New Today -- 30 October 2018

Perspective

Trump deploys military to confront "immigrant invasion"

The White House, deploying thousands of troops to the border, is seeking to to whip up a climate of right-wing chauvinist hysteria on the eve of the November 6 midterm elections.

News & Analysis

Chinese president tells military to prepare for war

Xi Jinping's speech was a response to the Trump administration's aggressive actions in intensifying trade war and overtly readying for military conflict with both China and Russia.

Vigils for victims of Pittsburgh shooting express anger over Trump's racist incitements

Participants in vigils for Pittsburgh shooting victims speak to the WSWS

Killings at Kentucky store were hate crime, police say

Infighting deepens between rival factions of Sri Lankan elite

Julian Assange warns that Ecuador is moving to end his political asylum

Wall Street falls as US-China trade tensions rise

Mexican police shoot and kill 26-year-old immigrant as repression intensifies along Mexico-Guatemala border

State elections in Hesse mark further defeat for Germany's grand coalition

Teamsters forces UPS Freight workers to vote again on rejected sellout contract

Pittsburgh-area workers speak out on USW sellout deal with US Steel

The Unexplained Wealth Order legislation and London's financial aristocracy

Australia: Victorian Labor government promotes bogus community contest

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