How can one take a straight, razor-sharp steel blade, pair it with a cold, rock-hard, lifeless surface, and create an explosion of gracefully curving, joyfully passionate, life-affirming beauty? Watch 1988 Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano…
READ MORE →In On a Highway to Hell, former weapons inspector and anti-nuclear activist Scott Ritter alerted us to an ominous threshold crossed last September, warning that “by allowing the US nuclear posture to shift from deterrence to…
READ MORE →Poverty is, unfortunately, all too common in Our America and in even more distant latitudes. However, it tends to be under represented in media analyses of our region, with the clear exception of a group…
READ MORE →A series of gunshots rang out near the Presidential Palace in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, on the evening of January 8. Initial reports from various sources put forward scenarios from an attempted coup to…
READ MORE →Date: October 17, 2024Location: Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/Uganda German Cultural Society, Plot 52, Bukoto Street, Kamwokya On October 11, 2024, PEN Uganda extended an invitation to a panel discussion at a public symposium addressing the critical issue…
READ MORE →After news broke that Han Kang—the South Korean author—had won the Nobel Prize for Literature, her father—the novelist Han Seung-won—asked her where she wanted to hold a press conference to talk about the award. She published her fiction…
READ MORE →Rwanda’s Economic Miracle Is a Lie 10 Jul 2024 – On July 15, Rwandan President Paul Kagame will be “re-elected” in a process the world knows to be a sham. The president is well-known for…
READ MORE →A still from the short film ‘Sorry Cinema’ by Ahmed Hassouna, part of a film project produced by Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi. (Courtesy of Rashid Masharawi) Shunned by the Cannes Festival, Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi…
READ MORE →The current humanitarian crisis caused by M23 could have been prevented if the United Nations had acted in 2019 when we first raised the alarm. We learned from Radio France International (RFI) on Monday, July…
READ MORE →The first part of this presentation dealt with how the endless war in eastern Congo came about, who its main masterminds are and what interests they are pursuing.1 In eastern Congo, as well as elsewhere,…
READ MORE →Peaceful protest, violent response – that says it all. Human politics – from global to local – remain mixed with hatred, dominance and . . . well, dehumanization. We’ve organized ourselves across the planet around…
READ MORE →Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service 3 May 2024 – When I think of the values of journalism, I think of trust, truth and integrity. I think of the…
READ MORE →“Technological change, while it helps hu- manity meet the challenges nature impos- es upon us, leads to a paradigm shift: It leaves us lesscapable, not more, of using our intellectual capacities. It diminish- es our…
READ MORE →According to the official calendar, the Olympic Games took place for the first time in 776 BC in the Greek city of Olym- pia in the north-west of the Peloponnese – 3,000 years ago. The…
READ MORE →17 Apr 2024 – For my first post on Political Therapy I am sharing this piece by the beloved Morton Deutsch, PhD, 1920 – 2017. It is short, clear and timely and reflects my intention…
READ MORE →Music awakens and inspires the inex- haustible creativity of man. It creates mo- ments of happiness, brings people togeth- er, and enables them to better cope with life. Across all continents and cultures classical music…
READ MORE →22 Mar 2024 – In recent past weeks, the situation in Haiti has drawn international attention due to reports of escalating violence. Various media outlets have brought to light the alarming uprising of gangs, some…
READ MORE →Those advocating for artificial intelligence tout the huge benefits of using this technology. For instance, an article in CNN points out how AI is helping Princeton scientists solve “a key problem” with fusion energy. AI…
READ MORE →13 Mar 2024 – African Stream is an anti-war, anti-imperialist video and text website based in Nairobi, Kenya. I spoke to its founder, Ahmed Kaballo. Ann Garrison: I love African Stream. Can you tell us…
READ MORE →What reading Georges Bataille could teach you about the birth of art—and of humanity. Why should we explore caves and excavate fossils? Why should we seek more information about our origins? And what can the…
READ MORE →A High Court in Nairobi has extended its orders blocking the deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti. The ruling was issued on November 16, shortly after the parliament approved a request by the government…
READ MORE →As the war in Sudan continues into its eighth month with no ceasefire in sight, cholera stalks millions in Africa’s third-largest country. The nation’s already fragile healthcare system has all but collapsed due to attacks…
READ MORE →Anne Frank was in hiding from fascist terror in Amsterdam from 1942 until August 4, 1944. Her diary is perhaps the most famous diary in the modern world. On the morning of August 4, 1944,…
READ MORE →Prof. Vandana Shiva | Navdanya International – TRANSCEND Media Service 6 Sep 2023 1. Mother Earth is a sacred, self organized living being. She creates and sustains life.Through her biosphere and her complex ecological processes,…
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