New Today -- 8 March 2017

Perspective

WikiLeaks reveals vast CIA spying, cyberwar operation

Amid Democrats' claims of Russian hacking in support of Trump and Trump's charge that he was bugged by Obama, WikiLeaks has revealed a vast CIA operation directed against the people of the US and the world.

News & Analysis

As US deploys anti-missile system, China warns of nuclear arms race

Using North Korean missile tests as a pretext, the US has begun deploying its THAAD anti-ballistic missile system in South Korea.

Protests shake Egypt after cut to bread subsidies

Obamacare replacement plan targets Medicaid

Trump administration maintains silence on claims of wiretapping by Obama

Video: Protesters oppose deportation of Rmulo Avelica-Gonzlez

Los Angeles protest against deportation of Rmulo Avelica-Gonzlez

PSA purchases Opel-Vauxhall from General Motors

UK: Commander in charge of police killing of Jean Charles de Menezes given top job

Rockford, Illinois public school employees set to strike next week

Michigan school closures "on hold" while privatization plans move ahead

One-third of San Diego residents without basic needs

India: BJP-backed student union unleashes violence at Delhi University

Australian maritime union signs 13-year no-strike pledge with energy multinational

Waiting times worsen in Australian public hospitals

Sri Lanka asks UN to delay human rights inquiry

Commentary

The political issues in the "International Women's Strike"

IYSSE

New York University rejects club status for IYSSE for second semester

New in Urdu

Urdu translation of "The Political Lessons of Syriza's Betrayal in Greece"

Arts

A comment on Robert Osborne (1932-2017), host of Turner Classic Movies