New Today -- 2 May 2018

Perspective

Washington and Tel Aviv lurching toward a war with Iran

The aggression that is being prepared by the US and Israel threatens to drag all of the major powers into what could prove a catastrophic world war.

News & Analysis

Outrage grows over union effort to shut down Arizona teachers strike

The Arizona Education Association and Arizona Educators United have told teachers to end their strike without obtaining their demands for pay raises and restoration of $1 billion in school funding cuts.

Democrats maintain silence over persecution of Central American immigrants at US-Mexico border

May Day 2018: Millions march on International Workers Day

Trump postpones steel tariffs but trade tensions increase

New media salvos in Washington's political civil war

T-Mobile and Sprint agree to $146 billion mega-merger

Trudeau defends Canada's $15 billion arms deal with despotic Saudi regime

Armenian parliament rejects pro-Western opposition leader's bid to be prime minister

German army rehearses for civil war

UK media told to conceal connections between Sergei Skripal and MI6

International Monetary Fund demands Sri Lankan government cut fuel subsidies

Leaked documents expose plans for internal surveillance by Australia's electronic spy agency

Commentary

Anzac Day 2018: Australia stages a "gender-inclusive" glorification of war

Capitalist restoration in Russia: A balance sheet

Whistleblower and former political prisoner Chelsea Manning speaks to WSWS

Arts Review

The generallyand genuinelyinadequate character of global filmmaking