New Today -- 10 July 2017

Perspective

The police murder of Iraq War veteran Brian Easley

The murder of Easley exposes the establishment's ritual worship of veterans as nothing more than propaganda, aimed at building support for wars fought by the poor to enrich the wealthy.

News & Analysis

Transatlantic tensions dominate G20 summit

Despite cobbling together a unanimous resolution, the G20 summit was, by any measure, the most fractious meeting of major political leaders in the post-war period.

G20 protest participants speak out against police crackdown

US strategic bombers conduct provocative drill near North Korea

Iraqi prime minister claims "liberation" of devastated Mosul

Resignations at UK Shelter housing charity, after Grenfell exposes role of "Third Sector"

Camden residents: "You cannot trust them now because of Grenfell. It's never going to be the same again"

Australia: Lacrosse apartment residents speak out over Grenfell Tower disaster

Democrats, media revive anti-Russia campaign after Trump-Putin meeting

More rural Tennessee hospitals face closure under Republican health care plans

Illinois Democrat's health care roundtable event marked by frustration, anger

Legislators pass devastating austerity budget in Illinois

High Court challenge imperils Australian government

"Chaos" surrounds Papua New Guinea election outcome

Centenary of the Russian Revolution

Professor Sean McMeekin and the construction of a historical lie

July 10July 16: The beginning of the "July Days" in Petrograd

Commentary

Global financial parasitism and the political strategy of the working class