New Today -- 4 July 2018

Perspective

America on the Fourth of July: From Thomas Jefferson to Donald Trump

The most fundamental right asserted by the Declaration of Independence is the right of the people to revolt against tyranny and despotism, a right that this generation will be called on to exercise.

News & Analysis

Social Democrats back conservative parties' plan for concentration camps in Germany

Leading SPD politicians have welcomed the reactionary agreement by conservative parties for concentration camps for refugees.

More than 200 people drown in the Mediterranean at the weekend

Private prison companies thrive as thousands of immigrants detained

US ruling class takes measure of AMLO's victory in Mexico

Trudeau beats nationalist drum as Canada imposes retaliatory tariffs against US

Two XPO Logistics workers killed near Buffalo, New York

Trump's attack on the Department of Education

Right-wing German army officer Franco A: No charges for terrorist plans

Homeless man jailed for picking up London Marathon number and crossing finishing line

Australian teenager sentenced to 12 years in prison on trumped-up terror charges

Australia: Prosecutors drop blackmail charges against construction union officials

Commentary

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn hails Alexis Tsipras of Syriza

Sri Lankan academic campaigns for a dictatorship

SEP 2018 Election Campaign

SEP candidate Niles Niemuth speaks on Michigan Radio

Science

Large Hadron Collider resumes operations

Arts Review

The second season of Netflix's Dear White People: More of the same selfish, racial politics

Defend Julian Assange!

More support from Sri Lanka for WikiLeaks editor