8 August 2016
White House releases “guidance” for targeted killings
Obama’s drone-missile machinery of murder
By Patrick Martin, 8 August 2016
The document provides essentially unlimited authority to the CIA and Pentagon to conduct assassinations with drone-fired missiles, subject to review only by the White House.
Anti-Corbyn plotters make second Brexit vote centre of UK Labour leadership contest
By Laura Tiernan, 8 August 2016
Owen Smith, the challenger to the Labour leadership, condemned Jeremy Corbyn for not fighting hard enough for a Remain vote.
UK: Labour leader Corbyn calls debate with coup plotter Owen Smith “comradely”
Corbyn and McDonnell plead with UK Labour Party right wing for “unity”
UK National Health Service forced to the brink of financial collapse
By Margot Miller, 8 August 2016
The NHS has been instructed to make savings of £22 billion by 2021, on pain of fines and takeovers by regulators.
More than 500 UK employers and charities benefited from use of free forced labour
By Barry Mason, 8 August 2016
The scheme was set up not to assist people to get back into employment, but as a subvention to employers.
German “left” journalist Jacob Augstein comes out as a right-winger
By Peter Schwarz, 8 August 2016
In his latest column in Der Spiegel, Augstein rails against dual citizenship for Germans of Turkish origin.
German defence minister announces domestic use of Armed Forces
A year in the plight of Berlin’s refugees
By Verena Nees, 8 August 2016
The Berlin Senate wants the distressing images of refugees on city’s streets to be forgotten ahead of the state election.
Refugees confront inhumane conditions at mass accommodation centres in Berlin
Report documents human rights violations in Australian refugee camps
By Max Newman, 8 August 2016
A report targets Ferrovial, a global infrastructure giant, which currently holds the Australian government contract to run the detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island.
Amnesty report denounces Australia’s “cruel” refugee regime on Nauru
The Australian election and the assault on refugees
Low-income retirees in the Detroit-area face abysmal housing conditions
By Debra Watson and Catherine Long, 8 August 2016
An acute lack of affordable housing along with deplorable conditions in existing housing stock has left tens of thousands without a safe and healthy place to live out their retirement.
New York City police commissioner Bratton resigns
By Philip Guelpa and Fred Mazelis, 8 August 2016
The abrupt resignation of the NYPD commissioner comes amid a counteroffensive in response to protests against police brutality and police killings over the past several years.
Baltimore County police shoot, kill young mother
More on police violence in America »
South Korean Democrats posture as opponents of US anti-ballistic missile system
By Ben McGrath, 8 August 2016
The MPK’s criticisms of the THAAD system are driven by concerns over possible Chinese economic retaliation and also seek to block the development of anti-war opposition.
US government lawsuit undermines Malaysian prime minister
By John Roberts, 8 August 2016
US authorities are seeking the seizure of assets allegedly stolen from Malaysia’s state-owned investment fund.
New in Turkish
New York Times Obama yönetiminin Türkiye’deki darbedeki rolünü örtmeye çalışıyor
Bill Van Auken, 8 Ağustos 2016
CIA ve diğer ABD istihbarat örgütleri ABD ordusunun burnunun dibinde örgütlenmiş eli kulağındaki darbe hakkında hiçbir şey bilmiyor olsaydı, bu, ABD tarihindeki en büyük istihbarat başarısızlıklarından birini oluştururdu.
Erdoğan karşıtı kampanyanın arkasında ne yatıyor?
Ulrich Rippert, 8 Ağustos 2016
Önde gelen Alman politikacılar Türk hükümetine karşı sıkı önlemler alınmasını ve Avrupa Birliği’ne katılım görüşmelerinin kesilmesini talep ediyorlar. Sol Parti ve Yeşiller Partisi, Ankara’ya ekonomik yaptırımlar uygulanmasını istiyor.
Suriye ile Libya’daki savaş yönelimini durdurun! Bütün dünya işçileri, savaşa karşı birleşin!
Jerry White, 8 Ağustos 2016
Başkan Obama, Amerikan halkının arkasından, tam da Beyaz Saray Suriye’deki askeri müdahalesini yoğunlaştırdığı sırada, ABD ordu jetlerinin Libya’yı bombalaması emrini verdi.
New in French
Pourquoi la CIA est pour Hillary Clinton
Par Patrick Martin, 8 août 2016
La campagne Clinton cherche à diriger tout le sentiment anti-Trump dans une direction droitière et pro-guerre.
La ministre allemande de la Défense annonce l’emploi de l’armée à l’intérieur du pays
Par Johannes Stern, 8 août 2016
La ministre n’a laissé aucun doute sur le fait qu’en « cas d’urgence » les forces armées ne géreraient pas seulement la « logistique » mais « fourniraient aussi un soutien militaire. »
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Rio 2016: The “Olympic ideal” and the reality of capitalism
8 August 2016
The Olympics are being held under conditions of military occupation in Brazil, one of the world’s must unequal countries, wracked by economic, social and political crises.
SEP 2016 US Election Campaign
After the Paul O’Neal murder
Stop the police killings! Unite workers and youth of every race and nationality!
By Jerry White—SEP candidate for US president, 8 August 2016
Socialist Equality Party presidential candidate Jerry White issued the following statement after the release of video showing the brutal police murder of 18-year-old Paul O’Neal.
Stop the war drive in Syria and Libya! Workers of the world unite against war!
By Jerry White, 4 August 2016
After the Democratic and Republican conventions
For a socialist alternative to the parties of austerity and war!
Socialist Equality Party campaigns for ballot status in Louisiana
By Tom Hall and Aaron Asa, 4 August 2016
SEP candidate for West Virginia House District 16 files petitions
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Commentary
Global economic stagnation fuels financial instability
By Nick Beams, 8 August 2016
The decision by the Bank of England to take “exceptional” financial measures reflects the worsening outlook for the global economy.
As Clinton seeks support from Republicans, Sanders hails her role in the “political revolution”
By Isaac Finn, 8 August 2016
Following the Democratic National Convention, Sanders has remained silent about leaked DNC emails as he seeks to bolster Hillary Clinton as a progressive candidate.
Why the CIA is for Hillary Clinton
International Socialist Organization calls for Greens to support US-backed “revolution” in Syria
The Green Party platform: Reformist politics in the service of imperialism
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“Thinking Through the Unthinkable”
RAND Corporation lays out scenarios for US war with China
New York Times covers up Obama administration’s role in Turkish coup
Bank of England announces record rate cut in windfall for financial markets
Arts Review
Turkish regime imprisons and harasses artists, journalists and academics after coup attempt
By Sandy English, 8 August 2016
In the aftermath of the July 15 attempted coup, the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has imprisoned artists, banned books and frozen academic relations with other countries.
Lady Dynamite and other Netflix comedies
By Ed Hightower, 6 August 2016
All Quiet on the Western Front: A generation haunted by war
Mehring Books
New book by David North
A Quarter Century of War: The US Drive for Global Hegemony 1990–2016
By David North, 11 July 2016
The 2016 US Elections
Clinton steps up right-wing appeal to Republicans and billionaires
By Tom Eley and Patrick Martin, 5 August 2016
US Republican presidential campaign in crisis
After the conventions, Democrats attack Trump from the right
Socialist Alternative promotes Sanders’ “political revolution” without Sanders
The end of the Sanders campaign: The political lessons
“Socialist Convergence”: A gathering of political bankrupts in Philadelphia
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Workers Struggles
One million Indian bank workers strike against privatisation
By Arun Kumar, 6 August 2016
Science
The anti-scientific character of “race” as a concept
By Philip Guelpa, 3 August 2016
SEP (Germany) Election Campaign
Berlin state election 2016
Vote against war! Vote PSG!
Election manifesto of the Socialist Equality Party
1 August 2016
Socialist Equality Party
After Brexit: The struggle for socialism in Britain
By Chris Marsden, 30 July 2016
SEP Australia holds Third National Congress
27 July 2016
The Socialist Equality Party and the fight to build an international anti-war movement
SEP public meeting in Colombo: Halt the attacks on living conditions! Fight for socialist policies!
Flint Water Crisis
Michigan attorney general charges six more state officials in Flint water crisis
By James Brewer, 30 July 2016
Water officials envision doubling of city of Flint water rates
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Book Review
Bitterly Divided: The South’s Inner Civil War
By Eric London, 26 July 2016
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