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Subject: CC News Letter, 24 Jan - Local Economies For A Global Future
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By Peter Symonds
http://www.countercurrents.org/symonds240112.htm
European Union (EU) foreign ministers meeting in Brussels yesterday imposed far-reaching economic sanctions on Iran, including an embargo on Iranian oil imports that will come into full force in July. The embargo is an act of economic war that heightens the danger of a slide into military hostilities in the Persian Gulf
Country By Country Analysis Of Fossil Fuel
Burning-Based Carbon Debt And Carbon Credit
By Dr Gideon Polya
http://www.countercurrents.org/polya240112.htm
A simpler and comprehensive analysis of Carbon Debt (Climate Debt) for all countries of the World is presented here that reports Carbon Debt in millions of tonnes of CO2 from fossil fuel burning alone (and ignores GHG pollution deriving from land use (agriculture and forestry), methane, nitrous oxide (N2O) and other GHGs
Shale Shocked: Fracking Gets Its Own
Occupy Movement
By Ellen Cantarow
http://www.countercurrents.org/cantarow240112.htm
This story isn't about tragedy. It's about a resistance movement that has arisen to challenge some of the most powerful corporations in history
Local Economies For A Global Future
By Jason F. McLennan
http://www.countercurrents.org/mclennan240112.htm
This article is about a simple, singular idea, yet the significance of the idea to modern society is profound and far-reaching. Here it is: In the near future anything heavy will become intensely local while at the same time the limits to things that are 'light', ideas, philosophies, information will travel even further than today—literally and figuratively. This is a new paradigm for humanity and it has huge implications for the complete reordering of society
Weapons 'R' Us
By William J. Astore
http://www.countercurrents.org/astore240112.htm
Sixty years ago, it was said that what's good for General Motors is good for America. In 1955, as Bob Seger sang, we were young and strong and makin' Thunderbirds. But today we're playing a new tune with new lyrics: what's good for Lockheed Martin or Boeing or [insert major-defense-contractor-of-your-choice here] is good for America
The Misadventure of Ron Paul
By Billy Wharton
http://www.countercurrents.org/wharton240112.htm
The idea that Ron Paul offers a kind of alternative to mainstream politics falls apart quite easily upon inspection. There are three primary reasons for this – two relate to Paul himself and the other is a function of mainstream politics more generally. In the end, it is more accurate to say that Ron Paul is mainstream politics unmasked, a raw version of what both Democrats and Republicans desire to become if left to their own devices
A New Year Of Tough Times Ahead
By Jack A. Smith
http://www.countercurrents.org/smith240112.htm
The new year has dawned upon a deeply troubled America. Times are not good in the best of all possible nation states, which has suddenly discovered that the seven-league boots with which it is accustomed to stride the globe have become ill-fitting and down at the heels
Terror Error: Breakthrough in
13/7 Mumbai Blast Exposed
By TCN Staff Reporter
http://www.countercurrents.org/tcn240112.htm
Hours after the Maharashtra ATS chief Rakesh Maria on Monday claimed to get a breakthrough in the July 13, 2011 Mumbai serial blasts by arresting three culprits, the Union Home Ministry said the Maharashtra ATS caught wrong men
Some Questions For The Maharashtra ATS Chief
By Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Association
http://www.countercurrents.org/jtsa240112.htm
The Maharashtra ATS claims to have cracked the 13/7 blasts case. Its chief has revealed in a press conference that Indian Mujahideen was behind the Mumbai blasts. And yet, the Ministry of Home Affairs remains far from impressed—indeed, it appears rather irritated. And the press, also unusually, has been circumspect about his revelations
An Ode To The Women Who Became Statistics
By Samar
http://www.countercurrents.org/samar240112.htm
New Delhi, the capital of the biggest democracy of the world witnesses a rape every 18 hours, and an incident of sexual harassment takes place here every 14 hours
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From: Countercurrents <editor@countercurrents.org>
Date: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:50 PM
Subject: CC News Letter, 24 Jan - Local Economies For A Global Future
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!
European Union Imposes Oil Embargo On Iran
By Peter Symonds
http://www.countercurrents.org/symonds240112.htm
European Union (EU) foreign ministers meeting in Brussels yesterday imposed far-reaching economic sanctions on Iran, including an embargo on Iranian oil imports that will come into full force in July. The embargo is an act of economic war that heightens the danger of a slide into military hostilities in the Persian Gulf
Country By Country Analysis Of Fossil Fuel
Burning-Based Carbon Debt And Carbon Credit
By Dr Gideon Polya
http://www.countercurrents.org/polya240112.htm
A simpler and comprehensive analysis of Carbon Debt (Climate Debt) for all countries of the World is presented here that reports Carbon Debt in millions of tonnes of CO2 from fossil fuel burning alone (and ignores GHG pollution deriving from land use (agriculture and forestry), methane, nitrous oxide (N2O) and other GHGs
Shale Shocked: Fracking Gets Its Own
Occupy Movement
By Ellen Cantarow
http://www.countercurrents.org/cantarow240112.htm
This story isn't about tragedy. It's about a resistance movement that has arisen to challenge some of the most powerful corporations in history
Local Economies For A Global Future
By Jason F. McLennan
http://www.countercurrents.org/mclennan240112.htm
This article is about a simple, singular idea, yet the significance of the idea to modern society is profound and far-reaching. Here it is: In the near future anything heavy will become intensely local while at the same time the limits to things that are 'light', ideas, philosophies, information will travel even further than today—literally and figuratively. This is a new paradigm for humanity and it has huge implications for the complete reordering of society
Weapons 'R' Us
By William J. Astore
http://www.countercurrents.org/astore240112.htm
Sixty years ago, it was said that what's good for General Motors is good for America. In 1955, as Bob Seger sang, we were young and strong and makin' Thunderbirds. But today we're playing a new tune with new lyrics: what's good for Lockheed Martin or Boeing or [insert major-defense-contractor-of-your-choice here] is good for America
The Misadventure of Ron Paul
By Billy Wharton
http://www.countercurrents.org/wharton240112.htm
The idea that Ron Paul offers a kind of alternative to mainstream politics falls apart quite easily upon inspection. There are three primary reasons for this – two relate to Paul himself and the other is a function of mainstream politics more generally. In the end, it is more accurate to say that Ron Paul is mainstream politics unmasked, a raw version of what both Democrats and Republicans desire to become if left to their own devices
A New Year Of Tough Times Ahead
By Jack A. Smith
http://www.countercurrents.org/smith240112.htm
The new year has dawned upon a deeply troubled America. Times are not good in the best of all possible nation states, which has suddenly discovered that the seven-league boots with which it is accustomed to stride the globe have become ill-fitting and down at the heels
Terror Error: Breakthrough in
13/7 Mumbai Blast Exposed
By TCN Staff Reporter
http://www.countercurrents.org/tcn240112.htm
Hours after the Maharashtra ATS chief Rakesh Maria on Monday claimed to get a breakthrough in the July 13, 2011 Mumbai serial blasts by arresting three culprits, the Union Home Ministry said the Maharashtra ATS caught wrong men
Some Questions For The Maharashtra ATS Chief
By Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Association
http://www.countercurrents.org/jtsa240112.htm
The Maharashtra ATS claims to have cracked the 13/7 blasts case. Its chief has revealed in a press conference that Indian Mujahideen was behind the Mumbai blasts. And yet, the Ministry of Home Affairs remains far from impressed—indeed, it appears rather irritated. And the press, also unusually, has been circumspect about his revelations
An Ode To The Women Who Became Statistics
By Samar
http://www.countercurrents.org/samar240112.htm
New Delhi, the capital of the biggest democracy of the world witnesses a rape every 18 hours, and an incident of sexual harassment takes place here every 14 hours
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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