New Today -- 10 January 2018

Perspective

Workers must demand new elections in Germany!

Behind the backs of the population, the ruling class is working to install the most right-wing government in Germany since the fall of Hitler's Third Reich.

News & Analysis

Mass protests against austerity, unemployment shake Tunisia

Coming in the wake of similar upheavals by the most oppressed layers of workers and youth in Iran, the Tunisian events are indicative of a rising tide of global class struggle.

Democrats grovel as Trump pledges anti-immigrant attacks in White House meeting

An interview with Javier Luengo-Garrido, Coordinator at ACLU-Massachusetts' Immigrant Protection Project

Louisiana teacher jailed for speaking out at school board meeting

French artists rebuff #MeToo witch-hunt

Two Koreas hold talks amid continuing acute tensions

At least 13 dead as rainfall in Southern California triggers mudslides and flooding

Canada: Ontario Liberals impose two-tier employment on autoworkers

Right-wing wins Chile election as "left" Broad Front joins the establishment

Twitter censors German satirical magazine

Spanish PM Rajoy seeks to prevent Catalan nationalists from forming government

Fuel tanker collision in East China Sea

Australia: Port Kembla Coal Terminal locks out workers

India: Bus strike cripples Tamil Nadu transport services

Striking Tamil Nadu bus workers speak out

Arts Review

Robert Mann (1920-2018), founder of the Juilliard String Quartet