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January 1, 2006

Oil Riches Bring Blood to Nigerian Villagers

1/01/06 Polgreen, IHT, Oil Riches Bring Blood to Nigerian Villagers

Posted on January 1, 2006 7:47 AM |

Race, Class and Activism in the South - Black Forever

1/01/06 Cheshnut, CounterPunch, Race, Class and Activism in the South - Black Forever

Posted on January 1, 2006 7:50 AM |

"Reforms" Claim Their Usual Dead in Maharashtra

1/01/06 Sainath, CounterPunch, "Reforms" Claim Their Usual Dead in Maharashtra - Farm Suicides in Vidharbha

Posted on January 1, 2006 7:51 AM |

Dyncorp and Halliburton Sex Slave Scandal Won't Go Away

1/01/06 Watson & Jones, PrisonPlanet, Dyncorp and Halliburton Sex Slave Scandal Won't Go Away

Posted on January 1, 2006 9:07 PM |

January 2, 2006

Straight Outta Boston

2/01/06 Duane, MoJo, Straight Outta Boston

Posted on January 2, 2006 6:18 AM |

Left to Die

1/02/06 Sothern, Nation, Left to Die

Posted on January 2, 2006 7:09 AM |

The jobless doctors from overseas who live in poverty

1/02/06 Laurence, Independent, The jobless doctors from overseas who live in poverty

Posted on January 2, 2006 8:34 PM |

Year ahead is whiter and smaller for New Orleans parties but will the city ever recover?

1/02/06 Usborne, Independent, Year ahead is whiter and smaller for New Orleans parties but will the city ever recover?

Posted on January 2, 2006 8:37 PM |

States Take Lead in Push to Raise Minimum Wages

1/02/06 Broder, NYT, States Take Lead in Push to Raise Minimum Wages

Posted on January 2, 2006 9:24 PM |

January 3, 2006

Hidden for 4,000 years - is this the world's first gay kiss?

1/02/06 Judd, Independent, Hidden for 4,000 years - is this the world's first gay kiss?

Posted on January 3, 2006 8:40 PM |

January 4, 2006

Next Council Speaker in New York Is a Doer and a Trailblazer

1/04/06 Hu, NYT, Next Council Speaker in New York Is a Doer and a Trailblazer

Posted on January 4, 2006 9:49 AM |

Battle over property rights goes on, despite ruling

1/04/06 Richey, CSM, Battle over property rights goes on, despite ruling

Posted on January 4, 2006 9:59 AM |

January 5, 2006

Senate Resisting Food Aid Reforms That Could Save Money, Lives, Says Top U.S. Official

1/05/06 Rivzi, OneWorld, Senate Resisting Food Aid Reforms That Could Save Money, Lives, Says Top U.S. Official

Posted on January 5, 2006 8:21 AM |

Va. City Suspends 'Family' Rule

1/05/06 McCrummen, Wa. Post, Va. City Suspends 'Family' Rule

Posted on January 5, 2006 8:29 AM |

January 6, 2006

The Northern Slave Trade

1/06/06 Eckhaus, ITT, The Northern Slave Trade

Posted on January 6, 2006 8:13 AM |

Lobbyist's Downfall Leads to Charities' Windfall

1/06/06 Stolberg, NYT, Lobbyist's Downfall Leads to Charities' Windfall

Posted on January 6, 2006 8:26 AM |

I.B.M. to Freeze Pension Plans to Trim Costs

1/06/06 Walsh, NYT, I.B.M. to Freeze Pension Plans to Trim Costs

Posted on January 6, 2006 8:26 AM |

Florida Supreme Court Blocks School Vouchers

1/06/06 Dillon, NYT, Florida Supreme Court Blocks School Vouchers

Posted on January 6, 2006 8:28 AM |

Sago raises red flags for mine oversight

1/06/06 Clayton & Paulson, CSM, Sago raises red flags for mine oversight

Posted on January 6, 2006 10:10 AM |

January 7, 2006

Enforcement of Mine Safety Seen Slipping Under Bush

1/07/06 Bornestein, KnightRidder, Enforcement of Mine Safety Seen Slipping Under Bush

Posted on January 7, 2006 9:07 AM |

Five Officials in San Diego Are Indicted Over Pensions

1/07/06 Broder, NYT, Five Officials in San Diego Are Indicted Over Pensions

Posted on January 7, 2006 9:37 AM |

Tribe wants contributions back

1/07/06 Gamboa, CHB, Tribe wants contributions back

Posted on January 7, 2006 1:21 PM |

January 8, 2006

States Intervene After Drug Plan Hits Early Snags

1/08/06 Pear, NYT, States Intervene After Drug Plan Hits Early Snags

Posted on January 8, 2006 8:17 AM |

January 9, 2006

More Companies Ending Promises for Retirement

1/09/06 Walsh, NYT, More Companies Ending Promises for Retirement

Posted on January 9, 2006 6:09 AM |

India 'loses 10m female births'

1/09/06 BBC, India 'loses 10m female births'

Posted on January 9, 2006 6:16 AM |

In Norway, a woman's place is in the boardroom

1/09/06 Fouche & Treanor, Guardian, In Norway, a woman's place is in the boardroom

Posted on January 9, 2006 8:55 PM |

January 10, 2006

US border proposal worries region

1/10/06 BBC, US border proposal worries region

Posted on January 10, 2006 6:14 AM |

US bankers in $1bn sex bias case

1/10/06 BBC, US bankers in $1bn sex bias case

Posted on January 10, 2006 6:15 AM |

From bags to riches: the recycling project which starts in India's rubbish tips

1/10/06 Independent, From bags to riches: the recycling project which starts in India's rubbish tips

Posted on January 10, 2006 6:18 AM |

January 11, 2006

I.R.S. Move Said to Hurt the Poor

1/11/06 Johnston, NYT, I.R.S. Move Said to Hurt the Poor

Posted on January 11, 2006 6:12 AM |

January 12, 2006

Jakarta bans films on East Timor occupation

1/12/06 Guardian, Jakarta bans films on East Timor occupation

Posted on January 12, 2006 10:24 PM |

January 13, 2006

State Orders Help for Elderly as Medicare Glitches Spread

1/13/06 Alonzo-Zaldivar & Nicholas, LA Times, State Orders Help for Elderly as Medicare Glitches Spread

Posted on January 13, 2006 9:00 AM |

January 14, 2006

Wealth Grows, but Health Care Withers in China

1/14/06 French, NYT, Wealth Grows, but Health Care Withers in China

Posted on January 14, 2006 9:28 AM |

January 15, 2006

Problem of Homelessness in Los Angeles and Its Environs Draws Renewed Calls for Attention

1/15/06 Archibold, NYT, Problem of Homelessness in Los Angeles and Its Environs Draws Renewed Calls for Attention

Posted on January 15, 2006 7:56 AM |

January 16, 2006

President Tells Insurers to Aid Ailing Medicare Drug Plan

1/16/06 Pear, NYT, President Tells Insurers to Aid Ailing Medicare Drug Plan

Posted on January 16, 2006 6:11 AM |

Some Abortion Foes Forgo Politics

1/16/06 Leland, NYT, Some Abortion Foes Forgo Politics

Posted on January 16, 2006 6:13 AM |

Most States Don't Keep Records on Foster Care Visits

1/16/06 Wa. Post, Most States Don't Keep Records on Foster Care Visits

Posted on January 16, 2006 6:20 AM |

January 17, 2006

Bachelet vow on gender equality

1/17/06 BBC, Bachelet vow on gender equality

Posted on January 17, 2006 7:15 AM |

Laws Fail to Remedy Skewed Sex Ratio

1/17/06 Srinivasan, IPS, Laws Fail to Remedy Skewed Sex Ratio

Posted on January 17, 2006 7:27 AM |

VIETNAM: Wildcat Strikes Pay Off

1/17/06 Glanz & Nguyen, IPS, VIETNAM: Wildcat Strikes Pay Off

Posted on January 17, 2006 7:28 AM |

Evo-lutionary challenge

1/17/06 Guardian, Evo-lutionary challenge

Posted on January 17, 2006 7:29 AM |

January 18, 2006

Minimum Wage Raised In Maryland Over Veto

1/18/06 Wagner & Mosk, Wa. Post, Minimum Wage Raised In Maryland Over Veto

Posted on January 18, 2006 8:04 PM |

Labor Federation Calls for Universal Health Coverage

1/18/06 Greenhouse, NYT, Labor Federation Calls for Universal Health Coverage

Posted on January 18, 2006 8:44 PM |

January 19, 2006

Patriot Corporations

1/19/06 Schtowsky, Nation, Patriot Corporations

Posted on January 19, 2006 7:09 AM |

Tribune Series on Human Trafficking in Iraq

1/19/06 Cam Simpson, Chicago Tribune, U.S. to probe claims of human traffickingUnpdate of Series Desperate for work, lured into danger Part I, Into a war zone, on a deadly road Part II; U.S. stalls on human trafficking related

Posted on January 19, 2006 9:04 AM |

Public Opinion Watch: The White Working Class

1/19/06 Teixiera, MoJo, Public Opinion Watch: The White Working Class

Posted on January 19, 2006 10:39 AM |

Men 'get pleasure from seeing revenge'

1/19/06 Connor, Independent, Men 'get pleasure from seeing revenge'

Posted on January 19, 2006 8:19 PM |

January 20, 2006

U.S. Anti-Terror Efforts Hurting Ethnic, Religious Minorities Worldwide: Watchdog

1/20/06 Rizvi, OneWorld, U.S. Anti-Terror Efforts Hurting Ethnic, Religious Minorities Worldwide: Watchdog

Posted on January 20, 2006 6:11 AM |

Lawyers Protest Deportation of Illegal Immigrants to Haiti

1/20/06 Swarns, NYT, Lawyers Protest Deportation of Illegal Immigrants to Haiti

Posted on January 20, 2006 7:02 AM |

Fatal Clash at Mill Site Shows Perils of India's Rise

1/20/06 Sengupta, NYT, Fatal Clash at Mill Site Shows Perils of India's Rise

Posted on January 20, 2006 7:04 AM |

Tight Immigration Policy Hits Roadblock of Reality

1/20/06 Swarns, NYT, Tight Immigration Policy Hits Roadblock of Reality

Posted on January 20, 2006 7:04 AM |

California Assembly Sidelines a Moratorium on Executions

1/20/06 Marshall, NYT, California Assembly Sidelines a Moratorium on Executions

Posted on January 20, 2006 7:05 AM |

Rescue Team Searches for Two W.Va. Miners

1/20/06 Messina, Wa. Post, Rescue Team Searches for Two W.Va. Miners

Posted on January 20, 2006 7:10 AM |

January 21, 2006

Medicare Woes Take High Toll on Mentally Ill

1/21/06 Pear, NYT, Medicare Woes Take High Toll on Mentally Ill

Posted on January 21, 2006 6:16 AM |

U.N. Reports Lack of Data on Women in Poverty

1/21/06 Dugger, NYT, U.N. Reports Lack of Data on Women in Poverty

Posted on January 21, 2006 6:17 AM |

Consumer Advocates Fear Corporate 'Fiefdoms' and a Class-Based Internet

1/21/06 Kyriakou, One World, Consumer Advocates Fear Corporate 'Fiefdoms' and a Class-Based Internet

Posted on January 21, 2006 10:31 AM |

January 22, 2006

College Aid Plan Widens U.S. Role in High Schools

1/22/06 Dillon, NYT, College Aid Plan Widens U.S. Role in High Schools

Posted on January 22, 2006 4:49 PM |

2 Missing Workers Are Found Dead in West Virginia Mine

1/22/06 Urbina, NYT, 2 Missing Workers Are Found Dead in West Virginia Mine

Posted on January 22, 2006 4:57 PM |

Saving Small Farmers

1/19/06 Kaptur, Nation, Saving Small Farmers

Posted on January 22, 2006 5:46 PM |

A Company Town on The Mississippi

1/22/06 Hull, Wa. Post, A Company Town on The Mississippi

Posted on January 22, 2006 5:48 PM |

Black Gays Ask Clergy For Tolerance

1/22/06 Landrum, Wa. Post, Black Gays Ask Clergy For Tolerance

Posted on January 22, 2006 5:49 PM |

Latin America's winds of change

1/22/06 Schweimler, BBC, Latin America's winds of change

Posted on January 22, 2006 5:52 PM |

GPs paid to send sick back to work

1/22/06 Hinsliff, Observer, GPs paid to send sick back to work

Posted on January 22, 2006 6:12 PM |

January 23, 2006

Morales 'to end 500 years of injustice'

1/23/06 Al Jazeera, Morales 'to end 500 years of injustice'

Posted on January 23, 2006 5:57 PM |

One in three men on diet

1/23/06 Singh, Independent, One in three men on diet

Posted on January 23, 2006 9:44 PM |

Democracy protesters on the march as 27 are killed in Nepal

1/23/06 Huggler, Independent, Democracy protesters on the march as 27 are killed in Nepal

Posted on January 23, 2006 9:45 PM |

In Russia, concern over hate crimes grows

1/23/06 Weir, CSM, In Russia, concern over hate crimes grows

Posted on January 23, 2006 9:47 PM |

Swelling Textbook Costs Have College Students Saying 'Pass'

1/23/06 Kinsie, Wa. Post, Swelling Textbook Costs Have College Students Saying 'Pass'

Posted on January 23, 2006 9:50 PM |

January 24, 2006

Vanquishing the American Dream

1/24/06 Hightower, Lowdown, Vanquishing the American Dream

Posted on January 24, 2006 9:05 AM |

Influential outsider

1/24/06 Guardian, Influential outsider

Posted on January 24, 2006 9:35 AM |

January 25, 2006

Trade secrecy

1/25/06 Eagleton, Guardian, Trade secrecy

Posted on January 25, 2006 6:07 AM |

Medicare Drug Bill Tied to Abramoff

1/25/06 Pelosi Letter to Hastert, Medicare Drug Bill Tied to Abramoff

Posted on January 25, 2006 10:54 PM |

Coal Miners' Slaughter

1/25/06 Cook, ITT, Coal Miners' Slaughter

Posted on January 25, 2006 11:05 PM |

January 26, 2006

Gay Marriage Ban Advances Toward Va. Referendum

1/26/06 Jenkins, Wa. Post, Gay Marriage Ban Advances Toward Va. Referendum

Posted on January 26, 2006 6:35 AM |

'Suicide Seeds' Could Spell Death of Peasant Agriculture, UN Meeting Told

1/26/06 Rizvi, OneWorld, 'Suicide Seeds' Could Spell Death of Peasant Agriculture, UN Meeting Told

Posted on January 26, 2006 11:21 PM |

January 27, 2006

Marching Backwards on Civil Rights

1/27/06 Chesnut, CounterPunch, Marching Backwards on Civil Rights - The Cold Hard Truth

Posted on January 27, 2006 9:05 AM |

Marching Backwards on Civil Rights

1/27/06 Chesnut, CounterPunch, Marching Backwards on Civil Rights - The Cold Hard Truth

Posted on January 27, 2006 9:05 AM |

Poor women focus of Caracas forum

1/27/06 Al Jazeera, Poor women focus of Caracas forum

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:11 PM |

Savings Accounts for Health Costs Attract Wall St.

1/27/06 Dash, NYT, Savings Accounts for Health Costs Attract Wall St.

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:18 PM |

One in five firms break law over women's pay

1/27/06 Curtis, Guardian, One in five firms break law over women's pay

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:24 PM |

Ethical shopping: The Red Revolution

1/27/06 Milmo, Independent, Ethical shopping: The Red Revolution

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:28 PM |

Drugmakers to Cut Off Some Free Prescriptions

1/27/06 Connolly, Wa. Post, Drugmakers to Cut Off Some Free Prescriptions

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:37 PM |

Separation Between Rich, Poor Widening in D.C., Study Finds

1/27/06 Cohn, Wa. Post, Separation Between Rich, Poor Widening in D.C., Study Finds

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:38 PM |

Study Says 80% of New Orleans Blacks May Not Return

1/27/06 Dao, NYT, Study Says 80% of New Orleans Blacks May Not Return

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:51 PM |

January 28, 2006

Wanting Better Schools, Parents Seek Secession

1/28/06 Archibold, NYT, Wanting Better Schools, Parents Seek Secession

Posted on January 28, 2006 8:45 AM |

Post-Katrina Promises Unfulfilled

1/28/06 Hsu, Wa. Post, Post-Katrina Promises Unfulfilled

Posted on January 28, 2006 8:48 AM |

In Face of Rural Unrest, China Rolls Out Reforms

1/28/06 Cody, Wa. Post, In Face of Rural Unrest, China Rolls Out Reforms

Posted on January 28, 2006 8:50 AM |

January 29, 2006

Corporate Wealth Share Rises for Top-Income Americans

1/29/06 Johnston, NYT, Corporate Wealth Share Rises for Top-Income Americans

Posted on January 29, 2006 7:55 AM |

Taming the Predators

1/29/06 Singletary, Wa. Post, Taming the Predators - Predatory Lending

Posted on January 29, 2006 8:07 AM |

French Firm Tests Colorblind Hiring

1/29/06 Anderson, Wa. Post, French Firm Tests Colorblind Hiring

Posted on January 29, 2006 8:10 AM |

January 30, 2006

Microsoft Would Put Poor Online by Cellphone

1/30/06 Markoff, NYT, Microsoft Would Put Poor Online by Cellphone

Posted on January 30, 2006 6:11 AM |

High wages, low wages, and morality

1/30/06 Francis, CSM. High wages, low wages, and morality

Posted on January 30, 2006 6:12 AM |

Budget to Hurt Poor People on Medicaid, Report Says

1/30/06 Pear, NYT, Budget to Hurt Poor People on Medicaid, Report Says

Posted on January 30, 2006 6:14 AM |

Health Workers' Choice Debated

1/30/06 Stein, Wa. Post, Health Workers' Choice Debated

Posted on January 30, 2006 6:17 AM |

Study Ties Political Leanings to Hidden Biases

1/30/06 Vedamtam, Wa. Post, Study Ties Political Leanings to Hidden Biases

Posted on January 30, 2006 6:21 AM |

Census Bureau, Activists Debate How and Where to Count Inmates

1/30/06 Goldfarb, Wa. Post, Census Bureau, Activists Debate How and Where to Count Inmates

Posted on January 30, 2006 6:25 AM |

Grounds For Serious Reflection

1/30/06 Trescott, Wa. Post, Grounds For Serious Reflection

Posted on January 30, 2006 6:25 AM |

UN unveils plan to release untapped wealth of...$7 trillion

1/30/06 Thornton, Independent, UN unveils plan to release untapped wealth of...$7 trillion (and solve the world's problems at a stroke)

Posted on January 30, 2006 6:35 AM |

'Bigotry Conquers All,' Gay Rights Groups Say of U.S. Vote at UN

1/30/06 Aslam, OneWorld, 'Bigotry Conquers All,' Gay Rights Groups Say of U.S. Vote at UN

Posted on January 30, 2006 10:35 PM