New Today -- 15 February 2019

Perspective

War summit in Warsaw

While Netanyahu's statement that this week's conference in Warsaw was called to discuss "war with Iran" was treated by the media as a gaffe; it was nothing of the kind.

News & Analysis

Trump to declare national emergency to build wall

The emergency declaration is an authoritarian move that overrides the constitutional separation of powers, elevating the executive branch above the legislative.

Union shuts down Denver teachers strike

Wright State University reaches tentative agreement with faculty enshrining health and pay cuts

Munich Security Conference overshadowed by rising great power conflicts

Wealth concentration increases in US and globally

The Last Survivors: A testament to the Holocaust

OSHA fines XPO $10,347 for the deaths of two workers

GM and union use shutdown threat to slash wages of Brazilian autoworkers

Sri Lankan president denounces opponents of the death penalty

New Zealand housing crisis intensifies under Labour government

Free Julian Assange!

Sydney meeting opposes persecution of Julian Assange

Human rights advocate Professor Stuart Rees supports rallies for the freedom of Julian Assange

SEP (Australia) national secretary James Cogan to speak tomorrow on Unity4J online vigil

Commentary

ISO and DSA bar Socialist Equality Party panel on the fight against fascism from upcoming Historical Materialism conference

Arts Review

Berlin Film Festival: Between identity politics and opposition against the far right

Science

Opportunity rover ends 15 years of Martian exploration

IYSSE

Climate change and the fight for socialism

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa