New Today -- 3 March 2018

Perspective

Ruling class conflicts in the US target inner circle of Trump White House

The corporate media and the intelligence services are spearheading an attack that has crippled the White House and seems aimed at forcing Trump out.

News & Analysis

Support grows for West Virginia teachers as unions, Democrats scramble to end strike

As the powerful strike of 30,000 West Virginia teachers and other school employees extends into the weekend, the unions and state Democrats hope to push through an agreement already rejected by rank-and-file educators.

State workers, auto workers, teachers throughout the world back West Virginia strike

West Virginia student demonstration supports call to expand teachers strike

Nova Scotia Teachers Union abandons strike mandate, capitulates to Liberal attack on education

EU threatens retaliation to Trump's trade war measures

US media airs pretexts for preemptive attack on North Korea

French neo-fascist Marine Le Pen indicted for tweeting pictures of IS killings

Theresa May's Brexit speech gets short shrift from European Union

Germany: The membership vote and the war policy of the SPD

Elections in Italy deepen European Union crisis

Ferguson, Missouri nursing home workers in fourth month of strike

US government cuts aid to Puerto Rico by half

Special needs' New York student imprisoned over Facebook posting

Four Detroit area police officers await trial for murder, use of excessive force

EU threats add to pressure on Maldives government

Emergency declared after earthquake devastates Papua New Guinea

Arts Review

The Oscar speech we'd like to hear Sunday night: "Members of the Academy, what hypocrites and conformists so many of you are!"

Commentary

Young Democratic Socialists of America conference: Propping up the Democratic Party

Obituary: Jim Anderton, a pivotal defender of New Zealand capitalism

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific