Today on the WSWS

New Today -- 19 June 2018

Perspective

The death of Ed Sadlowski and the demise of trade union reformism

The failure of the reform movement headed by Sadlowski in the United Steelworkers and similar efforts in other unions foundered on the conflict between the needs of workers and the pro-capitalist program to which the unions are wedded.

News & Analysis

Trump administration planning massive expansion of jails for immigrant children

The administration is building new facilities to house tens of thousands of immigrant children while refusing to process asylum applicants at the US-Mexico border.

Child psychology expert warns of life-changing damage from child-parent separation of immigrants

Thousands protest against Italian government's closure of ports for refugee ships

Rent by crisis, German government adopts far-right refugee policy

Australian government denies palliative care to dying refugee

Nine million truck drivers across India strike over increasing fuel prices

Battle rages for Hodeidah as Yemen faces threat of mass starvation

Belhaj case lifts the veil on Britain's dirty wars for regime change: Part one

Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh building destroyed by fire fuelled by profit

Trump announces plans for "Space Force" as new military branch

Washington Post staff sign open letter to Jeff Bezos asking for fair pay and an end to attacks on benefits and conditions

Two hundred nurses at California hospital authorize strike

Defend Julian Assange!

Support global rallies today to demand freedom for Julian Assange

The Turnbull government must act to repatriate Australian citizen Julian Assange to Australia

Bringing Julian Assange Home

More voices from the Sydney rally to free Julian Assange

UK residents demand release of Julian Assange, support international vigils

Students and workers in Iowa demand freedom for Julian Assange

Commentary

Argentina's Partido Obrero suppresses questions on alliance with Russian Stalinist with ties to neo-fascism