New Today -- 19 September 2017

Perspective

UN General Assembly convenes under shadow of war

On the eve of the opening session of the UN General Assembly, top US officials have reiterated threats of a "military option" on the Korean peninsula that could lead to nuclear war.

News & Analysis

Protests continued in St. Louis as police kill eight more in US

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Justice Center in downtown St. Louis Monday night in a show of support for those who remained jailed after police arrested 123 people on Sunday night.

Facebook turns over information on Russia-linked accounts to Special Counsel Mueller

CNN claims FBI wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman

Undocumented protesters drive Nancy Pelosi out of her own press conference

French unions try to strangle workers' opposition to Macron

German Greens' pro-war policy on display at think tank forum

Survivors and local residents speak out on Grenfell Tower Inquiry opening

Millions of the UK's poorest families driven into deeper poverty

For an international strategy to win the CAMI workers strike

Alleged Nashville shooting brings social relations into relief

California: SEIU sabotages San Diego County workers' strike

Sri Lankan power workers on strike

Google Censorship

Google intensifies censorship of left-wing websites

Arts

2017 Emmy Awards: Sean Spicer, self-congratulations and identity politics

Socialist Equality Party

No to war and social inequality! For world socialism!

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: the Americas