New Today -- 14 April 2017

Perspective

US drops largest non-nuclear weapon on Afghanistan: A crime against humanity

Even as the US government and media churned out war propaganda over the fabricated "chemical weapons" attack in Syria, Washington was preparing to drop its largest non-nuclear weapon.

News & Analysis

US media reports Trump preparing "preemptive strike" on North Korea

The pretext for a US attack would be to prevent Pyongyang from carrying out another nuclear weapons' test.

Trump plans detention force and network of camps for immigrants

Hundreds of jailed immigrants join hunger strike in Tacoma, Washington

Fire hits Grande-Synthe refugee camp in France

Australian academics witch-hunted for challenging US lies on Syria attack

New Zealand government and opposition back US war in Syria

Lawyers race to save seven Arkansas death row inmates from "execution by assembly line"

Fallout continues from beating of United Airlines passenger David Dao

UAW executives get pay raises as worker pay tumbles

US Steel plant in Indiana spills contaminated wastewater into Lake Michigan

Video shows Sacramento police beating man for allegedly "jaywalking"

IYSSE

Right-wing media mobilizes to support of Humboldt University Professor Jrg Baberowski

Arts

The Coming War on China: A pacifist appeal

Commentary

Britain's Guardian cynically poses as opponent of war in Syria

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa