New Today -- 8 September 2017

Perspective

UN chief warns against the march to world war

The comparison of the reckless ratcheting up of tensions on the Korean peninsula to the events that sparked the First World War has gone virtually unreported in the US media.

News & Analysis

Trump, Democrats reach deal on debt ceiling, budget

The agreement amounts to a rescue operation for the Trump administration, which is facing rising popular opposition, and paves the way for a deal on corporate tax cuts.

Hurricane Irma heads towards Florida after tearing through the Caribbean

US completes anti-missile deployment in South Korea amid heightened war danger

Worker killed at Kansas oil refinery as OSHA conceals data on workplace deaths

Quebec Liberals expand chauvinist bill targeting Muslims

German conservative parties embrace the language of dictatorship

Royal College of Nursing union holds rally in London

UK: Refuse workers resume strike after Birmingham Council imposes redundancies

Australian High Court permits bogus postal vote on marriage equality

Suicide attempt by Renault Nissan worker reveals brutal conditions in India's free trade zones

US and India use Indian Ocean Conference to reinforce their strategic interests

Mass demonstrations in Togo threaten to topple ruling government

Google Censorship

Forbes writer says Google censored report on manipulation of search traffic

International Amazon Workers Voice

Price gouging at Amazon and the case for public ownership

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa