Archive for the category ‘IN FOCUS’


Is It an Island Or a Rock? Ruling Could Cost U.S. a Huge Swath of Ocean
Peter Coy | Bloomberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Is It an Island Or a Rock? Ruling Could Cost U.S. a Huge Swath of Ocean)
Nice, Munich and the Terrorism of the West
Belen Fernandez – Middle East Eye
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Nice, Munich and the Terrorism of the West)
Africa/America
Tom H. Hastings | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Africa/America)
Orlando… Dallas… Nice… Baton Rouge… Have You Noticed a Pattern?
Dr. Shariff Abdullah – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Orlando… Dallas… Nice… Baton Rouge… Have You Noticed a Pattern?)
Map: The World of Coups Since 1950
Adam Taylor – The Washington Post
July 25th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
We Love to Talk of Terror – But After the Munich Shooting, This Hypocritical Catch-All Term Has Finally Caught Us Out
Robert Fisk – The Independent
July 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on We Love to Talk of Terror – But After the Munich Shooting, This Hypocritical Catch-All Term Has Finally Caught Us Out)
Brexit Coincides with India’s and Pakistan’s Entry into the SCO
Alfredo Jalife-Rahme | Voltaire Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Brexit Coincides with India’s and Pakistan’s Entry into the SCO)
Being Inconvenienced While Minding My Own Business
Bruce Lerro | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Handling Opposites for Peace and Justice
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Handling Opposites for Peace and Justice)
Human Security a Must in a Chaotic, Confused World – Japan
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Human Security a Must in a Chaotic, Confused World – Japan)
Remembering the Price of Bush, Blair’s 2003 Iraq War
Mohamed Hemish – teleSUR
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Remembering the Price of Bush, Blair’s 2003 Iraq War)
Why Has NATO Chosen Russia as Its Enemy Instead of ISIS?
Bryan MacDonald – Russia Today
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Why Has NATO Chosen Russia as Its Enemy Instead of ISIS?)
The War on Weed Part II: Monsanto, Bayer, and the Push for Corporate Cannabis
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Unintended Consequences and the Warfare State
Mel Gurtov | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Unintended Consequences and the Warfare State)
Female Infanticide Worldwide: The Case for Action by the UN Human Rights Council
Asian Centre for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2016 ( 4 Comments »)
5 Confirmed False Flag Operations and How to Spot Them in the Future
Anti-Media – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on 5 Confirmed False Flag Operations and How to Spot Them in the Future)
Theory of ‘Conspiracy Theorists’
Marcus Godwyn – Oriental Review
July 4th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
The Age of Disintegration: Neoliberalism, Interventionism, the Resource Curse, and a Fragmenting World
Patrick Cockburn – TomDispatch
July 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Age of Disintegration: Neoliberalism, Interventionism, the Resource Curse, and a Fragmenting World)
Xenophobic Rhetoric, Now Socially and Politically ‘Acceptable’ ?
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
July 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Xenophobic Rhetoric, Now Socially and Politically ‘Acceptable’ ?)
Xenophobia: ‘Hate Is Mainstreamed, Walls Are Back, Suspicion Kills’
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
June 27th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Xenophobia: ‘Hate Is Mainstreamed, Walls Are Back, Suspicion Kills’)
U.S. Policy and the Geopolitical Dynamics of the Middle East
Amb. Chas Freeman – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
The War on Weed Is Winding Down – But Will Monsanto Be the Winner?
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The War on Weed Is Winding Down – But Will Monsanto Be the Winner?)
Why Is the Killer of British MP Jo Cox Not Being Called a “Terrorist”?
Glenn Greenwald - The Intercept
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Why Is the Killer of British MP Jo Cox Not Being Called a “Terrorist”?)
Pathways of Transition to Agroecological Food Systems
Adam Parsons | Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Pathways of Transition to Agroecological Food Systems)
Deadly Irony: US Calls Russia ‘Aggressive’ as NATO Creeps Eastward
Robert Bridge – Russia Today
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Deadly Irony: US Calls Russia ‘Aggressive’ as NATO Creeps Eastward)
No Recognition of ‘One Humanity’ at the World Humanitarian Forum
Rajesh Makwana | Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 13th, 2016 ( Comments Off on No Recognition of ‘One Humanity’ at the World Humanitarian Forum)
Humanitarian Aid – Business as Unusual?
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
June 13th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Humanitarian Aid – Business as Unusual?)
Anglo-America: Regression and Reversion in the Modern World
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Anglo-America: Regression and Reversion in the Modern World)
This Photo Is Why You Need to Start Paying Attention to Europe’s Refugee Crisis
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee – Think Progress
June 6th, 2016 ( Comments Off on This Photo Is Why You Need to Start Paying Attention to Europe’s Refugee Crisis)
Let Them Drown: The Violence of Othering in a Warming World
Naomi Klein | London Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Let Them Drown: The Violence of Othering in a Warming World)
Target Russia. Target China. Target Iran
Pepe Escobar – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Target Russia. Target China. Target Iran)
In an Age of Discovery, It Takes Real Guts to Be Optimistic
Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna – The Huffington Post
May 30th, 2016 ( Comments Off on In an Age of Discovery, It Takes Real Guts to Be Optimistic)
Hammering for Peace
Kathy Kelly | PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Cultivating Symbols for Peace and Harmony
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Cultivating Symbols for Peace and Harmony)
How Much It Sucks to Be a Sri Lankan Worker Making Beyoncé’s New Clothing Line
Sirin Kale | Vice – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 23rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on How Much It Sucks to Be a Sri Lankan Worker Making Beyoncé’s New Clothing Line)
The Imperial Empire: The Sun Never Sets but the Mote Remains in the Emperor’s Eye
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 23rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Imperial Empire: The Sun Never Sets but the Mote Remains in the Emperor’s Eye)
Conspiracy Theories, Disinformation Agents, and the CIA
Gary G. Kohls, MD | Duty to Warn – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 16th, 2016 ( 5 Comments »)
Smart Power & the Human Rights Industrial Complex
Patrick Henningsen - 21st Century Wire
May 9th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Smart Power & the Human Rights Industrial Complex)
The Calm before the Coming Global Storm
Pepe Escobar | The International Reporter - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 9th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Any Way to Halt Extremism?
Baher Kamal – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 2nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Any Way to Halt Extremism?)
Happiness Inequality Is a Better Measure of Well-Being than Income Inequality
Kira M. Newman, The Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley– TRANSCEND Media Service
May 2nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Happiness Inequality Is a Better Measure of Well-Being than Income Inequality)
History Has Knocked Very Loudly on Our Door. Will We Answer?
Jakob von Uexkull – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Echo Papa Exposed: Inside Erik Prince’s Treacherous Drive to Build a Private Air Force
Jeremy Scahill and Matthew Cole – The Intercept
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Echo Papa Exposed: Inside Erik Prince’s Treacherous Drive to Build a Private Air Force)
Here’s a Way to Shut Down Panama Papers-Style Tax Havens — If We Wanted To
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Here’s a Way to Shut Down Panama Papers-Style Tax Havens — If We Wanted To)
Iraq Invasion [20 March 2003]: Anniversary of the Biggest Terrorist Attack in Modern History?
Felicity Arbuthnot – Dissident Voice
April 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Iraq Invasion [20 March 2003]: Anniversary of the Biggest Terrorist Attack in Modern History?)
Fools Fighting Terror with Terror
John M. LaForge, PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Fools Fighting Terror with Terror)
A World War Has Begun. Break the Silence.
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 28th, 2016 ( Comments Off on A World War Has Begun. Break the Silence.)
Highlighting Western Victims While Ignoring Victims of Western Violence
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 28th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Highlighting Western Victims While Ignoring Victims of Western Violence)
How Not to Talk about Muslims after a Fringe Terrorist Group Attacks
Juan Cole, Informed Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 28th, 2016 ( Comments Off on How Not to Talk about Muslims after a Fringe Terrorist Group Attacks)
Duty to Warn – “Free Speech Zones”, the Rigged Economy and Organized Crime
Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 21st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Duty to Warn – “Free Speech Zones”, the Rigged Economy and Organized Crime)
Lift the Ban! – Kofi Annan on Why It’s Time to Legalize Drugs
Kofi Annan – Der Spiegel
March 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Lift the Ban! – Kofi Annan on Why It’s Time to Legalize Drugs)
How a Little Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower
Alfred McCoy – Foreign Policy In Focus
March 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on How a Little Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower)
World Day for Social Justice 2016 – Time to Share the Wealth
Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on World Day for Social Justice 2016 – Time to Share the Wealth)
Shipping Containers Are Becoming ‘Home, Sweet Home’ All Over the World
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Shipping Containers Are Becoming ‘Home, Sweet Home’ All Over the World)
Notes from Tehran: Trump, the Iranian Elections and the End of Sanctions
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 15th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Notes from Tehran: Trump, the Iranian Elections and the End of Sanctions)
Freeing Julian Assange: The Last Chapter
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 8th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Freeing Julian Assange: The Last Chapter)
Time to Heed Warnings of Syriza’s Ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis
Cynthia McKinney – Russia Today
February 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Time to Heed Warnings of Syriza’s Ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis)
Political Correctness 2.0
Katrin Anger – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Political Correctness 2.0)
Engaging the ISIS Threat
Marc Pilisuk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 1st, 2016 ( 6 Comments »)
A World Divided: Elites Descend on Swiss Alps amid Rising Inequality
Ben Hirschler and Noah Barkin, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 25th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Can Targeted Killing Work as a Neutral Principle?
Jeremy Waldron, New York University School of Law - Social Science Research Nework
January 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Can Targeted Killing Work as a Neutral Principle?)
Poor 2016, So Many Handicaps
Roberto Savio – Other News
January 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Poor 2016, So Many Handicaps)
The Man Who Exposed the Lie of the War on Drugs
Ed Vulliamy – The Guardian
January 4th, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
Don’t Eat That Shrimp
Roberto A. Ferdman – The Washington Post
January 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Don’t Eat That Shrimp)
2016 Trends Forecast and Mega Analysis
Andrew Korybko – The Saker
January 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on 2016 Trends Forecast and Mega Analysis)
Awakening an American Society and the Global Community
Clive Hambidge – Media with Conscience News
December 28th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Awakening an American Society and the Global Community)
When Terrorism Becomes Counter-Terrorism: The State Sponsors of Terrorism Are “Going After the Terrorists”
Prof Michel Chossudovsky - Global Research
December 28th, 2015 ( Comments Off on When Terrorism Becomes Counter-Terrorism: The State Sponsors of Terrorism Are “Going After the Terrorists”)
Banksy’s ‘Steve Jobs the Son of Syrian Migrant’ Pops Up in Calais Camp
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Banksy’s ‘Steve Jobs the Son of Syrian Migrant’ Pops Up in Calais Camp)
In Greenpeace Sting, Professors Agree to Produce Research for Fossil Fuel Industry without Disclosure
Zaid Jilani – The Intercept
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on In Greenpeace Sting, Professors Agree to Produce Research for Fossil Fuel Industry without Disclosure)
How Our Naive Understanding of Violence Helps ISIS
Paul K. Chappell, PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on How Our Naive Understanding of Violence Helps ISIS)
Raqqa’s Rockefellers: How Islamic State Oil Flows to Israel
Al-Araby al-Jadeed – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Raqqa’s Rockefellers: How Islamic State Oil Flows to Israel)
Forget Daesh: Humanity Is at Stake
Ramzy Baroud – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Forget Daesh: Humanity Is at Stake)
I Know Isis Fighters. Western Bombs Falling on Raqqa Will Fill Them with Joy
Jürgen Todenhöfer – The Guardian
November 30th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Joyce Carol Oates on Twitter: Is Nothing ‘Joyous’ in ISIS?
Daniel Victornov – International New York Times
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Joyce Carol Oates on Twitter: Is Nothing ‘Joyous’ in ISIS?)
Turkish Intelligence Chief: ISIS Is a Reality and We Must Stop Putin from Crushing the Islamic Revolution
AWD News – Fort Russ
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Turkish Intelligence Chief: ISIS Is a Reality and We Must Stop Putin from Crushing the Islamic Revolution)
Meet the Man Who Funds ISIS: Bilal Erdogan, the Son of Turkey’s President
Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Meet the Man Who Funds ISIS: Bilal Erdogan, the Son of Turkey’s President)
Calais Migrant Camp on Fire as France Reels from Paris Terror Attacks
Mikey Smith – Mirror Online
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Calais Migrant Camp on Fire as France Reels from Paris Terror Attacks)
Beirut and Paris: A Tale of Two Terror Attacks
Belén Fernández - TeleSur
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Beirut and Paris: A Tale of Two Terror Attacks)
Beirut’s Explosion: The Sunni-Shia Bellum Sanctum Returns to Hezbollah’s Security Zone
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Beirut’s Explosion: The Sunni-Shia Bellum Sanctum Returns to Hezbollah’s Security Zone)
Paris at Midnight: Attempt to Push France Out of Anti-ISIL Coalition in Syria?
Juan Cole, Informed Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Paris at Midnight: Attempt to Push France Out of Anti-ISIL Coalition in Syria?)
Paris: Who Profits?
Pepe Escobar – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 16th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
‘We Remain Blindfolded about Isis’ Says the Man Who Should Know
Robert Fisk – The Independent
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on ‘We Remain Blindfolded about Isis’ Says the Man Who Should Know)
Emeritus Prof. Dr. DIETRICH FISCHER (1941 – 2015)
Adeleye Oyeniyi – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Emeritus Prof. Dr. DIETRICH FISCHER (1941 – 2015))
Ten Articles on the Nuclear Treaty with Iran
Farhang Jahanpour - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
October 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Ten Articles on the Nuclear Treaty with Iran)
Why Should the U.S. Accept Syrian Refugees? Because It Helped Displace Them.
Laith Shakir – Foreign Policy In Focus
October 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Why Should the U.S. Accept Syrian Refugees? Because It Helped Displace Them.)
From Blasphemy Law to Freedom of Speech
Dr. Khalid Sohail, The Secular Web – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on From Blasphemy Law to Freedom of Speech)
The Future of Work: Business and Community in the Information Age
Scott Meyer, 9clouds – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Future of Work: Business and Community in the Information Age)
Five Leaders Challenging Western Imperialism through Diplomacy, Persuasion and Public Pressure
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Five Leaders Challenging Western Imperialism through Diplomacy, Persuasion and Public Pressure)
No Papal Bull: Francis Hails Peace and the Activists Who Fight for It
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan – Truthdig
October 5th, 2015 ( Comments Off on No Papal Bull: Francis Hails Peace and the Activists Who Fight for It)
Right Livelihood Awards 2015: The Laureates
The Right Livelihood Award Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 5th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Right Livelihood Awards 2015: The Laureates)
Resisting the Lure of Intervention – The Search for Terrestrial Intelligence
John Feffer - TomDispatch
September 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Resisting the Lure of Intervention – The Search for Terrestrial Intelligence)
Has Charlie Hebdo’s Cartoon Mocking Drowned Syrian Child Gone Too Far?
John Vibes, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 21st, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse—Rape–of Boys
Joseph Goldstein – The New York Times
September 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse—Rape–of Boys)
Map: The Risk of Genocide around the World
Ishaan Tharoor – The Washington Post
September 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Map: The Risk of Genocide around the World)
US Seek Control of EU Elites via Refugee Crisis
Oriental Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on US Seek Control of EU Elites via Refugee Crisis)
The West’s Hidden Tribalism
Khaled Diab – Al Jazeera
September 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The West’s Hidden Tribalism)
An “Enormous Opportunity”: A Short, Awful 9/11 Quiz
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
September 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on An “Enormous Opportunity”: A Short, Awful 9/11 Quiz)
U.S. Drops Bombs; EU Gets Refugees & Blame – This Is Insane
Eric Zuesse – Strategic Culture Foundation
September 7th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Redefining Youth as Peacebuilders – #youth4peace
Peace Is Sexy – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Redefining Youth as Peacebuilders – #youth4peace)
Blowback on a NATO Beach
Pepe Escobar – Russia Today
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Blowback on a NATO Beach)
“Swarms” Entering the UK? What We Can Still Learn about the Migrant Crisis from Che Guevara
Susan Babbitt - CounterPunch
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on “Swarms” Entering the UK? What We Can Still Learn about the Migrant Crisis from Che Guevara)
Change Everything or Face a Global Katrina
Naomi Klein, The Leap – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 31st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Change Everything or Face a Global Katrina)
Finally, Science Beginning to Prove Torture Doesn’t Work
Russ Wellen – Foreign Policy In Focus
August 31st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Finally, Science Beginning to Prove Torture Doesn’t Work)
Here’s What Actually Gets Terrorists to Tell the Truth — And It’s Not Torture
Peter Aldhous, BuzzFeed News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 ( 2 Comments »)
War Begets War Refugees: The Moral Bankruptcy of Italy and NATO
Ramzy Baroud – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2015 ( Comments Off on War Begets War Refugees: The Moral Bankruptcy of Italy and NATO)
“The Iranian Threat” – Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace?
Noam Chomsky – TomDispatch
August 24th, 2015 ( Comments Off on “The Iranian Threat” – Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace?)
Mediterranean Desperation: Saving Lives at the World’s Most Dangerous Border
Juliane von Mittelstaedt and Christian Werner (Photography) – Der Spiegel
August 17th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Mediterranean Desperation: Saving Lives at the World’s Most Dangerous Border)
Losing One’s Language
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Musk, Wozniak and Hawking Urge Ban on Warfare AI and Autonomous Weapons
Samuel Gibbs – The Guardian
August 3rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Musk, Wozniak and Hawking Urge Ban on Warfare AI and Autonomous Weapons)
God’s Masterpiece or the Devil’s Bad Joke? Barbarians and Apes — From the Opium Wars to the Origin of the Species
Eduardo Galeano - TomDispatch
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on God’s Masterpiece or the Devil’s Bad Joke? Barbarians and Apes — From the Opium Wars to the Origin of the Species)
Capitalism, Engineered Dependencies and the Eurozone
Rob Urie - CounterPunch
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Capitalism, Engineered Dependencies and the Eurozone)
The Eurasian Big Bang: How China and Russia Are Running Rings Around Washington
Pepe Escobar – TomDispatch
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Eurasian Big Bang: How China and Russia Are Running Rings Around Washington)
Racism: Focus on Myanmar’s Islamophobia!
Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal – Asian Tribune
July 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Racism: Focus on Myanmar’s Islamophobia!)
Alaska Military Site That Has Fueled Conspiracy Theories, HAARP, Will Be Transferred to Civilian Operators
Sharon Weinberger – The Intercept
July 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Alaska Military Site That Has Fueled Conspiracy Theories, HAARP, Will Be Transferred to Civilian Operators)
MH17 One Year On: What Really Happened and Why
Patrick Henningsen - 21st Century Wire
July 20th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Schooled in Britain, Deported to Danger: UK Sends 600 Former Child Asylum Seekers Back to Afghanistan
Maeve McClenaghan- The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
July 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Schooled in Britain, Deported to Danger: UK Sends 600 Former Child Asylum Seekers Back to Afghanistan)
The Emergence of Orwellian Newspeak and the Death of Free Speech
John W. Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Emergence of Orwellian Newspeak and the Death of Free Speech)
Not Just Apologies but Repentance
Nassrine Azimi – Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Not Just Apologies but Repentance)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures
Danny Hakim – The New York Times
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on U.S. Chamber of Commerce Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures)
Rightwing Radicalization, Militarization, and the Boomerang Effect
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Rightwing Radicalization, Militarization, and the Boomerang Effect)
Global Peace Science (GPS): Subject’s Area Matrix
Leo Semashko and Subhash Chandra – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Global Peace Science (GPS): Subject’s Area Matrix)
Refusal to Call Charleston Shootings “Terrorism” Again Shows It’s a Meaningless Propaganda Term
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
June 22nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Refusal to Call Charleston Shootings “Terrorism” Again Shows It’s a Meaningless Propaganda Term)
Shooters of Color Are Called ‘Terrorists’ and ‘Thugs’ – Why Are White Shooters Called ‘Mentally Ill’?
Anthea Butler – The Washington Post
June 22nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Shooters of Color Are Called ‘Terrorists’ and ‘Thugs’ – Why Are White Shooters Called ‘Mentally Ill’?)
That Which Is Right vs. the Political Right
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 22nd, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
American Dreaming, From G1 to Bilderberg
Pepe Escobar – Russia Today
June 15th, 2015 ( Comments Off on American Dreaming, From G1 to Bilderberg)
China Syndrome
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 15th, 2015 ( Comments Off on China Syndrome)
Breaking the Promise to Russia
Jonathan Power - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Breaking the Promise to Russia)
The Era of the Great Transformations
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 8th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
The Silly Reason the Chinese Aren’t Allowed on the Space Station
Jeffrey Kluger – Time
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Silly Reason the Chinese Aren’t Allowed on the Space Station)
Why ‘National Security’ Is a Fallacy
Ian Sanjay Patel – Middle East Eye
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Why ‘National Security’ Is a Fallacy)
World’s First Ocean System Targeting Plastic Pollution to Launch in 2016
Renee Lewis – Al Jazeera America
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on World’s First Ocean System Targeting Plastic Pollution to Launch in 2016)
US Drops Cuba from Terrorism List
Jesse Byrnes, The Hill – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on US Drops Cuba from Terrorism List)
Minorities Threatened More by Governments than Terrorist Groups, Says Study
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Minorities Threatened More by Governments than Terrorist Groups, Says Study)
Three Years of Confronting Western Propaganda
Andre Vltchek – Russia Today
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Three Years of Confronting Western Propaganda)
US-Russia Round Three: Macedonia
Andrew Korybko – Oriental Review
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on US-Russia Round Three: Macedonia)
Boatloads of Migrants Could Soon Be ‘Floating Graveyard’ on Southeast Asian Waters
Kanya D'Almeida, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Boatloads of Migrants Could Soon Be ‘Floating Graveyard’ on Southeast Asian Waters)
The Origins of That Eisenhower ‘Every Gun That Is Made…’ Quote
Robert Schlesinger – US News & World Report
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Origins of That Eisenhower ‘Every Gun That Is Made…’ Quote)
Obama’s Gulf Meeting Protocol: Shake Hands, Smile, Ignore Repression, Repeat
Medea Benjamin & Nalini Ramachandran – Common Dreams
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Obama’s Gulf Meeting Protocol: Shake Hands, Smile, Ignore Repression, Repeat)
Techno-Financial Capital and Genocide of the Poorest of the Poor
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Techno-Financial Capital and Genocide of the Poorest of the Poor)
The West and Its Self-Assumed Right to Intervene
Roberto Savio, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The West and Its Self-Assumed Right to Intervene)
The Five-Step Process to Privatize Everything
Paul Buchheit – Common Dreams
May 11th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Five-Step Process to Privatize Everything)
A Century of Women Working for Peace
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
May 4th, 2015 ( Comments Off on A Century of Women Working for Peace)
Doonesbury Cartoonist Attacked for Criticizing Charlie Hebdo
Patrick Martin, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 27th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Stephen Hawking Says That ‘Aggression,’ Humanity’s Greatest Vice, Will Destroy Civilization
Abby Phillip – The Washington Post
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Stephen Hawking Says That ‘Aggression,’ Humanity’s Greatest Vice, Will Destroy Civilization)
Girls, Not Brides
Graça Machel and Mabel van Oranje, Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Girls, Not Brides)
U.S. Blocked Declaration of a Right to Health Care, Says Bolivia’s President
Eric Zuesse – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 20th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Human Guinea Pigs
Want to Know – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Human Guinea Pigs)
The New World Disorder
Tariq Ali – London Review of Books
April 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The New World Disorder)
Iran Nuclear Deal – They’ve Done It!
Farhang Jahanpour - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Iran Nuclear Deal – They’ve Done It!)
Seven Things You Didn’t Know the U.S. and Its Allies Did to Iran
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Seven Things You Didn’t Know the U.S. and Its Allies Did to Iran)
Traitors From Developing Countries Unite! – Those Who Collaborate with the West
Andre Vltchek - CounterPunch
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Traitors From Developing Countries Unite! – Those Who Collaborate with the West)
Secretive and Seedy: How Aid Donors are Opening the Agribusiness Flood Gates
Ian Fitzpatrick - Common Dreams
March 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Secretive and Seedy: How Aid Donors are Opening the Agribusiness Flood Gates)
Canadian Intelligence Caught Clandestinely Backing Islamic State
Justin King, The Fifth Column – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Canadian Intelligence Caught Clandestinely Backing Islamic State)
What’s Religion Got to Do With It? German Co-Pilot as Terrorist
Juan Cole – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on What’s Religion Got to Do With It? German Co-Pilot as Terrorist)
Reflections by an Arab Jew
Ella Habiba Shohat, Bint Jbeil - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Reflections by an Arab Jew)
Obama’s Double-Standard on Russia
Eric Zuesse – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Obama’s Double-Standard on Russia)
The Convergence of Three Fundamentalisms
Ebrahim Rasool – Al Jazeera
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Convergence of Three Fundamentalisms)
Why Are White People Expats when the Rest of Us Are Immigrants?
Mawuna Remarque Koutonin – The Guardian
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Why Are White People Expats when the Rest of Us Are Immigrants?)
The Fantasy World of Benjamin Netanyahu: Responses to His Talk to Congress
Rabbi Michael Lerner – Huffington Post
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Fantasy World of Benjamin Netanyahu: Responses to His Talk to Congress)
Tragedy of Nemtsov’s Death Hijacked by Denigrators of Putin
William Dunkerley – Oriental Review
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Tragedy of Nemtsov’s Death Hijacked by Denigrators of Putin)
A Lifetime Achievement — Destruction of the State of Israel
Niva Lanir – Haaretz
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on A Lifetime Achievement — Destruction of the State of Israel)
Former Guantanamo Detainee David Hicks Speaks Up
Richard Phillips, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Former Guantanamo Detainee David Hicks Speaks Up)
The Neoconservative Threat to World Order
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Neoconservative Threat to World Order)
Why the Rise of Fascism Is Again the Issue
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Why the Rise of Fascism Is Again the Issue)
German Newspaper BILD Gets inside US-NATO-Nuland Planning Session
Fort Russ – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on German Newspaper BILD Gets inside US-NATO-Nuland Planning Session)
EU Reeling between US and Russia
Pepe Escobar – Sputinik News
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on EU Reeling between US and Russia)
Extinct—Extincter—Extinctest
Dmitry Orlov – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 23rd, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
The CIA’s Secret Psychological Profiles of Dictators and World Leaders Are Amazing
Dave Gilson – Mother Jones
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The CIA’s Secret Psychological Profiles of Dictators and World Leaders Are Amazing)
Portugal Cut Addiction Rates in Half by Connecting Drug Users with Communities Instead of Jailing Them
Johann Hari – YES! Magazine
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Portugal Cut Addiction Rates in Half by Connecting Drug Users with Communities Instead of Jailing Them)
Is Your Child a Terrorist? U.S. Government Questionnaire Rates Families at Risk for Extremism
Murtaza Hussain, Cora Currier, and Jana Winter – The Intercept
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Is Your Child a Terrorist? U.S. Government Questionnaire Rates Families at Risk for Extremism)
The Terror We Give Is the Terror We Get
Chris Hedges - Truthdig
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Terror We Give Is the Terror We Get)
The World of Our Grandchildren
Noam Chomsky – Jacobin Magazine
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The World of Our Grandchildren)
Claims against Saudis Cast New Light on Secret Pages of 9/11 Report
Arl Hulse – The New York Times
February 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Claims against Saudis Cast New Light on Secret Pages of 9/11 Report)
Burning Victims to Death: Still a Common Practice
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
February 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Burning Victims to Death: Still a Common Practice)
Israel’s Insolence to Obama Is Likely to Rebound on It
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Israel’s Insolence to Obama Is Likely to Rebound on It)
Islam Is Not the Problem – But Keep Your Own House in Order
Jonathan Power - Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
February 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Islam Is Not the Problem – But Keep Your Own House in Order)
Is It Time to Make Iran Our Friend and Saudi Arabia Our Enemy?
Michael Axworthy – The Guardian
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Is It Time to Make Iran Our Friend and Saudi Arabia Our Enemy?)
Kashmir is Bleeding and Half of Humanity Now Forms the ‘Resistance’
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Kashmir is Bleeding and Half of Humanity Now Forms the ‘Resistance’)
Can Torture Ever Be Moral?
Gary Gutting and Jeff McMahan – The New York Times
February 2nd, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Barrett Brown: Locked Up – My Post Cyberpunk Indentured Servitude
Barrett Brown, The Daily Beast – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Barrett Brown: Locked Up – My Post Cyberpunk Indentured Servitude)
They Drew First
Saad Rasool – The Nation (Pakistan)
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on They Drew First)
Charlie Hebdo Fired ‘Anti-Semitic’ Cartoonist for Ridiculing Judaism in 2009
We Are Anonymous – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Charlie Hebdo Fired ‘Anti-Semitic’ Cartoonist for Ridiculing Judaism in 2009)
Satire and Democracy: The Problem with Charlie Hebdo
Giacomo Bianchino – New Matilda
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Satire and Democracy: The Problem with Charlie Hebdo)
Norman Finkelstein: Charlie Hebdo Is Sadism, Not Satire
Mustafa Caglayan – Anadolu Agency News
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Norman Finkelstein: Charlie Hebdo Is Sadism, Not Satire)
There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History
Terrence McNally - AlterNet
January 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History)
Imperialist War, the “War on Terror,” And the End of Democracy
Chris Marsden, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Imperialist War, the “War on Terror,” And the End of Democracy)
Slavoj Žižek on the Charlie Hebdo Massacre: Are the Worst Really Full of Passionate Intensity?
Slavoj Žižek – New Statesman
January 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Slavoj Žižek on the Charlie Hebdo Massacre: Are the Worst Really Full of Passionate Intensity?)
The Unmourned: Another Mass Killing by the Nobel Peace Prize Prez
Chris Floyd, Empire Burlesque – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Unmourned: Another Mass Killing by the Nobel Peace Prize Prez)
‘Charlie Hebdo Cartoons Are Bigoted’
Vidya Venkat – The Hindu
January 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on ‘Charlie Hebdo Cartoons Are Bigoted’)
The Bankster International
Mark Hackard – The Soul of the East
January 12th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Fighting Disease, Not Terrorism, Will Save More Lives in 2015
Charles Kenny – Bloomberg Business Week
January 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Fighting Disease, Not Terrorism, Will Save More Lives in 2015)
The Imperial Collapse Playbook
Dmitry Orlov, Cluborlov – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 ( 4 Comments »)
This Doctor Moved Her Clinic to the Middle of the Ocean to Help Women Get Safe Abortions
Think Progress – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on This Doctor Moved Her Clinic to the Middle of the Ocean to Help Women Get Safe Abortions)
Torture Reports: Brazil and the United States Release Reports Documenting Systematic Human Rights Abuses
Kara Rochelle Martinez, Upside Down World – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 5th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Torture Reports: Brazil and the United States Release Reports Documenting Systematic Human Rights Abuses)
2015: Defending Humanity by Reason or Force
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 5th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Selling ‘Peace Groups’ on US-Led Wars
Margaret Sarfehjooy and Coleen Rowley – Consortium News
December 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Selling ‘Peace Groups’ on US-Led Wars)