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Wed May 23 08:13:37 EDT 2007

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from Paul C. Gorski
May 23, 2007

 <http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=9985> Authorities:
Shooter was Aryan member
The Spokesman Review - Spokane,WA,USA
Jason Hamilton's ties to the Aryan Nations, a white supremacy group formerly
based in North Idaho, were found when FBI agents and Latah County sheriff's
...

<http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features
/2007/05/22/feature-03> Women still face obstacles to employment in Serbia
Southeast European Times - MD,USA
Unless measures are taken to combat this gender inequality, the economic
structure has no chance of meeting EU standards. By Davor Konjikusic for
Southeast ...

 <http://www.statenews.com/op_article.phtml?pk=41083> Women still face
employment inequity
MSU State News - East Lansing,MI,USA
Women have certainly come a long way in the workforce, but their pay hasn't
yet caught up. In fact, the gender gap in earnings has remained unchanged
for ...

 <http://blog.johnkerry.com/2007/05/supporting_the_troops_begins_a.html>
Supporting the Troops Begins at Home
By Rick Albertson 
Is there any way in which this kind of systematic inequity can be justified?
John Kerry doesn't think so. The latest example of the current
administration's disregard for the fundamental economic fairness involved in
giving our ...

Michael
<http://bloggingitreal.blogspot.com/2007/05/michael-moore-world-may-be-watch
ing-but.html> Moore: the world may be watching, but likely not listening
By Bobert(yamis) 
You might know that Michael Moore is set to release his attack against the
inequity in the US healthcare system at the end of June. Moore took rescue
workers from the World Trade Centre to Havana for advanced treatment, and as
a result ...

Rebuilding
<http://radicalblogs.org/blog/2007/05/22/rebuilding-the-left-a-strategy-summ
ary/> the Left: A Strategy [summary]
but also draws on the vocabulary of today's movements ('environmental
justice,' 'reproductive freedom,' 'global civil society'). Envisioning a
post-capitalist society. Develop a range of compelling visions of a
radically different kind ...

The  <http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=74&ItemID=12878>
Two Nations
ZNet - Woods Hole,MA,USA
Today, a middle-class child is 15 times more likely to stay middle-class
than a working-class child is likely to move up into the middle-class. ...

AlterNet: Environment:  <http://www.care2.com/news/member/451594750/380737>
The Unbearable Whiteness of the Green Movement
By Jonathan Katz 
To change our laws and culture, the green movement must attract and include
the majority of all people, not just the majority of affluent people. 

<http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/racism-blamed-for-aboriginal-
health-crisis/2007/05/22/1179601412727.html> Racism blamed for Aboriginal
health crisis
Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
RACISM is built into the health system and it is preventing Aborigines from
bridging a 17-year life expectancy gap, the Australian Medical Association
says. ...

Members
<http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=f7ccbbd9-4a3
f-4fe4-931b-2a6c8758c543&k=78501> of Anti-Poverty Committee storm Vancouver
provincial ...
Victoria Times Colonist - Victoria,BC,Canada
The Anti-Poverty Committee has threatened to "evict" Olympic officials to
protest what they claim are poor people losing their homes to
Olympic-related ...

 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6681281.stm> One in four
children 'in poverty'
BBC News - UK
One in four children in Scotland live in poverty, according to a report from
a leading children's charity. Barnardo's Scotland said that about 250000 ...

Kenya: First Ever Global  <http://allafrica.com/stories/200705220834.html>
Conference on Women and Aids
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Summit seeks to address the impact of AIDS on women and girls, exploring
issues such as poverty, violence against women, children's rights and access
to ...

British
<http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/galleriesmuseums/bal-to.lewis22ma
y22,0,3928008.story?coll=bal-artslife-museums> leader conveys slavery
regrets
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore,MD,USA
The government is marking the anniversary with a series of official events
and education initiatives to raise awareness of slavery past and present.
...

'Modern
<http://abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=3199772&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312> Day
Slavery': Lucrative Trade Thriving
13abc.com - Toledo,OH,USA
Undocumented workers, lured to the United States with the promise of a
better life, often end up being sold into slavery. The traffickers take
extraordinary ...

<http://blog.aflcio.org/2007/05/22/workers-freedom-to-choose-a-matter-of-bas
ic-civil-rights/> Workers' Freedom to Choose: A 'Matter of Basic Civil
Rights'
Restoring the freedom of workers to form unions "is a matter of basic civil
rights, a priority for our nation and an imperative for our movement,"
according to a new report released yesterday. The report, Let All Voices Be
Heard: ...

<http://www.b92.net/eng/news/globe-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=05&dd=21&nav_cat
egory=123&nav_id=41310> Zagreb marks International Day Against Homophobia
B92 - Serbia
The action aimed to warn the citizens of Croatia and the official
institutions about the rising homophobia in the Catholic Church and the
hate-speech used ...

 <http://www.afterelton.com/node/4224> To Make a Long Story Short ... Moral
Orel, homophobia in India ...
AfterElton.com - USA
A group of students at St. Joseph's College of Communication at
Chenganassery in Kerala, India were expelled for making a 5-minute film that
simply ...

Survey reveals  <http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-4439.html>
extent of homophobia at work
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
A poll of more than 2000 people across the UK has found that while nine of
ten of them support laws protecting LGB people in the workplace, homophobia
is ...

 <http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/5305/1/260/> The
Backlash against Labor History
Political Affairs Magazine - New York,NY,USA
"Classism" is thrown in with "Racism" and "Sexism" by some highly visible
members of the academic left in a trinity of ills which the academic right
...

Comment on 'Stealth'  <http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11516#comment-635930>
Racism Still Alive In The Deep South by Greg ...
But the term racism - as generally used - talks about a larger system and
social phenomenon like like classism, nationalism, and sexism. In America,
racism as a system is a white phenomenon as evidenced by who holds the
power. ... 

<http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/05/22/the-problem-with-nonprofit
s/> The problem with nonprofits
By Ampersand 
Suzanne Pharr, longtime Southern activist working against racism, sexism,
homophobia and economic inequality, recites a straightforward list of losses
that social justice movements have suffered as a result of common nonprofit
...

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