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Fri Jul 4 11:33:13 EDT 2008

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from Paul C. Gorski
July 4, 2008

 <http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/13312/> Steelworkers vow to fight
racism, elect Obama
People's Weekly World - USA
Declaring that "there is no evil that has inflicted more pain and suffering
than the evil of racism in our country," Richard Trumka, secretary-treasurer
of ...

 <http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_9771517> NAACP fights mortgage
discrimination
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
... the NAACP of Salt Lake City joined in a national "Day of Action" against
mortgage discrimination Wednesday, the 44th anniversary of the signing of
the ...

 <http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/07/californias_com_3.html>
California's Comprehensive Plan to Fight Global Warming: A Strong ...
California Progress Report - Oakland,CA,USA
Based on our initial review, the draft scoping plan is an important
milestone in California's fight against global warming and, to a large
degree, ...

<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Earth/US_has_done_least_to_address_warmi
ng/articleshow/3192630.cms> 'US has done least to address global warming'
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: The US has done the least among the world's eight biggest
economies to address global warming, a study released on Thursday found. ...

<http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/maori-party-government-conceals-harsh-truths
-poverty-report/5/925> Maori Party: Government Conceals Harsh Truths In
Poverty Report
Voxy - Wellington,New Zealand
3 July 2008 - 60 percent of the children of unemployed families still live
in poverty, and incomes for the poorest families have not increased at all
over ...

 <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92144062> Honoring
Thurgood Marshall, 100 Years After His Birth
NPR - USA
... legal career and legacy. Berry is professor of history at the University
of Pennsylvania and the former Chair of the US Civil Rights Commission.

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beth-arnold/maureen-dowd-please-dont_b_110691
.html> Maureen Dowd, Please Don't Shut Up
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
When Hillary's handlers threw a bone, the traditional media couldn't run any
faster to pick it up--including, yes, I'm going to say it, the bone of
sexism. ...

 <http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/creating-a-new-progressive-era/>
Creating a New Progressive Era
Dissident Voice - Santa Rosa,CA,USA
by Jack A. Smith / July 3rd, 2008 How can poverty and grave economic
inequality be significantly reduced in the United States? Under what
conditions might ...

<http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20080703_Long-buried_stories_of_sla
very_now_heard.html> Long-buried stories of slavery now heard
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
But since 2002 - when controversy erupted over slavery in George
Washington's household and the park's failure to acknowledge it - a great
change has swept ...

 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/02/race.religion> As the
descendent of slaves I must believe in the recognition of ...
guardian.co.uk - UK
Almost every system of slavery and oppression has at its heart the denial of
a subject people's humanity. How much easier it is on the conscience to
pocket ...

<http://www.newspapertree.com/opinion/2614-hiring-report-shows-injustice-in-
justice-department> Hiring report shows injustice in Justice Department
Newspaper Tree - El Paso,TX,USA
by James C. Harrington On July 4, we celebrate our declaration of
independence from a monarchy that plagued the colonies with political
suppression and ...

 <http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=795151> Anti-racism strike
set to continue
Sowetan - Soweto,South Africa
The anti-racism strike in Volksrust will continue until grievances have been
addressed, municipal workers said through their union yesterday. ...

<http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080702/OPINION
02/807020308> If we let it, society will end up destroying itself
Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA
Out of this history has come a long history of racism, classism and
privilege, which continue to exist today. As Malcolm X said, "We didn't land
on Plymouth ...

 <http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8610905&nav=168Y> NAACP
Files Class Action Mortgage Discrimination Lawsuit
KLAS-TV - Las Vegas,NV,USA
The NAACP is filing a class action lawsuit and holding rallies in multiple
cities, including Las Vegas, alleging discrimination based on race. ...

 <http://www.sunherald.com/prnewswire/story/662971.html> NAACP Calls for
National 'Day of Action' Against Mortgage ...
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
This discrimination was nationwide and cut across income-levels. People with
six-figure incomes, significant down-payments and who had owned several
homes ...

 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/03/biofuels.food> Poverty:
260m driven into hunger by push for biofuel - ActionAid
guardian.co.uk - UK
Tom Sharman, ActionAid policy officer, said: "The global food crisis is
creating poverty and hunger and it is being fuelled by policies and
practices ...

 <http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=172228> Over 33% Pakistanis
live below poverty line
Tehran Times - Iran
ISLAMABAD (Khaleej Times) - A little over 33 percent of Pakistanis still
live below poverty line with the percentage of rural poor registering an
increase ...

 <http://www.outinamerica.com/home/news.asp?articleid=32205> MICHELLE OBAMA
PRAISED FOR CONNECTING HISTORICAL DOTS OF ...
Out In America - Columbus,OH,USA
Barack Obama stated during the speech that African-Americans and gay and
lesbian citizens have marched on the journey toward full equality "We are
all only ...

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