CounterCurrents: Double Whammy! A Trumped America and Economic Emergency in India, Trump Threatens Us With Climate Disaster

Dear Friend,

We in India were hit by a double whammy today. America was Trumped and an undeclared economic emergency came into effect at the stroke of midnight tonight. 

Trump is a disaster for climate change action. The world is going to be a hotter place, perhaps for ever. 

Demonitisation of 1000    and 500 rupee notes in India will push the country into economic chaos. Rumblings can be heard in the cities and interiors of India. We actually don't know where will all this lead to. Your's truly have written an analysis of this unprecedented event. 

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In Solidarity

Binu Mathew
Editor
www.countercurrents.org




Congratulations America: Have You Just Been Trumped?
by Colin Todhunter 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/09/congratulations-america-have-you-just-been-trumped/

If you have not yet watched the documentary ‘You’ve been Trumped’ (2012) by Anthony Baxter, you should try to. It’s a film about how money and power, with the collusion of politicians, the media and the instruments of state, have complete contempt for and ride roughshod over ordinary people. It’s a lesson in how capitalist ‘democracy’ functions.





American Liberals Unleashed The Trump Monster
by Jonathan Cook 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/09/americal-liberals-unleashed-the-trump-monster/

The earth has been shifting under our feet for a while, but all liberals want to do is desperately cling to the status quo like a life-raft. Middle-class Britons are still hyperventiliating about Brexit, and now middle-class America is trembling at the prospect of Donald Trump in the White House.






Why Do The Poor Vote For The Rich? Trump, Berlusconi, And The Empire Of Lies
by Ugo Bardi 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/09/why-do-the-poor-vote-for-the-rich-trump-berlusconi-and-the-empire-of-lies/

The results of the US elections were not so surprising for me: after all, I live in a country where politics has been dominated by a financial tycoon, Silvio Berlusconi, for more than 20 years. Berlusconi and Trump share many characteristics, but the most curious one is that they are rich and that the poor vote for them. Why is that? Are the poor stupid or what?






Trump Threatens Us With Climate Disaster
by John Scales Avery

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/09/trump-threatens-us-with-climate-disaster/

Donald Trump’s worst characteristic is his denial of anthropogenic climate change. The participants in the current UN climate talks in Marrakech are extremely worried about the effect that his election will have on the viability of the Paris climate agreement. In his campaign speeches, Trump has stated in his campaign speeches that, if elected, he would pull the United States out of the Paris agreement.





Economic Emergency In India And What Does That Mean For The Common People
by Binu Mathew    

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/09/economic-emergency-in-india-and-what-does-that-mean-for-the-common-people/

At the stroke of midnight November 9, 2016, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi imposed an undeclared economic emergency on India. With a stroke of pen he wiped out Rs 15 lakh crores in cash from the system. What prompted this drastic step? What will be the fall out of the action for Indian economy is a  billion dollar question.