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10 February 2016

Sanders wins New Hampshire Democratic primary

By Patrick Martin, 10 February 2016

A candidate claiming to be socialist won the largest vote ever in the first US presidential primary.

In New Hampshire debate: Republican frontrunner backs torture

Sanders and the left feint in capitalist politics

More on the 2016 US elections »

Obama budget proposes increases in military, security spending

By Patrick Martin, 10 February 2016

The budget’s proposed increases in domestic spending are empty election-year posturing, but the increases in military and security spending will almost certainly be enacted.

Japanese bond rate goes negative as bank shares tumble

By Nick Beams, 10 February 2016

All eyes in global financial markets will be on Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen as she delivers testimony to the US Congress Wednesday.

Greek military to play main role in setting up refugee concentration camps

By John Vassilopoulos, 10 February 2016

Whether enforcing the EU’s reactionary refugee agenda or implementing austerity, the Syriza-led government relies heavily on the police and army to force through its measures.

Mass one-day strike hits Syriza’s austerity measures in Greece

The end of liberal Europe

Human Rights Watch underscores Australia’s abuses of refugees

By Max Newman, 10 February 2016

The report documents Australia’s stripping of asylum seekers of basic democratic rights and the build-up of repressive police powers.

Australia’s High Court backs indefinite offshore detention

More on the refugee crisis »

Canada to triple its Special Forces contingent in Iraq

By Roger Jordan, 10 February 2016

Washington was quick to praise the Trudeau government’s plans to expand Canada’s role in the Mideast war.

Geneva talks begin as US-backed war in Syria expands

More on the war in Iraq and Syria »

Fatal rail crash in Bavaria

By Marianne Arens, 10 February 2016

Ten people were killed in Bavaria Tuesday morning when two local trains collided on a single-track line. Ninety more people were injured.

Haitian president ends term amid widening protests

By John Marion, 10 February 2016

As the Organization of American States forces Haiti’s ruling parties into an electoral compromise, protests are being attacked by former soldiers.

Earthquake in Taiwan leaves over 100 killed and missing

By Ben McGrath, 10 February 2016

The lack of earthquake safety measures contributed to the collapse of an apartment complex and the subsequent deaths.

Australian establishment condemns government’s retreat over increased consumption tax

By James Cogan, 10 February 2016

Raising the GST is viewed in corporate circles as the most rapid means of shifting more of the tax burden onto the working class.

Trans-Pacific Partnership signed in New Zealand amid mass protests

By Tom Peters, 10 February 2016

The protest organisers do not speak for the working class but express the interests of less competitive sections of business that fear losing out to global rivals.

Hundreds more US coal miners laid off

By Naomi Spencer, 10 February 2016

Mine employment continues to hemorrhage across Appalachia and the Illinois coal basin.

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections blocks thousands of inmates from receiving life-saving hepatitis-C drug

By Douglas Lyons, 10 February 2016

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) is purposely withholding the drug until the disease has progressed to advanced stages.

New in French

Une nouvelle étape dans l’effondrement de l'économie mondiale

Par Nick Beams, 10 février 2016

La crise financière grandissante en Chine, marquée par la fuite des capitaux et la montée des inquiétudes sur le niveau d'endettement, s’accompagne de doutes croissants quant à la stabilité du système bancaire mondial.

Un rapport de Human Rights Watch expose l'état d'urgence

Par Stéphane Hugues, 10 février 2016

Le rapport souligne le refus arbitraire et systématique de droits démocratiques fondamentaux par la police et le ciblage des personnes d'origine musulmane.

New in German

Ein neues Stadium des globalen Wirtschaftszusammenbruchs

Von Nick Beams, 10. Februar 2016

Kapitalflucht und wachsende Sorgen über die steigende Verschuldung kennzeichnen Chinas Finanzkrise. Begleitet wird das Szenario von wachsendem Zweifel an der Stabilität des weltweiten Bankensystems.

Merkel kündigt Nato-Einsatz in der Ägäis an

Von Ulrich Rippert, 10. Februar 2016

Bundeskanzlerin Merkel war am Montag erneut in Ankara. Dieses Mal stand die politische und militärische Zusammenarbeit gegen Russland im Mittelpunkt der Gespräche.

Schweres Bahnunglück in Oberbayern

Von Marianne Arens, 10. Februar 2016

In Bayern starben am Dienstagmorgen zehn Personen, als zwei Regionalzüge auf eingleisiger Strecke frontal kollidierten. Neunzig weitere wurden verletzt.

Bericht von Human Rights Watch:
Ein entlarvender Blick auf den Ausnahmezustand in Frankreich

Von Stéphane Hugues, 10. Februar 2016

Wie der HRW-Bericht zeigt, verletzt die französische Polizei systematisch die demokratischen Grundrechte. Die Ausnahmegesetze richten sich vor allem gegen Menschen muslimischer Abstammung.

Lehrer in Detroit und Chicago kämpfen für das öffentliche Bildungswesen

Von Jerry White, 10. Februar 2016

Aus dem Kampf zur Verteidigung des Rechtes auf Bildung ergeben sich politische Fragen, die für die ganze Arbeiterklasse von Bedeutung sind.

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