New Today -- 19 March 2019

Perspective

UAW corruption scandal expands to Vice President Norwood Jewell, who rammed through 2015 sellout

Norwood Jewell is the highest United Auto Workers official to be indicted to date in the corruption scandal engulfing the entire organization.

News & Analysis

Governments and media seek to cover up culpability for fascist attack in New Zealand

Anti-immigrant demagogy has been used by the ruling class internationally to divide the working class and scapegoat migrants for social inequality.

Autoworkers react to new UAW corruption charges

Jailing the Maruti Suzuki workers for life "is meant to encourage the capitalists to further enslave the working class"

US Defence Secretary takes aim at China

Three killed, five injured in Netherlands shooting

Trump administration expands leasing for oil, gas, coal extraction

Australian government targets China in new "foreign influence" register

Hungary hit by strikes in public sector and auto industry

Germany: 3,000 Bosch workers protest in Stuttgart against job cuts

"Yellow vest" protesters support revolutionary movement in Algeria

Grocery workers in Colorado vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike action

The Fight Against Fascism

Mehring Books launches English-language edition of Why are they Back? in London

Socialist Equality Party

Socialist Equality Party of Germany certified to stand in European elections

Commentary

Trump presses UAW to impose immediate concessions in bid to reopen Lordstown GM plant

Science

Ocean degradation accelerated by global warming

Arts Review

Legendary "Wrecking Crew" drummer Hal Blaine dead at 90

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: The Americas