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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
May 13, 2007
 
Clubs face tough sanctions in Spain’s new anti-racism law (
http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/5/13/sports/17715873&sec=sports
)
Malaysia Star - Petaling Jaya,Malaysia
MADRID: Spanish football clubs are threatened with points deductions
and relegation in a tough new law designed to combat racism in sport,
media reported on ...
 
Graduation plans in Saskatchewan high school leads to accusations ...
(
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=ff3593d8-8307-46f1-9161-e873b0869ca0&k=44715
)
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
... a separate graduation for older students has divided Grade 12s in
a central Saskatchewan town and has aboriginal leaders accusing
parents of racism. ...
 
Globalization and terror: Moloch's jellybabies (
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=72&ItemID=12806
)
ZNet - Woods Hole,MA,USA
Imperialist terror constantly shadows globalization, purposefully
shaping and baiting enemies by way of self-justifying propaganda. ...
 
Families out of poverty aren’t always out of danger (
http://www.gazette.com/articles/families_22281___article.html/poverty_income.html
)
Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs,CO,USA
Nearly 164000 Colorado households can’t cover necessities such as
rent, food and health insurance, even though their income is above the
federal poverty ...
 
The Philippine Poverty Situation: Beyond Poverty Measures ... (
http://www.bulatlat.com/2007/05/philippine-poverty-situation-beyond-poverty-measures-inequality-grows
)
Bulatlat - Quezon City,Philippines
In the Philippines, not only is poverty increasing, so are income
inequalities. As the old line goes, the rich are getting richer while
the poor are sinking ...
 
Report highlights discrimination against Muslim Australians (
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1921451.htm )
Radio Australia - Australia
A report released by an organisation for Islamic youth highlights
religious and racial discrimination by media as one of the biggest
challenges facing young ...
 
Report Finds Women Still Facing Discrimination At Work In Asia (
http://peacejournalism.com/ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=20968 )
PeaceJournalism.com - Nepal
A UN agency's report on "Equality in work" cites the gender gap and
discrimination as factors hindering economic progress in several
countries. ...
 
Discrimination against moms is practiced openly (
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/columnists.nsf/ellengoodman/story/AE2428EB5BB32707862572D90001A84A?OpenDocument
)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA
Joan C. Williams, who runs the Center for WorkLife Law at Hastings
Law School, says discrimination against women may have gone
underground but "the ...
 
Fighting Industrial Pollution in Minority Communities (
http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Environment_380/Fighting_Industrial_Pollution_in_Minority_Communities.shtml
)
HealthNewsDigest.com - New York,NY,USA
Environmental justice is fundamentally a local issue, but several
national groups have devoted considerable resources to righting wrongs
and helping ...
 
Hate, hypocrites and human rights (
http://www.neurope.eu/view_news.php?id=73740 )
New Europe - Brussels,Belgium
As a result, homophobia in parts of Europe is on the increase, and
there are very few governments ready to speak out to defend the human
rights of gay and ...
 
Indian-controlled Kashmir is under virtual martial law: Indian ... (
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/asia/AS-GEN-Kashmir-Human-Rights.php
)
International Herald Tribune - France
The only name for this is martial law," said the report, authored by
K. Balagopal of the Human Rights Forum, a group based in the southern
Indian state of ...
 
Biodiversity Loss Linked To Economic Inequality Worldwide - McGill
... ( http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=70634
)
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
An interdisciplinary team of McGill researchers has uncovered a
connection between growing economic inequality and an increase in the
number of plant and ...
 
Report: More Minnesota kids living in poverty (
http://www.timberjay.com/current.php?article=3306 )
Tower Timberjay News - Tower,MN,USA
A report released this week warns that a significant increase in
child poverty and a growing number of kids without health insurance
threatens children’s ...
 
Gangs in the Military - Part 1 (
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/7465232.html )
WBKO - Bowling Green,KY,USA
"I started recruiting active duty personnel to join the white
supremacy movement to eventually overthrow the US government," said
Leyden. ...
 
Gap between rich and poor widening, study finds (
http://investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?Id=39247&cat=3&IdSection=3&PageMem=&nbNews=&IdPub=
)
Investment Executive - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The study says that while the tax-transfer system changed in many
ways throughout the 1990s, it reduced income inequality by as much in
2004 as it did in ...
 
Advancing human rights (
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2007/May/opinion_May39.xml&section=opinion&col=
)
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
THE era of George W Bush and Tony Blair will be remembered for one
thing twenty years hence * the world went backwards on human rights
after fifty years of ...
 
'Illegal' is racism in disguise (
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/11/18414402.php )
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
A possible change of heart or racism in disguise? The reality is that
this concept of "illegal immigrant" is linked to the eugenics movement
which had ...
 
Caste-based discrimination prevalent in India (
http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8864&Itemid=2
)
Associated Press of Pakistan - Pakistan
NEW DELHI, May 11 (APP): Caste-based discrimination may be abolished
by law in India but it remains a major cause why backward classes,
especially the ...
 
Sting and wife guilty of discrimination (
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=entertainment&id=5295766
)
abc13.com - Houston,TX,USA
The panel determined Martin had been unlawfully dismissed and was a
victim of sexual discrimination. The judgement says Styler was
"without doubt the ...
 
Minnesota Supreme Court / Ruling says ex-partner has right to ... (
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_5867875 )
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
In a ruling with wider implications for nontraditional families - and
lauded in particular by lesbian and gay-rights groups - the court held
that the ...
 
US 'bids to water down global warming declaration' (
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2077841,00.html )
Guardian Unlimited - UK
The US is fighting to water down a declaration on global warming
being prepared for next month's G8 summit, it was reported today. ...
 
Imperialism: The tragedy threatening our species (
http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/5258/1/258/ )
Political Affairs Magazine - New York,NY,USA
That period coincided with the presence of the most repressive and
bloody governments this continent has ever suffered, installed by
imperialism. ...
 
 
 
 

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