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Hatred and intolerance are spreading everywhere. The events in Charlottesville where white supremacists marched through the street shouting Nazi slogans is a sign of things to emerge in Trump's USA. Zen teacher and Unitarian Universalist minister James Ishmael Ford offers a commentary about how we got to Charlottesville and where we go from here.
Dr Subramani Mani writes, "Immigrants are under attack, civil rights are under threat, democratic rights are being curtailed and voices of tolerance are being suppressed and hate crimes are increasing day by day. It is time for people who believe in an inclusive society, immigrant rights, diversity, civil and democratic rights and human values to raise their voices and be heard; they all need to stand up and be counted; it needs to be done before it is too late and the day is today and the time is now.The students and the common people of Charlottesville who came out courageously to raise their voices against the fascists and white supremacists deserve our whole-hearted support."
Gene Watson takes a speculative take, in the event of a Nuclear attack on USA.
Also more stories from around the world.
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Everything We Do Matters, But Two Things Are Critical
by James Ishmael Ford
Zen teacher and Unitarian Universalist minister James Ishmael Ford offers a commentary about how we got to Charlottesville and where we go from here.
Charlottesville And Beyond
by Dr Subramani Mani
Immigrants are under attack, civil rights are under threat, democratic rights are being curtailed and voices of tolerance are being suppressed and hate crimes are increasing day by day. It is time for people who believe in an inclusive society, immigrant rights, diversity, civil and democratic rights and human values to raise their voices and be heard; they all need to stand up and be counted; it needs to be done before it is too late and the day is today and the time is now
Supporting Multi- Culturalism, Ethnicity, Races And Religions
by Sally Dugman
If you harbor any fear or hatred toward a neighbor of yours because he or she seems very different from you, then go have a picnic with him or her. I can all but guarantee that you WILL feel different in your views after the experience. Why, you may even have an exceptionally fabulous and time-enduring memorable time as I did with my host family at aged eighteen!
Gambling With The Lives Of US Citizens
by Gene Watson
What would be targeted in the USA in the event of nuclear strikes? It’s estimated that North Korea has 60 nuclear bombs (as of the summer of ’17). The USA’s THAAD defenses are about 75% effective, which means if North Korea shoots 4 missiles at each target, then one nuke will get through to each target.
Truman Put Nukes In Guam And Gave The Order To Nuke North Korea
by Robert J Barsocchini
In 1951, the US placed nuclear weapons in Guam, and Truman gave the order to use them on North Korea. That order was not sent – literally, by accident.
Saudi Arabia Wants Out Of Yemen War: Mid East Eye
by Abdus Sattar Ghazali
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has told two former US officials that he “wants out” of the two-year war he started in Yemen, and that he is not against US rapprochement with Iran, Al Jazeera reported Tuesday (August 15) quoting leaked emails published by Middle East Eye.
When All the World’s a War… And All the Men and Women Merely Soldiers
by Rebecca Gordon
Since September 11, 2001, the United States has been fighting a “war on terror.” Real soldiers have been deployed to distant lands; real cluster bombs and white phosphorus have been used; real cruise missiles have been launched; the first MOAB, the largest non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal, has been dropped; and real cities have been reduced to rubble. In revenge for the deaths of 2,977 civilians that day, real people — in the millions — have died and millions more have become refugees. But is the war on terror actually a war at all — or is it only a metaphor?
Vassal Aristocracies Increasingly Resist Control by U.S. Aristocracy
by Eric Zuesse
America’s aristocracy has almost as much trouble controlling its domestic public as it has controlling its foreign vassals.
World GDP In Current US Dollars Seems To Have Peaked; This Is A Problem
by Gail Tverberg
What has been concerning for the last couple of years is that World GDP on this basis is no longer growing robustly. In fact, it may even have started shrinking, with 2014 being the peak year.
Which EROI Do We Need To Collect Berries?
by Ugo Bardi
The question of EROI – the energy return on energy invested – is raging nowadays, with some people insisting that a civilization cannot exist without an EROI of at least variously estimated values, at least 10 and higher. And that is said to mean we absolutely need sophisticated technologies, such as nuclear, in order to survive. Yet, this morning I had been collecting berries in the wood with my wife and wondering: ‘what is the EROI of what we are doing?
Breaking The Seal: Child Abuse And The Confessional
by Dr Binoy Kampmark
The only surprise was that it did not come sooner. Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has gotten on with the gruesome task of making 85 recommended changes to the law that will provide some measure of future protection for victims of child abuse.
A Plague on Parliament: Australia’s Citizenship Crisis
by Dr Binoy Kampmark
It is proving to be a toxic gift that continues to give with increasing regularity. The latest potential victim of section 44 of the Australian Constitution, one barring a member of parliament from having an allegiance, obedience or adherence to a foreign country, is the Australian Deputy Prime Minister, Barnaby Joyce.
Paper Claims
by Inayat Anaita Sabhikhi
As someone who has cut one’s teeth working on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) before working on social accountability practices, I read with interest Nayanika Mathur’s Paper Tiger: Law, Bureaucracy and the Developmental State in Himalayan India.
Thoughts On A Love-Letter From Prison
by Prem Kumar Vijayan
Who is this person, a puzzled reader might ask, and why is he so torn away from his wife that he cannot greet her on her birthday? And perhaps, above all, what is he doing writing about the poor and downtrodden of the nation, in his birthday greetings to his wife? Who does that??
Linking Mobile Numbers To Aadhaar Is Violation Of Supreme Court Orders
by Gopal Krishna
As per the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court’s 5-Judge Bench dated 15 October 2015, Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for the purposes of linking to mobile phones. This has been reiterated by the Hon’ble Court on 9th June and 27th June, 2017.
Observe Kandhamal Day On August 25, 2017
On this occasion, we at the National Solidarity Forum, a network of over 70 organisations in India, appeal to all of you to observe Kandhamal Day on August 25 and support the victims and survivors of Kandhamal. Your solidarity actions will be an inspiration for those who are struggling for justice. It would also be a strong step to protect the Indian Constitution to strengthen peace, justice and harmony in this free India.
Surayya Badruddin Tayyabji: The Woman Behind Indian National Flag
by Sheshu Babu
Surayya is the reason that saffron, white and green colors fill us with patriotic admiration. As the historian wrote ‘ … Originally the tricolor was to have contained the spinning wheel symbol ( charkha) used by Gandhi for his party symbol ….after much persuation Gandhi agreed to the wheel because Emperor Ashoka was venerated by Hindu and Muslim alike ..’ . The credit goes to this great Muslim woman of Hyderabad.
26/11: The Betrayal of India
by Dr Ludwig Watzal
Review of Elias Davidsson's book "The Betrayal of India" the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks
Welcome To ‘New India’
by Nivedita Dwivedi
Wish you a very happy independence day!
On a new journey…towards a ‘New India’, we are being ably led, being guided all the way
This ‘New India’ will be something like we have never seen before
Or is it that we have been seeing it so often that our eyes have now dulled and turned sour?
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