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A 50,000-Foot View Of The Global Crisis
 By Paul Chefurka

http://www.countercurrents.org/chefurka080811.htm

We are now well into a global crisis that may mark the end of this cycle of human civilization. In this note I present a summary of what's going on as far as I can tell, as well as a scenario for how things might develop over the next 75 years or so


India 's Low Carbon Strategies;
 Are They Good Enough?
 By Shankar Sharma

http://www.countercurrents.org/sharma080811.htm

The menu of options to reduce GHG emission intensity in critical sectors of the Indian economy as recommended by 'expert group on low carbon strategies for inclusive growth' clearly falls short of the requirement, and hence much more proactive strategies to reduce the overall GHG emissions are needed


Norway's Mad Killer, Private Justice
 And The Future Of The State
 By Kurt Cobb

http://www.countercurrents.org/cobb080811.htm

For me firearms smack of klan or private justice. Nevertheless, I condemn no one who chooses to own guns for the protection of his or her home. But I deplore the notion that guns ought to be carried in public as a matter of course. I would prefer to empower my local authorities with the necessary resources to keep the public sphere safe. I desire private justice neither from those who fire the first shot nor from those who fire the second


A Nation-Sized Battery
 By Tom Murphy

http://www.countercurrents.org/murphy080811.htm

This post does not proclaim that there is no way to build adequate storage to accommodate a fully-renewable energy infrastructure. It does, however, point out that mapping a path to the future is not a snap: the scale is immense and (unanticipated?) dead ends exist among "obvious" solutions. We should be careful not to issue cavalier statements about how easy it will be to meet future needs


Where Have Libya's Children Gone?
 By Franklin Lamb

http://www.countercurrents.org/lamb080811.htm

The quality of life continues to degrade in certain areas of western Libya while public anxiety noticeably rises over missing Libyan children as the first week of an unusually stressful Ramadan passes


UID Aadhaar As If People Matter
 By S.G.Vombatkere

http://www.countercurrents.org/vombatkere080811.htm

This article views the Aadhaar project at the system operational level, with practical considerations based on observed and probable functioning at the service delivery end


Keeping Faith With Peace
 By Valerie Schloredt

http://www.countercurrents.org/schloredt080811.htm

On the anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Jesuit Priest Bill Bichsel talks about why he went to prison for a future without nuclear weapons


Breivik's Model Nation And Migrants
 In South Korea
 By Bonojit Hussain

http://www.countercurrents.org/hussain080811.htm

Breivik's manifesto might appear to be full of rambling political rants; but it seems he is not radically off the mark in understanding Korea's hatred for migrants. So much so that right wing groups in Korea must have smiled and said in Unison "Alas! Somebody recognizes our real value"


Blackmail In Washington
 By Serge Halimi

http://www.countercurrents.org/halimi080811.htm

The squabbles between President Obama and the Republican majority in Congress over US debt obscure the main point: under covert pressure from his opponents, Obama has agreed without further ado that $3,000bn, more than three-quarters of the budget reduction he wants for the next ten years, will be covered by cuts in social services


The Jobs Crisis Demands Attention
 By Shamus Cooke

http://www.countercurrents.org/cooke080811.htm

The recent troubles in the U.S. economy are forcing working people to reexamine their hopes for a recovery, as has been promised to them for years. They will not wait much longer


The Prisoner Hunger Strike: A Real Inspiration,
 A Real Beginning
 By Li Onesto

http://www.countercurrents.org/onesto080811.htm

The outrage of mass incarceration in the U.S. and the inhumanity of solitary confinement say a lot about the system we live under. It is extremely important for growing numbers of people to not only become aware of these crimes of the system—but to build mass political resistance against this intolerable situation


Bolivia's Fight For Sovereignty Over Military
 By Federico Fuentes

http://www.countercurrents.org/fuentes080811.htm

Speaking to CNN en Espanol on July 27, Bolivian President Evo Morales said "When presidents do not submit to the United States government, to its policies, there are coups." His comments are backed by attempts by the US and Bolivia's right wing to bring down his government


Playing Foul With The Oppressed
 By Dr Anand Teltumbde

http://www.countercurrents.org/teltumbde080811.htm

The current instance of disowning its responsibility towards 13 lakh school students from these marginalised social groups goes beyond callousness; it reveals how the Maharashtra state government plays foul and un-scrupulous games with the oppressed


Mumbai's Coastal Ecology Faces Oil Spill Disaster
 Like Gujarat's Alang Beach
 By Toxics Watch Alliance

http://www.countercurrents.org/twa080811.htm

The leakage of oil from Panama flagged ship MV Rak once again reveals that repeated reminders of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) to the Inter-ministerial Committees did not have any effect on Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Home Affairs that remains quite weak in regulating transboundary movement of ships in Indian waters

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