New Today -- 23 February 2018

Perspective

The Parkland shooting: Why are mass killings so common in the United States?

Thousands of students have joined demonstrations in the aftermath of the latest eruption of homicidal violence. But to stop the killings, they need to understand the deeper social and political roots of these tragedies.

News & Analysis

West Virginia teachers carry out state-wide strike

In the first teachers strike in nearly three decades, nearly 15,000 West Virginia teachers, school bus drivers and other school employees walked out Thursday.

West Virginia teachers demand quality pay, health care

Striking UK lecturers speak on struggle against assault on pensions

Nova Scotia teachers vote massively in favour of "illegal" strike

Air France workers strike to demand pay increase

Germany: SPD leadership seeks to fool party members in vote on grand coalition

Report by German armed forces commissioner prompts calls for rearmament

Maldives political crisis deepens

Egyptian elections held under massive repression

Study finds regular use of common cleaning chemicals decreases lung capacity

A law unto themselves: US Border Patrol expands use of warrantless searches

Los Angeles report on homelessness reveals widening funding gap

Australia: Widespread discontent overshadows Tasmanian state election

Job cuts continue in New Zealand under Labour government

IYSSE

IYSSE meeting draws together Flint, Puerto Rico, Kentucky workers to discuss water crisis

Students and workers call for the unity of the working class following meeting on Flint water crisis

Arts Review

Bill Frisell: A Portraitan intimate documentary about a unique guitarist

A conversation with Emma Franz, director of Bill Frisell: A Portrait

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa