New Today -- 13 February 2019

Perspective

The Iranian RevolutionForty Years On

It is the Stalinist Tudeh Party and the politics of Stalinism that were principally responsible for the tragic derailing of the Iranian Revolution.

News & Analysis

Denver teachers battle merit-pay system that is backed by unions, Democratic Party

Teachers in Colorado's largest city are continuing their decisive fight against low pay, performance-based compensation and underfunding of the schools.

National 24-hour strike goes forward in Belgium

Trump pushes for more anti-immigrant concessions from the Democrats

Five killed, 22 feared trapped in South African mine explosion

Germany: Social Democrats modernise austerity

UK defence minister demands greater military "reach and lethality" post-Brexit

British government's "Project After" plan for post-Brexit economic crisis

British troops given free hand to shoot civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan

Week-long military exercises in Los Angeles raise serious questions

The workers' compensation nightmare at Delta Airlines: Part two

Trump to hold second summit with North Korean leader

Sri Lankan plantation companies rule out further wage increases after union sellout

New Zealand doctors, midwives strike

Australia: Expert warns of poor construction after Opal Tower evacuation and Melbourne cladding fire

History

Obituary

Daniel Freeman, a founding member of the Workers League, dies at the age of 84

Arts Review

The Jungle: A makeshift society within the global refugee crisis