New Today -- 16 October 2017

Perspective

Trump, Iran and the US drive for world hegemony

Trump's new "Iran strategy" has been denounced by European leaders, who accuse Washington of acting as a law unto itself, inciting a global nuclear arms race and heightening the danger of war in the Middle East and on the Korean Peninsula.

News & Analysis

Behind the opioid crisis: Republicans and Obama cleared the way for corporate murder

A joint investigation by "60 Minutes" and the Washington Post found that Republicans and Democrats in Washington did the bidding of giant drug distribution companies responsible for fueling the opioid crisis.

Far-right poised to enter government following Austrian election

Transatlantic antagonisms deepen after Trump threatens withdrawal from Iran deal

US open to diplomacy with North Korea "until the first bomb drops"

Deadline looms for Catalonia to confirm or deny independence declaration

Why didn't Northern Californian county governments use Wireless Emergency Alerts to warn residents of breakout wildfires?

Deaths caused by Leptospirosis reported in Puerto Rico

"Extreme emergency" declared for New Orleans' drainage system

Kaepernick seeks arbitration over NFL blacklisting

Right-wing Zionist campaign against new director of Center for Jewish History in New York City

Hamas reaches agreement with Fatah

China's billionaires rapidly expand their fortunes

Featured Commentary

Tom Henehan: A revolutionary life

Centenary of the Russian Revolution

October 16-22: Trotsky leads Bolsheviks out of Pre-Parliament

Autoworkers struggles

Before any ratification vote, CAMI workers must see the full contract and have time to study it