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Lawsuits Over Wartime Forced Labor Fuel China-Japan Conflict During World War II, Japan forced thousands of Chinese to work in brutal conditions at mines, docks and construction sites. Like the conflict over Japanese history textbooks, the issue of Chinese forced labor is straining relations between the two countries. William Underwood, a faculty member at Kurume Kogyo University, is completing a doctoral dissertation at Kyushu University on the topic of Chinese forced labor redress. He can be reached at kyushubill@yahoo.com....
Posted: Tue, Apr 25, 2006 5:17pm PDT
PHOTOS: French Delegates Arrive for Mumia! by Hans Bennett 
On the afternoon of Friday, Aprill 22, supporters of Black journalist and death-row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, gathered outside of City Hall and DA Abraham’s office for a “Honk for Mumia” demonstration that greeted the numerous French delegates that had just arrived....
Posted: Mon, Apr 24, 2006 5:23pm PDT
Sydney’s racial violence: government campaign continues against Middle Eastern youth Despite the lack of any credible evidence, the New South Wales (NSW) Labor government is pressing police to proceed with the prosecution of six young Middle Eastern men charged with riot and affray in the Sydney coastal suburb of Brighton-le-Sands last December....
Posted: Mon, Apr 24, 2006 7:27am PDT
Chairman Fred Hampton Jr Speaks at Brown Beret's Youth and Power 
Chairman Fred Hampton Jr Speak on Black-Brown Unity...
Posted: Thu, Apr 20, 2006 12:51pm PDT
Dafur Refugee and Top UN Envoy for Prevention of Genocide Discuss Crisis in Sudan We take a look at what the United Nations calls "one of the world's worst humanitarian crises" - Sudan's Western region of Darfur. We speak with Fatima Haroun, a Darfurian refugee, and Juan Mendez, the United Nation's Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide....
Posted: Tue, Apr 18, 2006 8:19am PDT
Outrage in Milwaukee Over All-White Jury's Acquittal of Police Charged in Vicious Beating Communities in Milwaukee are continuing to voice outrage over an all-white jury's decision to acquit three white police officers charged with brutally beating an African-American man. We go to Milwaukee to speak with the victim's aunt and his attorney about the stunning verdict....
Posted: Tue, Apr 18, 2006 8:18am PDT
Are 40 Percent of All Swedes "Anti-Semites?": Anatomy of a Statistical Flim-Flam On March 14, 2006, a report on anti-Semitism in Sweden was published with sensation findings. It claimed that a significant proportion of the Swedish public harbor "anti-Semitic views." As one could expect, this finding caught the attention of the Jewish world. The Israeli daily Ha'aretz warned, "41 percent of Swedes are prejudiced against Jews."...
Posted: Mon, Apr 17, 2006 6:43am PDT
Casualties of War: Making It Plain About New Orleans When hip hop artist Kayne West said "George Bush doesn't care about black people," NBC cameras cut away. "They've given them permission to go down and shoot us," West said. In America, telling simple and obvious truths is going too far. Censors for NBC switched to a comic....
Posted: Sat, Apr 15, 2006 11:40am PDT
Classic Cointelpro - The Trial of Arlo Looking Cloud The US government tried Arlo Looking Cloud for the murder of Anna Mae Aquash the ranking woman of the American Indian Movement. Arlo was found guilty of aiding and abetting a murder. No evidence was presented a gainst Arlo. Testimony was hearsay and about the American Indian Movement, not Arlo. The trial was the mop up of a war game against the American Indian Movement. It is called cointelpro....
Posted: Wed, Apr 12, 2006 12:24pm PDT
Border Concerns of Native Communities Addressed CORNWALL, Ontario - Since Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. government has taken many steps to secure the country and protect it from terrorists. Communities along both of the U.S. borders have been personally impacted by the changes, particular Native communities like Akwesasne....
Posted: Wed, Apr 12, 2006 7:02am PDT
The Rebuking and Scorning of Cynthia McKinney A Washington press corps that stood idly by while Bush and Cheney plundered the country, wrecked the environment, spied on Americans without a warrant, tortured civilians and lied the country into a war that will only get worse, woke up one morning and collectively decided: "Let's all play Get Cynthia!"...
Posted: Sun, Apr 9, 2006 8:31am PDT
"Ideologies of Hatred": What Does Condi Mean? On NBC's "Meet the Press" March 26 Condoleezza Rice told Tim Russert, "Saddam was not related to the events of 9/11. But if you really believe that the only thing that happened on 9/11 was people flew airplanes into buildings, I think you have a very narrow view of what we faced on 9/11. We faced the, the outcome of an ideology of hatred throughout the Middle East that had to be dealt with. Saddam Hussein was a part of that old Middle East. The new Iraq will be a part of a new ...
Posted: Sun, Apr 9, 2006 8:30am PDT
Black Media Stress Human Rights Struggle of Immigrants Most black newspapers and Web sites are opposing anti-immigrant proposals in Congress and stressing Black-Latino unity -- though some commentators grapple with questions of job loss and the changing demographics of black communities. Weston is the African American issues editor for New America Media....
Posted: Fri, Apr 7, 2006 5:42pm PDT
Racial Profiling from the Halls of Congress to the Studios of MSNBC The Assault on Cynthia McKinney...
Posted: Thu, Apr 6, 2006 7:42pm PDT
European Neo-Nazis Plotting Anti-Muslim Actions on Eve of World Cup Fascist groups may be planning protests and violence during the soccer World Cup in Germany, which starts in June. New America Media contributor Paolo Pontoniere is a correspondent for Focus, Italy's leading monthly. Barbara J. Matera has contributed to this report.
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Posted: Wed, Apr 5, 2006 7:36pm PDT
Study Shows African American Economic Crisis This week, the National Urban League released its premiere annual research publication, the State of Black America 2006 report before a packed audience at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. I wish I could say that the news was full of optimism and peppered with tales of economic buoyancy that lifts all boats along a rising financial tide. But such is not the case, especially for Black America. Amidst the spin of financial newsmakers and analysts, we must tell the truth. The State of ...
Posted: Wed, Apr 5, 2006 6:26am PDT
The Angry Arab takes on Hollywood (audio/mpeg 39.4MB) Professor As'ad Abukhalil (author of the "Angry Arab News Service" blog) discusses depictions of Arabs in recent Hollywood and independent films, including "Munich, " "Kingdom of Heaven" and "Paradise Now."...
Posted: Tue, Apr 4, 2006 11:25pm PDT
Media figures attacked Mexican-flag-wavers, but not those waving Irish, Italian, or Israel Summary: Following recent demonstrations in which protesters marched against proposed legislation that would criminalize undocumented workers, some in the media have criticized the demonstrators for carrying Mexican flags. But these same media figures have not complained about people waving other nations' flags, such as Irish flags at St. Patrick's Day events, Italian flags at Columbus Day events, or Israeli flags at Israel Day events....
Posted: Tue, Apr 4, 2006 10:44pm PDT
Duke University Rape Case Raises Issues of Race and Class in Durham We look at the latest in the Duke University rape case. A black female student from North Carolina Central University says she was beaten, raped and choked by three white members of Duke's Lacrosse team last month. The case is stirring racial and class tensions in North Carolina....
Posted: Tue, Apr 4, 2006 5:20pm PDT
Cynthia McKinney Accuses Capitol Police of Racial Profiling Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) has complained she was the victim of racial profiling that led to a run-in with a Capitol police officer last week. Prosecutors are now reviewing whether to bring charges against her. We speak with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee about the incident and we look at when several members of the Georgia General Assembly were denied entry to Coretta Scott King's funeral in February....
Posted: Tue, Apr 4, 2006 5:17pm PDT
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