New Today -- 18 September 2017

Perspective

The 150th anniversary of the publication of Capital

September 14 was the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first volume of Capital by Karl Marx. It marked a turning point in mankind's intellectual and historical development.

News & Analysis

World hunger increasing for the first time in 100 years

A United Nations study found that war and climate change were the driving forces of an increase in malnutrition worldwide in 2016.

UK government officials back Trump demands for Internet censorship following London bombing

Over forty arrested in St. Louis as demonstrations continue against acquittal of killer cop

Watch: Hurricane Harvey victims applying for federal aid encounter government indifference

Inhabitants of Irma-ravaged Saint Martin gain nothing from French President Macron's visit

Spain threatens potential military takeover of Catalonia as referendum looms

GM CAMI workers strike in Canada

Pentagon to fortify Kabul for unending Afghanistan war

South Korea assassination squad to target Pyongyang leadership

India and Japan strengthen their anti-China "strategic partnership"

Mexico earthquake death toll climbs to 98

NSA documents expose secret US spying program in Ethiopia

Australia launches three-month naval tour, directed against China

Australia: New "learning precinct" ties public schools to business

Greece: Syriza touts for investors and ftes Macron

Centenary of the Russian Revolution

September 18 24: Bolsheviks obtain majorities in Moscow and Petrograd soviets

The Grenfell Tower Fire

Lakanal House: Prelude to the Grenfell Tower infernoPart 2

Workers Struggles

Burlington, Vermont teachers strike continues as officials refuse to budge on concession demands

IAM ends Chicago area mechanics strike

Google Censorship

World Socialist Web Site readers in Britain oppose Google's censorship campaign

Mehring Books

New pamphlet: Fifty Years since the Detroit Rebellion