New Today -- 31 May 2018

Perspective

Five thousand deaths in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria

A Harvard study estimating nearly 5,000 deaths of Puerto Ricans in the aftermath of Hurricane Mara is a damning exposure of the official cover up of death and devastation on the island.

News & Analysis

Italian president considers installing neo-fascist government

President Sergio Mattarella said he would not install a technocratic government without first trying to form a coalition between the Five Star Movement and the far-right Lega party.

Teamsters scuttle Canadian Pacific Rail strike, laud Trudeau

French rail workers protest privatization plans

Actor Morgan Freeman's attorney demands retraction of CNN's sexual harassment allegations

Trump sets out timetable for anti-China tariffs

Growing tensions over New Zealand's ties to China

US and Europe line up behind Israel over Gaza rocket attacks

General strike in Greece against Syriza's latest austerity package

Over 10,000 jobs at risk at Deutsche Bank

Strike by 50,000 Las Vegas workers looms as casino owners resist pay demands

Jersey Shore beachgoer beaten after refusing to give last name

Rohingya refugees face catastrophe in Bangladesh

Two workers killed at Australian paper mill

Featured Report

Journalists and academics expose UK's criminal actions in the Middle East

Defend Julian Assange!

Break the silence on the danger facing Julian Assange

Detroit autoworkers call for Julian Assange's freedom

History

1968: The general strike and the student revolt in France

Commentary

The cancellation of Roseanne Barr's television series