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from Paul C. Gorski
July 15, 2007

 <http://www.workersliberty.org/node/8615> The life of Tom Mann
Workers' Liberty - London,UK
Rather it is because, over sixty years, he was involved in most, if not all,
of the significant working class organisations of that long period. ...

<http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/264875/
cs/1/> Pakistan's working class unprotected
Malaysia Sun - Malaysia
A study by the group shows Pakistan's labour policies have not provided
protection and safeguards to the working class. Some legislative changes in
fact ...

<http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr011=vhstr1akk2.app13a&page=
NewsArticle&id=7013&news_iv_ctrl=1261> Renewing the struggle for immigrant
rights
Party for Socialism and Liberation - USA
The immigrant rights movement is nothing more than another expression of the
US working class in its struggle for liberation. As the slogan says, ...

 <http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/14/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-US.php> Iraqi
official accuses US troops of human rights violations.
International Herald Tribune - France
AP BAGHDAD: A key adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki accused US
forces Saturday of human rights violations, embarassing the government and
...

 <http://www.alternet.org/story/56837/> The Reality of Race: Is the Problem
That White People Don't Know ...
AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA
White Americans are mean and uncaring, morally bankrupt and ethically
flawed, because white supremacy has taken a huge toll on white people's
capacity to be ...

<http://www.sundayherald.com/international/shinternational/display.var.15463
16.0.0.php> Lesbian couple killed in execution-style murder
Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
The Joint Working Group, the umbrella organisation for South Africa's gay
and lesbian associations, said the murders were part of a growing epidemic
of hate ...

<http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-op_horton_0714jul14,0,5857000.sto
ry?coll=dp-opinion-editorials> Supreme Court decision serves to perpetuate
racism
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
Being a 66-year-old African-American male, I have experienced racism and
discrimination in all its various forms and manifestations. ...

<http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/A_OPINION0620/
707130309/-1/A_OPINION06> Inequality in public schools still a supreme
challenge
Stockton Record - Stockton,CA,USA
By Mary Sanchez Now that the Roberts Supreme Court has essentially taken
race off the table in the public schools debate, how will reformers go about
...

<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/13/opinion/13fri2.html?bl&ex=1184644800&en=3
e79a000cf8bc523&ei=5087%0A> The Land of Opportunity?
New York Times - United States
When questioned about the enormous income inequality in the United States,
the cheerleaders of America's unfettered markets counter that everybody has
a ...

 <http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Economy/10139300.html> Pakistan faces
crisis of poverty
Gulf News - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Official figures show that a quarter of Pakistan's 160 million population
remains below the poverty line, while estimates from other independent
economists ...

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lane-hudson/human-rights-campaign-inc_b_56198
.html> Human Rights Campaign Includes Gravel
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
I believed that this was a moment where we could identify an injustice and
work together towards correcting that injustice. Ultimately, both goals were
...

 <http://www.workers.org/2007/us/reproductive-rights-0719> The way forward
for reproductive rights
Workers World - USA
26--by demonstrating for women's equality and reproductive freedom, and
against the sexism, racism, homophobia and transphobia, and poverty that put
such ...

<http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/OPINION03/707130
314> Trade deals harm US workers
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
While American workers' productivity has soared, real median wages remain
flat at 1970s levels as the NAFTA-WTO globalization model subjects US
workers to a ...

<http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/07/12/sexual-slavery-iraqi-womens-worst-ni
ghtmare/> Sexual slavery: Iraqi women's worst nightmare
MidEastYouth.com - USA
Victims of sexual slavery in Iraq have little support from the police or the
courts. Iraqi law only criminalizes the sexual exploitation of children. ...

 <http://www.diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_8456.shtml> Harvard
Civil Rights Project Gets $500000 Grant
Diverse - Fairfax,VA,USA
by Diverse Staff The Harvard Civil Rights Project -- headed by Christopher
Edley Jr., former advisor to President Bill Clinton and current law
professor, ...

 <http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1570090.html> Countrywide
Financial sued for racism
newratings.com - USA
NYS) Friday was sued for racism by four African Americans who had taken
loans from the company. The homeowners from Massachusetts filed a class
action ...

<http://europe.courrierinternational.com/eurotopics/article.asp?langue=uk&pu
blication=13/07/2007&cat=POLITICS&pi=1> Gábor Szetey on homophobia in
Hungary
Courrier International - Paris,France
Hungarian Secretary of State Gábor Szetey has become the first Hungarian
politician to publicly announce his homosexuality - in a speech delivered at
the ...

<http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2007/07/09/daily37.html?jst=b
_ln_hl> Walgreen pays $24M to settle discrimination suit
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The 2005 complaint claimed several examples of discrimination within the
company, including allegations that black employees were passed over for
promotions ...

<http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200707130815DOWJONESDJO
NLINE000558_FORTUNE5.htm> Countrywide Home Loans Sued For Lending
Discrimination
CNNMoney.com - USA
BOSTON (AP)--Three minority borrowers claim in a discrimination lawsuit
filed against the largest US home lender that the company charged them more
for ...

 <http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/13/1978275.htm> Report finds
widespread government discrimination against same-sex ...
ABC Online - Australia
The Federal Human Rights Commissioner says same-sex couples continue to
suffer discrimination when it comes to government services. ...

 <http://www.hnn.us/articles/40317.html> Should the Children of Undocumented
Immigrants Pay More to Go to ...
History News Network - Seattle,WA,USA
"Gentlemen of property and standing" led posses into black ghettos to
instill fear and reinforce white supremacy. White abolitionists were
shocked. ...

<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Christian_activists_disrupt_Hindu_prayer
_in_US_Senate/articleshow/2199387.cms> Christian activists disrupt Hindu
prayer in US Senate
Times of India - India
... said to belong to the Christian Right anti-abortion group Operation Save
America, interrupted by loudly asking for God's forgiveness for allowing the
...

 <http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav071307a.shtml>
TURKEY: UPCOMING PARLIAMENTARY VOTE HIGHLIGHTS GENDER INEQUALITY ...
EurasiaNet - New York,NY,USA
Nursuna Memecan, a well-known Istanbul businesswoman, recently surprised her
friends when it was announced that she would be running in Turkey's July 22
...

<http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mark_whi_070713_a_model_economy_pro
v.htm> A Model Economy Proves The Statistical Bias of Capitalism
OpEdNews - Newtown,PA,USA
Have you pondered the egregious wealth inequality in the US where the top 1%
owns the wealth equivalent of the bottom 95% combined? ...

 <http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/5564/1/271/> Visioning
a Better US at the United States Social Forum
Political Affairs Magazine - New York,NY,USA
... plenary was titled US Imperialism, War, Militarism, and Prisons:
Movements Towards a United States Based in Peace, Economic and Environmental
Justice. ...

 <http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/11397/1/381> Demons of racism roam
free: The case of the Jena 6
People's Weekly World - USA
The London Observer wrote: "Jena is gaining national notoriety as an example
of the new 'stealth' racism, showing how lightly sleep the demons of racial
...

 <http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/09/18434183.php> The New York
Times and the crisis of American imperialism in Iraq
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
by wsws (reposted) Monday, July 9, 2007 :The New York Times on Sunday
published a major statement on the war in Iraq. Running the entire length of
the ...

 <http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=13&ItemID=13266>
Globalization, Productivity, and 'Protectionism': A Response to ...
ZNet - Woods Hole,MA,USA
by Mark Weisbrot In "A New Deal for Globalization," (Foreign Affairs
July/August 2007), Kenneth Scheve and Matthew Slaughter have made a
contribution by ...

<http://www.product-reviews.net/2007/07/12/controversial-film-maker-michael-
moore-to-tackle-homophobia/> Controversial film maker Michael Moore to
tackle Homophobia
Product Reviews - London,UK
But now filmmaker Michael wants to make a new documentary movie about
Homophobia, although the movie does not have the green light Moore has
expressed an ...

 <http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2007/11/c5522.html> Youth
Conference Teaches History Of Slavery And Abolitionist ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
80 Youth Participating In 3-day Conference To Promote Awareness Of Slavery
In Ontario TORONTO, July 11 /CNW/ - The McGuinty government is giving 80
young ...

 <http://www.africanpath.com/p_blogEntry.cfm?blogEntryID=1437> New Slavery;
Brown Versus Board of Education Reversed
African Path - Minneapolis,MN,USA
This new form of slavery will pick people according to which side of the
tracks a person is from. The people will have just enough resources to go
back and ...

 <http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/10/18434591.php> US Social Forum
Report Back
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
They all shared hatred in the government, the police and the prison system
but at the same time expressed varying degrees of racism and sexism. ...

 <http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070018368>
Indian doctors complain of racism
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
The Indian medical staff at the Gold Coast Hospital in Queensland, Australia
have complained of racism. Doctors maintain they have been facing this ever
...

 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2123346,00.html> Racism
isn't going away
Guardian Unlimited - UK
But new research on black attitudes to racism suggests that for all the
advances in race relations, many feel their lives are blighted by
stereotyping and ...

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