New Today -- 8 February 2019

Perspective

France recalls its ambassador to Italy

The decision to recall the French ambassador to Italy points to an accelerating collapse of relations between the major imperialist powers of Europe.

News & Analysis

Opposition mounts to GM plant closings

The World Socialist Web Site has received many statements of support from autoworkers across North America for the February 9 demonstration against the planned closure of five plants by GM and the elimination of 14,000 jobs.

US commander says Pentagon prepared to intervene to defend Venezuela embassy

Canada mobilizes support for US coup in Venezuela

US-China trade talks to resume as deadline nears

Over 7,000 Bangladesh garment workers sacked after wage protests

France conducts dry-run simulation of nuclear weapon strike

Corporate tax cuts in UK save big business billions of pounds

Germany is preparing for economic war

New York City school-bus workers' union ignores strike vote, accepts sellout deal

Behind Kia's patronizing Super Bowl ad, auto company makes billions off low wage labor in US South

Australia: Tigerair pilots locked in dispute over wages and conditions

Featured Commentary

Murdoch newspaper approves chief Nazi lawyer's legal defence of dictatorship

Arts Review

Cold War: Many unstated assumptions about politics and history

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa