New Today -- 21 July 2017

Perspective

The murder of Justine Damond and police violence in America

While few details have been released, what is known about Damond's killing provides insight into the social and psychological underpinnings of the epidemic of police brutality in the US.

News & Analysis

Iraqi sources place real death toll in US-led siege of Mosul at 40,000

The sheer scale of the killing makes the siege one of the greatest war crimes of the post-World War II era.

Trump attacks his own Justice Department in Times interview

Trump administration to pursue protectionist agenda in NAFTA renegotiation

Council condemned for "disgusting" treatment of Grenfell fire survivors

Protesters at Kensington and Chelsea council meeting: "This has been a massive crime and they all seem to be getting away with it"

Fire risk in most New Zealand high-rise buildings

Opposition grows to writing French state of emergency into law

ECB offers reassurance to anxious financial markets

Turkish-Russian missile deal escalates Turkey-NATO conflict

Study reveals gutting of health care and pensions for US workers

Baltimore police officer caught on body-cam planting drugs

New York and New Jersey transit woes mount

Killing continues in Colombia as FARC disarms

History

Fifty years since the Detroit rebellion

Commentary

At "Socialism 2017" conference, International Socialist Organization shows its pro-war colors

Socialist Equality Party

Grenfell FireSocial Murder: A crime against the working class

Maruti Suzuki

Five years since company-provoked incident used to frame up Maruti Suzuki workers

International Amazon Workers Voice

Amazon investing billions in India to extract super profits

Arts

American horror film director George Romero (19402017)

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa