New Today -- 7 March 2018

Perspective

Why the far-right won in Italy

Decades of austerity and attacks on democratic rights by the official "left" in Italy, aided and abetted by its pseudo-left apologists, have produced an electoral victory by the far-right parties.

News & Analysis

West Virginia teachers unions ram through sell-out deal to end strike

The deal does not address the central demand of teachersan end to soaring health care costswhile it pays for inadequate wage increases through cuts to Medicaid and other social programs.

Trump economic advisor Gary Cohn resigns over tariff decision

Oklahoma teachers to discuss strike strategy

UK lecturers speak in support of West Virginia teachers

Australian teachers salute courageous stand of striking teachers in West Virginia

Canada: 3,000 contract teachers and graduate assistants strike York University

Argentine teachers begin school year with a national strike

North Korea offers to enter talks to denuclearise

UK general calls for hike in military budget and cuts in social spending

Income losses of British millennials second only to those in Greece

Sri Lankan president declares emergency rule amid violence against Muslims

Netanyahu, Trump discuss war preparations against Iran

US Border Patrol uses pretext of "human trafficking" to separate immigrant children from parents

Canadian ruling elite reacts to Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs

New Zealand opposition leadership change reflects tensions over social unrest and drive to war

Commentary

The lawless frontier of the #MeToo campaign

The CIA Democrats

Arts Review

Racialist attacks mar landmark performance of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess