New Today -- 5 October 2018

Perspective

The US military's vision for state censorship

The Atlantic Council, a key partner in social media companies' drive to censor the internet, has published a summary of a US special forces conference outlining a plan for systematically gutting the freedom of expression.

News & Analysis

US vice president issues bellicose diatribe against China

Pence's speech came amid reports that the Pentagon is preparing massive and provocative military exercises as a show of force against China.

US, UK and NATO allies ramp up anti-Russia offensive over "cyber spying" and Skripals

Workers strike at Marriott hotels in Boston and San Francisco

Teamsters head threatens to impose UPS contract even if workers reject it

3,000 Dutch public service workers protest in The Hague

US Senate sets first vote on Kavanaugh nomination

Risk of no-deal Brexit staggers European companies and economy

50 million user accounts hacked in Facebook data breach

German parliament president Schuble advocates militarism and stepped-up state repression in "Unity Day" speech

Fiat Chrysler Kokomo workers angered by UAW obstruction to fight over health and safety

Australian banks downgraded as concerns mount over falling property prices

History of the Fourth International

David North's lecture at Peradeniya University in Kandy attracts significant support from students and workers

Commentary

The #MeToo campaign versus the presumption of innocence

FEMA and Trump send out mass "Presidential Alert"

SEP 2018 Election Campaign

Socialist Equality Party candidate Niles Niemuth speaks in Ann Arbor on the right to universal health care

Workers Struggles