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May 8, 2008

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR200805080
0505.html> Democrats divide by race, gender, class
Washington Post - United States
Hillary Clinton attracts older voters, women and the white working class,
while Sen. Barack Obama is the go-to guy for youth, African-Americans and
the ...

 <http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=21499> Argentina: Food
Inflation Hits People Close to Poverty Line
FreshPlaza - Netherlands
Poverty is once again growing in Argentina, reversing the downward trend
recorded since 2003, as a result of price inflation mainly affecting basic
food ...

 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7389283.stm> India children's health
'ignored'
BBC News - UK
Inequity of health care among male and female children is responsible for
this situation, the report says. The report says experts predict that over
60% of ...

 <http://www.valley-journal.com/home.php?content=article&article=5458>
Ashamed to say it, but slavery does still exist
Carbondale Valley Journal - Carbondale,CO,USA
I was naive enough to think that slavery did still exist, but likely in
small pockets, far far away. I'm ashamed and horrified at how stunningly out
of ...

 <http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/08/content_8127689.htm> Women
leaders gather to discuss globalization, poverty eradication ...
Xinhua - China
... bringing together about 500influential women leaders from around the
world to discuss such issues as globalization and poverty eradication. ...

 <http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/05/feeling_squeeze.html> US
Workers Feeling the Squeeze
Center For American Progress - Washington,DC,USA
Greenhouse explained at the event that the combined influence of
globalization, deregulation, and the nature of capitalism are pressuring
corporations and ...

 <http://www.southasianfocus.ca/community/article/48492> Protest against
health privatization
South Asian Focus - Brampton,Ontario,Canada
... of a protest held simultaneously in Quebec and other parts of the
country to protest what they say is the privatization of Canada's health
care system. ...

 <http://www.salem-news.com/articles/may072008/sharpton_arrest_5-7-08.php>
Al Sharpton and Civil Rights Protesters Arrested in New York
Salem-News.Com - OR,USA
Photo courtesy: nationalactionnetwork.net/ (NEW YORK) - Arrests were part of
a massive civil rights "pray-in" and demonstration that was organized and
held ...

 <http://www.dl-online.com/articles/index.cfm?id=35596> Letter: Racism is
alive in Mahnomen schools
DL-Online - Detroit Lakes,MN,USA
It's easy to deny institutional racism exists in Mahnomen if you are a
member of the group that enjoys white privilege. Perhaps students should
present the ...

 <http://ca.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idCAL28422320080508> Arabs
say racism on rise as Israel turns 60
Reuters Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
If this is not racism, then what is it?" This week, as Israel celebrates the
anniversary of its foundation, its supreme court has said it found merit in
the ...

 <http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3318048,00.html> Berlin Pays
Tribute to Gay-Rights Activist Persecuted by Nazis
Deutsche Welle - Germany
According to Germany's Lesbian and Gay Association (LSVD) and the Mitte
district of Berlin, where "Marcus-Hirschfeld-Ufer" is located, a bronze
monument to ...

<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-loving7-2008may07
,0,7490881.story> Mildred Loving, 68; her landmark case made interracial
marriage legal
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
On June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court ruled 9 to 0 that Virginia's laws were
aimed at white supremacy, were unconstitutional and violated the 14th
Amendment. ...

 <http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1618/73/> EcoBlogger Exposes Fake List
Global Warming Skeptic Scientists
EcoGeek - Missoula,MT,USA
Curious about the Heartland Institute's list of "500 Prominent Scientists"
who deny global warming, Kevin decided to contact some of the folks on the
list. ...

 <http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42264> RIGHTS-US: Blacks Suffer
Persistent Injustice in Drug War
IPS - Italy
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, May 6 (IPS) - African Americans have suffered much
higher rates of arrests and imprisonment than whites in the nearly
30-year-old US ...

 <http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_4685.shtml> A Tragic
Injustice: Judge acquits officers in shooting death of ...
FinalCall.com - Chicago,IL,USA
By Saeed Shabazz NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The streets of New York City
remain quiet after the acquital of NYPD detectives who fired 50 shots, ...

<http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7441&Item
id=5848> Free continent from 'imperialism'
Business Daily Africa - Nairobi,Kenya
Talk on fight against imperialism must provide reasoned strategy on how
ordinary Africans can productively participate (if such a fight indeed
exists) so as ...

 <http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/may7/rushtwo-050708.html> Sir
Salman Rushdie tells stories of oppression, freedom and the fatwa
Stanford Report - USA
BY CYNTHIA HAVEN Some speculated Sir Salman Rushdie wouldn't mention his
notorious fatwa at all-he had, after all, expressed a wish to leave behind a
life ...

 <http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/422241> Inequality rots social
foundations
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
It leads Canadians to believe inequality doesn't matter. A team of
researchers at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative has spent the past
18 months ...

<http://www.theorion.com/home/news/2008/05/07/Features/Women.Still.Paid.Less
.Than.Men.Inequality.Not.Changing.Anytime.Soon-3365871.shtml> Women still
paid less than men, inequality not changing anytime soon
The Orion - Chico,CA,USA
Pay inequality may seem like a problem of the past, but statistics show
women still make less than men. According to the 2005 US Census Bureau, ...

 <http://voices.kansascity.com/node/1136> John Brown the Opera is commentary
on today's problems
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
There is still a strong and very vocal culture in Missouri who wants to push
a religious based political agenda on everyone else--they've traded slavery
for ...

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-maric/that-vs-who-brthe-politic_b_10029
2.html> That vs. Who: The Politics of Linguistics
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Globalization and its media coverage was projected to aid in the
"humanizing" of peoples in other countries, for non-travelers and those with
no direct ...

 <http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/05/fee_increases_a.html> Fee
Increases at UC and CSU: Steps to Privatization of California ...
California Progress Report - Oakland,CA,USA
It's also a further step in the privatization of our higher education
system. With decreasing public support the onus is now on students to
self-finance ...

<http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/equality-forum-mourns-civil-rights-
pioneer-mildred-loving,381769.shtml> Equality Forum Mourns Civil Rights
Pioneer Mildred Loving
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
She is a civil rights pioneer and a historic American. Richard and Mildred
Loving championed the right of each citizen to marry the life partner of
their ...

 <http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/5/prweb922654.htm> Female Physician's
Compensation is Less than Male Counterparts.
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... (bonus, equity participation, etc.) that increase their overall
earnings. This part of the survey also showed some interesting gender
differences. ...

<http://www.planetout.com/bounce/?homenav/etal-news-headline:/news/article.h
tml?date=2008/05/06/1> LGBT farmworkers fight discrimination
PlanetOut - San Francisco,CA,USA
... the project was conceived after attorneys for CRLA noticed an increasing
number of cases involving sexual orientation discrimination and harassment,
...

<http://www.thedailyaztec.com/home/news/2008/05/05/City/A.s-Brief.5508-33635
12.shtml> Attack involving gay student addressed
Daily Aztec - San Diego,CA,USA
Moreluck invited the council to think about this incident further and be
aware that homophobia is rampant and affects all people. ...

 <http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7565.html> Lesbian footballer
player murdered in homophobic attack
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
In February human rights groups and gay activists launched the 07-07-07
Campaign. On that day last year two lesbian women, 34 year old Sizakele
Sigasa and ...

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