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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
June 6, 2007
 
Stranger in an Increasingly Strange Land: An Atheist Identity, Part 2
(
http://gretachristina.typepad.com/greta_christinas_weblog/2007/06/stranger_in_an_.html
)
By Greta Christina 
My queer identity is important because of homophobia, and the
assumption of heterosexuality, and the fact that queers have been
stepped on and have to scream just to be heard. (And interestingly, as
these things have diminished somewhat ...
 
Urban poverty is on the rise (
http://www.myjoyonline.com/archives/news/200706/5365.asp )
Joy Online - Accra,Ghana
A Survey on Urban Development and Economic Growth has revealed that
urban poverty was in the ascendancy in the capital cities of the
country. ...
 
Microcredit: No Panacea for Poverty (
http://puravidacoffeewoman.blogspot.com/2007/06/microcredit-no-panacea-for-poverty.html
)
By Ginna(~Ginna) 
Stanford University's June issue of the Social Innovation Review has
fostered a debate about the value of microcredit as a mechanism for
eradicating poverty. I've posted the entire article here because I
believe it is worthy of a lot of ...
 
We are ruled by fear (
http://www.vivelecanada.ca/article.php/20070604193549776 )
Vive Le Canada - Canada
Fear has become a major weapon of oppression that is leading to a
dangerously divided world, warns Amnesty International in its latest
annual report. ...
 
BETWEEN THE LINES: Moving Past Black America's 'Talented Tenth' (
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur34053.cfm )
Eurweb.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
This is controversial topic for Black America as the race grapples
with economic classism within the race. The wealth gap is greater than
ever within the ...
 
Israel's six day war on the Arab people (
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=11876 )
Socialistworker.co.uk - London,UK
John Rose explains how the Israeli victory served US imperialism, and
remembers the debates on the left that grew out of the war.
 
The 'War on Terror' Masks a New Imperialism (
http://edstrong.blog-city.com/the_war_on_terror_masks_a_new_imperialism.htm
)
By Ed Strong 
Authoritarian regimes have seized power in many countries claiming
that they alone can preserve the state from this serious threat. Most
importantly, the 9/11 attacks prompted Bush to declare unending war on
terrorism.
 
capitalist globalization and the "middle-class" (
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007/06/360504.shtml )
By Workers International League - Portland 
This process is bound to intensify as governments everywhere are
forced to respond to the wide-spread social unrest caused by
capitalist globalization, and to defend the interests of "their"
country's corporations. ...
 
After Imus, the Movement to Legitimize Casual Racism Continues ... (
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-landau/after-imus-the-movement-_b_50780.html
)
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
The movement to legitimize casual racism in the media continues
unabated in the aftermath of the Don Imus episode. Naturally, Fox is
leading the way. ...
 
Azerbaijanis suffer most from racism and xenophobia incidents in ...
( http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=27932 )
Azeri Press Agency - Azerbaijan
120 incidents on racism and xenophobia were recorded in Russia in
January-May which killed 32 and injured 120. Director of the Moscow
Bureau for Human ...
 
Koreans in Canada Feel Put Down by Subtle Racism (
http://www.medindia.net/news/Koreans-in-Canada-Feel-Put-Down-by-Subtle-Racism-21668-1.htm
)
MedIndia - India
As it happens while Blacks in USA, victims of almost
institutionalized racism, seem to be in a position to remain
indifferent or fight back violently, ...
 
Sexism remains problem in TV news (
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070605/ENTERTAINMENT05/706050315/1007/LIVING
)
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
NEW YORK -- With all the women on both sides of the camera in TV
news, you would think sexism was an issue relegated to the 20th
century. ...
 
When spontaneous struggle is not enough (
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=11896 )
Socialistworker.co.uk - London,UK
Karl Marx wrote that "the emancipation of the working class must be
the act of the working class" - socialism cannot be imposed from
above, and revolution ...
 
Down With Police Terror Against the Anti-G8 Demonstrators in Germany!
( http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/04/18424854.php )
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
What we need are mobilizations of the multiethnic working class at
the head of all the fascists' potential victims to stop the Nazis.
...
 
Address present-day slavery as well (
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070605/OPINION02/706040339/1014/OPINION
)
Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
There was a symbolic apology for slavery passed by the Legislature of
Alabama. While this is admirable, symbolism without substance is
meaningless. ...
 
Studies Examine Racial Discrimination's Effect on Asian-Americans ...
( http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=45365
)
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
Discrimination: Racial discrimination against Asian-Americans can
cause stress and lead to chronic illness, according to a study
published in the May issue ...
 
EPA Makes It Harder to Protect Wetlands (
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/05/AR2007060501568.html
)
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
... of whether the tributaries themselves will be protected under the
Clean Water Act," said Joan Mulhern of Earth Justice, an environmental
advocacy group. ...
 
Support Domestic Workers Bills of Rights (
http://kcsheehan.blogspot.com/2007/06/support-domestic-workers-bills-of.html
)
By KC(KC) 
>From Race, Poverty & the Environment: A Journal for Social and
Environmental Justice. The surveys revealed that most Bay Area
household workers typically support two adults and two children on
average, but more than 80 percent of them ...
 
Israel Must Observe Basic Human Rights of Palestinians in Occupied
... ( http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/0604-04.htm )
Common Dreams (press release) - Portland,ME,USA
These actions have caused widespread human rights abuses and failed
to bring security to the civilian populations. The report illustrates
the devastating ...
 
EU launches forum on children's rights, targets porn (
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1180969221.88 )
EUbusiness (press release) - Richmond,Surrey,UK
(BERLIN) - The European Commission and the German EU presidency
launched a forum on the rights of the child on Monday and said it
would start by tackling ...
 
Anti-globalization protesters clash with police ahead of G-8 ... (
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20070604-0654-g-8-demonstration.html
)
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
ROSTOCK, Germany - Hundreds of protesters clashed with police Monday
ahead of this week's Group of Eight meeting, as anti-globalization
activists challenged ...
 
An Illusion Of Justice (
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2007/06/04/an_illusion_of_justice.php
)
TomPaine.com - Washington,DC,USA
But the deeper injustice of Guantánamo does not stem from the
unfairness of the tribunals' rules. Most of the prisoners at
Guantánamo have not been charged ...
 
Racism and Low Mammography Rates (
http://reno.injuryboard.com/racism-and-low-mammography-rates.php?googleid=8779
)
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
By Steve Klearman. More African American women die of breast cancer.
A recent Yale study found, however, that there was no association was
observed between ...
 
Shifting the Race Debate (
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=519062 )
Harvard Crimson - Cambridge,MA,USA
Underlying the refusal to acknowledge the painful reality of racism
is the agonizing fear that racism still exists, or even worse, that
one may be racist. ...
 
Unfair treatment in the workplace can kill you (
http://www.louisianaweekly.com/weekly/news/articlegate.pl?20070604g
)
Louisiana Weekly - New Orleans,LA,USA
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - After 27 years of unrealistic expectations from
supervisors, systemic racism and long workdays, Sharon Sterling left
her career with ...
 
 
 
 
 

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