New Today -- 23 September 2017

Perspective

The St. Louis police riot

The violent and provocative actions of the police, including the "kettling" and mass arrest of protesters and the fascistic spectacle of cops chanting "Whose streets? Our streets!" reveals the real state of class relations in America

News & Analysis

Dam collapse threatens to kill thousands in Puerto Rico

Three days after Hurricane Maria devastated the Island, residents are left without power and basic necessities, while an ongoing dam collapse threatens to inundate tens of thousands.

Death toll in Mexico City earthquake reaches 286

Trump provokes North Korean counter-threats and heightens war danger

Sigmar Gabriel's UN address: German great power ambitions in pacifist garb

Spanish government dispatches police reinforcements to Catalonia

Canadian union seeks to shut down CAMI strike by offering concessions to GM

General Motors and Ford announce thousands of US layoffs

Watch: St. Louis workers denounce acquittal of killer cop, crackdown on protests

Study: Flint's poisoned water caused drop in number of healthy pregnancies and births

French President Macron signs labor decrees, trampling on social opposition

May's overtures to European Union on Brexit terms falls flat

New Zealand election: Bipartisan agreement on war and austerity

Australian media targets universities in new anti-China campaign

Sri Lankan plantation workers protest job cuts and new productivity demands

Arts

"Committee to Investigate Russia:" Rob Reiner and Morgan Freeman's warmongering video

Maruti Suzuki

Legal appeals of framed-up Maruti Suzuki workers expose travesty of justice

Science

FDA recommends approval of new leukemia treatment

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific