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from Paul C. Gorski
November 11, 2007

<http://www.statehornet.com/news/2007/11/10/News/Violence.Globalization.Effe
cts.On.Women.Worldwide-3092620.shtml> Violence, globalization effects on
women worldwide
StateHornet.com - Sacramento,CA,USA
Her lecture, "Globalization and Violence Against Women," focused on the
economic violence that women face worldwide. She said the rise of
consumerism has ...

 <http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/47367> Talibanization in
simple words
Media Monitors Network - CA,USA
According to the neo-cons strategy and belief, since living by Islam will be
oppressive and a threat to the humanity, they are justified in using
oppression ...

<http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071110/NEWS01/711100354/1
003> Families: Racism led to expulsions
Detroit Free Press - United States
BY CHASTITY PRATT DAWSEY The parents and attorney for four boys suspended
from Belleville High School for photos posted on MySpace have threatened to
file a ...

 <http://www.neurope.eu/articles/79828.php> Human trafficking: slavery
New Europe - Brussels,Belgium
Mary Cunneen, Director of Anti-Slavery International, said: "In order to
ensure that the protection of victims' rights is at the heart of the new
treaty, ...

 <http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/10/2087448.htm?section=justin> Iran
urged to free women's rights activist
ABC Online - Australia
Seven human rights organisations, including Amnesty International, have
called on authorities in Iran to set aside a sentence passed on Iranian
women's ...

<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Xenophobic_crimes_still_on_rise_Ru
ssian_rights_group_warns/articleshow/2532488.cms> Xenophobic crimes still on
rise, Russian rights group warns
Times of India - India
MOSCOW: The number of racist attacks in Russia continues to rise annually,
with 60 people killed this year, a Russian human rights group said as
Russian ...

 <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2004005573_satrdr10.html>
Wages stick to the floor
Seattle Times - United States
Finally, subsidizing middle-class homes will not force wages to adjust to
the real needs of working-class people. This is the real issue. ...

 <http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/275174> TheStar.com | Special |
Towards a Fairer Canada Without Poverty
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Our elderly, our children and those in poverty. Whenever the next election
comes, we Liberals will have a platform that ensures Canadians have clean
air, ...

 <http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/article3144044.ece>
Poverty plight of Ulster children
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
By Linda McKee More than 40000 children living in poverty in Northern
Ireland will only be 48p a week better off as a result of the Chancellor's
pre-budget ...

 <http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2007/11/civil_rights_or.html>
Civil Rights Organizations Question Legality of Schwarzenegger ...
California Progress Report - Oakland,CA,USA
By Frank D. Russo Yesterday, the California Coalition for Civil Rights
(CACCR), on behalf of over 50 organizations, sent a letter to the California
Fair ...

<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/09/america/LA-GEN-Chile-Antarctica-U
N-Chief.php> UN chief visits Antarctica to see global warming effects
International Herald Tribune - France
While in Chile, he gave speeches affirming that global warming will be a
central concern of his term as head of the world body. ...

 <http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/savran091107.html> Turkey into the Vortex
of the Iraq Quagmire: Another Breach in US ...
Monthly Review - Herndon,VA,USA
Not only US imperialism but its powerful Turkish ally is also in deep
trouble. For a correct policy regarding the Kurds in the Middle East,
socialists have ...

<http://www.atl.org.uk/atl_en/news/education/Default.asp?article=%7B30D7ADD3
-BB80-4BD3-818C-DA29FBC509F2%7D&month=&year=&category=> Racism in further
education studied
ATL Education News - UK
A new study into racism within the further education sector in Northern
Ireland has been published by the Department for Employment and Learning
(DEL). ...

 <http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/09/18459478.php> Socially
Disadvantaged Farmers: Systemic Institutional Racism and ...
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
... a strategic notion of "socially disadvantaged" presupposing that a clear
understanding of centuries of systemic institutional racism would be
considered ...

 <http://www.toledofreepress.com/?id=6684> Report: school funding allocation
not equitable
Toledo Free Press - OH, USA
Roughly 25 percent of school districts appeared to allocate more equitably,
while 40 percent revealed "negative correlations" or severe inequity. ...

 <http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/266444.html> State must deal with
inequity in schools' funds
The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA
In his decision, Heavey pointed out the inequity from district to district -
something few outside the education establishment were likely aware of. ...

<http://www.smh.com.au/news/federal-election-2007-news/no-heart-to-tackle-th
e-wealth-gap/2007/11/09/1194329512792.html> No heart to tackle the wealth
gap
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The paradoxical attitude is revealed in a study that traces changing
attitudes to income inequality and redistribution. It helps explain why both
major ...

 <http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL06564752> Nordics top
gender equity index, US falls to 31st
Reuters - USA
Nordic countries were "strong performers" in all four areas, although "no
country has yet achieved gender equality", it said. All four countries
improved ...

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