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A Roadmap For Lebanon To Grant Civil Rights For Palestinian Refugees In Lebanon
by Franklin Lamb 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/23/a-roadmap-for-lebanon-to-grant-civil-rights-for-palestinian-refugees-in-lebanon/

The United Nations Human Rights Council, along with the global community and many in Lebanon, has become increasingly concerned about the massive violations of Palestinian civil rights. As noted in Part I of this discussion, Palestinians in Lebanon suffer from more than two dozen targeted violations including ambiguous legal status, absence of protection; the outlawing of their right to work and to own a home or real property; adequate housing; health; fair trial; freedom of association; opinion and expression; freedom of movement, accommodation and travel, among others. Forbidding Palestinian refugees in Lebanon from working in all but menial jobs is a major reason UNWRA calculates that 70% are living below the poverty line

Rainforest Etiquette In A World Gone Mad
by Suprabha Seshan 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/23/rainforest-etiquette-in-a-world-gone-mad/

An article explaining the role 'theettam' (shit) plays in the ecosystem and how this rainforest etiquette was destroyed and shit became the 'S' word

What Is The World? Who Are We? What Are We Going To Do About It?
by Robert Jensen 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/23/what-is-the-world-who-are-we-what-are-we-going-to-do-about-it/

We are better people, individually and collectively, when we reject hubris and embrace humility, and we stand a better chance of making real progress — defined by Rowe as “whatever is conducive to sustainable participation in Earth’s ecosystems” — when we better understand the world and our place in it.

Keep It Local! The Complementary Currency Alternative
by David McCarthy 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/23/keep-it-local-the-complementary-currency-alternative/

“Alternative currency” simply means money other than the official government-issued currency. The term “complementary currency” highlights the quality of functioning alongside the existing monetary system, rather than attempting to replace it. The local type of alternative or complementary currency is created to strengthen local economies and it strengthens Transition efforts to create more resilient communities

US Air Raids Kill More Than 200 Civilians In Northern Syria
by Thomas Gaist 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/23/us-air-raids-kill-more-than-200-civilians-in-northern-syria/

Airstrikes by the American-led war coalition killed as many as 212 civilians in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo on Tuesday, according to estimates published Thursday by Al Jazeera.

Trump Delivers Fascistic Rant To Conclude Republican National Convention
by Joseph Kishore 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/23/trump-delivers-fascistic-rant-to-conclude-republican-national-convention/

Donald Trump formally accepted the nomination as the Republican Party candidate in the 2016 presidential elections Thursday night with a fascistic rant delivered before cheering delegates at the convention hall in Cleveland, Ohio.

We’re On The Brink Of Collapse And Donald Trump Is More Than Happy To Exploit It! 
by Mickey Z

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/23/were-on-the-brink-of-collapse-and-donald-trump-is-more-than-happy-to-exploit-it/

let’s… 
Collectively accept that we’ve collectively failed (so far)
Listen for new ideas and voices and learn new tactics (ASAP)
Name the problem (finally)
But in the short term: Stop Trump.

Resurgent Pauline Hanson, Australian Islamophobia And Terror Hysteria
by Dr Gideon Polya 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/23/resurgent-pauline-hanson-australian-islamophobia-and-terror-hysteria/

Resurgent Pauline Hanson,  Australian Islamophobia And Terror Hysteria – Yet Mainstream  Media Ignore Muslim Holocaust & Climate Genocide


Battling With Three Diseases And Still Going Strong
by Shobha Shukla 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/23/battling-with-three-diseases-and-still-going-strong/

I met 37 years old Nqobile Zungu, at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) that is being held in Durban. And yes, her looks were deceptive in the sense that one could never guess that her outwardly healthy body and cheerful attitude masked not one but three diseases.