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1. Rising costs but no pay rise: U.S. workers fight back

   

   As the presidential election closes in, Jamal Elaheebocus reports on working class strike actions across the USA.

2. In first speech since release, Assange says imprisonment set ‘dangerous precedent’

   

   "I am not free today because the system worked," said Assange. "I am free today because after years of incarceration I pleaded guilty to journalism."

3. Israeli Nuclear Weapons: Risks, Consequences and Disarmament

   

   Despite the policy of ambiguity around Israeli nuclear weapons, it is clear that Israel’s nuclear arsenal poses a significant risk for humanitarian catastrophe in the Middle East and it should take urgent steps towards nuclear disarmament.

4. The U.S. privately encouraged Israel to escalate in Lebanon

   

   POLITICO reports that U.S. officials Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein, an IDF veteran, told Israeli officials they agreed with the plan to escalate.

5. The political beginnings of AMLO, the Mexican politician who did not give up

   

   We review some of the key moments in the political life of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), from his beginnings until the 2006 presidential election. AMLO concluded his presidential term on September 30.