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Mon Sep 1 18:44:33 EDT 2008

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from Paul C. Gorski
September 1, 2008

<http://www.reddingnewsreview.com/newspages/2008newspages/lee_alarmed_by_num
ber_of_elderly_08_091000195.htm> Lee alarmed by number of elderly and blacks
living in poverty
Redding News Review - GA,USA
"It is unconscionable to have so many of our elderly residents living at or
beneath the poverty line, especially when you consider that they reside in a
...

 <http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/31/2140252> In MN,
Massive Police Raids On Suspected Protestors
Slashdot - USA
We should demand media coverage of these obvious civil rights violations,
these people aren't violent anarchists, they are citizens protesting the ...

<http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=21645&ccid=9
> Women continue to face discrimination
Arab Times - Kuwait
Women in Kuwait continue to face significant gender discrimination in all
strata of the society and the prejudiced acts hinder their ability to attain
...

<http://www.collegeotr.com/wesleyan_university/center_for_social_justice_to_
open_at_wesleyan_11095> Center for Social Justice to Open at Wesleyan!
CollegeOTR - New York,NY,USA
The Davenport Campus Center is slated to become Wesleyan's new Center for
Social Justice. Last semester an opening was held to inform students about
the ...

 <http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/7332/> Thwart
Imperialist Designs in Caucasus
Political Affairs Magazine - New York,NY,USA
US imperialism and its allies seek to portray this as a Russian military
operation inside Georgia. Using this as a pretext, USA has extracted an
agreement ...

 <http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=8597> Unequal pay favours
'white-collar chums'
Eureka Street - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
But pay inequality, as the major cause of general inequality, generates
significant social costs. It is vital to understand these costs and to
scrutinise ...

<http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=VINCENT+BROWNE-qqqs=comme
ntandanalysis-qqqid=35471-qqqx=1.asp> Society turns a blind eye to the costs
of inequality
Sunday Business Post - Dublin,Ireland
It had to do with a report called Tackling Health Inequalities: An
All-Ireland Approach to Social Determinants, published by the
soon-to-be-lamented Combat ...

<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/harford/bal-ha.poverty31aug31,0,4534
948.story> Poverty numbers rise
Baltimore Sun - United States
According to a US Census report, Harford has experienced a 2 percentage
points jump in its poverty rate in the past year, the largest increase in
the state. ...

<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Columnists/Tarun_Vijay_Poverty_is_terror
ism_too/articleshow/3427209.cms> Poverty is terrorism too
Times of India - India
Is there a direct relation between poverty and social angst? What happens
when newspapers give a daily dose of page three luxuries, champaign parties
and ...

<http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/08/feminism-and-p
a.html> Feminism And Palin
Atlantic Online - USA
I find this kind of attitude to be about condescension, not feminism, about
tokenism, not post-gender meritocracy. And, please, there is nothing sexist
in ...

 <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5974692.html> ICE accused of
tracking immigrants at Head Start
Houston Chronicle - United States
Immigration enforcement officials are now targeting migrant and seasonal
Head Start centers in some states as part of efforts to track down illegal
...

<http://i4.democracynow.org/2008/8/29/michael_eric_dyson_puts_obamas_address
> Michael Eric Dyson Puts Obama's Address in Historical Context
Democracy Now - New York,NY,USA
He went on to say that police brutality was the reality, and the marvelous
new militancy which has arisen certainly must not replace white supremacy
with ...

 <http://www.wnbc.com/news/17351899/detail.html> Mother Of Slain Teen Prays
For Justice
WNBC - New York,NY,USA
Gay activists and members of the Bushwick community have established a
memorial fund for Rashawn Brazell to fight against racism and homophobia.

 <http://news.scotsman.com/opinion/Calton-28-years-later.4443447.jp> It's
time to explode the victim-blaming myth around poverty; they ...
Scotsman - United Kingdom
Duncan-Smith's Centre for Social Justice recently classified 60% of Calton
residents as "economically inactive". Even those in work are in poorly paid
...

 <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a79e9146-7560-11dd-ab30-0000779fd18c.html>
'Unjust' health gap 'killing people'
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... unjust and avoidable", a World Health Organisation report said
yesterday, pointing a spotlight on the government's dismal record on
inequality. ...

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR200808290
2712.html> A Clear-Eyed Look At Regional Poverty
Washington Post - United States
What's the poverty cutoff in Arlington County or the District of Columbia?
Many will be startled to learn that a single person earning $10500, ...

<http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-poverty1-2008sep01,0,3159674.s
tory> Fear, stress among the poor hinder learning
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
These emotions are a constant for the poverty-stricken. New ideas are
emerging to combat the long-term effects. By Rosemary Clandos, Special to
The Times ...

 <http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=31704> Argentina extends
pensions to gay couples
pride source.com - Farmington,MI,USA
... marriage was informally presented to Argentina's Congress in May by the
head of the National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and
Racism. ...

<http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/29/john-mccain-thinks-women-a
re-stupid/> John McCain thinks women are stupid
Feministe - USA
... to their side by talking about the glass ceiling and feminism (did you
ever think you'd hear words like that used by the Republicans in a good
way?). ...

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