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A Migration Summit To Address Shrinking Birth Rates

John Feffer | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Remittances, Racism, Migration, Immigration, Obama, Xenophobia, Foreign Workers, World News
John Feffer

The Russians and Japanese, as well as Europeans, are not having enough children to replace themselves. Only by lowering the barriers to citizenship can shrinking countries revive their economies

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Xenophobia and Racism in the Honduran Crisis

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Honduras Crisis, Racism, Anti-Arab Defamation, Manuel Zelaya, Xenophobia, Roberto Micheletti Honduras, World News
Daniel Altschuler

The political crisis has brought out the worst in Honduras. Since the day of the coup, June 28, a frightening nationalist sentiment, xenophobia and racism have been on display.

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The McDonald's "Mr. James" Ad Campaign and How We Don't Care About White People, Apparently

Disgrasian | Posted 09.26.2009 | Media

Read More: McDonald's Japan, McDonald's Advertising, Gaijin, Stereotypes, McDonald's Mr. James Nippon All-Stars Campaign, Negative Stereotypes, Xenophobia, Karma, Racism, McDonald's, Japan, Racial Stereotypes, Stepin Fetchit, Nerds, Mcdonalds, Media News
Disgrasian

Oh dear. It seems that we've ruffled a few feathers while writing about stereotypes.

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Is Now the Right Time for Immigration Reform? Chuck Schumer, the Sensenbrenner in Liberal's Clothes

Anis Shivani | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Detention, Biometric Identification, 2006 Immigration Bill, Illegal Immigration, Numbersusa, Jeff Sessions, Immigrants, Immigration, James Sensenbrenner, Jim Webb, Deportation, 2007 Immigration Bill, Obama Administration, Peter Schey, DREAM Act, Illegal Immigrants, Tom Daschle, McCain-Kennedy Immigration Bill, Racism, Visas, Earned Legalization, Undocumented-Immigrants, Legalization, Immigration Debate, 1986 Immigration Reform, John McCain, Alberto Gonzalez, Rush Limbaugh, Homeland Security, La Raza, Xenophobia, Amnesty, Lou Dobbs, E-Verify, Chuck Hagel, Jon Kyl, Ted Kennedy, John Cornyn, Immigration Reform, John Ashcroft, Rahm Emanuel, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 2005 Sensenbrenner Bill, Lulac, Organized Labor, Broken Borders, Chuck Schumer, Mexican Immigration, Torture, National Identification Card, Politics News
Anis Shivani

The Schumer mandate for the undocumented to register within a short period of time, or else be permanently barred from becoming U.S. residents, is a prime example of the law run amok.

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The Red Dawn Remake: The Chinese Are Coming! The Chinese Are Coming!

Disgrasian | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Russia, The Outsiders, Connor Cruise, Xenophobia, Teen Movies, C. Thomas Howell, Red Dawn Remake, Cold War, The Cold War, Mujahideen, Communism, 1980's Movies, Insurgents, Tom Cruise, Guerrilla War, Red Dawn, China, Cuba, Patrick Swayze, Soviet Union, Entertainment News
Disgrasian

Remakes are generally never as good as their originals, but what really worries me about the Red Dawn remake is that the foreign invaders this go-around are apparently going to be...Chinese.

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The Three Characteristics of Extremism

Alan Lurie | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Right Wing Extremist, Jihad, Conspiracy Theories, Apocalypse, Xenophobia, Dogma, Atheists, Holy Wars, Extremism, Alan Lurie, Politics News
Alan Lurie

We need a willingness to openly examine divergent viewpoints, clearly determine the merits, and arrive at a more comprehensive view that sees the world in its infinite array of vivid colors.

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Half Measures for "Almost Americans"

Naomi Foner | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Xenophobia, Barack Obama, Politics News
Naomi Foner

Obama's election was hope for a better deal for many immigrants. And today he came up with his plan. Send them back to their own countries to get in line behind the more patient.

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South Africa: Xenophobia Still Common, Charges Hate Crimes Not Investigated

Mail & Guardian Online | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Hate Crimes, South Africa Xenophobia, South Africa Somalis, Xenophobia, Africa, South Africa Immigrants, South Africa, South Africa Hate Crimes, South Africa Foreigners, World News

"My worry is that my children are going to be slaves because they won't have anything. These foreign people come to South Africa with nothing, but tom...

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Was Anyone Surprised at the Right Wing Attacks on Latinos Over H1N1?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Conspiracy Theories, Right Wing Media, Terrorist Plot, Right Wing Extremism, Hate Mongering, Xenophobia, Swine Flu Pandemic, Mexico, H1N1 Influenza, Immigration, Hispanics, Germ Warfare, Edgar Hernandez, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

Mexicans, already accused of bringing down America's economy and values, were set to destroy our health as well.

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South Africa Election Campaign Ignores Nation's Xenophobic Troubles

Inter Press Service | Tiny Magija | Posted 05.18.2009 | World

Read More: Africa Refugees, Human Rights, South Africa Xenophobia, South Africa Constitution, South Africa Elections, South Africa Refugees, Xenophobia, Africa, South Africa Government, Inter Press Service, South Africa, South Africa Human Rights, South Africa Election, World News

JOHANNESBURG, Apr 17 (IPS) - In May 2008, South Africa was rocked by the worst xenophobic attacks that the country has ever seen. Less than a year l...

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Somali Refugees Fear Further Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa

Mail and Guardian | PERCY MABANDU | Posted 04.04.2009 | World

Read More: Somali Refugees South Africa, Xenophobia, Africa, Refugee Camp, Immigration, Somalia, Somali Refugees, South Africa, Refugees, Pretoria, World News

Refugee camps were established in May last year to house thousands of foreign nationals displaced in an outbreak of xenophobic attacks that claimed u...

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South African Immigrants Face Hostility, Xenophobia (VIDEO)

Worldfocus | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

Read More: Video, South Africa Xenophobia, South Africa Racism, Xenophobia, South Africa Zimbabwe, South Africa Immigrants, Immigration, Worldfocus, South Africa, World News

Last year, waves of attacks on immigrants swept through South Africa. Now those same immigrants are caught between violence in a country that wants ...

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A Veiled Opportunity: Walking in Saudi Arabia

Heather Frank | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Women's Rights, Islamaphobia, Gaza, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Religion, Women, Xenophobia, Tolerance, Culture, World News
Heather Frank

It's been funny and humbling to stick out like a sore thumb for change, speaking only a few words of the local language and being so easy to spot in a crowd.

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Don't Blame Japan, O.C. Welch. Blame Yourself.

Disgrasian | Posted 01.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Auto Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Toyota, Chrysler, General Motors, Xenophobia, Detroit, Imported Cars, Ford, Auto Industry, O.C. Welsh, Business News
Disgrasian

South Carolina car dealer O.C. Welsh seems to take some comfort in taking a toe to the pup -- he released five radio ads last week attacking patriots for buying Japanese cars.

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I Am Professor Khalidi (Why John McCain Doesn't Get to Pick My Halloween Costume)

David Quigg | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, John McCain, Columbia University, Barack Obama, Xenophobia, Negative Attacks, Smears, Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber, Academic Freedom, Israel, Rashid Khalidi, Politics News
David Quigg

Khalidi is a big-time professor. Which is to say that, until quite recently, he was someone most of us had never heard of. But then John McCain picked Professor Khalidi's new Halloween costume.

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Country First?

Peter Clothier | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nationalism, John McCain, 2008 Election, Negative Attacks, Xenophobia, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Peter Clothier

"Country first" is precisely the wrong slogan for a twenty-first century political campaign, and one that sends precisely the wrong message to the rest of the world.

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Arabs Aren't Decent?

Ali Eteraz | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arabs, Barack Obama, Xenophobia, John McCain, Ali Eteraz, Politics News
Ali Eteraz

"Actually I'm an atheist." "Well you resemble all the Muslims I've ever met!"

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Drudge Report Incites "Kill A Mockingbird" Racial Fear Of Obama

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Self-Loathing Gay, Self-Loathing Jew, Mudslinging, Matt Drudge, Barack Obama Race, Race, Gutter Journalism, Rovian Politics, Bradley Effect Obama, Hail McCain Pass, Desperatation, Fear Watch 2008, Gutter Politics, Racism, Fear Tactics, Karl Rove, Pandering, Hail Mary Pass, Xenophobia, Subliminal Messaging, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Low-Road, Fear Mongering, Subliminal Advertising, Lee Atwater, Subliminal Messages, Last Ditch, Subtle Racism, Bradley Effect, Hail Mary, Mccain Rovian Tactics, Media News
Martin Lewis

This photo does not appear anywhere in the linked story. It is only on the Drudge Report front page.

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McCain Apologizes For His Campaign But Not For the GOP

Josh Brusin | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, John McCain, Mccain, Wedge Issues 2008 Election, Wedge Issues, Palin, Moral Values, Social Conservatives, Conservative Right, GOP Wedge Issues, Xenophobia, 2008 Presidential Race, Social Issue, Mccain Damage Control, Politics News
Josh Brusin

The Democrats need to take a big tent approach to the GOP's wedge issues. Divide and conquer only works when you have enough wherewithal to fight every divided battle

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What John McCain Can Still Do For His Country

Heather Frank | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Obama, Mccain, Republican Party, Xenophobia, Palin, Politics News
Heather Frank

Watching McCain slip further and further in the polls and public esteem makes me just a little sad. I didn't support him, but the McCain of 2000 was an impressive man.

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Resurrecting Literature: Sustenance for the Progressive Soul

Jennifer Nix | Posted 08.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Corruption, Nationalism, Short Stories, Literature, To Kill a Mockingbird, Police, Chicago, Anarchist, Xenophobia, George W. Bush, George Lakoff, Progressives, Fiction, Pet Goat, Terrorist, Immigration, Democrats, Bestsellers, Politics of Fear, Politics, History, Activism, Racism, Nonfiction, Aleksandar Hemon, Grapes of Wrath, Fox News Channel, The Lazarus Project, Sarajevo, Huffpost Books, Living News
Jennifer Nix

I once again see the potential and power of literature, and hope to tell new and necessary stories. As activists, we must not lose sight of art. Here are some questions I posed to Aleksandar Hemon.

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I'm a Bitter Middle Class American And Not Afraid To Say It

Mariangela Anzalone | Posted 04.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Clinton, Xenophobia, Bitter, Senator Obama, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Pennsylvania, Middle Class, Barack Obama, Home News
Mariangela Anzalone

As an actual middle-class person from New Jersey, I am bitter. I am bitter about the government's complete lack of regard for my wellbeing. I think Senator Obama was dead on.

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Obama Speech Addresses Homophobia, Anti-Semitism Among Black Americans

New York Observer | Jason Horowitz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Barack Obama, Xenophobia, Martin Luther King Jr., Homophobia, 2008 Campaign, 2008 Elections, Baptist Church, Politics News

In a speech today at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.served as pastor, Barack Obama talked about the existence of i...

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