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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
March 5, 2008
 
Nearly half of PhDs in Canada are immigrants (
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080304.wcensus_educationweb0304/BNStory/Front
)
Globe and Mail - Canada
Immigrants also account for close to half * 49 per cent * of all
those in Canada who hold a PhD and 40 per cent of those who have a
masters. ...
 
Women Won't Wait ( http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0304-03.htm
)
Common Dreams (press release) - Portland,ME,USA
Awareness must turn to action, and has to happen NOW", said Serra
Sippel, Executive Director of the US-based Center for Health and
Gender Equity. ...
 
Schools must take hard line on racism (
http://www.kansas.com/sports/lutz/story/330511.html )
Kansas.com - KS,USA
Racism, even the hint of it, cannot be tolerated. That's especially
true in our schools, which are the most logical places to try to stamp
out a societal ...
 
Picking a President: A Feminist's Right to Choose (
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nina-darnton/picking-a-president-a-fe_b_89650.html
)
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
But the division between women on this issue, coupled with anger and
accusations of betraying feminism, is a serious one, not just for the
presidential ...
 
Sexistentialist, Genderista or Thoughtful Voter? (
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paula-gordon/sexistentialist-genderi_b_89655.html
)
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Feminism calls us all to do better. Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes
sheds light (instead of heat) on "Why Hillary Clinton's Iraq Vote Does
Matter" ...
 
More Than 57 Years After Sweat v. Painter, Racial Inequity ... (
http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/current.php?artType=view&artMonth=March&artYear=2008&EntryNo=8033
)
The Metropolitan Coporate Counsel - Mountainside,NJ,USA
Board of Education , yet racial inequity persists in legal education,
despite efforts being made by law schools, law firms and others to
level the playing ...
 
SA income inequality under the spotlight (
http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/general/0,2172,165290,00.html
)
SABC News - Johannesburg,South Africa
By Frank Nxumalo South Africa’s income inequality remains sharp and
skewed along racial lines according to the results of the 2005/2006
income and ...
 
Fight gender inequality: India urges international community (
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rest_of_World/Fight_gender_inequality_India_urges_international_community/articleshow/2836333.cms
)
Times of India - India
UNITED NATIONS: Voicing concerns over growing gender inequality,
India has asked the international community for a collective action to
fight the evil. ...
 
Education and Inter-generational equity (
http://www.nyasatimes.com/index.php?news=2199 )
Nyasa Times - Blantyre,Southern,Malawi
Equal access to education however is very important to avoid intra
and inter-generational inequality in everything. In my view, the
government must ...
 
Lesbian group criticise police in Croatia (
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7020.html )
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
"We conclude that the police have no intention of dealing with hate
crimes and homophobia inside its system." Situm was the first person
convicted of a hate ...
 
The Horrors for Women in the “Modern” World of Global Capitalism (
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/03/18483261.php )
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
The oppression of women developed together with the division of
society into classes and the emergence of private property and
exploitation. ...
 
Dealing with working class poverty (
http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=03/03/2008&qrTitle=Dealing%20with%20working%20class%20poverty&qrColumn=EDITORIAL
)
The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria
The concept of poverty has often been associated with the un-employed
and the less priviledged, but the number of working class people among
the poorest of ...
 
TV news women face issues of sexism and image (
http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/16206617.html )
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
Still, the women on the news face issues of their own, which brought
Costello to the sexism question and three issues it involved: image,
...
 
Hillary Sexism Watch: Bill Maher Edition (
http://feministing.com/archives/008712.html )
Feministing - New York,NY,USA
If you don't have time to watch the video or read the transcript of
Bill Maher's bit about Clinton, the point seems to be "bitches are
crazy with all their ...
 
Gay and lesbian teachings defended (
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i7gbAXidIOW9StyMT0_R5IJjc7qQ
)
The Press Association - 
A call for children to be taught more about gay and lesbian issues
has been defended by the Scottish Government. The call came in a
report from a group set ...
 
US warships stationed off the coast of Lebanon (
http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2/1341017000?page=NewsArticle&id=8596&news_iv_ctrl=1261
)
Party for Socialism and Liberation - USA
Lebanese elections scheduled for March 11 will pit pro-western forces
that have cooperated with imperialism against political organizations,
...
 
Rural poverty 'forgotten' by Government (
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/03/npoverty103.xml
)
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent More than 2 million rural
people living below the poverty line have been "forgotten" by the
Government, ...
 
Kenya: Give Women Role in Planned Reforms (
http://allafrica.com/stories/200803030835.html )
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Other initiatives through which women can demonstrate transformative
leadership in public affairs include education on gender equality and
equity to both ...
 
Pay Gap Between Women and Men in Pittsburgh Region Exceeds ... (
http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/m/FMPro?-db=ma&-lay=a&-format=d.html&id=3222&-Find
)
University of Pittsburgh News (press release) - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
“Promoting fair-pay isn't just an equity issue anymore, it influences
the bottom line for local businesses and the economy. Nonetheless,
there remains the ...
 
'The most disadvantaged children go to the worst schools' (
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/mar/03/welfare.socialexclusion
)
Guardian - UK
Guardian: When Iain Duncan Smith looked at this for the
Conservatives, he identified family breakdown as a cause of
inequality. ...
 
Time to stop hatred and violence (
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-forum03biassbmar03,0,6367671.story
)
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
There is a clear path to reducing the harassment and murder of gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Across the country, study
after study has ...
Children of LGBT parents are typically harassed in school. A new ...
( http://www.proudparenting.com/node/1327 )
Proud Parenting - USA
The research was released by GLSEN, (Gay, Lesbian and Straight
Education Network) - in partnership with the Family Equality Council
and COLAGE (Children of ...
 
More fall into spiral of poverty (
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=668608&category=REGION&newsdate=3/3/2008
)
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
Between 2001 and 2005, 14000 Capital Region residents fell below the
poverty line -- a slow but consistent rise even as median household
incomes in the area ...
 
America's way of justice favors whites over blacks (
http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-oppay015597454mar02,0,1207298.column
)
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Men such as Clemens - unlike their counterparts such as, say, Barry
Bonds - enjoy a white privilege conveying a sense of immunity from
prosecution, ...
 
A Nation of Immigrants, Divided Over the Subject of Immigration (
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-03-02-voa2.cfm )
Voice of America - USA
Even American Indians may have immigrant ancestors through marriage.
The United States is one of the few industrial countries with a
growing population. ...
 
The Power Elite Playbook, Government by Gunpoint Part 10 (
http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2008/03/02/the_power_elite_playbook_government_by_g_10
)
The People's Voice - Nashville,TN,USA
... and written by Hawaii’s Interior Minister Lorrin A. Thurston, an
elite resident who considered his white supremacist mentality a form
of patriotism. ...
 
 
 

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