New Today -- 27 September 2016

Perspective

Syria and the pro-imperialist pseudo-left

The response of leading spokesmen of state capitalist and Pabloite tendencies reflect the increasingly open pro-war policies of substantial sections of the international pseudo-left.

News & Analysis

Clinton-Trump debate: A degrading spectacle

The 90-minute exercise in reaction and backwardness was an indictment not only of the candidates, but also of the political system that produced them.

Deutsche Bank plunge sparks talk of "Lehman moment"

Top Workers Party former minister arrested in Brazil

US to deport thousands of Haitian workers

Pakistan replies with belligerence to Indian threats

Workers and youth at Jaffna protest speak out against US-backed Sri Lankan regime

Ontario Liberal government reveals GM investments are not finalized

Negotiations resume as Minneapolis nurses' strike enters fourth week

New York and New Jersey scandals highlight corruption across political establishment

German Left Party on a war footing for participation in federal government

Lesbos fire highlights tragic situation of refugees in Greece

New Zealand: Ex-Green Party MP launches pseudo-left think tank

Arts Review

How well does filmmaking reflect present-day life?

International Committee of the Fourth International

New Zealand public meetings: The US Navy visit and the drive to war

Science

New fossil discovery may date origin of life on Earth earlier than previously known