New Today -- 18 February 2019

Perspective

Imperialist conflicts dominate Munich Security Conference

The Munich Security Conference, which ended yesterday, laid bare a capitalist world order rapidly breaking apart and heading for disaster.

News & Analysis

Two hundred thousand protest in Barcelona against show trial of Catalan separatists

There is broad opposition, centered above all in the working class, to EU-backed attempts to establish a police state in Spain based on anti-Catalan propaganda.

White House pushes for rapid border wall construction

Signs of rising levels of workers' struggles in China

After months of courtship, Amazon calls New York HQ2 deal off

Oakland, California teachers set to strike this week

Anger grows among Denver teachers, as union gloats about closed-door negotiations

Connections exposed between far-right group and police in Portland, Oregon

ICE raids terrorize immigrants across the US Southwest

UK school pupils and students protest climate change

Veteran Trotskyist Barbara Slaughter addresses Leeds climate change demo

New attacks on pensions imposed by UK Tory government

Nigeria election commission abruptly postpones presidential poll

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa government clamps down on popular opposition

Trump adviser John Bolton to conduct pre-election visit to Australia

Commentary

New York Times places songwriter Ryan Adams in the crosshairs of its #MeToo witch hunt

Karl Marx's grave desecrated by fascists

Arts Review

Prazdnik (Holiday): Film about social inequality in Russia attracts mass audience

Free Julian Assange!

John Pilger calls for participation in demonstrations to demand the freedom of Julian Assange

This week in history

This week in history: February 18-24