New Today -- 16 January 2019

Perspective

The global class struggle in 2019

The year 2019 is beginning with a wave of strikes, demonstrations and other manifestations of class struggle around the world.

News & Analysis

As support grows to extend Los Angeles teacher strike, unions colluding with Democrats to end walkout

With Oakland teachers planning sickouts to join the fight, the United Teachers Los Angeles is working behind the scenes with the Democratic mayor and governor to prepare a sellout of the strike.

Los Angeles teachers speak out on political issues in strike

Oakland, California teachers plan a one-day walkout Friday

Mexican, US workers exchange statements of support as Matamoros strike grows

UK parliament votes down Prime Minister May's Brexit deal

French worker sentenced to six months' jail over Facebook call for demonstrations

Amid stalled US-North Korean talks, second Trump-Kim summit mooted

Fire kills 18 at rehab center in Ecuador

Bolivia's Morales and Brazil's Bolsonaro collaborate in rendition of Cesare Battisti to Italy

PG&E's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing: Corporate executives again to get away with murder

Quebec: Locked-out ABI workers begin second year on picket line

Grenfell Tower: Class action lawsuit in US against flammable cladding manufacturer

Indian transit workers in Mumbai defy authorities, continue strike

Bangladesh government oversees police attacks on protesting garment workers

Sri Lankan workers must oppose the witch-hunt of militant plantation workers

Australia: Widespread opposition to violent arrest of elderly Sydney protester

History

Christoph Vandreier: 100 years since the assassination of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

New study finds up to 15,000 Jews killed each day at peak of Holocaust

The fight against historical falsification

Successful start for IYSSE election campaign at Berlin's Humboldt University