New Today -- 3 January 2018

Perspective

The bicentenary of Marx's birth, socialism and the resurgence of the international class struggle

The year 2018the bicentenary of Marx's birthwill be characterized, above all, by an immense intensification of social tensions and an escalation of class conflict around the world.

News & Analysis

Mass protests against austerity and social inequality shake Iranian regime

The protests are fueled by deep-rooted class anger in a country where the unemployment rate for youth approaches 40 percent and half of the population lives in poverty.

Strikes against austerity throughout Israel's public and private sector

North and South Korea propose to hold talks

Tensions between South Korea and Japan reemerge over "comfort women"

Democrats looking for deal with Trump on social cuts, increased military spending

Record low temperatures kill at least nine people in US

Second Bronx fire in less than a week injures 23

Kansas police kill unarmed man after false emergency call

More low-income Michigan workers set to lose food assistance

Incoming German government plans massive military rearmament

Head of Britain's NHS demands national roll-out of drunk tanks

India: Fourteen die in Mumbai fire

Commentary

Seattle councilperson Kshama Sawant targeted by defamation lawsuit for calling police "murderers"

Arts Review

Short films considered for Academy Award nominations: Emmett Till, a Jack London story and an isolated child