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21 September 2016

US intensifies campaign against Russia following attack on aid convoy in Syria

By Bill Van Auken, 21 September 2016

The same Western media that proclaimed the US airstrike on the Syrian army an “accident” have rushed to pin the blame on Russia and Syria for attacking an aid convoy.

New York Times peddles alibi for US bombing in Syria

62 dead, 100 wounded as US bombs Syrian army near Deir ez-Zor

More on the war in Syria »

Questions mount over government contacts with NYC bomb suspect

By Patrick Martin, 21 September 2016

The FBI opened an investigation into Ahmad Khan Rahami in 2014, and he was also under review by a unit of the Department of Homeland Security.

Massive police-military mobilization after New York City bombing

Tulsa, Oklahoma police release videos of slaying of unarmed man

By Zaida Green, 21 September 2016

Dashboard and aerial footage show Terence Crutcher surrendering peacefully to police before being shot and left to bleed to death on the road.

Kremlin party wins parliamentary elections amid low voter turnout

By Andrea Peters, 21 September 2016

United Russia gained a supermajority in the Duma, despite widespread abstention.

NATO sends 4,000 combat troops to Poland and Baltic states

Polish government strengthens the far right

By Clara Weiss, 21 September 2016

Since the Law and Justice Party took over in government last autumn, the number of xenophobic attacks has reached its highest level since 1989.

Allina nurses’ strike and the union’s fraudulent “corporate campaign”

By Ron Jorgenson, 21 September 2016

The AFL-CIO has long used such campaigns to block any genuine mobilization of the working class against the government-backed corporate attacks.

Sanders covers for union isolation of Minnesota nurses’ strike

Demand release of full details and two weeks to vote
Contract “framework” at GM Canada continues attack on autoworkers

By Carl Bronski, 21 September 2016

Unifor is trying to rush through a sell-out agreement before GM Canada workers have a chance to study the full details of the still uncompleted deal.

SEP presidential candidate speaks with Canadian autoworkers about contract battle

Unifor blocks strike at GM Canada

After the Berlin state election
German government steps up anti-refugee agitation

By Johannes Stern, 21 September 2016

German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her party’s historic low in the Berlin state election to distance herself from the so-called “welcoming culture.”

What is the significance of a red-red-green coalition in Berlin?

Berlin election results show growing anger towards establishment parties

The international significance of the Berlin election

UK parliamentary report criticises Libya war but conceals its geo-strategic aims

By Jean Shaoul, 21 September 2016

The Foreign Affairs Committee describes Libya’s political and economic collapse and the growth of the Islamic State group in North Africa.

More than a million Australians live in poor housing

By John Harris, 21 September 2016

Many families live in precarious conditions and their children are more likely to have long-term health issues.

Australian government launches far-reaching assault on welfare

By Mike Head, 21 September 2016

The government is trying to put new window dressing on measures designed to coerce some of the poorest layers of the working class into low paid jobs.

New in Russian

Умер президент Узбекистана Ислам Каримов

Дэвид Левин, 21 сентября 2016 г.

Политический долгожитель, президент геостратегически важной центральноазиатской страны умер в начале сентября после более чем двух десятилетий нахождения у власти.

New in Turkish

Kapitalizme ve Savaşa Karşı Sosyalizm
SEP/IYSSE Detroit’te savaş karşıtı konferans düzenliyor

Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (ABD), 21 Eylül 2016

Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (SEP) ve Toplumsal Eşitlik İçin Uluslararası Gençlik ve Öğrenciler (IYSSE), 5 Kasım günü, Michigan Detroit’teki Wayne Eyalet Üniversitesi’nde “Kapitalizme ve Savaşa Karşı Sosyalizm” başlıklı bir konferans düzenleyecek.

ABD’nin Suriye ordusunu bombalaması sonucunda 62 kişi öldü

Alex Lantier, 21 Eylül 2016

Cumartesi günü, ABD jetlerinin Suriye hükümetinin Deyrizor yakınındaki Al-Tharda dağında bulunan üssünü bombalaması sonucunda en az 62 Suriye askeri öldü, 100 asker yaralandı.

Berlin seçim sonuçları düzen partilerine yönelik artan öfkeyi gösteriyor

Johannes Stern, 21 Eylül 2016

Berlin eyaleti Temsilciler Meclisi seçimlerinden çıkan sonuç, halkın geniş kesimlerinin düzen partilerine yönelik artan öfkesini ve yabancılaşmasını gösteriyor.

ABD özel kuvvetleri Suriye’deki “ılımlı” asiler tarafından kovuldu

Bill Van Auken, 21 Eylül 2016

ABD medyasınca büyük ölçüde karartma uygulanan karşı karşıya gelme olayı, Washington ve onun bölgesel müttefikleri tarafından desteklenen sözde “ılımlı muhalefet”in gerçek karakterini gözler önüne sermektedir.

Güney Koreli Hanjin Denizcilik’in iflası küresel etkiye sahip

Ben McGrath, 21 Eylül 2016

Hanjin ve diğer şirketlerdeki çalkantı ve planlama eksikliği, uluslararası etkisi ile birlikte, ekonominin sosyalist kontrolünün ve ekonominin yeniden düzenlenmesinin gerekliliğini ortaya koymaktadır.

New in French

Le New York Times présente un alibi pour le bombardement américain en Syrie

Par Bill Van Auken, 21 septembre 2016

Le Times reprend les affirmations de Washington selon lesquelles les frappes qui ont tué des dizaines de soldats syriens n'étaient qu'un accident regrettable.

New in German

Sozialismus versus Kapitalismus und Krieg
SEP und IYSSE berufen Antikriegskonferenz in den USA ein

Socialist Equality Party (US), 20. September 2016

Die Konferenz der Socialist Equality Party (SEP) dient der politischen Mobilisierung gegen die Kriegspolitik des Imperialismus weltweit und die Gefahr eines neuen Weltkriegs.

Was bedeutet Rot-Rot-Grün in Berlin?

Von Christoph Vandreier, 20. September 2016

Nachdem die Große Koalition aus dem Amt gejagt wurde, stehen Linkspartei und Grüne bereit, ihr Programm von Sparpolitik und innerer und äußerer Aufrüstung fortzusetzen.

62 Tote und 100 Verwundete bei US-Luftangriff auf syrische Armee bei Deir ez-Zor

Von Alex Lantier, 20. September 2016

Durch den Luftangriff könnte der Konflikt in Syrien zu einem offenen Krieg der Nato gegen Russland und Syrien ausarten.

Syrien: US-Spezialeinheiten fliehen vor „gemäßigten“ Rebellen

Von Bill Van Auken, 20. September 2016

Die Drohung der „Rebellen“, amerikanische Spezialeinheiten zu töten, hat die immensen Widersprüche des US-Imperialismus in dem Krieg zum Regimewechsel in Syrien offengelegt.

Nato verlegt 4000 Kampftruppen nach Polen und ins Baltikum

Von Johannes Stern, 20. September 2016

Die Verlegung von zusätzlichen Nato-Truppen nach Osteuropa ist Bestandteil der Kriegsvorbereitungen gegen Moskau, die Anfang Juli auf dem Nato-Gipfel in Warschau beschlossen wurden.

Polnische Regierung stärkt extreme Rechte

Von Clara Weiss, 20. September 2016

Seit die Partei Recht und Gerechtigkeit im vergangenen Herbst die Regierung übernommen hat, ist die Zahl von Angriffen mit fremdenfeindlichem Hintergrund auf das höchste Niveau seit 1989 gestiegen.

Die wahren Kosten des amerikanischen Gefängnisapparats: eine Billion Dollar jährlich

Von Catherine Long, 20. September 2016

Ein neuer Bericht der Washington University führt detailliert die sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Kosten auf, die für die Inhaftierung von zwei Millionen Menschen in den Vereinigten Staaten anfallen.

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