New Today -- 16 April 2018

Perspective

US-British-French missile strikes on Syria heighten danger of a catastrophic war

The bases for new provocations and fresh pretexts for military aggression are already being laid.

News & Analysis

Oklahoma struggle continues as calls for teacher strikes spread across US

Over the weekend, teachers networked with each other to organize sickouts and other forms of protest as schools reopen today.

Kentucky teachers denounce governor for saying students were "sexually assaulted" due to walkout

Trump threatens Comey on eve of court hearing

UK workers oppose drive to war

UK: Demands grow for May government to hold debate on Syria attack

British government admits links to Manchester and London terror attack groups

French students protest war, support striking rail workers

Demonstration against rent increases in Berlin draws 25,000

GM to slash 1,500 jobs at Lordstown, Ohio plant

Democratic, Republican governors deploy National Guard to US-Mexico border

Students oppose Portland State University tuition hikes

Washington seeks permanent deployment of special forces brigade to Africa

Australian government pushes ahead with "foreign donations" ban

Commentary

Pseudo-left parties promote US-French-British bombing of Syria

Oppose union's banning of Fightback from Toronto university strike picketline

This week in history

This week in history: April 16-22

Arts Review

Filmmaker Milos Forman (1932-2018), one of the leading figures of the Czech New Wave

Organizing Resistance to Internet Censorship

Indian Trotskyists hold public meeting in Chennai against Internet censorship