New Today -- 8 January 2018

Perspective

The campaign over the "unfitness" of Donald Trump

The Democrats, once again, avoid any appeal to popular opposition to the right-wing policies of Trump and the Republicans.

News & Analysis

French chemical industry unions back contract violating minimum wage laws

Backed by the European Union, President Emmanuel Macron is using his labor decrees to try to scrap basic social rights won by the working class.

Iran: Anti-government protests abate in face of mass repression

Puerto Rico, more than 100 days after Hurricane Maria: The class issues

US President Trump backs meeting between two Koreas

German foreign minister demands aggressive assertion of great power interests

Volkswagen plans to dismiss all temporary contract workers in German plants

UK rail workers continue strikes against Driver Only Operated train plans

UK workers confront rising job losses in 2018

Zimbabwe graphite miners strike at former German-owned mine

Bangladeshi teachers end "fast-unto-death"

Motel 6 sued for passing on guest information to ICE immigration officials

Rising rents put low income US renters in severe jeopardy

Australian rail union collaborating with Pacific National to impose sell-out agreement

South Australian Labor government slashes public sector jobs

Commentary

Trump "defends" the right to protest in Iran, criminalizes protest in Washington

Arts Review

The decline and fall of Russian protest art"Art Riot: Post-Soviet Actionism"