HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

Human Wrongs Watch

By Roberto Savio*

Roberto Savio

As they are financed by major corporations (especially the energy industry), these politicians will not pay much attention to the crisis of the smaller retailing industry.

Human Wrongs Watch

By Elizabeth Traubman and Lionel Traubman*

28 December 2015 – TRANSCEND Media Service – As loving parents who raised two children during the era of the Vietnam War, we were inspired by the work of child psychologist Haim Ginott who observed: “Misbehavior and punishment are not opposites that cancel each other. On the contrary, they breed and reinforce each other.”

**A graph on typology of violence, as defined by the “World report on violence and health” (WHO, 2002). | 30 January 2012 | Author: jelicavesic  | public domain | Wikimedia Commons

We asked ourselves: Is it possible that spanking – smacking, some say – has a ripple effect into our community and inter-nationally? And so we challenged two rarely-questioned, often-implemented axioms of our times:

Violence is a good way to get what you want.

You can end violence with violence.

A large scale message made by hundreds of people during the COP21 climate summit | Greenpeace

1. You helped accelerate the end of coal!

From the tiny village in Turkey that took on a “land grab” by a major power plant; to BOTH sides of the Norwegian parliament agreeing to divest from coal, the big ol’ black rock had a pretty terrible year.

Human Wrongs Watch

Anthony Marsella, Ph.D.*

28 December 2015– TRANSCEND Media Service – More than Nations … Contrary to the widespread myth, nations are not the sole source of massive international political, economic, and social international events, forces, and changes. It is true the story of history is often told with nations as the grand hand behind unfolding events.

Reality, however, is very different. Nations are merely one player among many players shaping history each day amid a complex crucible of “games and gambles” serving many interests.

The myth of “nation” determinism is encouraged by a select group of individuals, organizations, and nations who seek to hide their wealth, power, position, and privilege in shaping the world order and disorder.

It is to their advantage to function as shadow forces, often beneath the mantle of nations. Their immediate visibility may be hidden, but their influence is profound. The players are displayed in Figure 1.