New Today -- 23 October 2017

Perspective

The US lurches toward military dictatorship

Gen. John Kelly's militarist diatribe at a White House press briefing laid bare an open secret of American politics: behind the faade of democratic rule, the United States increasingly resembles a military dictatorship.

News & Analysis

Spain annuls Catalan self-government, prepares military rule from Madrid

Madrid's claim, supported explicitly by the EU, that military rule is the only possible response to the Catalan independence referendum is an absurd lie, drenched in imperialist hypocrisy.

US threatens Iran after fall of ISIS "capital" of Raqqa

Ruling LDP maintains two-thirds majority in Japanese election

Hundreds line up for free medical care in West Virginia

Bannon attacks Bush and McCain, highlighting crisis within Republican Party

Democrats signal shift to the right for 2018 campaign

Northern California fire survivors: "It's shameful they didn't warn us"

Trump's Department of Justice attempts to block 17-year-old immigrant from getting abortion

Right-wing opponent of European Union wins Czech parliamentary election

Referendums on autonomy take place in northern Italy

Far-right nationalist groups march in Kiev

UK: BAE Systems and Vauxhall to impose mass job losses

Discovery of dead youth's body raises specter of forced disappearances in Argentina

New Zealand: Official silence over Taylor Preston meatworks death

Centenary of the Russian Revolution

October 23-29: Bolshevik Central Committee votes for armed insurrection

Australian Senate formally denounces commemorations of the Russian Revolution

Interview

"This anti-Russian campaign is horrible": An interview with antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan

Google Censorship

Over 5,000 sign WSWS petition against Google blacklisting