New Today -- 23 August 2018

Perspective

Facebook escalates censorship of left-wing, anti-war organizations

On Tuesday, Facebook announced the removal of hundreds of user accounts and pages, many of them opposing the crimes of the American, Saudi and Israeli governments in the Middle East.

News & Analysis

US political warfare intensifies after Cohen plea, Manafort conviction

With the conviction of Manafort and the guilty plea by Cohen, the four aides who stood closest to Trump exactly two years ago are all now convicted criminals.

Australian prime minister faces ouster by extreme-right faction

Musicians' group calls for shutdown of the German secret service

The Teamsters/UPS conspiracy to slash workers' health care

Hundreds of detained immigrants join US national prison strike

Trump backs talks with North Korea despite nuclear stalemate

UK Labour leader Corbyn silent on Afghanistan troop deployment

Spanish Socialist Party government's progressive veneer cracks

Death toll rises from Greek forest fires

Australia: Footage reveals brutal prison murder of young Aboriginal man

SEP 2018 Election Campaign

A socialist response to the opioid crisis