New Today -- 22 December 2017

Perspective

Drug deaths drive down US life expectancy for second year

The fall in US life expectancy reflects the social devastation wrought on the lives of millions of people by decades of bipartisan policies aimed at enriching the wealthy.

News & Analysis

UN General Assembly repudiates Trump over Jerusalem announcement

The 128-9 vote, with 35 abstentions, reflects the extreme isolation of the United States and increases the prospect of a violent clash in the Middle East.

Catalan nationalists win narrow majority in crisis elections

Jury acquits all six defendants in first trial of Inauguration Day protesters

Ford, UAW downplay finding of Legionella bacteria at Kansas City assembly plant

DACA deal put off to 2018 leaving 800,000 under deportation threat

UK: Deputy Conservative leader Damian Green forced to resign by manufactured sex scandal

German police publicly name and shame G20 protesters

Court ruling allows Canadian spies to conduct mass surveillance of cellphones

Maldives and China sign free trade agreement

Mentally ill man drives vehicle into crowd in Melbourne, Australia

Australian university overturns student union election result

Power outage at Atlanta airport causes chaos

Commentary

UK: Pro-Corbyn councillors sabotage fight against Labour's social cleansing

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa