New Today -- 22 August 2018

Perspective

The United Auto Workers corruption scandal and the case for rank-and-file committees

A sentencing memorandum directly links Fiat Chrysler payouts to the UAW to the effort to "obtain benefits, concessions and advantages in the negotiations and administration of collective bargaining agreements."

News & Analysis

Legal noose tightens around Trump White House

The most damaging event for Trump may be Michael Cohen's statement, as he pled guilty to eight felony counts, that in two cases he was acting at the direction of the president.

Greek Prime Minister Tsipras claims social cuts over as Syriza prepares more austerity

Oppose Teamsters blackmail of UPS workers! Reject the concessions contracts!

US continues to terrorize immigrants: Over 500 children still not reunited with parents

Brutal conditions in US prisons drive inmates to strike

Chicago teen dead after police chase, family disputes official report of suicide

Australian government near collapse as Liberal Party lurches to the extreme right

Venezuela's Maduro government imposes capitalist shock therapy

Argentina on the brink of financial meltdown

Fascists stage pogromist march against Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica

Right-wing populist Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan prime minister

Canadian ruling elite whips up anti-refugee hysteria to shift politics sharply right

Australian university union leaders quit amid escalating sellouts

Commentary

The "unmaking" of #MeToo's Asia Argento

Arts Review

Sacha Baron Cohen's "Who Is America?" on Showtime: Scattershot satire, with hits and misses

Workers Struggles

Anger over sell-out pay deal at Sheffield Supertram

Workers Struggles: the Americas