New Today -- 6 September 2018

Perspective

Kavanaugh hearings highlight corporate control of US Supreme Court

The Senate hearings on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court have shed light on the domination not only of the courts, but of every branch of government by the corporate oligarchy.

News & Analysis

In Senate hearing, Facebook pledges to replace "bad speech" with "alternative facts"

Wednesday's hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee made one thing clear: there is not an inch of daylight between Facebook and the spy agencies in the drive to censor the internet.

New York Times op-ed by anonymous Trump official gives implicit support for palace coup

Mounting turmoil in emerging markets

Tacoma teachers strike as walkouts spread across Washington

Arizona Supreme Court strikes down "Invest in Ed" ballot initiative

Retreat by Corbynites on anti-Semitism definition emboldens UK right wing

Ayanna Pressley upsets 10-term Massachusetts congressman in Democratic primary

Only three percent of students have received Governor Cuomo's "free tuition" scholarship for New York public universities

BMW auto worker describes conditions at Spartanburg, South Carolina manufacturing plant

Alcoa workers in Canada and Australia confront the same employer offensive

China denies establishing military base in Afghanistan

India: Police charge pro-Dalit activists under anti-terrorism laws

Unanswered questions surround the suicide of Australian paramedic Tony Jenkins

Australian unions exploit childcare strike to promote Labor

Commentary

Report by Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media undermines claims of chemical attack in Douma

Chemnitz and the call for a stronger state

Workers Struggles

Vote "no" on the UPS-Teamsters sellout contract! Form rank-and-file committees to organize opposition!

Public meetings in Australia

Nick Beams to lecture at Australian universities on the contemporary significance of Karl Marx

SEP Australia public meeting in Sydney: The key political issues behind the coup against Turnbull

Arts Review

Leave No Trace: An Iraq War veteran looks to leave the world behind