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from Paul C. Gorski
January 22, 2008
 
Monday rally in Jena shows hate, racism (
http://www.lsureveille.com/news/2008/01/22/Opinion/Monday.Rally.In.Jena.Shows.Hate.Racism-3159931.shtml
)
LSU The Reveille - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
Protesters flooded Jena for a second time this past Monday, but some
of these marchers did not come seeking justice or in the spirit of
equality. ...
 
Racism must stop, now (
http://www.paherald.sk.ca/index.cfm?sid=100171&sc=12 )
Prince Albert Daily Herald - Prince Albert,Saskatchewan,Canada
It's time to be blunt about one of the most critical problems facing
this community: racism. Further, it's about time we - as a community -
did something ...
 
Journalist: Americans today view Dr. King as "image" rather than ...
(
http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=9EBC352D-96C6-FB30-D03EA03ECEC30930
)
Radio Iowa - Des Moines,IA,USA
Pitts said racial inequity still clearly exists in this country,
stating "we have come so far, yet we still have so far to go. ...
 
India: Inequality and ethnic conflict are major threats, say writers
( http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1793721701 )
Âßí - Italy
However he said the biggest challenges facing India today were
inequality and communalism. "It's the scale of inequality in India
where in a list of 50 ...
 
Obama Decries Homophobia at King’s Church (
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=55168
)
EDGE Boston - Boston,MA,USA
by Steve Weinstein Democratic presidential contender Barak Obama used
the occasion of Martin Luther King Day to bring a message of outreach
to blacks about ...
 
Hate crimes against disabled, lesbian, gay and transgender Scots ...
(
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/01/21/107021/hate-crimes-law-to-be-extended-in-scotland.html
)
Communitycare.co.uk - Sutton,UK
Harvie said: “For too long our justice system has been oblivious to
the motivation behind hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgendered Scots ...
 
Poverty Linked to its Perpetrators (
http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2008/01/21/poverty_linked_to_its_perpetrators
)
The People's Voice - Nashville,TN,USA
Poverty is deep and global and the runners for office do not begin to
acknowledge its pervasiveness or confront its cause. ...
 
Confronting US Imperialism in Somalia (
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/omar210108.html )
Monthly Review - Herndon,VA,USA
The illegal invasion and occupation of Somalia that installed a
puppet war-lord regime marks a new phase of US imperialism in Somalia,
plunging the war-torn ...
 
On the History of Imperialism Theory (
http://www.monthlyreview.org/1207rupe.htm )
Monthly Review - Herndon,VA,USA
Indeed, they pioneered the theory of imperialism, including the
analysis of the specific social formations generated by imperialism in
the colonies and ...
 
Voter ID allies betray King and democracy (
http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2008/01/21/mcdonalded_0121.html
)
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
In response to the new threat to white supremacy posed by King and
the civil rights movement, Southern states scurried to enact new
restrictions on ...
 
Researcher cites "institutional racism" in Iowa justice system (
http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=8E6DFE70-9BF5-DAC3-FD26ADBE6F2275EB
)
Radio Iowa - Des Moines,IA,USA
"What do I mean and how does race and racism play into it? When two
different people -- white, black -- commit the same offenses but get
different sentences ...
 
The Tough Fight Against Inequality, Then And Now (
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/op_ed/hc-nilsson0121.artjan21,0,3146029.story
)
Hartford Courant - United States
Under segregation, the social machinery of inequality was obvious.
Today there are few clear targets to attack. Who do you picket for the
economic ...
 
US arms sales to Saudi aid oppression (
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/comment/story.html?id=5f6ef921-7ede-45c8-83fa-5be88fcb1b45
)
Times Colonist - Victoria,British Columbia,Canada
Patriot missiles, precision-guided bombs and "joint direct attack"
munitions all figure in a $20-billion gesture of friendship from the
country that likes ...
 
One-third of Jerusalem families live in poverty (
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572500106&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
)
Jerusalem Post - Israel
By ETGAR LEFKOVITS A whopping one-third of Jerusalem families live
below the poverty line, an annual demographic survey released this
weekend shows. ...
 
Poverty Is Costly (
http://www.pe.com/columns/michellesingletary/stories/PE_Biz_D_singletary20.4f41034.html
)
Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
Baldwin said: "Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how
extremely expensive it is to be poor." When you're living on the edge
financially, ...
 
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Being black in Montana can be a lonely
... (
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/01/20/news/local/news02.txt
)
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
She said many friends wondered why she wanted to come to a state
known for its “whiteness.” Unpacking that word, Mphande-Finn said it
implied “no crime, ...
 
200 anti-globalization demonstrators detained (
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2008-01/20/content_6406653.htm
)
China Daily - China
GENEVA - Police in the Swiss capital Bern used tear gas and rubber
bullets against left-wing anti- globalization demonstrators and
detained about 200 of ...
 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy of Environmental and Social ...
(
http://www.nyas.org/snc/calendarDetail.asp?eventID=11206&date=1/20/2008%2012:00:00%20PM
)
The New York Academy of Sciences - New York,NY,USA
This is now referred to as environmental justice, a term that was
coined long after Dr. King's death. This January, experience the 12th
annual celebration ...
 
Public education is for all children, not just a few (
http://www.alamogordonews.com/opinion/ci_8022650 )
Alamogordo Daily News - Alamogordo,NM,USA
Privatization would meet the needs of a select group of students and
parents, and ignore the rest. In Alamogordo, the headline should read
"Top schools ...
 
India's new prosperity leaving working class behind (
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/world/01/20/0120indiapoor.html
)
Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA
By Raymond Thibodeaux NEW DELHI, India * Even amid the chaotic swarm
of Delhi's traffic, with horns blaring and buses rumbling past,
Omprekash Takur's place ...
 
MLK on Class, Conscience, and Corporate Buyouts (
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kerry-candaele/mlk-on-class-conscience_b_82323.html
)
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
It may be bad form to focus on class politics today, rude in fact,
given that the "working class" has exited the building some time in
the latter part of ...
 
HIV-infected kids call for anti-discrimination (
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2008/01/765003/ )
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
The was the strong message delivered by 150 children aged between
10-16 from Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, and Bac Giang, Thua
Thien-Hue and An Giang ...
 
Six relatives charged in farm slavery case (
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080119/NEWS/801190397/-1/newssitemap
)
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
BY LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ AP MIAMI -- Six family members were indicted on
charges of enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants and forcing
them to perform farm ...
 
Census figures show increase in Appalachian Ohio poverty (
http://vintoncourier.1upmonitor.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=7&ArticleID=783&TM=43234.75
)
Vinton Courier - OH,USA
Some local officials in Appalachian Ohio are skeptical of the US
Census study released Wednesday for 2005 that indicates poverty is
worsening in the region, ...
 
Immigrants victims of forced labour in US: Study (
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=167c6d28-292a-4053-9ca8-d7fb1c61b38f&ParentID=c3707f27-4b35-457c-855a-ba8d689fb64f
)
Hindustan Times - India
A team of Indian High Commission in Australia will visit a New South
Wales to probe 'Indian immigrants' exloitation'. Indo-Asian News
Service, ...
 
Has the Hip Hop Culture Become a Diversion to Subtle Racism? Part ...
( http://www.blackvoicenews.com/content/view/41691/4/ )
Black Voice News - Riverside,CA,USA
The subtle insult on these products has existed over 100 years and
it's hard for me to believe that even with all of our major issues,
subtle racism doesn't ...
 
11-year-old Indian fights racism in US (
http://www.timesnow.tv/NewsDtls.aspx?NewsID=5535 )
Times Now.tv - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
This the first step in the fight against racism for this Indian
American family in New York, in a country they say is the melting pot
of cultures. ...
 
 
 
 

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