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Wed Aug 22 23:22:29 EDT 2007

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from Paul C. Gorski
August 22, 2007

 <http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=12856> Tartan imperialism
Socialistworker.co.uk - London,UK
In general this shows one of the ways in which the ideology of contemporary
imperialism works in relation to former colonies. ...

<http://wilmingtonjournal.blackpressusa.com/news/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=
13963&sID=3> Mounting Racial Tensions 'Resegregating' America, Activists Say
The Wilmington Journal - Wilmington,NC,USA
Even as the perceived enemy is racism and White supremacy, another major
problem in dismantling racist policies or in changing the racial climate in
America ...

 <http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=44&ItemID=13584>
Penetrating the Retail Sector in Bengal - the Reliance Juggernaut
ZNet - Woods Hole,MA,USA
The corporatization of Kolkata's markets is another neo-liberal assault by
the CPIM on the people of Bengal in the name of development. ...

<http://www.orilliapacket.com/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=661553&
catname=Local%20News&classif=> Gay, lesbian teens struggle to cope; Studies
indicate higher rates ...
Orillia Packet & Times - Orillia,Ontario,Canada
Studies showing lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) youths have suicidal
thoughts and attempt to kill themselves in greater numbers than their
heterosexual ...

 <http://www.dentalplans.com/articles/23430/> Inequality Found In Tobacco
Advertising
DentalPlans.com - Dania,FL,USA
Science Daily -- Compared with Caucasians, African-Americans are exposed to
more pro-tobacco advertising, according to a University of Pittsburgh School
of ...

 <http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/aug2007/stud-a22.shtml> University
education in Australia and the impact of "free market ...
World Socialist Web Site - Oak Park,MI,USA
Students now form a significant component of the Australian working class.
In 2006, 65.9 percent of all full-time students--that is, ...

<http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Chinese+Scholars+Demand+Hum
an+Rights+Before+Olympics&id=17684> Chinese Scholars Demand Human Rights
Before Olympics
Phayul - Tibet
Review cases of injustice. Many unjust cases in China have not been
vindicated. The victims and their family members have endured injustice and
suffering ...

 <http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/21/business/glob22.php> Managing
Globalization: To reduce poverty, money isn't everything
International Herald Tribune - France
By Daniel Altman How much can governments do to fight poverty? In South
America, a couple of answers are emerging in the growing economies of
Venezuela and ...

 <http://allafrica.com/stories/200708210504.html> Gambia: Slaves, Or The
Biggest Fools, What Are We?
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
What must be realised by all of us is that the struggle launched by our
fathers against oppression and exploitation is far from over. ...

<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a98_SKntK5Cg&refer=home
> Judge Orders Bush Administration to Issue Global Warming Report
Bloomberg - USA
21 (Bloomberg) -- The Bush administration violated US law by failing to
produce a study on the impact of global warming and must issue a summary by
March, ...

<http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/mil
itary/article2263989.ece> Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful
Mercenary Army
Times Online - UK
By Jeremy Scahill Blackwater is a private company that does the dirty work
for America in various wars, both covert and those we know about all too
well. ...

 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/Media/site/story/0,,2152667,00.html> TalkSport
rapped for homophobia
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Ofcom today censured commercial radio station TalkSport after one presenter
linked paedophilia with homosexuality and another, former Sun journalist
Garry ...

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henning-andr/the-united-nations-human_b_61136
.html> The United Nations, Human Rights and Terrorism: Time to Wake Up?
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
One of the UN's lofty objectives is to secure "fundamental human rights" and
fight terrorism. But, unfortunately, its track record reveals the opposite.
...

 <http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/152399/1/1893> A study on
making Indian schools accountable
OneWorld.net - London,England,UK
Save the children fights for children's rights, deliver immediate and
lasting improvements to children's lives worldwide. Save the Children is the
world's ...

 <http://www.louisianaweekly.com/weekly/news/articlegate.pl?20070820e>
Assault on the First Amendment - Truth Crushed to the Ground Shall ...
Louisiana Weekly - New Orleans,LA,USA
Whether it is the truth about raw racism in America, the misguided war in
Iraq, police brutality, economic injustice or the conspiracy against the
education ...

 <http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/95974.html> Substance abuse linked
to discrimination
Earthtimes.org - USA
20 A team of US researchers found African-Americans experiencing racial
discrimination are more likely to report tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and
cocaine use ...

 <http://sundaygazettemail.com/section/News/2007082028> Sexual orientation
added to city discrimination law
Charleston Gazette - WV, USA
City officials said Charleston might be the state's first city that
expressly forbids discrimination against homosexuals. Councilman Marc
Weintraub ...

 <http://www.metnews.com/articles/2007/hult082007.htm> Ninth Circuit Rules
for Workers in Pregnancy Discrimination Case
Metropolitan News-Enterprise - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The PDA provides that discrimination "because of or on the basis of
pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions" is treated as
"discrimination on ...

 <http://thetyee.ca/News/2007/08/20/LibraryStrike/> Vancouver's Library
Strike: Women's Pay on the Line
TheTyee.ca - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
That just shows the impact of pay equity legislation. For now, we need some
real movement on pay equity in our new contract, and a gender-neutral, ...

 <http://www.theolympian.com/living/story/194830.html> Work to end human
trafficking, slavery
The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA
Imagine your living room or bedroom. What are the items that you are most
connected to? Do you treasure a beautiful piece of furniture, an instrument
or a ...

 <http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/0820-03.htm> ACLU Report Exposes
Ongoing Civil and Human Rights Violations
Common Dreams (press release) - Portland,ME,USA
In its report, Broken Promises: Two Years After Katrina, the ACLU exposes
numerous civil rights violations that have occurred in Louisiana and
Mississippi ...

 <http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/20/opinion/edmankoff.php> Kremlin
turns a blind eye to racism
International Herald Tribune - France
The video is a shocking reminder of the violent racism that exists in
today's Russia, which is especially threatening because of the way the state
makes use ...

<http://www.orilliapacket.com/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=658784&
catname=Local%20News&classif=> Growing up gay in Orillia; Hostility,
violence not uncommon for ...
Orillia Packet & Times - Orillia,Ontario,Canada
One of her schoolmates, 17-year-old Byron, whose name has also been changed
for this story, experienced homophobia just two weeks ago. ...

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