(November 5, 2026)
Michael Strempel, ARD Paris, tagesschau, Das Erste, 05.11.2026 • 20:00 Uhr
Archiv: Lebenshaltungskosten / living costs
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.
Gen Z steht auf: Unser Brandbrief an die Bundesregierung!
Unsere Forderungen sind klar:
– Geld für Schulen, Suchthilfe und Psychotherapie statt Kürzungen.
– Ein bezahlbares Leben. Die Sorgen der Menschen gehören ganz oben auf die Tagesordnung.
– Lasten gerecht verteilen, statt bei der jungen Generation zu sparen.
– Nein zur Wehrpflicht. Über unsere Zukunft entscheidet niemand ohne uns.
– Grundrechte schützen, statt die Überwachung immer weiter auszubauen.
– Konsequenter Klimaschutz jetzt, damit wir eine Zukunft haben.
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
Video. Italy: Thousands protest rising living costs and defence spending in general strike
Updated: 30 October 2026 – 14:26 GMT+1
Thousands of protesters marched through Rome, Italy, on Friday, 30 October, during a general strike called by the left-wing Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) trade union.
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.
Frankreich, Spanien, Italien, Portugal und Albanien: Proteste in Europa – auch mit Gewalt
In vielen Ländern Europas sind erneut Menschen auf die Straße gegangen – zum Teil mit ähnlichem Anliegen. Oft geht es den Veranstaltern dabei unter anderem um steigende Lebenshaltungskosten, um hohe Mietkosten, um Korruption. In vielen Orten schlug der Protest dabei allerdings in Gewalt um.
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.
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.
JD Vance: You stop socialism by improving people’s lives, not using slogans
Vice President JD Vance discusses how the GOP can combat socialist support on ‘The Will Cain Show.
Reopening Strait of Hormuz is a humanitarian imperative
It is worth recalling that the conflict did not begin over disputes about the Strait of Hormuz. As recently as February 28, commercial ships transited the waterway without restriction.
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With the US maintaining the naval blockade during the ceasefire period, Iran responded by stopping and, in several cases, attacking vessels attempting to cross the Strait without its approval. Insurance rates spiked, shipping lines rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope, and transit times increased by up to three weeks.
Wars of this nature benefit no party in the long term, and they rarely reach a logical conclusion. Their primary victims are innocent civilians who have no role in the conflict. Many civilians in Iran and Lebanon have lost their lives directly to strikes.
Democratic socialists eye 2028 White House race
(June 25, 2026)
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are eyeing a 2028 presidential bid in the wake of recent electoral successes across the country.
DSA Co-chair Ashik Siddique told The Hill in a Thursday interview that the organization has more than 100,000 members and 200 chapters across the country. “We want people to be talking proactively about what they would want to see in a presidential campaign,” he said. The organization is looking to see how voters would engage and what would motivate them, he added.
Trump’s Approval Sinks Amid Unpopular War, Darkening G.O.P. Prospects
Just 26 percent of voters said they were satisfied with the Democratic Party.
The discontent includes a significant number of Democrats who expressed reservations about their own party. Forty-four percent of Democrats described themselves as unsatisfied, while just 23 percent of Republicans said the same about their party.
“They’re just not fighting back hard enough in my eyes,” said Matthew Berryhill, 35, a recruiter from Marietta, Ga., a pivotal battleground area in the state’s key Senate race this year, who described himself as a progressive Democrat. “They come out with strong statements and strong words, and no action to back it up.”
Why Trump can’t explain the start — or the endgame — of the war in Iran
Ten days in, Trump still hasn’t settled on a consistent rationale for why he went to war. Now, he’s hinting that peace might soon be at hand — even while he and top aides simultaneously warn the fighting might get more intense and last longer.
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Tumbling stock markets and spiking oil prices have raised the possibility that a prolonged conflict could shatter the global economy. Days of Iranian retaliatory drone and missile strikes on Gulf states stoked fears of a wider conflagration.
The political clock is now ticking faster inside the United States, where Trump and his allies fret reverberations will worsen the cost-of-living misery that threatens the GOP’s midterm election prospects.
Democrats want to find out why their voters stayed home in 2024 — and how to get them to show up this year
“We didn’t lose to Donald Trump. We lost to the couch,” DNC Deputy Executive Director Libby Schneider said in an interview. “We saw our voters, many of our important voters, stay home. Obviously, that is a trend that cannot continue.”
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“If we want to keep earning back the trust and support of voters, we have to listen to them,” DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. “The Democratic Party is done with waiting until the last minute to engage voters — these conversations need to happen early and often.”
Former MAGA loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump policies are not America First
The affordability of health insurance caused Greene to side with the Democrats during the government shutdown in support of extending health care subsidies.
The Georgia representative said she never imagined she would be standing with Democrats on the Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Greene is also the only Republican member of Congress to publicly characterize the war in Gaza as a „genocide“ and she has also voted against the Antisemitism Awareness Act. She said she‘s voted to denounce antisemitism before.
„It becomes an exercise that they force on Congress, and I simply got tired of it,“ she said, later adding, „We don‘t have to get on our knees and say it over and over again.“
Greene is one of the few Republicans willing to take on Mr. Trump.
Zohran Mamdani’s Next Big Battle is in Albany
(November 5, 2025)
The Working Families Party is open to backing a challenger to Hochul in the 2026 Democratic primary, including Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, who is running a longshot campaign to Hochul’s left.
“We will make that decision, likely in late January or early February, shortly after we see the governor’s executive budget proposal,” Gripper said. “She’s going to have to prove to her own party why she shouldn’t be primaried.”
Delgado For Governor: A vision for the future of New York.
Antonio Delgado has a vision for New York. A vision that allows all New Yorkers to afford to live and grow our families here. A New York that can fight back with vigilance against threats from the Trump Administration. A New York that will again lead the country as a beacon of freedom and prosperity for the people – all people.
Running to Hochul’s left, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado says tax hikes on the wealthiest may be on the table
(June 18, 2025)
Earlier Wednesday, Gov. Hochul told Pix 11, “I don’t want to lose more people to Palm Beach“ when asked about New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s plan to raise taxes. Delgado referenced the governor’s comment when explaining his own position on taxes.
“All options should be on the table, and the notion that we wouldn’t contemplate raising taxes on the super wealthy, or that we wouldn’t contemplate making sure that larger corporations pay more into the system, to me, is the exact type of ‘maintain the status quo, do what you need to do just to maintain power’ as opposed to actually thinking about what is required,” he stated.
Hochul has raised corporate taxes, but has held the line on raising new income taxes.
Health care, housing and wages: Antonio Delgado says New York Democrats need to stand for something
(March 20, 2025)
„Ultimately, we don‘t have a unified front where everybody‘s on the same page about saying, “Hey, wait a second. We‘re all trying to make a living here. We‘re all trying to get by, irrespective of race, irrespective of gender and sexual orientation. We‘re all trying to make a living. Why is it so hard for all of us to make a living?”
We have to be able to address it, because if we don‘t address it, then we will continue to be in the stock that we‘re in, because people will not invest in the system. They will stay home; 500,000 Democrats stayed home in New York. So people are staying home.“
Antonio Delgado, Hochul’s No. 2, Will Challenge Her in Governor’s Race
(June 2, 2025)
After months of open political warfare with Ms. Hochul, Mr. Delgado said Monday he would challenge her in next year’s Democratic primary.
“People are hurting and New York deserves better leadership,” Mr. Delgado said in an interview. “There’s an absence of bold, decisive, transformational leadership.”
That phrase has become the theme for Mr. Delgado’s campaign, the first official challenge to Ms. Hochul, and a message he repeats in a video announcing his candidacy.
He never mentions Ms. Hochul by name in the video, but he suggests that everyday New Yorkers deserve a governor with a vision to fight for them as they face unaffordable housing, child care and health care costs.
Zohran for New York City
Zohran Mamdani is running for Mayor to lower the cost of living for working class New Yorkers.