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Economic Crisis Deepens In The US
By Tom Eley
www.countercurrents.org/eley111108.htm
Monday brought a number of fresh indications—including mass layoffs, bankruptcies and negative labor market data—that the US is entering a deep economic crisis

Inviting Americans To Iran
By Kourosh Ziabari
www.countercurrents.org/ziabari111108.htm
An Iranian journalists invitation to visit his country and see for themselves whether his country is actually part of Bush’s axis of evil

East Bound And Down: A Homeless March On Washington Part 2
By David Kendall
www.countercurrents.org/kendall111108.htm
The economic and ecological crises continue to escalate, and they’re not going to magically disappear this time. So while a “Homeless March on Washington” might seem like a dirty job, somebody will eventually need to do it. Moreover, the effort will be far more successful with regional and community support than without it

The Corn Who Would Be King
By Andrew Bosworth
www.countercurrents.org/bosworth111108.htm
The corn ethanol craze is pushing up the price of corn and other commodities, as is speculation surrounding this new enterprise. China and India have little to do with increased food prices

The End of American Exceptionalism
By Jim Miles
www.countercurrents.org/miles111108.htm
Book Review: The Limits of Power – The End of American Exceptionalism By Andrew J. Bacevich

Letter To Obama: What One US Citizen Wants
By Joseph A. Lopisi
www.countercurrents.org/lopisi111108.htm
I am an attorney who is a realistic skeptic about any real change occurring in this country since the political system is completely corrupted and beyond repair. With that said, I am looking for the following from President Obama

SWFs Mark Structural Shift
In World Financial Order
By Kavaljit Singh
www.countercurrents.org/singh111108.htm
On October 11, the International Working Group of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IWG) released the Generally Accepted Principles and Practices (GAPP) that would guide the governance and accountability framework of sovereign wealth funds

Economic Revival Vital To Peace
By Nimer Ahmad
www.countercurrents.org/ahmad111108.htm
Nimer Ahmad argues that economic revival is vital to bring Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan back to normalcy

Industrial Capitalism Is A Given And The Natural World Is Secondary
By Melissa Gragg & Jason Miller
www.countercurrents.org/gragg111108.htm
Melissa Gragg and Jason Miller interview Derrick Jensen

Dangerous Liaisons
By Pavan Nair
www.countercurrents.org/pavan111108.htm
The arrest of a serving army officer in connection with a terrorist attack targeting the muslim community is a matter of deep concern. Every officer takes an oath to defend the country and its constitution. The officer’s code states that the country must come first, always and every time. Therefore, hindu officers hatching a conspiracy to blow up muslims plays into the hands of those forces which want to see the country divided down the middle on religious and communal lines

Public Health System In Madhya Pradesh; Planned To Collapse!!
By Sachin Kumar Jain
www.countercurrents.org/jain111108.htm
Despite unreliable data, government statistics show that out of 14.7 lakh maternal deaths and deaths due to reproductive health complications in the world every year, 97,000 are from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, also known as the four BIMARU states, and the three newly carved ones of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttaranchal. This figure has been corroborated by the World Health Organization (WHO). Half of the maternal deaths in south Asia are contributed by India’s states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa

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