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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
December 11, 2007
 
Conference comes at critical time (
http://www.suntimes.com/news/jackson/690498,CST-EDT-JESSE11.article
)
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
Across the world, corporations have used globalization as a weapon in
a war on unions while driving down wages and benefits. ...
 
The waning minority ( http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7681066 )
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Support gender equity? Of course. So why is it that, in 2008, Salt
Lake City will have only one woman on its seven-member City Council,
while Provo - the de ...
 
A High Stakes War, Fought with the Lowest Bidder (
http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=24868 )
The Emory Wheel - USA
The complete list of charges against Blackwater covers the spectrum,
from poor oversight and accountability, to a lack of proper equipment
and supplies, ...
 
US official in Blackwater probe quits (
http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSN07324527 )
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - US State Department Inspector General
Howard Krongard, under scrutiny for his brother's link to the
Blackwater security firm, ...
 
FAIR Marked by Ties to White Supremacy (
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=846 )
Intelligence Report - Montgomery,AL,USA
It has employed officials in key positions who are also members of
white supremacist groups. Recently, it has promoted racist
conspiracy theories about ...
 
Drug War Still Racist, Even in 'Liberal' Austin (
http://texascivilrightsreview.org/phpnuke/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1122
)
texascivilrightsreview.org - Austin,TX,USA
Because the rates have been adjusted to cater to white privilege.
Nationally in 2002 America locked up black drug offenders at a rate of
258 per 100000, ...
 
EPA continues to pursue reforms that could weaken Clean Air Act (
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=645539&category=OPINION&newsdate=12/10/2007
)
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
Granta Nakayama, the Environmental Protection Agency's top
enforcement officer, doesn't tell the whole story in his Nov. 25
attack on Times Union columnist ...
 
ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE CONFIRMS THE SECOND CLASS STATUS OF PALESTINIANS
( http://uruknet.info/?p=m39067&s1=h1 )
uruknet.info - Milan,Italy
By Khalid Amayreh in Occupied East Jerusalem The Association for
Civil Rights in Israel said in its annual report, released this week,
that "racism was so ...
 
Racism in Israel reached new heights in 2007 (
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0712/S00605.htm )
Scoop.co.nz - New Zealand
Racism - specifically against Arabs - is on the rise among Israeli
Jews, and residents of the most marginalized areas of Israel and the
Occupied Territories ...
 
Revealed: scientist who sparked racism row has black genes (
http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article3239366.ece )
Independent - London,England,UK
By Robert Verkaik A Nobel Prize-winning scientist who provoked a
public outcry by claiming black Africans were less intelligent than
whites has a DNA ...
 
Racism pervades state, ACLU report concludes (
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071211/NEWS05/712110387/1007
)
Detroit Free Press - United States
BY SUZETTE HACKNEY Michigan's minority populations are constantly
exposed to serious systemic and institutionalized racism, according to
an American Civil ...
 
University privatization opponents speak out (
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/education/2007/12/758924/ )
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
The Government had previously assigned MOET to draw up a detailed
university equtisation plan, which previously planned to privatize 15
universities. ...
 
Israeli Democracy: Arabs Need Not Apply (
http://www.indypendent.org/2007/12/08/israeli-democracy-arabs-need-not-apply/
)
The Indypendent - New York,NY,USA
Municipal funding is also plagued by inequity. In Jerusalem, for
example, the population of approximately 700000 includes 270000
Palestinians. ...
 
CIA coverups and American injustice (
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/11/guantanamo/ )
Salon - USA
How the Bush administration's policies in the war on terror are
coming back to haunt us. By Hina Shamsi Dec. 11, 2007 | GUANTÁNAMO
BAY, Cuba -- The news ...
 
Fix racial injustice on drug crimes (
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071210/OPINION01/712100311/1068/OPINION
)
Detroit Free Press - United States
Black defendants in Michigan are far more likely to be locked up for
drug offenses than white ones, underscoring the need for new policing
practices and ...
 
Tibetans-in-exile launch letter campaign to highlight injustice in
... (
http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_2372_Tibetans-in-exile-launch-letter-campaign-to-highlight-injustice-in-Tibet.html
)
The Cheers - Paikuse,Estonia
Dharamsala, Dec 5 (ANI): Tibetans-living-in-exile here have launched
letter and signature campaigns to highlight the injustice prevalent in
Tibet. ...
 
Education Gap Associated With Higher Death Rates Across Ethnic Groups
( http://www.emaxhealth.com/24/18892.html )
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory,NC,USA
"If we improved everyone's education by a few years, we would still
have inequality in health outcomes, so there is no guarantee that all
of these deaths ...
 
Racial profiling at Logan alleged (
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/10/aclu_coordinator_wrongly_held_jury_rules
)
Boston Globe - United States
It cites inequality in education, employment, the treatment of
immigrants, court proceedings, incarceration, and the death penalty.
...
 
Antiwar Student Suspended for 9 DAYS - Call/Protest Tukwila School
... ( http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article13.php?id=672
)
Socialist Alternative - Seattle,WA,USA
Military recruiters target these students because they are ethnic
minorities or come from working-class families with fewer college and
career opportunities ...
 
Holland to fight for global gay rights (
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-6296.html )
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
The Dutch government has announced that it is determined to fight
discrimination against gay and lesbian people both at home and abroad.
...
 
Gays open to being open in NH (
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071208/NEWS01/312080075/-1/news01
)
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA
By RYAN J. HALLIDAY, Telegraph Staff A new study says more gay and
lesbian couples are coming out of the closet in the Granite State,
where a law offering ...
 
Group says US failing to comply with treaty to end discrimination (
http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/121007/D8TEQOCO0.shtml
)
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville,FL,USA
The US Human Rights Network, cited the treatment of Hurricane Katrina
victims, discrimination in the criminal justice system including
incarceration and ...
 
Former Fresno State Coach Wins $19 Million in Sexual ... (
http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=10701 )
Ms. Magazine - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Former Fresno State women's basketball coach Stacy Johnson-Klein was
awarded $19 million last week in a sex discrimination lawsuit against
the school. ...
 
As black middle class rises, black underclass falls (
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20071210_As_black_middle_class_rises__black_underclass_falls.html
)
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
An overwhelming majority of black respondents - 67 percent - believe
that black job applicants still face discrimination; 65 percent said
the same about ...
 
Civic groups slam US for "abysmal" record on race (
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN1037707620071210 )
Reuters UK - UK
By Matthew Bigg COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - The United
States is rife with racial discrimination and the authorities have an
"abysmal" record on ...
 
41% of people believe there is very little child poverty (
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/publicservices/story/0,,2225583,00.html
)
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Nearly 41% of the British public believe there is "very little" child
poverty in Britain, research undertaken for the Department for Work
and Pensions shows ...
 
Report Reveals High Poverty Rate in State (
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=7476638&nav=menu25_2 )
WLNS - Lansing,MI,USA
One in ten households are now living below the federal poverty line.
Just to give you some perspective, that's about $16000 a year income
for a single ...
 
With Increased Wealth Comes More Poverty (
http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca/index.php?option=com_ezine&task=read&page=9&category=21&article=9344&Itemid=86
)
Saskatoonhomepage.ca - Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada
One of the sad facts about our booming economy is that there are more
working poor than ever before. Maria Basualdo is a Liason with the
Community ...
 
More than a quarter of Turkish children living in poverty, says
UNICEF ( http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/429100.asp )
NTV MSNBC - Turkey
Reforms to the social security and health systems are important to
counter child poverty, Pieters said. ANKARA - More than a quarter of
all Turkish children ...
 
Poll: Poverty rate in Ohio now up to 16% (
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071210/NEWS01/712100379/1056/COL02
)
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
COM The number of Ohio residents living in poverty has inched up
since 2005, according to a new statewide poll. Overall, 16 percent of
people lived below ...
 
Media: Question Of Freedom (
http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=31663 )
Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu,Nepal
In fact, this age of information has changed into an age of cultural
imperialism, a serious challenge to anyone who believes in a
people's culture. ...
 
Uganda: It's Everyone's Role to Uphold Human Rights (
http://allafrica.com/stories/200712101732.html )
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Yesterday the world celebrated the International Human Rights Day.
This event is not always given the attention it deserves especially in
the third world ...
 
 
 
 

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