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from Paul C. Gorski
July 12, 2007

<http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr011=4x7oyo8061.app5b&page=N
ewsArticle&id=6991&news_iv_ctrl=1261> Supreme Court rolls back Civil
Rights-era gains
Party for Socialism and Liberation - USA
They ignore the history of hundreds of years of national oppression in the
United States--manifested in slavery, genocide, apartheid and racism. ...

 <http://www.southasianfocus.ca/community/article/29183> Shades of Brown
exposes ugly truth about racism
South Asian Focus - Brampton,Ontario,Canada
Racism and racial profiling does exist-- and it starts, unfortunately, in
the one place where one shouldn't begin to even suspect it of being there:
our ...

 <http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1128989720070711> Black
shoppers sue Toys 'R' Us for discrimination
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two black shoppers have sued Toys "R" Us saying they
were subjected to racial discrimination and unjustified scrutiny at a store
in New ...

 <http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-4908.html> UPS accused of
discrimination against gay employees
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
UPS also stated that it was not acting out of homophobic sentiments but
according to New Jersey law, where the non-discrimination legislation was
only valid ...

 <http://www.knbc.com/news/13665167/detail.html> NAACP Claims Discrimination
In Suit Against Mortgage Lenders
KNBC.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The federal discrimination suit, which seeks class-action status, cites a
2006 study by the Center for Responsible Lending, which found that when
income and ...

<http://www.greenoptions.com/2007/07/11/lighter_footstep_five_things_that_ar
e_worse_than_global_warming> Lighter Footstep: Five Things that are Worse
than Global Warming
Green Options blog - Berkeley,CA,USA
The recent corporatization of drinking water is no accident: investors
recognize the trends of shrinking supply and increasing demand. ...

 <http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/81830.html> Mexican immigrants
healthier
Earthtimes.org - USA
LOS ANGELES, July 11 Immigrants from Mexico appear to have better health
than Mexican-Americans born in the United States, found a University of
Southern ...

 <http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=6761124&nav=S6aK> Memos show
Blackwater team sent on deadly route, newspaper says
WDBJ7.com - Roanoke,VA,USA
AP - July 9, 2007 7:15 AM ET RALEIGH, NC (AP) - Memos show Blackwater USA
contractors who were ambushed and killed in Fallujah, Iraq, three years ago
were ...

 <http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5543> What will it take for Black men to
heal?
Twin Cities Planet - Minneapolis-St. Paul,Minnesota,USA
Discrimination and oppression is nothing new, says Madhubuti, but what is
new is that the Black man has become an "obsolete" and "endangered species."
Why? ...

<http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4039&catid=4&volume_id=254&issue_id=
305&volume_num=41&issue_num=41> Needed: a campaign against privatization
San Francisco Bay Guardian - San Francisco,CA,USA
EDITORIAL Of all the cities in the United States, San Francisco ought to be
most aware of the perils of privatization. Much of the city burned down in
1906 ...

<http://www.spokesman-recorder.com/news/article/article.asp?NewsID=80310&sID
=4&ItemSource=L> Out, Black and active
Minnesota Spokesman Recorder - South Minneapolis,MN,USA
MSR: So in your experience, you've had to battle homophobia more than
racism, from Black folks and White folks? MSR: As a Black woman who is out
and active, ...

<http://www.caboodle.hu/index.php?id=12&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=11
&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3216> Gay marchers demand inquiry into Budapest
Pride attacks
Caboodle.hu - Budapest,Hungary
Gay groups yesterday demanded an investigation into attacks on them during
and after Saturday''s Gay Pride Day parade in Budapest. However, Justice and
Law ...

 <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,22056128-1702,00.html>
Thousands miss out on preschool - study
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
"It is also crucial that we address the current inequity which sees children
in some states and territories able to access free, public preschool
education ...

 <http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/07/11/2003369093>
Globalization widens gap among Americans as well
Taipei Times - Taiwan
By William Holstein While individual Americans debate the merits of
globalization, Corporate America has already moved overseas, with dramatic
financial ...

 <http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=6269> Imperialism
and Fascism are on the Rise in the USA
Center for Research on Globalization - Canada
Indeed, what is imperialism? What is fascism? What is totalitarianism? And
what is democracy? Firstly, imperialism is the use of force in international
...

 <http://www.diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_8211.shtml> UC
professor wins gender discrimination lawsuit - University of ...
Diverse - Fairfax,VA,USA
"It took a woman of color to challenge the inequities," said
Broyles-Gonzalez, who credits WAGE (We Advocate Gender Equity) as the
principal organization ...

 <http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/5549/1/271/> Fighting
Extremism Over There, So It Can Flourish Over Here?
Political Affairs Magazine - New York,NY,USA
Also known as reconstructionism, this movement is a profoundly influential
force on evangelicals and other Christian Right sects in America. ...

 <http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/10/1413228> "A Modern-Day
Lynching" - Parents of Jena Six Speak of Injustice ...
Democracy Now - New York,NY,USA
We speak with the parents of three of the 'Jena Six' - the black high school
students charged with attempted murder for a school fight in which a white
...

<http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr011=4x7oyo8061.app5b&page=N
ewsArticle&id=7000&news_iv_ctrl=1261> Police attack El Salvador protest
against water privatization
Party for Socialism and Liberation - USA
The protest in the municipality of Suchitoto targeted President Antonio
Saca's announcement of the "National Policy of Water Decentralization. ...

 <http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/10/18434520.php> Jena, Louisiana:
Nooses and White Supremacy
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
16 year old Mychal Bell was convicted on June 28 by an all white jury and
now faces up to 22 years in prison. And five more Black students still face
...

 <http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/10/18434491.php> US Supreme Court
Fortifies The Savage Inequalities
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
It signals an official turning back from even a pretense of a commitment to
end white supremacy in the public schools, and it virtually removes the
ability ...

 <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-ridley/newsweeks-lefty_b_55646.html>
Newsweek's Lefty Bigotry: Even Less Conspicuous Than a Microsoft Zune
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
I'm sure the gents at Newsweek will spend equal column inches questioning
the "whiteness" of John Edwards or Mike Huckabee or Chris Dodd or Ron Paul
et al. ...

<http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=184640&s=&i=&t=62_immigrants_die_in
_US_jails:_rights_groups> 62 immigrants die in US jails: rights groups
Turkish Press - Plymouth,MI,USA
Sixty-two immigrants have died in US jails since 2004 for lack of medical
care, human rights groups told members of the US Congress Monday. ...

 <http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/jul2007/nyti-j09.shtml> The New York
Times and the crisis of American imperialism in Iraq
World Socialist Web Site - Oak Park,MI,USA
Far more important to the Times than the devastation of Iraqi society are
the disastrous consequences of the war for American imperialism. ...

 <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070709133240.htm>
Environmental Racism Study Finds Levels Of Inequality Defy Simple ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
"The results may surprise people who think that environmental racial
inequality is due solely to poverty and residential segregation," said
Downey, ...

 <http://allafrica.com/stories/200707091423.html> Ghana: What is "Human
Rights"?
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Human rights are social, economic and political claims or entitlements which
human beings are supposed to enjoy and exercise in their capacity as human
...

<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/2ed0e6900734cf4f3208d3c93d4ab
707.htm> NEPAL: Child workers face hazardous environments
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
Member of Parliament Urmila Aryal said the government was considering the
enforcement of children's rights, and he welcomed pressure on this issue
from NGOs ...

 <http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007852588> L'Oréal Found Guilty
Of Racial Discrimination In France
AHN - USA
Racial discrimination charges were brought against L'Oréal in 2000 by the
French campaign group SOS Racisme when a fax was found detailing the profile
of ...

<http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mary_sha_070708_global_warming_is_a
_.htm> Global warming is a human rights issue
OpEdNews - Newtown,PA,USA
In other words, global warming a human rights issue. Global warming is
spreading disease to new populations as insects migrate northward. ...

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