(November 5, 2026)
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Interior ministry says 575,000 protest across France as unions claim ‚close to 1.6 million‘
(November 5, 2026)
Nearly 1.6 million people joined protests across France on Thursday, according to the hard-left labour union, while the interior ministry put turnout at around 600,000. Protesters demanded higher wages and backed the high school protest movement, putting renewed pressure on the beleaguered government. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to meet with trade unions on Monday.
Mass demonstrations across Italy bring disparate protest movements together
Large crowds took to the streets across Italy on Friday, October 30, in response to a call from the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), a grassroots trade union that had organized a general strike in the public sector. Although many civil servants did not walk out and public transportation was only minimally disrupted, the streets and squares of major cities were packed with demonstrators, reflecting a rising tide of social discontent nationwide.
USB estimates at least one million workers in the streets for the strike
Student collective says two million
Bundesweiter Protest der Generation Z: Samstag, 31. Oktober 2026 ab 14 Uhr in 34 Städten
Unsere Zukunft liegt in unseren Händen.
Wir sind junge Menschen, die nicht länger zusehen wollen, wie ohne uns über unsere Zukunft entschieden wird. Am 31. Oktober gehen wir in 34 Städten auf die Straße: für Bildung, Gesundheit, Klimaschutz und ein bezahlbares Leben.
Nicht Gen Z? Komm trotzdem mit. Alle sind willkommen, egal wie alt.
‘MELONI RESIGN!’: Italy Erupts As Protesters Storm Rome‘s Colosseum, Violent Clashes Explode
Thousands of young protesters marched across Italy, with demonstrations in Rome, Milan and Turin over issues including the Gaza war, education, corruption, housing and the rising cost of living.
Clashes broke out in parts of Rome and Turin, where police used tear gas and water cannons, while security was heavily reinforced in Milan after violence during earlier protests. Several hundred demonstrators also briefly entered the Colosseum carrying Palestinian flags and chanting anti-government slogans.
Protests sweep Italian cities amid heavy security presence, some violence reported
Reuters witnesses did not observe any shops being looted or property vandalised.
After calls for further demonstrations circulated on social media this week, authorities made extensive security arrangements and deployed large numbers of police officers to prevent a repeat of last weekend‘s violence.
54 milliards euros d’économies, 54 milliards de raisons d’être en grève et dans la rue le 5 novembre !
La FEC FO appelle l’ensemble des syndicats à se mobiliser massivement aux côtés de la jeunesse pour défendre les libertés civiques et syndicales.
La situation actuelle des jeunes, salariés, retraités, précaires exige dès maintenant de réunir toutes les forces, en grève, pour obtenir satisfaction !
– Augmentation des salaires et des pensions.
– Baisse drastique des prix du gaz, de l’électricité, des carburants.
– Baisse de la TVA sur les produits de première nécessité.
– Arrêt des exonérations des cotisations sociales.
– Arrêt des plans de suppression d’emplois.
– Rejet des projets de budgets 2027 de l’État et de la Sécurité sociale (prévision de 54 Mds€ d’économies faites sur le dos des salariés, retraités et précaires).
– Investissements massifs dans nos services publics : écoles, hôpitaux, Sécurité sociale, sécurité civile, assurance chômage… par ailleurs créateurs d’emplois.
– Arrêt de la sous indexation et du gel des pensions de retraite, maintien de l’abattement de 10 % pour les retraités.
– Retrait définitif de la dernière réforme des retraites, et la préservation du système de retraite par répartition.
Toutes et tous en grève et dans la rue le 5 novembre 2026 !
Gewerkschaft: Generalstreik in Frankreich am 5. November
(October 21, 2026)
Frankreichs Gewerkschaftsbund CGT hat im Zuge der aktuellen Sozialproteste zu einem Generalstreik am 5. November aufgerufen. Bei einem „erfolglosen Treffen“ am Mittwoch sei Premier Sébastien Lecornu auf die Forderungen der Gewerkschaften und der Demonstranten vom Wochenende in keiner Weise eingegangen, hieß es. Jetzt sei die Zeit für Streiks gekommen. Das Land befinde sich in einer Krise, die soziale Lage habe sich für eine Mehrheit der Bevölkerung klar verschlechtert.
La CGT appelle à généraliser la grève le 5 novembre
(October 21, 2026)
La CGT appelle à des assemblées générales partout sur les lieux de travail pour décider de la généralisation de la grève le 5 novembre, date de la journée de grève et de manifestations décidée par l‘intersyndicale interprofessionnelle.
C‘est par la grève massive que nous mettrons le patronat et le gouvernement sous pression et que nous gagnerons sur nos revendications et celles de la jeunesse. C‘est par la grève que nous obtiendrons les augmentations de salaires et pensions indispensables pour vivre dans de bonnes conditions. C‘est par la grève que nous gagnerons les budgets pour nos services publics et les financements pour notre Sécurité sociale.
Mobilisation de la jeunesse, retour des gilets jaunes, appel de l‘intersyndicale… On vous résume les revendications et la réponse du gouvernement
(today)
L‘exécutif est confronté à une colère sociale puissante mais aussi plurielle, avec des revendications portées par différents mouvements. Franceinfo fait le point sur les demandes des uns et des autres et les réponses apportées jusqu‘à présent.
Angela Gonzales-Torres for U.S. Congress: Our Home. Our Future. Our Los Angeles.
Angela Gonzales-Torres is a lifelong Angeleno, the daughter of a deportee, and an equity and justice advocate. Her path from community organizer to congressional candidate reflects a strong commitment to uplifting immigrant and working families like her own.
Over 320 Jewish and Arab Academics Call on Public to Vote for the Joint List
Among the signatories are Prof. Amos Goldberg, Prof. Orna Ophir, Prof. Khawla Abu-Baker, Prof. Oded Goldreich, Prof. Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Prof. Oren Yiftachel, Prof. Yehouda Shenhav-Shaer, Prof. Gadi Algazi, Prof. Lior Sternfeld, Prof. Omri Boehm, Prof. Nitza Berkovitch, Prof. Marwan Dwairy, Prof. Raef Zreik, Prof. Yishai Rosen-Zvi, Prof. Gerardo Leibner, Prof. Avner Ben-Amos, Prof. Avishai Ehrlich, Prof. Itzhak Nevo, Prof. Dana Ron, Dr. Anat Matar, Dr. Efraim Davidi and Dr. Ornat Turin.
The statement reads: “We will not give up on a shared future: For equality, peace, and democracy, we will vote for the Joint List. We, academics, express our support for the Joint List and the principles it represents: full equality between Jews and Palestinians; recognition of Palestinians’ civil and national rights; an end to the occupation and the pursuit of a just peace; the struggle against racism and discrimination; and free and equal political representation for all citizens.
“We are living through a period in which racism and incitement are deepening, while the political space for Jewish-Arab partnership is shrinking. The war of annihilation in Gaza, the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, the abuse of prisoners, and the rampant crime ravaging Palestinian society all reflect a destructive policy.
“We seek to stand firmly against this policy and emphasize: There is no democracy without equality, no peace without justice, and no shared future without Jewish-Arab political partnership. We believe that the lives and futures of Jews and Palestinians are intertwined, and that only a joint struggle for freedom, equality, and justice can secure a democratic future for us all. We support the Joint List, its principles, and the struggle it represents for a better life for everyone.”
The Joint List‘s Platform: There is another way
The Joint List strives to change the existing political, social and economic reality, to fight the spread of fascism under the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, and to act to halt all Israeli wars – chief among them the war of annihilation against the Palestinian people. The list is based in principle on the political platform of the first Joint List (2015), and works to realise this vision through representing the national and civil issues of Arab society with head held high, without trading one for the other.
This vision rests on the essential connection between the national and democratic struggle and action for a safe life with dignity. Hence, we place the individual and their dignity at the centre of politics: we link the national and civil rights of the Arab public to social justice and peace, defend the security of our families and our homes, our children‘s education, our health, and jobs and a life of dignity, and act to translate our joint power into tangible change in people‘s lives. This is our platform, and these are the issues we will place at the top of our priorities:
Sondierungspapier: Das planen Linke, Grüne und SPD für Berlin
– Die Parteien planen Vergesellschaftung großer privater Wohnungskonzerne ab einem Bestand von 10.000 Wohnungen in Berlin, – betroffen wären rund 160.000 Wohnungen
Mietendeckel für die 440.000 kommunalen Wohnungen erlaubt maximal zwei Prozent Mieterhöhung pro Jahr
– Neubauprogramm für 100.000 bezahlbare Wohnungen mit 100.000 Baugenehmigungen bis 2031
– Aufbau einer „Mietenaufsicht“ und einer Schwerpunktabteilung bei der Staatsanwaltschaft gegen überhöhte und „Wuchermieten“
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– Der Verfassungsschutz soll in seiner jetzigen Form erhalten bleiben bei Stärkung der Transparenz und parlamentarischen Kontrolle
Protesttag in Frankreich: geplant:Warum die Franzosen die „Schnauze voll“ haben
Hohe Lebenshaltungskosten, geringe Gehälter, Missstände an Schulen: In Frankreich haben landesweit Massenproteste begonnen. Zehntausende Demonstranten werden erwartet.
From France to Italy, Belgium to Greece, student protests spread across Europe
The unrest is not being organised as a single Europe-wide movement. The grievances are different from country to country, but the concerns are strikingly similar. Students are increasingly questioning whether governments are putting enough money into education at a time when schools and universities are struggling with staff shortages, infrastructure problems and higher costs.
France’s student protests highlight a debt crisis that could spill over to the rest of Europe
Worries about a potential debt crisis in France boiled over last week, leading to a selloff in French bonds and a sharp rise in yields.
The spread between French and German bond yields expanded to its widest level since 2012. That difference in yields means investors are demanding much higher returns to hold debt from France compared with Germany, which is deemed a safer alternative.
The French bond rout has sparked fears of spillovers to other high-yield European debt markets, with some analysts drawing parallels with the eurozone debt crisis of the early 2010s.
Live: Thousands of students march across France as clashes reported in Lyon and Strasbourg
Yesterday‘s key developments:
• More than 5,000 people have been detained since student protests erupted in France last month, 87 percent of whom are minors, the French justice ministry said.
• At least 589 schools throughout France have been disrupted, and more than 215 students have been injured as protests against underfunding and overcrowding continue.
• A 15-year-old student protesting in the northern French town of Lens had his hand blown off after he picked up a police grenade.
Hold Your Nose And Vote
DeSantis is telling Republicans who are frustrated with their party’s candidates to vote for them anyway lest the DSA take the country “back to before the time of the American Revolution.”
Referring to GOP candidates as less-than-perfect, the governor insisted that the alternative is worse. State Rep. Angie Nixon, a DSA member, secured a major upset victory in August to become the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in November.
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Fox News writer Amanda Macias announced that Democratic Socialists of America are “seeking to reshape some of the most basic features of the U.S. economy.” She then proceeded to lay out DSA’s core platform: universal healthcare, free public universities, student debt cancellation, a 32-hour workweek, and collecting higher taxes from the wealthy.
Macias’s framing of the benefits of socialism reads like the wish list of anyone who is horrified by rising healthcare costs while buried in student debt and working insane hours to keep their head above water. In the end, she asked the same tired question posed by so many critics: who’s going to pay for it all?
A new fleet of F-35s never draws that question.
Landtagswahl Sachsen-Anhalt: Diese Themen entschieden die Wahl
Welche Themen gaben am häufigsten den Ausschlag für die Entscheidung der Wahlberechtigten? Welche Themen waren Wählern der einzelnen Parteien besonders wichtig? Was bereitet den Menschen in Sachsen-Anhalt große Sorgen?
India’s Cockroach Protests End as Modi Government Bows to Demands
Hundreds of thousands of these cockroach protesters had been assembling for over a month at Jantar Mantar, which is less than half a mile south of Connaught Place, the central market in the heart of Delhi. They were demanding the resignation of Pradhan, who is also a senior leader in India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the party of Modi. The protesters at Jantar Mantar consider Pradhan to be responsible for failing to prevent “paper leaks”—the unauthorized release of highly competitive national college entrance examinations, often hours and sometimes minutes before the exam is due.
The Jantar Mantar movement emerged in May in response to a leak of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the countrywide medical entrance exam. Reports suggest at least a dozen students across the country died by suicide after the tests were canceled.
Harvard is an Anti-Semitic, Far Left Institution, as are numerous others, with students being accepted from all over the World that want to rip our Country apart.
The place is a Liberal mess, allowing a certain group of crazed lunatics to enter and exit the classroom and spew fake ANGER AND HATE. It is truly horrific! Now, since our filings began, they act like they are all “American Apple Pie.” Harvard is a threat to Democracy, with a lawyer, who represents me, who should therefore be forced to resign, immediately, or be fired. He’s not that good, anyway, and I hope that my very big and beautiful company, now run by my sons, gets rid of him ASAP!
Trump Directs Sons to Fire Trump Org. Lawyer Because of Harvard Ties
In a statement, one of the sons, Eric Trump, confirmed that the Trump Organization intended to cut ties to Mr. Burck over his decision to represent Harvard.
“I view it as a conflict, and I will be moving in a different direction,” he said.
Mr. Burck declined to comment.