematically Used Torture to Crush Opposition in Kashmir, New Report Finds)
At China’s Belt and Road Forum, Guterres Calls for ‘Inclusive, Sustainable and Durable’ Development
UN News – TRANSEND Media Service
April 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on At China’s Belt and Road Forum, Guterres Calls for ‘Inclusive, Sustainable and Durable’ Development)
Where the Silk Roads Meet the Mighty Mekong
Pepe Escobar – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Where the Silk Roads Meet the Mighty Mekong)
The 2016 Coup in Brazil: The Door to Disaster
Dilma Rousseff | Brasil de Fato – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Determined to Save India’s Water Supply, 26-Year-old Has Revived 10 Lakes from a Polluted Mess
McKinley Corbley | Good News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 15th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Brazil to Open Indigenous Reserves to Mining without Indigenous Consent
Sue Branford and Maurício Torres | Mongabay – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil to Open Indigenous Reserves to Mining without Indigenous Consent)
Monsanto Loses Millions of Dollars after Indian Farmers Switch to Indigenous Seeds
Ruth Milka | Nation of Change – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Monsanto Loses Millions of Dollars after Indian Farmers Switch to Indigenous Seeds)
The Attack on the Amazon Accelerates under Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro
Andre Cardoso | Tricontinental Institute for Social Research – Independent Media Institute
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Attack on the Amazon Accelerates under Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro)
Xinjiang: The Silence of the Muslims
Gwynne Dyer – The Japan Times
March 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Xinjiang: The Silence of the Muslims)
Disaster Capitalism in Brazil: Mining Greed Produces a Horrific Death Toll
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 11th, 2019 ( 2 Comments »)
Brazil Dissolves Its Ministry of Culture
Brigit Katz | Smithsonian Magazine – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil Dissolves Its Ministry of Culture)
When Bolsonaro and Netanyahu Are ‘Brothers’: Why Brazil Should Shun the Israeli Model
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on When Bolsonaro and Netanyahu Are ‘Brothers’: Why Brazil Should Shun the Israeli Model)
Within Hours of Taking Office, Brazil’s “Trump of the Tropics” Starts Assault on the Amazon
Andy Rowell | Oil Change International – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
In Rare Move, Indian State to Return Unused Land to Farmers
Rina Chandran | Thomson Reuters Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 31st, 2018 ( Comments Off on In Rare Move, Indian State to Return Unused Land to Farmers)
Uyghur Dispersion and Detention in China – Worse Than We Thought
Gu Qi and Li Zaili | Bitter Winter – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 31st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Uyghur Dispersion and Detention in China – Worse Than We Thought)
Socialism or Barbarism in Brazil, According to Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Beverly Goldberg and Francesc Badia i Dalmases | Open Democracy – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 24th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Socialism or Barbarism in Brazil, According to Boaventura de Sousa Santos)
Xi Jinping’s Speech on 40th Anniversary of China’s Reforms, Opening Up–Full Text
China News Service | Xinhua – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 24th, 2018 ( 9 Comments »)
Opening Pandora’s Box: Gene Editing and Its Consequences
John Bergeron – The Conversation
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Opening Pandora’s Box: Gene Editing and Its Consequences)
China’s “Golem Babies”: There Is another Agenda
F. William Engdahl | Journal NEO – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on China’s “Golem Babies”: There Is another Agenda)
Why It’s so Hard for Most Countries to Be Economically Independent from the West—Look No Further than Brazil
Justin Podur | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Why It’s so Hard for Most Countries to Be Economically Independent from the West—Look No Further than Brazil)
Those Designer Babies Everyone Is Freaking Out about – It’s Not Likely to Happen
A Cecile JW Janssens – The Conversation
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Those Designer Babies Everyone Is Freaking Out about – It’s Not Likely to Happen)
China – A New Philosophy of Economics
Peter Koenig | Journal NEO – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
Researcher Claims CRISPR-edited Twins Are Born – How Will Science Respond?
Dimitri Perrin and Gaetan Burgio – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Researcher Claims CRISPR-edited Twins Are Born – How Will Science Respond?)
‘There Are No People’: China’s Crackdown in the Uyghur Heartland
Ann Scott Tyson – The Christian Science Monitor
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on ‘There Are No People’: China’s Crackdown in the Uyghur Heartland)
Why We Are Not Ready for Genetically Designed Babies
Françoise Baylis, Graham Dellaire and Landon J Getz – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Why We Are Not Ready for Genetically Designed Babies)
Global Coalition of Scholars Calls for Added Pressure on China over Uygur Internment Camps in Xinjiang
Owen Churchill – China Morning Post
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Global Coalition of Scholars Calls for Added Pressure on China over Uygur Internment Camps in Xinjiang)
India’s Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution Rejects GM Crops
Colin Todhunter | Asia Pacific Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on India’s Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution Rejects GM Crops)
Genome-Edited Baby Claim Provokes International Outcry
David Cyranoski & Heidi Ledford | Nature – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Genome-Edited Baby Claim Provokes International Outcry)
Chinese Researcher Claims First Gene-Edited Babies
Marilynn Marchione | AP – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Chinese Researcher Claims First Gene-Edited Babies)
The Uighurs and China’s Long History of Trouble with Islam
Ian Johnson | The New York Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Uighurs and China’s Long History of Trouble with Islam)
Academic Withdraws from China-Backed Event for Uyghurs
Sena Guler | Anadolu Agency [Turkey] – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Academic Withdraws from China-Backed Event for Uyghurs)
For China, Islam Is a ‘Mental Illness’ That Needs to Be ‘Cured’
Khaled A Beydoun – Al Jazeera
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on For China, Islam Is a ‘Mental Illness’ That Needs to Be ‘Cured’)
World’s First Gene-edited Babies? Premature, Dangerous and Irresponsible
Joyce Harper – The Conversation
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on World’s First Gene-edited Babies? Premature, Dangerous and Irresponsible)
A 100% Organic Model Is Possible: The Indian State of Sikkim Shows Us How
Manlio Masucci | LifeGate – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on A 100% Organic Model Is Possible: The Indian State of Sikkim Shows Us How)
India’s Farmers to March to Parliament to Highlight Agrarian Crisis
Colin Todhunter – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on India’s Farmers to March to Parliament to Highlight Agrarian Crisis)
More Doctors Program: Humanity vs. Fascism in Brazil
The Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on More Doctors Program: Humanity vs. Fascism in Brazil)
More American Troops to Afghanistan, to Keep the Chinese Out? Lithium and the Battle for Afghanistan’s Mineral Riches
Prof Michel Chossudovsky – Global Research
November 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on More American Troops to Afghanistan, to Keep the Chinese Out? Lithium and the Battle for Afghanistan’s Mineral Riches)
Brazil’s Far Right President to Close Palestinian Embassy as Israel Hails His Victory
Middle East Monitor – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s Far Right President to Close Palestinian Embassy as Israel Hails His Victory)
Brazil’s Bolsonaro: A Monster Engineered by Our Media
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s Bolsonaro: A Monster Engineered by Our Media)
India Unveils World’s Tallest Statue, Twice the Size of the Statue of Liberty
Elisha Fieldstadt and Reuters – NBC News
November 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on India Unveils World’s Tallest Statue, Twice the Size of the Statue of Liberty)
Deported Rohingya Men Didn’t Get Myanmar Citizenship as India Claimed and the Supreme Court Believed
Abhishek Dey | Scroll.in – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Deported Rohingya Men Didn’t Get Myanmar Citizenship as India Claimed and the Supreme Court Believed)
Psyops: Images from Bolsonaro’s Illegal WhatsApp Campaign
Brian Mier , October 21, 2018
November 5th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
YouTubers Will Enter Politics, and the Ones Who Do Are Probably Going to Win
Ryan Broderick – BuzzFeed News
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on YouTubers Will Enter Politics, and the Ones Who Do Are Probably Going to Win)
Jair Bolsonaro Is Elected President of Brazil. Read His Extremist, Far-Right Positions in His Own Words.
Andrew Fishman – The Intercept
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Jair Bolsonaro Is Elected President of Brazil. Read His Extremist, Far-Right Positions in His Own Words.)
American Executives: Election of Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Is a “Bullish Opportunity for Us”
Zaid Jilani and Lee Fang – The Intercept
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on American Executives: Election of Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Is a “Bullish Opportunity for Us”)
Brazil: Even These Rough Winds Will Lead Us to a Safe Harbor
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Brazil: Even These Rough Winds Will Lead Us to a Safe Harbor)
Brazil’s Neo-Liberal Fascist Road to Power
James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s Neo-Liberal Fascist Road to Power)
The CIA Finger in Brazil’s Elections
Marcelo Zero | Brasil Wire – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The CIA Finger in Brazil’s Elections)
Good Bye, Gandhi!
L K Sharma | Open Democracy – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Good Bye, Gandhi!)
“Pinochet via Fujimori”: Wall Street’s New Man in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro
Brasil Wire - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on “Pinochet via Fujimori”: Wall Street’s New Man in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro)
Slave Labor Found at Starbucks-Certified Brazil Coffee Plantation
Daniela Penha | Repórter Brasil, Mongabay – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 24th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Slave Labor Found at Starbucks-Certified Brazil Coffee Plantation)
The Sadness of Silence
Shiv Visvanathan – The Hindu
September 24th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Sadness of Silence)
Brazil Home to World’s 3rd Largest Prison Population, Highest Incarceration Rate
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Brazil Home to World’s 3rd Largest Prison Population, Highest Incarceration Rate)
Salisbury Is Far from a Novichok Slam-Dunk!
George Galloway - RT
September 10th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
India Court Legalises Gay Sex in Landmark Ruling
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on India Court Legalises Gay Sex in Landmark Ruling)
China Offers African Nations $60 Billion in Development with ‘No Strings Attached’
TeleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on China Offers African Nations $60 Billion in Development with ‘No Strings Attached’)
It Is Confusing, but I Dream
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on It Is Confusing, but I Dream)
India Is Introducing Free Health Care—for 500 Million People
David Brennan - Newsweek
August 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on India Is Introducing Free Health Care—for 500 Million People)
One Million Muslim Uighurs Have Been Detained by China, the U.N. Says. Where’s the Global Outrage?
Mehdi Hasan – The Intercept
August 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on One Million Muslim Uighurs Have Been Detained by China, the U.N. Says. Where’s the Global Outrage?)
Is India Creating Its Own Rohingya?
Hartosh Singh Bal – The New York Times
August 13th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Is India Creating Its Own Rohingya?)
What Happens to India’s Four Million ‘Stateless’ People?
Soutik Biswas – BBC News
August 13th, 2018 ( Comments Off on What Happens to India’s Four Million ‘Stateless’ People?)
It’s Time We Listened to the Plight of Assam’s ‘Foreigners’
Harsh Mander – Al Jazeera
August 13th, 2018 ( Comments Off on It’s Time We Listened to the Plight of Assam’s ‘Foreigners’)
10th BRICS Summit 25-27 Jul 2018: Johannesburg Declaration
BRICS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on 10th BRICS Summit 25-27 Jul 2018: Johannesburg Declaration)
BRICS Summit Held in South Africa while U.S. Trade War Escalates
Abayomi Azikiwe – Global Research
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on BRICS Summit Held in South Africa while U.S. Trade War Escalates)
India Strips Four Million People of Citizenship in Assam as Modi’s BJP ‘Targets’ Muslim Minority
Rahul Bedi – The Telegraph
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on India Strips Four Million People of Citizenship in Assam as Modi’s BJP ‘Targets’ Muslim Minority)
In a Counter World – Hug a Fascist
Binu Mathew | Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on In a Counter World – Hug a Fascist)
‘Economy Is Society’s Servant, Not Its Master,’ Say UN Rights Experts, Urging Brazil to Put Human Rights before Austerity
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on ‘Economy Is Society’s Servant, Not Its Master,’ Say UN Rights Experts, Urging Brazil to Put Human Rights before Austerity)
Int’l Community Eyes Outcomes of BRICS Summit in Johannesburg
Xinhua News – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Int’l Community Eyes Outcomes of BRICS Summit in Johannesburg)
BRICS Summit in Johannesburg [25-27 July]: Here’s What the Five Countries Are Looking For
Xuebing Cao – The Conversation
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on BRICS Summit in Johannesburg [25-27 July]: Here’s What the Five Countries Are Looking For)
BRICS and the Fiction of “De-Dollarization”
Prof Michel Chossudovsky – Global Research
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on BRICS and the Fiction of “De-Dollarization”)
Brazil: Pesticide Poisonings in Rural Areas
Human Rights Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Brazil: Pesticide Poisonings in Rural Areas)
Russia and the U.S. Are Not Condemned to Confrontation
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev | Gorbachev Foundation – The Transnational
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Russia and the U.S. Are Not Condemned to Confrontation)
How to Judge the Success of the BRICS Summit? Three Questions Will Do the Trick
Danny Bradlow – The Conversation
July 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on How to Judge the Success of the BRICS Summit? Three Questions Will Do the Trick)
India Rejects US Sanctions, Continues Venezuela, Iran Trade
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 4th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
Khamenei, in Reply to Trump, Gives Europe 6-Point Ultimatum on Nuclear Deal
Juan Cole | Informed Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 28th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
Monsanto Loses Indian Legal Battle over GM Cotton Patents
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 21st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Monsanto Loses Indian Legal Battle over GM Cotton Patents)
An Alternative Explanation to the Skripal Mystery
Gareth Porter - Consortium News
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on An Alternative Explanation to the Skripal Mystery)
The Meaning of Lula’s Imprisonment
Felipe Demier – Jacobin Magazine
April 16th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Meaning of Lula’s Imprisonment)
Lula’s Conviction Turns Brazil into Model of Regional Control
Bruno Sgarzini – teleSUR
April 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Lula’s Conviction Turns Brazil into Model of Regional Control)