New Today -- 21 August 2018

Perspective

Seventy-eight years since the assassination of Leon Trotsky

On August 21, 1940, Leon Trotsky, the founder of the Fourth International and the co-leader of the Russian Revolution, died from wounds inflicted the day before by an assassin, the Stalinist GPU agent Ramon Mercader.

News & Analysis

As Greece exits bailout, EU demands further austerity

The conclusion of the bailout is a vote of confidence from financial markets that the pseudo-left Syriza government will continue looting the people to pay off the banks.

Prime minister barely survives leadership challenge in Australia

Studies: US life expectancy drops as mortality rises among younger adults

Teamsters local meeting erupts in anger as union official calls UPS workers' poverty wages "subjective"

Pentagon report targets China's "expanding global influence"

UK: Boris Johnson gathers support for pro-Brexit Tory leadership challenge

German federal and regional governments extend refugee camp system nationwide

West Virginia lower House impeaches entire state Supreme Court

Virginia's Democratic governor seeks to whitewash abuse of immigrant youth at state detention facility

Judge orders top Michigan health official to stand trial for Flint deaths

Texas firefighters denied workers compensation for cancer

Leaked tapes confirm collusion of Peruvian justice system with drug cartels and state corruption

Japan: Tens of thousands on Okinawa denounce US base relocation plan

Arts Review

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind: "It's too late to be sane. Too late."