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from Paul C. Gorski
November 9, 2008

 <http://rinf.com/alt-news/contributions/american-history-x/4824/> American
History X
RINF.COM - Lancaster,UK
If you ever doubted the concept of white privilege, ask yourself: when was
the last time a white man wept with joy because another white man was
elected ...

 <http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/08/18549682.php> Marriage is NOT
equality. Some issues around the No on 8 Movement
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
... when the economic crisis is sending more people of color into the
streets (because capitalism and classism and racism work TOGETHER) and into
prisons, ...

 <http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20081109a2.html> Urban economic
inequality
The Japan Times - Japan
A recent report from the UN Human Settlements Program (UN-HABITAT) reveals
that inequality is increasing around the world in major cities. ...

 <http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=62544> Poverty level increased
to 48pc in 2007: Survey
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
Poverty situation in the country has deteriorated due to natural calamities
and price hike of essentials while improvement in primary education is ...

<http://www.sundayherald.com/international/shinternational/display.var.24666
50.0.0.php> Military commander quits over civilian killings
Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Navanethem Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, called such
killings "systematic and widespread", and said failure to pursue the guilty
could ...

 <http://www.aljazeera.com/news/newsfull.php?newid=180795> Will the new
American President respect International Law?
Aljazeera.com - London,UK
For example article 55 and 56 require states to cooperate to achieve respect
for human rights and social development. Nevertheless, the US regularly
rejects ...

 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/08/race-barack-obama-britain>
Racism would block British Barack Obama, says Trevor Phillips
guardian.co.uk - UK
A British Barack Obama would be prevented from becoming prime minister by
"institutional racism", the head of the equality watchdog said. ...

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pete-cenedella/the-cutting-edge-of-civil_b_14
2324.html> The Cutting Edge of Civil Rights: Why President Obama Must Lead
on ...
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Blacks voted to strip some of their fellow citizens of civil rights by
margins of at least 7-to-3, if exit data is accurate; and a late ad campaign
...

<http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/khadijasharife/2008/11/08/of-oompa-loompas-s
lavery-and-racial-supremacy/> Of Oompa-Loompas, slavery and racial supremacy
Thought Leader - Johannesburg,South Africa
White Supremacy was thus a commercial and ideological solution to the slave
trade, inundated by large quantities of non-white labour. ...

 <http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_10929992?source=rv> Thousands protest LDS
stance on same-sex marriage
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
While members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community came
out in force, there were plenty of others who stood with them. ...

<http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr001=9ww85j6o82.app5b&page=N
ewsArticle&id=10327&news_iv_ctrl=1261> Massachusetts working class to bear
the brunt of Gov. Patrick's ...
Party for Socialism and Liberation - USA
Working-class people are bearing the brunt of the state budget cuts. "I know
you are anxious," Gov. Patrick stated as he announced the cuts. ...

 <http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/34121029.html> Health Concerns Surround
Environmental Study
KIII TV3 - TX,USA
Suzie Canales with Citizens for Environmental Justice adds that since most
of the people who live in the neighborhood are of color and low income, ...

<http://www.xconomy.com/national/2008/11/07/in-the-world-of-total-informatio
n-awareness-the-last-enemy-is-us-a-tv-show-good-enough-to-inspire-a-politica
l-rant/> In the World of Total Information Awareness, "The Last Enemy" Is
...
Xconomy - Cambridge,MA,USA
As the Bush-Cheney era finally lifts, will Americans take an equally honest
look at how 9/11 exacerbated our own none-too-latent xenophobia? ...

<http://blog.nj.com/njv_bob_braun/2008/11/as_far_as_weve_come_on_race_we.htm
l> As far as we've come on race, we're reminded we still have far to go
NJ.com - NJ,USA
Black slavery was essential to economies of colonies that would be the
United States. Racism was essential to slavery and, later, to the need for
cheap ...

 <http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=370191> Stigma,
Discrimination Hamper Fight Against HIV/Aids
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
She said it reflected Malaysian attitudes and level of awareness or
education towards the issue of stigma and discrimination faced by people
infected with ...

 <http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/08/stories/2008110851071700.htm> Probe abuses
in war on terror: Amnesty
Hindu - Chennai,India
"The new Administration must focus on righting some of the wrongs of the
Bush Administration and restoring the US as a human rights champion at home
and ...

 <http://www.ethiopianreview.com/news/3623> Ethiopia: Letter to
President-Elect Obama on Human Rights
Ethiopian Review - Washington,DC,USA
By Julie Mertus | Foreign Policy In Focus The Bush administration had eight
years to run our country's reputation on human rights into the ground. ...

<http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/11/07/hispanic_c
ivil_rights_activists_cite_rise_in_threats_of_violence> Hispanic civil
rights activists cite rise in threats of violence
Boston Globe - United States
Leaders of the largest Hispanic civil rights groups - the Mexican American
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, or MALDEF, the League of United Latin
...

 <http://www.larevuedesressources.org/article.php3?id_article=1036> Seize
the time
La Revue des Ressources - France
In the days of worldwide capitalistic imperialism, with that imperialism
also manifested right here in America against many different peoples, ... 

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