New Today -- 5 April 2019

Perspective

The political implications of the Corbyn/May Brexit talks

The talks on an alternative Brexit deal between UK Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn decisively refute all claims that his election as leader of the Labour Party offered a way forward for working people.

News & Analysis

WikiLeaks warns that Julian Assange faces imminent eviction from Ecuador's London embassy

The publisher warned that a "high-level source" within the Ecuadorian state had information that Assange would be expelled from the building and taken into British custody "within hours or days."

Massive ICE workplace raid jails 280 immigrant workers in Texas

Federal report exposes horrific levels of abuse in Alabama prisons

Investigation shows that a malfunctioning Boeing sensor caused Ethiopian Airlines crash

US escalates threats against Turkey, leverages election controversy

Prioritizing of profit at root of fire that killed seven Syrian refugee children in Nova Scotia

US Senate fails to restore sweeping cuts to food assistance for Puerto Rico

UK local councils sell off billions of pounds in public assets due to austerity

Australian Labor Party leader offers false hope of "fair go" in budget reply

More layoffs point to worsening jobs crisis in Australia

The Fight Against Fascism

Youth and students speak in support of upcoming meetings series: "The Threat of Fascism and How to Fight It"

Featured Commentary

New York Times laments stalled Venezuelan coup

Arts Review

Mike Leigh's Peterloo: A drama of the British working class

An interview with Mike Leigh, director of Peterloo: "You don't run out of steam if what you dois to literally hold the mirror up to nature"

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa