As the Greek crisis continues to unfold, both sides continue to blame each other for the impasse. There is little question that Greece dug a good part of the hole in which it currently resides, and the owners of Greek debt made the loans in good faith that the debts would be repaid. But since 2010, Greece has followed the austerity policies of the troika and, as a result, its economic growth has plummeted. Declining economic activity actually makes the debt grow relative to the overall economy. So the parts of the hole that have been dug since 2010 is due almost exclusively to the troika’s misguided policies, and Greece has made huge cuts to his government budget in order to comply. What hasn’t changed is the demand of the troika for full repayment even though its policies have truly harmed Greece’s ability to repay. Perhaps it is time for some of the pain to be shared by the troika, and a willingness to take some losses on the debt.
A new study indicates that human beings are responsible for the “sixth” great extinction. There have been five previous periods in Earth’s history where a large number of species died off. In the worst, 250 million years ago, 96 percent of marine species and 70 percent of land species died off. According to the new study, “…the rate of extinction for species in the 20th century was up to 100 times higher than it would have been without man’s impact.”
GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE 2015 TOLL OF GUN VIOLENCE
- Total Number of Incidents 22,704
- Number of Deaths1 5,787
- Number of Injuries1 11,401
- Number of Children (age 0-11) Killed/Injured1 309
- Number of Teens (age 12-17) Killed/Injured1 1,104
- Mass Shooting2 133
- Officer Involved Shooting2 2,034
- Home Invasion2 1,022
- Defensive Use2 567
- Accidental Shooting2 904
Gun violence incidents collected/validated from 1200+ sources daily – source links on each incident report.
1: Actual number of deaths and injuries
2: Number of INCIDENTS reported and verified
Numbers on this table reflect a subset of all information
collected and will not add to 100% of incidents.
http://www.gunviolencearchive.org http://www.facebook.com/gunviolencearchive
Data Validated: June 19, 2015
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