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New Today -- 6 October 2016

Perspective

Beating the drums for war with Russia

The New York Times and other major media are weighing in on the side of escalating the US intervention in Syria and militarily confronting Russia.

News & Analysis

Workers struggles mount in run up to US election

Strikes by nurses, orchestra musicians other sections of public and private sector workers reveals the broad scope of social opposition in the United States.

Harvard dining hall workers strike over health insurance, wages

Escalating war games in the South China Sea

Philippine President Duterte tells Obama to "go to hell"

India's military calls for more strikes on Pakistan

Yahoo spied on "hundreds of millions" of email accounts on behalf of US spy agencies

Tunisian men reveal new details of torture at CIA black sites

Nazi propaganda during German Unity celebration in Dresden

German media steps up drumbeat for war and militarism

UK: May dresses up policies of austerity and militarism in the language of fairness and opportunities

Commentary

One year since the exposure of the Flint water crisis

Ford Australia's closure demonstrates need for a global auto workers' strategy