New Today -- 28 October 2017

Perspective

America's oligarchy: No money for opioid crisis, endless funds for corporate tax cuts

On the same day that Congress moved forward on nearly $6 trillion in tax cuts to the super-rich, the Trump administration declined to allocate any funds to address the opioid crisis.

News & Analysis

Spain imposes military rule in Catalonia to preempt independence bid

The Senate vote marks a historic collapse of democratic forms of rule in Western Europe and a return to authoritarianism, posing an urgent threat to the working class.

As protests mount against Madrid, Catalan parliament declares independence

Newly released documents point to state cover-up and complicity in assassination of John F. Kennedy

High Court disqualifies five MPs, demanding "single-minded loyalty" to Australia

Memorial in Detroit for young autoworker who died in Ford plant

Twitter bans RT and Sputnik from advertising

Trump administration's CMS head leads assault on Medicaid

UN Ambassador Haley visits Africa amid US military escalation, social catastrophe

Tillerson delivers stern warning to Pakistan

Survey of UK nurses exposes staff crisis in National Health Service

Centenary of the Russian Revolution

100 years on: The significance of the 1917 Russian Revolution for today

Socialist Equality Party

The Sri Lankan garbage disaster: A crime of capitalism

Auto Workers Struggles

Lessons of the CAMI autoworkers' strike in Canada

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific