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Panama Papers: Iceland PM Gunnlaugsson Resigns
By Countercurrents.org

http://www.countercurrents.org/cc060416.htm

In the first instance of a prominent politician taken down by the 11.5 million documents leaked in the Panama Papers, Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson resigned on Tuesday after fully 10 percent of Iceland's population rallied in protest of his wife's secret, offshore shell company holding millions


Boys II Bums 
By Linh Dinh

http://www.countercurrents.org/dinh060416.htm

A third of Americans under 35 now live with their parents, and half of them spend half of their incomes servicing debts. You’re not likely to get married if you’re living with mom and dad, that’s for sure, but soon enough, we will see three generations under one roof again, out of economic necessity. We will also see more couples with their kids all in one room. Poor people worldwide already live this way, and we are poor


Clinton Opposes Transferring Government’s Costs More Onto Rich People
By Eric Zuesse

http://www.countercurrents.org/zuesse060416.htm

Hillary Clinton opposes fixing Social Security by taxing rich people more; she wants it to be done by cutting benefits to the recipients


Saving Hillary’s Life 
By Mickey Z.

http://www.countercurrents.org/mikceyz060416.htm

Here is a hypothetical question:

Q. If I knew in advance it was Hillary Clinton whose life was in danger on that NYC street corner, would I have risked potential bodily harm to save her?

A. Yes, I would.

Q. What would you do?

A.


Viva la Producción! Urban Farming In Cuba 
By Josh Gabbatiss

http://www.countercurrents.org/gabbatiss060416.htm

Urban agriculture is a big deal in Cuba. Food gardens – termed organopónicos – make up 8% of land in Havana, and 3.4% of urban land across the island. The country enjoys unprecedented levels of self-sufficiency, with small, local operations producing 90% of all its fruit and vegetables


Ending Human Violence Is A Task For Each Of Us 
By Robert J. Burrowes

http://www.countercurrents.org/burrowes060416.htm

Do you think that ending human violence is impossible? Do you believe that even aiming to do so is unrealistic? Well, you might be right. But you might also be interested to know that there are a lot of people around the world who are committed to trying. And, if you think the aim is worthwhile, you could be one of them


To A World Impacted by Terrorism 
By Emma Tobin

http://www.countercurrents.org/tobin060416.htm

There are so many ways to counteract terrorism; education, interfaith dialogue, and intercultural dialogue are some of the ways that I’ve learned about while being in Morocco. Those most at risk of becoming religious extremists are those who are both impoverished and uneducated and who feel angry or wronged by their country or fellow citizens


Fight The Esblishment 
By Joel S. Hirschhorn

http://www.countercurrents.org/joel060416.htm

Now is the time for thinking Americans to withdraw their participation in an election where disruptive candidates are replaced with establishment ones. Otherwise our delusional democracy prevails. We the people need a political revolution. Otherwise, with awful economic inequality condemning millions of Americans to economic prison, violent revolution should not be ruled out. Not in a nation with widespread gun ownership. After all, our corrupt political system presents a type of oppressive government for which the Second Amendment may offer the ultimate solution. Time is running out. This may be the year for seeing whether or not we can vote – or not vote - our way to a democracy we once thought we had


Modi’s Visit And Saudi-India Relations 
By Sazzad Hussain

http://www.countercurrents.org/hussain060416.htm

Modi’s visit to the kingdom is significant so far as Indian Muslims are concerned. The monarchy which endorses and exports a brand of Islam that homogenizes Muslims across the world at the cost of local diversities has been a matter of concern for a nation of pluralistic culture and inclusive society like India. Therefore a multitude of questions and apprehensions remain following the Prime Minister’s visit to Riyadh and on the India-Saudi relations in the changing world order


5000 Slum Residents Hit South Mumbai’s Streets Demanding Housing Right, 
Basic Amenities And Scientific Waste Management System In The City
By National Alliance of People’s Movements

http://www.countercurrents.org/napm060416.htm

Slum residents from all over Mumbai threatened by illegal forcible eviction and annoyed by lack of basic amenities in slums, marched from Carnac Bunder to Azad Maidan, Mumbai on 5th April, 2016 in a huge rally demanding housing right to be ensured with all the basic amenities. Slum residents also demanded the scientific shutting down of the Deonar Dumping ground and a scientific waste-management system in the city


Free Speech In 2016: First Quarter Report
By TheHoot.org

http://www.countercurrents.org/freespeech060416.pdf

The first quarter of this year has been a significant one for issues related to free speech. Apart from the turbulence in February over the sedition cases filed at Jawaharlal Nehru University, the arrests of students, and the allegations regarding doctored videos, the period saw an overall increase in the number of sedition cases filed, recorded the murder of one journalist, saw increases in attacks on journalists and media property, saw a number of defamation cases filed against the media and the political class, and logged many instances of censorship of different kinds, affecting the media, the arts, as well as ordinary citizens. This period also saw significant legal developments which affect the climate for free speech, at the level of the supreme court and the high courts


Puttakota Killing Of Adivasi Farmers By Greyhounds Police
By The Human Rights Forum

http://www.countercurrents.org/hrf060416.htm

The Human Rights Forum (HRF) demands that Greyhounds police personnel responsible for the killing of two adivasis Ganga Madkami (40) and Ganga Podiami (33), on the afternoon of February 21, 2016 in the Puttakota forest area of Koyyuru mandal in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh be booked under relevant penal sections of the law and criminally prosecuted