New Today -- 17 August 2017

Perspective

Trump's defense of Nazi violence: The mask comes off

Trump's remarks on Tuesday defending Nazi and white supremacist violence have exposed the ugly reality of American capitalism.

News & Analysis

Trump administration demands Internet records on 1.3 million political opponents

The Justice Department has filed a warrant demanding emails, visitor logs, contact information and photographs relating to the website that coordinated protests at the January 20 presidential inauguration.

CEOs and top Republicans distance themselves from Trump's pro-Nazi remarksbut not from Trump

AFL-CIO president leaves Trump's Manufacturing Council: An exercise in hypocrisy and damage control

Trump, appealing to far-right, considers pardon for Joe Arpaio

SPD wages law-and-order campaign in Germany's federal election

London residents hold silent march for Grenfell victims

A temporary step back in US-North Korean tensions

At least 21 children die in an Indian hospital as oxygen supplies run out

Australian Greens leaders air recriminations on TV

Australia: New laws force an end to Sydney tent city protest

Deadly mudslide in Sierra Leone kills hundreds

Commentary

The New York Times and "white nationalism"

Pseudo-left Popular Unity Candidacy campaigns for Catalan separatism

Arts

Early Women Filmmakers: An International AnthologyA largely untold story