New Today -- 21 August 2017

Perspective

Big business, military tighten their grip on Washington

The ruling class is seeking to divert popular opposition to Trump behind a palace coup aimed at consolidating the political domination of the military and the corporate/financial elite.

News & Analysis

US pushes ahead with provocative war games in South Korea

By proceeding with the Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercises, the US is once again deliberately inflaming its confrontation with North Korea.

UAW executives accepted bribes "to take company-friendly positions"

Forty thousand protest in Boston against Trump and fascist groups

Demonstrators block neo-Nazi march in Berlin-Spandau

Spain deploys police as interior minister claims Barcelona terror cell dismantled

US takes major step toward trade war with China

Democratic gubernatorial town hall in Flint: No policies to address lead poisoning disaster

Protests against Amazon's bid to seize land from historic African-American community in Virginia

New York Mayor De Blasio makes token gesture against evictions

Greenland is burning

Sri Lankan government establishes phony Office on Missing Persons

Centenary of the Russian Revolution

August 21-August 27: Kerensky attempts to marshal the counterrevolution

The Grenfell Fire

Socialist Equality Party holds public meeting on Grenfell fire in London

Arts

HBO's Westworld: Blood, guts and pseudo-philosophy

Science

Millions travel to view 2017 total solar eclipse