Links to Web Resources
ELECTION DATA: For the most complete source for polls and political blogs:Real Clear Politics.com
U.S. Department of the Census Report on Race and Ethnicity: Go to
http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/censusatlas/3_Race-and-Hispanic-Origin.pdf
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional public schools' use of race to assign students to schools for the purpose of voluntarily integrating them. For all of the briefs in this case, visit the NAACP Legal Defense Fund website at http://www.naacpldf.org/landing.aspx?sub=5.
The Caucus for Structural Equity amicus curae brief that utilizes an analysis of structural racism can be found under the "Legal Briefs in Support of the School Districts" link on the above page.
Support for the Victims of New Orleans
I strongly urge everyone to support the work of the Common Ground Collective of New Orleans. Please visit their website at http://www.commongroundrelief.org/ for more information. Please do whatever you can to help in the face of this truly horrific national disgrace!
Independent Media Covering The War in Iraq
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Al-jazeera (Reporting from the leading source of information from the Arab world) |
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Common Dreams (Excellent website with links to progressive media) |
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Ajeeb (Portal to many Arab sources) Subscribe for free for translations |
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Iraqbodycount (The name says it all) |
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The Nation magazine (A thoughtful resource. View index of war coverage by clicking "Focus On" button) |
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Institute for Policy Studies Respected D.C. think tank's reports on the Middle East |
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MERIP - Middle East Research and Information Project (Good source of news and analysis on the Middle East) |
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Iraq Journal (Multi-media reports and maps of the region) |
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The Guardian (UK) See for the best European coverage in English |
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ZNet on Iraq (Links to numerous articles) |
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Electronic Iraq (Another independent news source) |
Other Resources on the Web
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http://www.affirmativeactionadvocacy.com/ A good source of information on the debate over affirmative action policies |
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www.remembersegregation.org A website that explains the power of the Jim Crow system of legal segregation |
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Site for global public opinion polls. Wonder what people around the world think? This is the source of poll data for you: Pew Global Attitudes Project - A series of worldwide public opinion surveys |
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Resistance to military recruitment on campuses: http://punkasscrusade.cf.huffingtonpost.com/ |
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International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism!) (One of the anti-war coalitions) |
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Racial Privacy Initiative - An invitation to racial discrimination (Op-Ed Piece by Andy Barlow and Troy Duster in the SF Chronicle) |
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Tolerance.org (Amazing site for resources for teaching and learning tolerance) |
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SPLCENTER.ORG (Southern Poverty Law Center's site) |
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New California Media (Excellent link to all minority newspapers in the U.S.) |
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American Sociological Association (site for the national organization of sociologists) |
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SouthWest Organizing Project (Remarkable community organizing effort) |
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Not in Our Name (Another of the major anti-war coalitions) |
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- American Indian Movement - AIM - (A leading Native American rights organization) |
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Welcome to World Social Forum -2004 India (Site for the World Social Forum, the largest gathering of activists seeking an alternative form of globalization) |
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N A C L A (Site for North American Congress on Latin America. Excellent news and analysis) |
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http://www.worldforum.org/home/woi_nmandela.htm (Frank remarks by Nelson Mandela on U.S. foreign policy) |
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American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California: http://www.aclunc.org/ (Good source for information on civil rights) |
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Death Penalty Focus Best single source of information about the death penalty |
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The Sentencing Project: http://www.sentencingproject.org Advocacy organization that provides policy papers and data on racial, gender and class disparities in sentencing for crimes. |
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HaitiAction.net Excellent coverage of one of the great tragedies in the world today. |
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http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?vev1id=5826 Earth at night: A wonderful way to understand globalization. |
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http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/ A website for students interested in the ruling class of the United States |
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Immigration Law & Policy Website an immigration rights issues |