New Today -- 1 December 2016

Perspective

President-elect Trump on flag-burning: The crisis of American democracy

Trump's statement on flag-burning reflects not only the authoritarian disposition of the president-elect, but the far-reaching decay of bourgeois democracy in the United States.

News & Analysis

Deal to "save" Indiana Carrier plant will cut 1,100 jobs

Trump reportedly told the CEO of Carrier's parent company that federal and state tax cuts and the lifting of corporate regulations could save more money than moving to Mexico.

Trump names Medicare opponent to head health programs: Who is Tom Price?

North Carolina cop who shot man in back will not be charged

Wildfire continues to ravage Gatlinburg, Tennessee

North Dakota Governor orders "emergency evacuation" of Dakota Access pipeline protest site

Pentagon advances coverup for September bombing of Syrian army

OPEC announces deal to cut oil production

UK: Corbyn protects Tony Blair from a demand that he accounts for his Iraq war lies

Dire situation in UK social care for the elderly

South Korean president offers to resign

War tensions between India and Pakistan intensify

Violent clashes follow announcement of businessman Jovenel Mose as election winner in Haiti

Australia: CIMIC Group's takeover of UGL foreshadows more job cuts

The election of Donald Trump

The "fake news" furor and the threat of Internet censorship

Arts

A conversation with Tony Williams, author of James Jones: The Limits of EternityPart 1

Workers Struggles

Germany: Striking pilots need a socialist perspective

Pittsburgh Symphony musicians' strike ends with pay cuts and concessions