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2B olarak bilinen ve orman arazilerinin satışını öngören yasa değişikliği ekonomik kriz nedeniyle bir kez daha AKP hükümetinin gündemine girdi. Hükümet kriz nedeniyle orman arazilerinin satışını öngören değişikliği gündeme aldı.

Znet

THE graphs climbing across these pages (see graph, right, or explore in more detail) are a stark reminder of the crisis facing our planet. Consumption of resources is rising rapidly, biodiversity is plummeting and just about every measure shows humans affecting Earth on a vast scale.

The 2 is back. Last week, U.S. retail gasoline prices fell below $3 a gallon - to an average of $2.91 - the lowest level in almost a year. Why does this news leave me with mixed feelings?

As the dust of the credit crash clears and the real world recession kicks in, the ideologues of capitalism are scaring themselves with spectres. "He's back," the Times warned its readers on Tuesday over a portrait of Karl Marx.

by Jim Lobe

This a pivotal presidential election that finds America mired in two wars abroad, floundering through an economic crisis and digging itself deeper into debt every day, all during a time when global credibility is at an all-time low.

Taraf

22 Ekim 2008

Foyamızı açığa çıkaran aynalara taş atıyoruz. Zihniyetimizin esiriyiz zira.

Alışkanlıklarımızın kural, daha da beteri "ideal" olduğunu düşünmeye alışmışız.

Bianet22 Ekim 2008

19 October 2008

tomdispatch.com

19 October 2008

The bailout crisis at the beginning of October dramatically illustrated the decision-making psychologies of the two presidential candidates - that is, their ability to deal with ambivalence.

The problem is simply stated. As Gordon Brown - discussing what he perceives to be an improvement in his political fortunes - says, "an hour is a long time in politics". It used to be a week, but everything is speeding up.

The question posed by ABC's George Stephanopoulus "is not whether elites should rule, but which elite should rule?" It's a candid question that reflects the disillusioned reality of the looming American election.

Truthdig

20 October 2008

Open Democracy

Supporting the rights of the world's forest-dwelling peoples has long been seen as an essential part of reducing deforestation. Yet policymakers have been unwilling to take on the economic and political costs of enforcing these rights.

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by Jeff Goodell

19 Ekim 2008

New Statesman

16 Ekim 2008

"Aktütün baskınından sorumlu komutanlar mutlaka divanıharpte yargılanmalı. Yapıldığı söylenen soruşturma, sorumluları yargı önüne çıkarmazsa, Türkiye'de durum çok ümitsiz demektir."