New Today -- 21 February 2019

Perspective

US missile treaty withdrawal sparks global nuclear arms race

A half-century after the Cuban Missile crisis brought humanity to within a hair's breadth of destruction, Washington is fueling an even more dangerous global nuclear standoff.

News & Analysis

Oakland, California teachers walk out as unions sabotage West Virginia strike

Teachers in Oakland, California will walk out of schools in the latest of a series of strikes by educators in the US and internationally against austerity and social inequality.

Thousands of teachers attacked by riot police in Morocco

Feds arrest fascist Coast Guard officer who plotted to kill socialists and Democrats

French ruling elite attacks "yellow vests" while claiming to fight anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitic and far-right violence on the rise in Germany

Sixteen Democratic-led states file lawsuit against Trump's national emergency

Trump receives "national security" report on auto imports

Teamsters locals use anti-democratic loopholes and deceit to impose sellout agreements

Florida state senator calls for National Guard to be deployed on the streets of Jacksonville in response to recent spate of violence

Flooding of mines in Zimbabwe leaves 24 dead, dozens more missing

Callous government policies lead to freezing death of homeless man in Edmonton, Alberta

NSW universities increasingly integrated into Australian military build-up

Frontline Socialist Party prepares political trap for Sri Lankan plantation workers

Commentary

German Left Party backs European Union

Trump regime targets "loser teachers" in red-baiting tirade