CC News Letter 06 May- CO2 Levels Hit Record, April Temp Hits Record



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Weather experts at the United Nations just said that the highest April temperature ever may have just been recorded—an ominous sign that comes on the heels of the monthly average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hitting the highest level on the books. Speaking to press at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Clare Nullis from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) referenced the extreme heat in the Pakistani city of Nawabshah, which reportedly reached 50.2°C (122.36°F) on Monday.

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CO2 Levels Hit Record, April Temp Hits Record
by Andrea Germanos 


Weather experts at the United Nations just said that the highest April temperature ever may have just been recorded—an ominous sign that comes on the heels of the monthly average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hitting the highest level on the books. Speaking to press at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Clare Nullis from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) referenced the extreme heat in the Pakistani city of Nawabshah, which reportedly reached 50.2°C (122.36°F) on Monday.



Israel’s Murderous Strikes On Syria (Via ‘Pacified’ Lebanon)
by Andre Vltchek 


On April 9, 2018 at least 14 people were killed during the murderous strike bythe Israeli air force on the Syrian T-4 airfield at Homs. Israeli F-15 fighter jets flew over Lebanese airspace, as they have done on many previous occasions, in total disregard of international law.



Sharpeville Massacre & Gaza Massacres Compared – Boycott Apartheid Israel & All Its Supporters
by Dr Gideon Polya 


The world has been shocked over the last 5 weeks at the cold-blooded killing by Israeli soldiers of nearly 50 Palestinians  and the wounding of about 6,800 more  out of thousands of unarmed Occupied Palestinians protesting    70 years of exile and highly  abusive confinement in the Gaza Concentration Camp. Comparisons with the 1950 Sharpeville Massacre in Apartheid South Africa must surely ramp up    global    Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Apartheid Israel and all its supporters.



Honoring Marx As An Activist
Co-Written By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers


In 1888, Marx wrote, “philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it.” On this 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx we focus on Marx as a political activist, rather than what he is best known for, an economist and philosopher who wrote some of the most important analyses explaining capitalism and putting forward an alternative economic model.



Use Marxism as a tool to build alliance of rationalism and social justice to defeat Priestly classes
by Vidya Bhushan Rawat


One of the greatest thinkers of the Universe, Karl Marx’s biggest contribution can be debated by many. Great that in India all those who agreed with him but not agreed with those who claim to be following him, greeted. As a philosopher, he gave us the tool of scientific and rational thinking and most importantly, that there is nothing called sacrosanct and intellectuals have to be ruthless in their critique.



Salutes to Karl Marx
by T H Sreerama 


That change is possible
Through building the chains of oppressed
Coming together to overthrow
The decadent and outdated system
On occasion of your 200th anniversary
We extend our Red Salutes



A Manifesto for Our Time: Review of The World We Wish to See by Samir Amin (2008)
by Theo Vynnychenko Kenji 


“What to do?” (53). A short question with a very complex answer. In The World We Wish to See, Samir Amin delves into the contemporary political conjuncture with a succinctness and ease that belies the monuments scope of the topic he addresses – how do counter-hegemonic movements findconvergence in diversity, in an age when political lines are being redrawn and new issues are being raised, daily, hourly?




The Rise And Fall Of
by David Sparenberg 


When a house is on fire an alarm must be sounded.  An alarm is not always sounded solely out of fear.  Sometimes an alarm must be sounded out of love, for fear that the house will be destroyed in the tyranny of conflagration.




People in India’s Silicon Valley and America’s Silicon Valley Can’t Afford To Be Silly Any Longer
by Richard Oxman 


The water pollution in Bangalore, India poses a serious threat to residents’ health and creates a chronic shortage of clean water for people to use. All in all, experts predict a severe water crisis which will make Bangalore uninhabitable by 2025, with residents potentially having to be evacuated.




The Fascist Attack at AMU
by Faraz Ahmad 


Recent unrest broke out at Aligarh Muslim University is nothing but the sheer display of impunity granted to right-wing vigilante groups by none other than ruling dispensation of BJP/RSS, both in the state of Uttar Pradesh and at the centre.






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