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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
March 19, 2007
 
Bob Welch: Community should learn from
<http://www.registerguard.com/news/2007/03/18/c1.cr.welch.0318.p1.php?sectio
n=cityregion> racism
The Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USA
By Bob Welch. To attend a state basketball tournament at McArthur Court is
almost to be swept back in time: An 80-year-old gym. Pep bands. ...
 
Downside of rural life: poverty,
<http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2371636.ece> racism
and mental illness
Independent - London,England,UK
In many cases, troubles such as racism, homelessness, mental health
problems, low take-up of higher education and access to key services go
unreported. ...
 
Cop shootings are pattern of
<http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-oppay185134207mar18,0,5864953.col
umn?coll=ny-news-columnists> racism
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Does the Sean Bell killing confirm a sustained campaign of police terror
against New York's black citizenry? A pack of cops firing 50 shots at a
bachelor ...
 
Clark regime told to stop promoting global
<http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0703/S00219.htm> racism
Scoop.co.nz - New Zealand
by Tim Wikiriwhi. In response to the latest attempts by the Clark regime to
undermine Fiji's transition into a nation of racial equality, ...
 
Illegal" Key Problem with
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-smerconish/illegal-key-problem-wit_b_
43675.html> Immigrants
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Her parents were immigrants from Yugoslavia who settled in the 1920s, drawn
by mining jobs. Mom was once Miss West Hazleton High. Mr. West Hazleton High
was ...
 
It's  <http://www.hnn.us/articles/35903.html> Gay Rights, Not Gay Genes,
That Matter
History News Network - Seattle,WA,USA
According to Frank Kameny, a pioneer of the gay and lesbian rights movement,
the correct answer is, and always has been, "Who cares!" ...
 
Lost Luster: The Strategic Cost of the Iraq War
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-gardels/lost-luster-the-strategi_b_437
01.html> 
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
During the previous eight years of the Clinton presidency, it was
American-led globalization that helped unleash the torrent of
transformation. ...
 
This Gay Vet Doesn’t Need Lecture on Morality
<http://www.newyorkblade.com/2007/3-16/viewpoint/letters/lecture.cfm> 
New York Blade - New York,NY,USA
This type of extreme homophobia among some military leaders has always been
at the root of the military’s discriminatory policies against gays and
lesbians. ...
 
French candidate:
<http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/french_candidate_sexism_an_obstacle/2
0070315-115653-2107r/> Sexism an obstacle
United Press International - USA
PARIS, March 15 (UPI) -- French presidential candidate Segolene Royal, of
the Socialist party, says she is pushing the country's people to accept the
...
 
Zimbabwe: Respect Democratic Principles and
<http://somalinet.com/news/world/Africa/8638> human rights-AU
SomaliNet - USA
... for "constructive dialogue" and urged the government to respect
democratic principles and human rights as the political crisis in the
country deepens. ...
 
Will Bush Bomb Iran?
<http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article13.php?id=505> 
Socialist Alternative - Seattle,WA,USA
The neo-con hawks aimed to use US imperialism’s overwhelming military power
to strengthen its hegemony over the Middle East and secure control of the
...
 
Percentage of S. Koreans living in '
<http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20070318/440100000020070318211202E6
.html> poverty' nearly doubles in ...
Yonhap News - Seoul,South Korea
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- The percentage of South Koreans living in
"poverty" has risen nearly two-fold in the last 10 years, a report by a
state-run ...
 
Ease childhood  <http://www.buffalonews.com/149/story/35228.html> poverty
Buffalo News - Buffalo,NY,USA
Reversing the high level of poverty among African-American and Hispanic
children in the Buffalo Niagara region will not be an easy task, but it is
one this ...
 
New direction at DHS: Building trust and confidence with Arabs
<http://www.arabamericannews.com/newsarticle.php?articleid=7917> ...
Arab American News - Dearbom,MI,USA
Our understanding of the phenomenon of radicalization must encompass a wide
range of threats against our country, including various white supremacy and
...
 
Globalising indigenous communities
<http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/03/18/fea01.asp> 
Sunday Observer - Columbo,Sri Lanka
Today's urgency is to introduce protective measures to efface social
inequity by rounding up political, economic, bureaucratic elite that
disregard ordinary ...
 
New York Mayor Warns Against Growing
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/nyregion/14mayor.html?ref=nyregion>
Inequality in US
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
WASHINGTON, March 13 — Flanked by national leaders in government and
business, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg warned on Tuesday that widening
inequality in the ...
 
Economic growth and rising
<http://www.timesnews.co.ke/17mar07/nwsstory/opinion2.html> poverty
Kenya Times - Kenya
Whether the Government accepts or not the truth remains: Over 57 per cent of
Kenyans are living and trapped in a vicious cycle of abject poverty. ...
 
 
<http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070317/NEWS01/
703170304> Poverty by the Numbers
Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA
The US government measures poverty using the cost of food based on a diet
model created in the 1960s. Each year the government accounts for inflation
...
 
ONE IN FIVE HOUSEHOLDS LIVE BELOW POVERTY LINE IN RURAL AREAS
<http://firstrung.co.uk/articles.asp?pageid=NEWS&articlekey=4396&cat=44-0-0>

Firstrung - London,UK
According to research due to be published on Wednesday, greater patterns of
inequality are developing in rural areas, where one in five households live
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Paul C. Gorski
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