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22 October 2016

Turkish bombing in Syria threatens wider war

By Bill Van Auken, 22 October 2016

The fractious and mutually antagonistic alliances forged by Washington in its interventions in Syria and Iraq threaten to explode into a regional and perhaps a world war.

Mosul offensive stirs a cauldron of conflicts

Amid Mosul offensive, Turkey denounces US policy, stakes claims in Balkans

The ISO and the New America think tank denounce opposition to the war in Syria

More on the war in Iraq and Syria »

Divisions grow at EU summit over trans-Atlantic trade, war drive against Russia

By Alex Lantier, 22 October 2016

The European Union is incapable not only of reaching agreement on policy, but of hiding the increasingly embittered tensions among its member states.

US navy sends destroyer to challenge China in South China Sea

By Peter Symonds, 22 October 2016

The latest US “freedom of navigation” operation came as Philippine President Duterte’s tilt to Beijing dealt a blow to Washington’s “pivot to Asia” strategy.

More on the South China Sea crisis »

Massive cyberattack shuts down large sections of the Internet

By Kevin Reed, 22 October 2016

The assault was very large in scale and sophisticated in coordination.

Union ends strike at Pennsylvania state campuses, pushes concessions

By Samuel Davidson, 22 October 2016

Union leaders ordered 5,500 striking faculty and coaches to take down picket lines Friday, caving in to management demands for salary and benefit cuts.

SAG-AFTRA video game performers on strike

By Marc Wells, 22 October 2016

Video games actors went on strike Friday against several large corporations for better pay, safety, transparency.

Latest NYPD killing highlights de Blasio’s history of defending the police

By Isaac Finn, 22 October 2016

The Democratic mayor's routine response to police killings is to seek to appease public anger while defending the NYPD’s egregious actions as the product of insufficient training.

Police killing of mentally ill 66-year-old Bronx, New York woman sparks outrage

More on police violence in America »

Report reveals vast scale of US “secret law”

By Josh Varlin, 22 October 2016

“Secret law,” as detailed in a report from the Brennan Center for Justice, is an increasingly routine tool used by the US government to prevent public discussion of its actions.

Police stage right-wing, law and order protest in France

By Francis Dubois, 22 October 2016

The Socialist Party government has cultivated the police as its main social base, and police are now aggressively advancing demands for more resources and powers.

Germany: The liquidation of the Kaiser’s Tengelmann supermarket chain

By Marianne Arens, 22 October 2016

After the failure of the roundtable talks organised by the union Verdi, the bosses of the supermarket chain have begun to sell off stores in North Rhine-Westphalia.

UK: NHS official suggests GP surgeries “be allowed to fail and wither”

By Ajanta Silva, 22 October 2016

In September, 2,000 patients were left without a doctor after a surgery was closed in Nottingham following an “inadequate” regulatory rating.

Public rifts erupt in Australian government

By Mike Head, 22 October 2016

The internal warfare wracking the Liberal-National Coalition cannot be explained by a dispute over gun laws.

Bangladesh government accused of “kneecapping” opponents

By Sarath Kumara, 22 October 2016

The Hasina government, which confronts widespread opposition, is increasingly resorting to police-state methods to maintain its rule.

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Хомский в Чикаго: Жидкая кашица политики «меньшего зла»

Маркус Дэй и Джордж Галланис, 22 октября 2016 г.

На своей недавней лекции Ноам Хомский выступил с ложным тезисом, согласно которому глобальное нагнетание милитаризма и войны можно остановить путем поддержки «меньшего из двух зол» на предстоящих выборах в США.

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Les élections 2016 : la démocratie américaine en lambeaux

Par Joseph Kishore, 22 octobre 2016

En condamnant les déclarations de Trump qui dit qu’il pourrait ne pas accepter les résultats des élections, les médias et l’establishment politique se précipitent à la défense un système politique qui est profondément corrompu et antidémocratique.

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US-Wahlen 2016: Die amerikanische Demokratie in Trümmern

Von Joseph Kishore, 22. Oktober 2016

Die Medien und das politische Establishment der USA verurteilen die Äußerungen von Trump, er werde das Ergebnis der Wahlen möglicherweise nicht akzeptieren. Dabei verteidigen sie ein politisches System, das zutiefst korrupt und undemokratisch ist.

Offensive gegen Mossul schürt zahlreiche Konflikte

Von James Cogan, 22. Oktober 2016

Zwischen den offiziellen Verbündeten im Kampf gegen den Islamischen Staat könnten bereits vor der Einnahme von Mossul erbitterte Kämpfe ausbrechen.

Türkei kritisiert amerikanische Mossul-Offensive und erhebt Ansprüche auf dem Balkan

Von Alex Lantier, 22. Oktober 2016

In Griechenland fürchtet man, dass Erdogans Äußerungen die türkisch-griechischen Beziehungen untergraben könnten. Auch zwischen der Türkei und der EU ist die Lage gespannt.

Rot-Rot-Grün in Bund: Pläne nehmen Gestalt an

Von Johannes Stern, 22. Oktober 2016

Zwölf Monate vor der nächsten Bundestagswahl trafen sich im Bundestag 90 hochrangige Funktionäre von SPD, Linkspartei und Grünen, um über eine Zusammenarbeit auf Bundesebene zu diskutieren.

„Massenerschießungen. Der Holocaust zwischen Ostsee und Schwarzem Meer 1941–1944“
Eine zeitgemäße Ausstellung in Berlin

Von Verena Nees, 22. Oktober 2016

Die Ausstellung im Dokumentationszentrum „Topographie des Terrors“ dokumentiert die systematisch Erschießungen von Juden, anderen Zivilisten und Rotarmisten durch eigens aufgestellte „Einsatzgruppen“ in Zusammenarbeit mit Wehrmacht und Polizei.

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