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Arctic Meltdown Is A Threat To Humanity
By Fred Pearce
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Arctic melting will release huge quantities of fresh water flowing into the Arctic Ocean. This can slow down or even shut down the ocean conveyor current. Even a slowdown in the conveyor could produce dramatic changes.The biggest consequence, says Buwen Dong of the Walker Institute for Climate System Research at the University of Reading, UK, is likely to be a disruption, and quite probably a complete collapse, of the Asian monsoon, causing severe droughts in south Asia

Decisions, Decisions: “Blind Spot” Or “The Great Squeeze” ?
By Carolyn Baker
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Review of two end-of-civilization-oriented documentaries, “Blind Spot” and “The Great Squeeze”

Capitalism Beyond The Crisis
By Amartya Sen
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The present economic crises do not call for a “new capitalism,” but they do demand a new understanding of older ideas, such as those of Adam Smith and Arthur Pigou – many of which have been sadly neglected, argues Amartya Sen

Who Is The Worse Terrorist, Obama Or Osama?
By Gideon Polya
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President Barack Obama is making the Afghan War Obama’s Afghan War. Careful analysis of UN mortality statistics reveals that 46,000 Afghans have died avoidably in the first 40 days of the Obama presidency, including 32,250 infant deaths due to US war crimes

What Do Varun Gandhi’s Pronouncements Mean?
By Dr Sandeep Pandey
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Whatever may be the reason behind Varun Gandhi’s pronouncements he has degraded Indian politics down to one more level. He and his party may stand to gain in the short run but the Indian politics in the long run is the loser. One only hopes that the damage caused by him will be contained and he will not become a model to be imitated by other youth in society. If his performance from political stage were to be repeated by lesser mortals in real life it could cause havoc with peace and harmony in society

Unraveling The Card Check Debate
By Shamus Cooke
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If the Democrats fail to pass Card Check — the REAL Card Check and not a sell-out version — labor must dump the Democrats once and for all. It is up to rank and file union members to make sure this overdue break happens

Is the “New Middle East” Off the Table?
A Message To The Global Peace Movement
By Ali Jawad
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The “New Middle East” agenda is the infrastructure upon which an imperial superstructure of hegemony, sustained by the disregard of law and rule of brute force, is raised to control this region. Human rights activists and lawyers who advocate against the innumerable abuses that have occurred so far in this “War on Terror” cannot ignore this political agenda which is in fact the origin of all ills

Pakistan’s Western Frontiers In Tumult: Olaf Caroe’s Lengthening Shadows
By Ramtanu Maitra
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By pursuing the old colonial policy towards the Baloch people and the tribal areas, Pakistani leaders have opened a floodgate to various forces in Britain, who would like the area separated from Pakistan, to form a buffer between oil- and gas-rich Central Asia

Bargaining For Nothing
By Aleem Faizee
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A section of Ulema in Mumbai are demanding five seats from Cong-NCP in Maharashtra. How viable is their demand, assesses Aleem Faizee

Conditions Of Mine Workers In Pakistan
By Zia Ur Rehman
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The figures on occupational accidents in the mining sector in Pakistan are very shocking. According to an estimate, more than 100 people lose their lives annually and a similar number are disabled averagely

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