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Thu Dec 28 22:24:40 EST 2006

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from Paul C. Gorski
December 28, 2006

<http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061228/OPINION01/
612280367/1035/OPINION>  Too many kids failing in school, whites included
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
... One of the tragic consequences of white supremacy is that it sacrifices
many whites, especially children, to maintain the myth of superiority. ...

 <http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20061228/sports/sports3.html>
Anti-racism code to be used during World Cup
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-racism code will be in use
during the 2007 ICC WI World Cup, scheduled to be played next year in the
Caribbean. ...

<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.feminism28dec28,0,7456
465.story?coll=bal-oped-headlines>  There's still plenty left for women to
fight for
Baltimore Sun - United States
... Why did the young people in my classroom speak so glibly regarding
feminism? The answer lies in the way the term "feminism" is treated. ...

 <http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=40&ItemID=11724>
The metropolitan left and the Muslim world
ZNet - Woods Hole,MA,USA
... past. In many cases, Islamists were clients of US imperialism during the
cold war when â€?godlessâ€™ communism was a common enemy. ...

<http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-edwards29dec29,0,4809543.story?c
oll=la-home-headlines>  Edwards enters presidential race, urges fight
against poverty
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... New Orleans as his backdrop, former Democratic vice presidential nominee
John Edwards today called on Americans to take action against poverty,
global warming ...

<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/9e841dcfb7205588ef093ea6e73ad
fba.htm>  YEMEN: Poverty and illiteracy hamper child rights, report says
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
SANAA, 28 December (IRIN) - Poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and a high
population growth rate are the main factors preventing Yemen from observing
children's ...

<http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/features/article_1237434.php
/2006_Review_Poverty_becomes_a_cold_reality_in_wealthy_Japan>  2006 Review:
Poverty becomes a cold reality in wealthy Japan
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
By Chie Matsumoto Dec 28, 2006, 17:32 GMT. Tokyo - Japan's economic growth
has enjoyed the longest expansion since the World War ...

 <http://www.mininggazette.com/stories/articles.asp?articleID=5111>
Discrimination continues in America
Daily Mining Gazette - Houghton,MI,USA
... They will no doubt studiously avoid a simple declaration that the
immorality of official racial discrimination in all its forms should simply
end.

 <http://money.guardian.co.uk/news_/story/0,,1979243,00.html>  TUC leader
calls for national debate on pay gap
Guardian Unlimited - UK
... says. The TUC says that the inequity does not just concern pay while
people are working but also applies to retirement incomes. ...

 <http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/3912674a6008.html>  Racist graffiti on road
signs
Marlborough Express - Blenheim,New Zealand
... week it was revealed that American Nazis had set up two chapters of the
National Socialist Movement in New Zealand to spread their message of white
supremacy. ...

 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6212021.stm>  Reported racist
crime on increase
BBC News - UK
... She said the One Scotland anti-racism campaign also aimed to "celebrate"
the positive aspects of multi-cultural society in Scotland.

 <http://www.theperspective.org/articles/1227200602.html>  The Persistence
of Inequality in the Face of Undeserved Wealth
Perspective (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA
... on the socioeconomic ladder? It is hard to exaggerate the inequality gap
in present day Liberia. Differences in socioeconomic opportunities ...

 <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/3/story.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10416961>
Gender inequality costing billions, say researchers
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Inequality between men and women is costing the world billions a year and
this justifies a global initiative to force governments to address the
issue, new ...

 <http://allafrica.com/stories/200612270465.html>  Zimbabwe: Gender
Stereotyping Starts At Home
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... circumstances? As the fight for gender equity spreads, it is high time
the fate of the marginalised girl child is brought into focus. Since ...

<http://www.wwlia.org/legalnews/legal2006,1661,Civil-rights-groups-challenge
-rental-law-that-bars-immigrants.html>  Civil rights groups challenge rental
law that bars immigrants
wwlia.org - Chicago,IL,USA
DALLAS: Two civil rights groups have sued a Dallas suburb, which has barred
land lords by an ordinance from renting their houses to illegal immigrants.
...

 <http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3345286,00.html>  Israel 2006:
More kids under poverty line
Ynetnews - Israel
National Council for the Child presents PM with annual report on Israel's
youth. 2.3 mil. children live in Israel at end of 2005, 35 percent under
poverty line. ...

 <http://english.people.com.cn/200612/27/eng20061227_336311.html>  Almost
half China's poverty-stricken villagers live in ethnic ...
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
China's ethnic regions still have 11.7 million people living in abject
poverty, accounting for 49.5 percent of the country's poor rural dwellers, a
Chinese ...

 <http://allafrica.com/stories/200612270258.html>  Nigeria: In Search of
Gender Equality
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... report, believes that if this goal, is achieved, its benefits will be
felt not just among women and children but in many other spheres, from
poverty and hunger ...

<http://www.columbusdispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/12/2
6/20061226-B2-00.html>  Gender pay gap no longer narrowing
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
... A decade earlier, the women earned 75.7 cents. The reasons for the
stagnation are complicated and appear to include discrimination and
womenâ€™s choices. ...

 <http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/4602/1/230/>  Book
Review: A Postcapitalist Politics, by JK Gibson-Graham
Political Affairs Magazine - New York,NY,USA
... In two famous books, Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism,
Palestinian American literary critic Edward W. Said detailed some of the
relationships and ...

 <http://www.thestar.com/News/article/165474>  Global warming threatens
polar bears
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
WASHINGTON â€“ Polar bears are in deep trouble because of global warming and
other factors and deserve federal protection under the Endangered Species
Act, the ...

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