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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
February 6, 2007
 
Bernanke Says Greater US Inequality Is `Major Challenge' ( http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a7uUK3DccXBA&refer=home )
Bloomberg - USA
The chairman, now in his second year, was careful to avoid prescriptions for solving income inequality or concluding that its causes result from any one ...
 
Clerk's Valentines protest at gay inequality ( http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3641.html )
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
A county clerk-recorder in California is to hand out "certificates of inequality" to gay couples on Valentine's Day. United Press International reports that ...
 
Movement for Justice in El Barrio to Present a Message from the ... ( http://www.narconews.com/Issue44/article2527.html )
The Narco News Bulletin - New York,NY,USA
We fight against racism, xenophobia, sexism, classism, and homophobia. That is why we fight for justice here in NYC and have also joined the Zapatista's ...
 
Putting Children Ahead of 'No Child' ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/05/AR2007020501284.html )
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
The No Child Left Behind Act is illustrative of what happens when those who know little about a topic create rules and regulations for those who must do the ...
 
Is Your Child Being Left Behind? ( http://www.alternet.org/story/47674/ )
AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA
As No Child Left Behind comes due for reauthorization, the public has many reasons to remain skeptical about whether it really helps children learn. ...
 
Enemy within ( http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/story/0,,2006664,00.html )
Guardian Unlimited - UK
It's about consciousness and how racism works in myriad ways: what James Baldwin calls 'the lie of whiteness' and the way white people have a ticket. ...
 
Poverty: Africa faces huge challenge ( http://business.andnetwork.com/index?service=direct/1/Home/top.fullStory&sp=l178284 )
AND - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
The author of the study, Benno Ndulu, said Africa has been losing the battle against poverty in comparison to the rest of the world, but expressed hope ...
 
Many kids in care because of poverty on reserves: chief ( http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2007/02/06/3539991-sun.html )
Edmonton Sun - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
Abject poverty on reserves is resulting in far too many aboriginal children being removed from their homes by child protection services, says the grand ...
 
Wal-Mart sex discrimination lawsuit to proceed ( http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=4264 )
Central Valley Business Times - Stockton,CA,USA
What could go down as the largest sex discrimination lawsuit in history can proceed as a class action against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the 9th US Circuit Court ...
 
European Parliament Passes Resolution Opposing Caste Discrimination ( http://www.christiantoday.com/article/european.parliament.passes.resolution.opposing.caste.discrimination/9424.htm )
ChristianToday - London,UK
The European Parliament has brought hope to Dalits in India this week after it passed a resolution opposing caste discrimination. by Jennifer Gold ...
 
Global Warming Linked to Humans, New Report Says ( http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june07/climate_2-05.html )
NewsHour Extra - USA
Using the strongest language yet, the world's top climate scientists released a report last week blaming humans for global warming. ...
 
ExxonMobil Offers Scientists Cash to Attack Major New Global ... ( http://environment.about.com/b/a/256863.htm )
About - News & Issues - New York,NY,USA
It is expected to virtually end the debate on the causes and consequences of global warming, and to form the basis for international negotiations on ...
 
Global warming to hit poor the worst: UN chief ( http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=41687 )
The News - International - Pakistan
NAIROBI: The world's poor, who are the least responsible for global warming, will suffer the most from climate change, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told ...
 
Africa joins the World Social Forum ( http://www.rabble.ca/news_full_story.shtml?x=57012 )
Rabble.ca - Montreal,QC,Canada
Even those of us who fight for social justice are reduced to charity when it comes to most of Africa. The needs are great, no doubt. ...
 
This Alien Life: Privatized Prisons for Immigrants ( http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14333 )
CorpWatch.org - Oakland,CA,USA
The small town of Florence, Arizona, sits at an epicenter of a new boom in private prisons for immigrants. The one-lane highway from Tucson to this desert ...
 
Anti-immigrant racism, here and elsewhere, must end ( http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070205/COL0407/702050316 )
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
Much of our nation has been lulled into the perception that racism has ended. Actor Michael Richards gave us a reality check with his racist rant against ...
 
American public want gays in the military ( http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3637.html )
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
At the time he argued that had argued that openly gay and lesbian personnel would hurt troop morale and undermine the cohesion of combat units. ...
 
Cuba Looks at Globalization ( http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B3B63A7C1-1C68-42F9-B0FF-512BCC785055%7D)&language=EN )
Prensa Latina - Havana,Cuba
Havana, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) The 9th International Meeting on Globalization and Development Problems starts in this capital on Monday, attended by 170 ...
 
New FIST chapter fights bigotry ( http://www.workers.org/2007/us/fist-ohio-0208 )
Workers World - USA
We hope to show that unity is key to defeating racism, sexism, homophobia and classism. We hope to show the students that their real enemies are not people ...
 
Extreme inequality in Pakistan land ownership: WB ( http://www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Feb07/05/09.htm )
Pakistan Link - Inglewood,CA,USA
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extreme inequality in land ownership and the enforcement of several laws on tenantsâ€* eviction, says a World Bank (WB) study. ...
 
Aboriginal group to file human rights complaint against Ottawa ( http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2007/02/05/fontaine-complaint.html )
CBC Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia,Canada
The Assembly of First Nations is set to file a human rights complaint against the federal government, saying Ottawa must end its "systemic discrimination" ...
 
The False Reality of 'No Child' ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/04/AR2007020400958.html )
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
in the No Child Left Behind Act do not begin to address the needs of such students. It takes five to seven years to become truly proficient in English. ...
 
Southern Cameroons: Report Details Oppression ( http://www.unpo.org/article.php?id=6247 )
UNPO - The Hague,Netherlands
Below is a report issued by the Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC). It details the events that led to the arrest and continued detention of a number ...
 
Poverty compelled youth to commit suicide ( http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/2801/46/ )
PunjabNewsline.com - Mohali-Chandigarh,Punjab,India
HAMIRPUR: Poverty compelled a 33-year old man committed suicide by jumping in front of a train at Badayee village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh ...
 
Survey: Blacks in France Say They Face Racial Discrimination ( http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-02-05-voa27.cfm )
Voice of America - USA
More than half of blacks living in France say they face racial discrimination, according to the first-ever survey on the country's black population. ...
 
Snickers Ad Pulled Over Complaints Of Homophobia ( http://www.wpxi.com/entertainment/10946398/detail.html )
WPXI.com - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ -- A Snickers commercial that was launched during the Super Bowl has been pulled from the air because of complaints that it's homophobic. ...
 
 
 
 

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