New Today -- 5 February 2019

Perspective

Hands off Venezuela!

With the aid of European and Canadian imperialism and the right-wing governments of Latin America, Washington is preparing to either invade Venezuela or plunge it into civil war.

News & Analysis

Ford announces 1,000 job cuts as GM begins mass layoffs

As General Motors started firing 4,250 engineers, technicians, managers and other white-collar workers, Ford has said it will eliminate the second shift at its Flat Rock, Michigan assembly plant by April 1, wiping out more than 1,000 hourly jobs.

US "border security": Troops, torture, barbaric prisons

Australian workers and youth support March rallies in defence of Julian Assange

West Virginia teachers battle legislative "education reform"

FBI conducted surveillance of BAMN in the name of combating "domestic terrorism"

Boston jury hears testimony of how Insys Therapeutics pushed opioid painkiller and killed hundreds

Newport, Rhode Island: Enbridge natural gas pipeline failure put thousands at risk

Integrity Initiative: UK interference in Norway

UK's largest supermarket Tesco to shed 9,000 jobs

Lack of teachers, work overload undermine Dutch education system

India and the Maldives strengthen military ties

Australia: 2,000 homes submerged in Townsville as floodgates open

February 9 demonstration against GM plant closings

Unite US, Canadian and Mexican workers against GM plant closings!

Arts Review

The Land of Steady Habits: Postcrash American disillusionment

Commentary

The pseudo-left parties seek to intervene in France's "yellow vest" movement

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: the Americas