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Subject: CC News Letter, 17 June - Midwest Floods: Both Nebraska Nuke Stations Threatened
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Global Markets Plummet As Greek Political Crisis Deepens
By Stefan Steinberg
http://www.countercurrents.org/steinberg170611.htm
Markets around the world reacted negatively over the last two days to the latest events in Greece, as well as the continuing barrage of poor US economic news. At one point, the Dow Jones fell by more than 200 points on Wednesday. At the end of trading, it had recovered somewhat, but was still down 1.5 percent
Midwest Floods: Both Nebraska Nuke Stations Threatened
By Rady Ananda
http://www.countercurrents.org/ananda170611.htm
Tens of millions of acres in the US corn belt have flooded, which will spike the cost of gas and food over the next several months. Worse, several nuclear power plants sit in the flooded plains. Both nuclear plants in Nebraska are partly submerged and the FAA has issued a no-fly order over both of them
The Shrinking Pie: Post-Growth Geopolitics
By Richard Heinberg
http://www.countercurrents.org/heinberg170611.htm
No crisis is imminent as long as cool heads prevail. But the world system is losing stability. Current economic and geopolitical conditions would appear to support a forecast not for increasing economic growth, democracy, and peace, but for more political volatility, and for greater government military mobilization justified under the banner of security
How I Was Abducted And Tortured
By William Gomes
http://www.countercurrents.org/gomes170611.htm
Bangladeshi journalist and human rights activist William Gomes describes how he was abducted and tortured
Between The Values Of Fishing Communities
And Modern Tourism
By K.P. Sasi
http://www.countercurrents.org/sasi170611.htm
The problem today with tourism is that it has already started spilling. The only answer is to this problem is a total restructuring of the framework of minds of the planners and the industry with respect to local cultures, community rights, environmental concerns and a respect for future generations as well as other species in this planet
Working America's Dismal State
By Stephen Lendman
http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman170611A.htm
Today's housing crisis exceeds the Great Depression. Still declining valuations have fallen 33% compared to 31% from the late 1920s to the 1930s' bottom. Nonetheless, housing prices remain high by historical standards, suggesting more to the downside, perhaps much more without nowhere in sight remedial help
Medical Care in Gaza Under Siege
By Stephen Lendman
http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman170611B.htm
Under siege, Israel continues to strangle Gaza. Poverty and unemployment are extremely high. Over 70% of the population requires humanitarian aid. Virtually everything is in short supply
Intensive Farming Responsible For
Farmers' Suicides : Devinder Sharma
By Pradeep Baisakh
http://www.countercurrents.org/baisakh170611.htm
Devinder Sharma, Journalist, Food Policy Analyst and an anti-GM crop activist speaks to Pradeep Baisakh on issue of farmers' suicide, role of Micro Finance Institutions in it, water conflict between industry and agriculture sector, the role of farmers union etc in the country with special focus on Odisha
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From: Countercurrents <editor@countercurrents.org>
Date: Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:43 PM
Subject: CC News Letter, 17 June - Midwest Floods: Both Nebraska Nuke Stations Threatened
To: palashbiswaskl@gmail.com
Dear Friend,
If you think the content of this news letter is critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your friends and spread the word.It's time humanity should come together as one family! You can subscribe to our news letter here http://www.countercurrents.org/subscribe.htm. You can also follow us on twitter, http://twitter.com/countercurrents and on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/countercurrents
In Solidarity
Binu Mathew, Editor,
Countercurrents.org
Educate! Organize! Agitate!
Global Markets Plummet As Greek Political Crisis Deepens
By Stefan Steinberg
http://www.countercurrents.org/steinberg170611.htm
Markets around the world reacted negatively over the last two days to the latest events in Greece, as well as the continuing barrage of poor US economic news. At one point, the Dow Jones fell by more than 200 points on Wednesday. At the end of trading, it had recovered somewhat, but was still down 1.5 percent
Midwest Floods: Both Nebraska Nuke Stations Threatened
By Rady Ananda
http://www.countercurrents.org/ananda170611.htm
Tens of millions of acres in the US corn belt have flooded, which will spike the cost of gas and food over the next several months. Worse, several nuclear power plants sit in the flooded plains. Both nuclear plants in Nebraska are partly submerged and the FAA has issued a no-fly order over both of them
The Shrinking Pie: Post-Growth Geopolitics
By Richard Heinberg
http://www.countercurrents.org/heinberg170611.htm
No crisis is imminent as long as cool heads prevail. But the world system is losing stability. Current economic and geopolitical conditions would appear to support a forecast not for increasing economic growth, democracy, and peace, but for more political volatility, and for greater government military mobilization justified under the banner of security
How I Was Abducted And Tortured
By William Gomes
http://www.countercurrents.org/gomes170611.htm
Bangladeshi journalist and human rights activist William Gomes describes how he was abducted and tortured
Between The Values Of Fishing Communities
And Modern Tourism
By K.P. Sasi
http://www.countercurrents.org/sasi170611.htm
The problem today with tourism is that it has already started spilling. The only answer is to this problem is a total restructuring of the framework of minds of the planners and the industry with respect to local cultures, community rights, environmental concerns and a respect for future generations as well as other species in this planet
Working America's Dismal State
By Stephen Lendman
http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman170611A.htm
Today's housing crisis exceeds the Great Depression. Still declining valuations have fallen 33% compared to 31% from the late 1920s to the 1930s' bottom. Nonetheless, housing prices remain high by historical standards, suggesting more to the downside, perhaps much more without nowhere in sight remedial help
Medical Care in Gaza Under Siege
By Stephen Lendman
http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman170611B.htm
Under siege, Israel continues to strangle Gaza. Poverty and unemployment are extremely high. Over 70% of the population requires humanitarian aid. Virtually everything is in short supply
Intensive Farming Responsible For
Farmers' Suicides : Devinder Sharma
By Pradeep Baisakh
http://www.countercurrents.org/baisakh170611.htm
Devinder Sharma, Journalist, Food Policy Analyst and an anti-GM crop activist speaks to Pradeep Baisakh on issue of farmers' suicide, role of Micro Finance Institutions in it, water conflict between industry and agriculture sector, the role of farmers union etc in the country with special focus on Odisha
Countercurrents And You !
Click here to find out
how you can support CC
http://www.countercurrents.org/subscription.htm
You can unsubscribe from this news letter here
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