New Today -- 22 December 2018

Perspective

The resignation of General Mattis and America's crisis of class rule

The panic and hysteria over the resignation of the former Marine Corps general reflects a deep-going crisis within the US ruling establishment.

News & Analysis

800,000 US federal workers hit by partial government shutdown

The shutdown is part of a move by Trump to counter mounting political and legal threats by appealing for popular support outside of the normal two-party channels, including among fascistic elements of his base.

Trump administration tightens work requirements for food stamps

Demands surge for Britain to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Amazon hired private detectives to spy on injured worker

Echoing Trump, Unifor pleads for GM to cut Mexican auto jobs

UPS worker dies of heart attack; UPS Freight lays off part-timers over holidays

Malaysia files charges against Goldman Sachs over 1MDB scandal

Wall Street plunge continues

Protests in Portugal and Catalonia met with police repression amid rising wave of strikes

UK: Half of Royal College of Nursing leadership re-elected after being forced out

Frente Amplio and Piera government in Chile suppress 36-day dockworkers' strike

Factional acrimony continues as Sri Lankan president appoints new cabinet

Australian Labor Party rejects demands to increase unemployment benefits

Commentary

Behind the epidemic of police killings in America: Class, poverty and race

Arts Review

Her photos shed light on history: The outstanding work of photographer Maria Austria (1915-75)

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific