| Fifteen Native American plaintiffs insisted to the court that they were being discriminated against because they did not have fair and equal access to ballots, needing in some cases to travel 120 miles round-trip in order to vote at sanctioned polling ... |  RT |
| The department of anthropology, the Native American Studies program and the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs are hosting six events during the month of November to highlight different aspects of local Haudenosaunee culture. |  Ithaca College The Ithacan |
| In other words, capitalism reached the highest stage, where it was expected to resolve all the economic and social problems overnight, resolve the problems of unemployment and poverty. But this model failed. It failed not only in Latin America; it is ... |  RT |
Yogesh Varhade on the grim reality of modern slavery| We hear a great deal about poverty in Latin America,
religious persecution in the Middle East, and political suppression in
certain parts of Eastern Asia. However, the Indian caste system rarely
receives much media coverage. For centuries on end, India ... |
| President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa. Latin America – In Chile, the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, raised the ideas of creating a common currency in Latin America to remain competitive in the current context of economic globalization. Correa said ... |  The Costa Rica News |
| He recycled superficial criticisms from Human Rights Watch reports on under-researched events like Venezuela's “shutting down” of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), a station involved in a U.S.-backed 2002 coup against Chávez. (In point of fact, the ... |  NACLA (blog) |
| Ethical tribunals like PPT and the Latin American Water Tribunal illuminate the gaps in the national and international judicial systems and the politicization of those systems. Furthermore, tribunals like these make prominent the legitimacy of the ... |  International Rivers (blog) |
| Harvey, the founder of the Columbus, Ohio-based Mission America and a frequent contributor to the conservative website WorldNetDaily.com, over the weekend spoke with “ex-gay” therapist Floyd Godfrey. Godfrey explained that he “healed” himself of his ... |  On Top Magazine |
US election: Pot, gay marriage, suicide are on the ballot in some states| As is often the case, California
has numerous attention-getting measures, including one that would
abolish the state's death penalty. If approved, the more than 720
inmates on California's death row would have their sentences converted to life in ... |
'Mocking me for what I stand for': Fired Sportsnet host faces backlash over US ...| ...
since sportscaster Damian Goddard lost his gig with Rogers Sportsnet
after tweeting his support for “traditional” marriage, agreeing
“whole-heartedly” with a sports agent who denounced NHL player Sean
Avery for promoting New York's bill to legalize ... |
| Since Lula was elected in 2002, 40 million Brazilians have risen out of poverty and the country has emerged as a regional powerhouse. It won the right to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, in Rio. Lula retired with sky-high approval ratings and ... |  Los Angeles Times |
Israel warns Argentina against reaching deal with Iran over 1994 bombing| Senior Argentinian and Iranian officials meet to discuss the attack on a Jewish center which killed 85; Jerusalem tells Buenos Aires it won't tolerate any agreement that does not include the extradition of suspects and compensation of victims' families ... |
| Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan argued Wednesday that President Barack Obama's policies have caused upward mobility to stagnate and poverty to rise. “Upward mobility is the central promise of life in America — but right now, America's ... |  Daily Caller |
| Oquist admitted that 5 percent growth is not good enough if the country wants to properly eradicate poverty and move away from being Central America's poorest nation, and the second poorest in all of Latin America. “We could continue to grow at 5 ... |  Tico Times |
| From
that point on, they are in and out of the prison system, and have
little chance of ever getting a legal job that enables them to escape poverty. Their children grow up without a parent at home – and without hope and support. The children of drug ... |
| The death penalty had just been reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court after the historic four-year hiatus after which it had been held unconstitutional. That year, Utah had become the first state to execute a prisoner in the so-called modern era, when ... |  Pacific Standard |
| Also, doctors in California are obliged to report anyone with worrisome driving abilities to the DMV. A recent study in Canada, where similar reporting requirements exist, found that warning the licensing authority of an elderly patient's fitness to ... |  The Economist (blog) |
| Polls now show Mr. Romney leading among the state's elderly voters by 6% to 12%—a sign he may be weathering reasonably well the charges by Democrats that he and running mate Paul Ryan would undermine Medicare. Among all voters in Florida, Mr. |  Wall Street Journal |
| It seems that Venezuela
is just as wrapped up in attaining this elusive emotional state as the
rest of the Western world, which dedicates billions of dollars to
everything from self-help books to vitamin supplements to serious
research on happiness ... |
| A local man sentenced to die two years ago now can hire new attorneys in his death penalty appeal. Marlon Duane Kiser, 42, faces the death penalty for the Sept. 6, 2001 shooting death of Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Donald Bond. Kiser was scheduled ... |  Chattanooga Times Free Press |
| The 148 families are part of a group of 558 displaced indigenous families from the Choco department, located on the west coast of Colombia. This group, like many displaced indigenous are suffering from extreme poverty and are at high risk due to their ... |  Colombia Reports |
| She and her family live below the poverty line. Pew recently identified single motherhood as a key indicator in economic mobility. Children born to single moms, like Sarah, are a staggering four times as likely to be in poverty than children in two ... |  WBEZ |
| FLORIDA, October 29, 2012 — Here in America, people tend to be very receptive toward human rights causes. We hear a great deal about poverty in Latin America, religious persecution in the Middle East, and political suppression in certain parts of ... |
New York: A Refugee Portrays The Strength And Struggle Of Gay Russians| NEW YORK -- Alexander Kargaltsev was bullied so severely in university for being gay that he transferred schools. He was beaten with batons and tased by police during a small gay-pride gathering in Moscow. Later, he and a friend were detained by police ... |
| Utah state Sen. Stuart Reid's effort to end the cycle of poverty by helping children is refreshing and timely. In doing so, he has brought public attention to the fact that our way of helping those in need today may not be working, or may even be part ... |  Deseret News |
| Happily, most voices agree that we have to follow a similar path, as was shown in the Rio+20 conference held in Brazil. There, the international community suggested that new global goals should be set for the future, after 2015, combining poverty ... |  The Guardian |
Argentina, Iran to hold talks in Geneva on 1994 attack| BUENOS AIRES — Argentine and Iranian representatives will meet in Geneva Monday to discuss a 1994 bombing of a Jewish aid association in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured 300 others, the foreign ministry said Sunday. "It is a working ... |
Schools teach cookery on Fridays so hungry children from families too poor to ...| Ralph Berry, who chairs the city's Child Poverty
Board, said teachers had been noticing that children were underweight
and urged other schools to follow suit. He added: 'It is an impact of
rising poverty really. It's a small thing that can help. People ... |
| CLEVELAND -- Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is telling voters in Ohio that poverty is winning in the war on poverty. In a speech Wednesday, Ryan said he and running mate Mitt Romney would work to help poor people climb out of poverty ... |  News & Observer |
| In one episode, the gay couple - Cameron and Mitchell - want to get their toddler into a popular school. Worried that their sexuality isn't enough to win over the ultra-liberal headmaster, Cameron pretends to be a Native American. His improvised "injun ... |  BBC News |
| Obama's endorsement is drawing gratitude from the LGBT community and supporters as it did back in May when he became the first U.S. president to publicly support gay marriage. Back then Obama told Robin Roberts of ABC's Good Morning America that at ... |  Examiner.com |
| Boies, a Democrat, is well known for working with Ted Olson to overturn California's ban on marriage. In addition, a political action committee working to get gay friendly Republicans elected purchased ad time in support of Hayworth. American Unity PAC ... |  Gay Star News |
| My country, Guatemala, continues to suffer from multiple forms of violence and high levels of impunity. Based on our experience, I can affirm that extreme violence, insecurity and limited access to justice are factors that prevent development in ... | The Guardian |
