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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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