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from Paul C. Gorski
June 2, 2007
 
 <http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-1801--5-5--.html> Cuba hosts talk on
evils of cultural globalization
Caribbean Net News - Georgetown,Cayman Islands
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba next month will host a meeting of experts from 39
countries on how best to promote cultural diversity over cultural
globalization, ...
 
 
<http://dissidentnews.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/the-globalization-of-military
-power-nato-expansion/> The Globalization of Military Power: NATO Expansion
By Dissident 
ballistic.png. by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya. The North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) did not fundamentally change its mandate after the
dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and the collapse of the Soviet Union. In the
wake of the Cold War ...
 
 <http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=37985> Russia's Children Remain
"Highly Vulnerable"
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome,Italy
MOSCOW, May 31 (IPS) - "While UNICEF is happy that children's rights are
commemorated on Jun. 1, we would like to see every day of the year be ...
 
 <http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/2007/489/pp1323.htm> Homophobia: it's not
over
Socialist Party - UK
Some people in the LGBT rights movement have proclaimed that homophobia is,
to quote campaign group Stonewall, "so over". A recent headline of the Pink
...
 
 
<http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr009=5rmtj93ri1.app5b&page=N
ewsArticle&id=6803&news_iv_ctrl=1261> California to spend more on prisons
than schools
Party for Socialism and Liberation - USA
In response to working-class struggle, the university system initially was
structured to provide education for the working class. This has been
consistently ...
 
 <http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=45408> Putin :Imperial US Sparks
New Arm Race
Journal of Turkish Weekly - Ankara,Turkey
In a thinly veiled attack on American foreign policy, Putin warned of
dangerous attempts to impose "diktat" and "imperialism" in world affairs.
...
 
 <http://www.easier.com/view/News/Motoring/article-119568.html> Men vs Women
- sexism in the showroom
Easier - Chester,UK
Men get a better deal in car showrooms than women, research carried out by
What Car? and women's car buying website evecars.com reveals today. ...
 
 
<http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2007/06/us_fights_terro.h
tml> US fights terrorism by supporting oppression
By Newsdesk 
Posted by Frank James at 10:34 am CDT. There's something weirdly
contradictory about fighting terrorists, who by definition are enemies of
human rights, by supporting regimes which themselves disrespect human
rights. ...
 
 <http://www.alternet.org/story/52795/> The US Social Forum: Our Best Bet to
Turn This Country Around
AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA
How does this all fit together -- environmental justice, healthcare, the
war, global warming, the Gulf Coast? We are looking to discuss how we can
create ...
 
 <http://www.dallasvoice.com/artman/publish/article_5691.php> Radical
Christian right launches export of homophobia to Europe
Dallas Voice - Dallas,TX,USA
Nope, they chose Poland because of its state-sponsored homophobia. I'm not
talking about the run-of-the-mill "we won't pass a pro-bill gay bill if our
lives ...
 
 <http://www.countercurrents.org/rashid010607.htm> Gender Identity And
Homophobia In Pakistan
CounterCurrents.org - Mahrashtra,India
Pakistan is in the grip of homophobia after the same sex couple was
imprisoned for three years for perjury. The sensational response that this
incident ...
 
 
<http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2007/06/01/maybe_its_not_a_lack_of_courage
.php> Maybe It's Not A lack Of Courage
TomPaine.com - Washington,DC,USA
War, like the white supremacy to which it is linked, defies any glib and
easy remedies. It also defies the intentions of liberals campaigning for
office. ...
 
 <http://www.coloradoconfidential.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2155> Lies, Damn
Lies and Immigration Statistics
By Wendy Norris 
For instance, John Tanton has nearly single-handedly funded the evolution of
the white supremacist movement by posing his groups as legitimate social
science researchers but with a decidedly covert agenda. They're like the Ku
Klux Klan ...
 
 <http://www.alternet.org/rights/52570/> Taking on the Big Boys: Why
Feminism is Good for Families ...
AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA
In her book, Bravo makes a case for feminism and how economic equality will
make things better for everyone. "To achieve that, we have to do more than
smash ...
 
 <http://allafrica.com/stories/200706010545.html> Rwanda: Gender Equilibrium
Leads to Social Harmony
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
There is a current example that shows gender equity is gaining ground in
Rwanda. Female representation in Parliament is at 48.8 per cent and at 30
per cent ...
 
 <http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/0601-01.htm> Wal-Mart Shareholders
Urge Disclosure of Stock Grants by Race & Gender
Common Dreams (press release) - Portland,ME,USA
... the report we propose will help all stakeholders determine whether
there's a glass ceiling in employee equity compensation at Wal-Mart. ...
 
 <http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=6582674&nav=9qrx> Polish
children's-rights watchdog won't investigate Teletubby
KESQ - Palm Desert,CA,USA
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Polish official who serves as the watchdog for
children's rights had been quoted as saying she'd ask psychologists to find
out ...
 
 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-brook/inequality-matters-even-_b_50226
.html> Daniel Brook: Inequality Matters (Even If You Don't Work At Wal-Mart)
By Daniel Brook(webmaster at huffingtonpost.com) 
Why does rising economic inequality matter (even if you don't work at
Wal-Mart)? Because rising economic inequality is what's pushing us all into
a narrower and narrower set of career paths and pushing our work/life
balances ever more ...
 
 
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118064070634920404.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>
Nike Sets Goals on Workers Rights, Environmental Efforts in Report
Wall Street Journal - USA
"The way I see it, there is an elephant in the middle of the room that Nike
continues to sidestep," Educating for Justice co-founder Leslie Kretzu said.
...
 
 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kate-bornstein/entire-college-undergoes-_b_50
041.html> Entire College Undergoes Sex Change And Nobody Notices
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Freak that I am, that's a school I'd like to go to: one where oppression of
any kind is not tolerated. And after living four years in a conscious
community ...
 
 
<http://www.upi.com/International_Intelligence/Briefing/2007/05/31/un_war_on
_terror_eroding_human_rights/6987/> UN: War on terror eroding human rights
United Press International - USA
UNITED NATIONS May 31 (UPI) -- The global war on terror has eroded human
rights, according to a senior UN official. "What has been very distressing,
...
 
 <http://www.pww.org/index.php/article/articleview/11176/1/374> Mercenaries
cast dark shadows on US democracy
People's Weekly World - USA
But that's what is happening, and Jeremy Scahill, an independent journalist,
shows us how it's being done in his new book "Blackwater. ...
 
 <http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Frontpage/2007/05/31/01603.html>
African Liberation Day in Canada inspires social activism and ...
Canadian National Newspaper - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The conference highlighted the early achievements of the African liberation
movement that fought against colonialism, apartheid and imperialism
throughout ...
 
 <http://www.pww.org/index.php/article/articleview/11166/1/374> Saying no to
foreign military bases
People's Weekly World - USA
They realized that the main enemy was US imperialism, even though there are
other nations in the imperialist camp, other countries that have foreign
bases. ...
 
 <http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=45408> Putin :Imperial US Sparks
New Arm Race
Journal of Turkish Weekly - Ankara,Turkey
In a thinly veiled attack on American foreign policy, Putin warned of
dangerous attempts to impose "diktat" and "imperialism" in world affairs.
...
 
 
<http://schoolsmatter.blogspot.com/2007/05/alfie-kohn-on-nclb-appalling-and.
html> Alfie Kohn on NCLB: Appalling and Unredeemable Experiment
By Jim Horn(Jim Horn) 
It must be replaced with a policy that honors local autonomy, employs better
assessments, addresses the root causes of inequity and supports a rich
curriculum. The question isn't how to save NCLB; it's how to save our
schools - and kids ...
 
 <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1939502.htm> Women paid less
than men in mining industry
ABC Online - Australia
Susan Barrera from the department says the gender pay gap in the mining
sector serves to reinforce the point that pay equity remains a significant
issue in ...
 
 <http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/149845/1/3319> Bush's AIDS Money Still
Comes with Strings, Say Activists
OneWorld.net - London,England,UK
The Center for Health and Gender Equity also called for increased support
for generic AIDS drugs that are pre-qualified by the World Health
Organization ...
 
 
<http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=152614&ve
rsion=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56> Palestinian poverty up by 26%: ILO
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar
GENEVA: The number of Palestinian households living below the poverty line
in Israeli-occupied territories has soared by 26% in the space of a year,
...
 
 <http://society.guardian.co.uk/socialcare/story/0,,2092237,00.html> Pay
inequality putting care services at risk, report warns
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Female-dominated caring professions are being undermined by "pocket money"
pay rates and high staff turnover, a report warned today. ...
 
 <http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/31/opinion/main2869910.shtml> The
Big Sell-Out Must Stop Now
CBS News - New York City,NY,USA
Income inequality has become a runaway train. For example, in 1980, the top
1 percent earned 8 percent of the country's income. ...
 
 <http://www.cbc.ca/cp/HealthScout/070531/6053104AU.html> Discrimination
Linked to Health Problems Among Minorities
CBC News - Canada
THURSDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) - Routine, even subtle, racial
discrimination places significant mental stress on minorities that may
provoke the ...
 
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