International News

El Salvador’s President Bukele Launches Illegal War in Haiti, with the Support of Dominican Troops

By Kim Ives On Feb. 29, 2024, the Viv Ansanm (Live Together), an alliance of greater Port-au-Prince’s neighborhood armed groups, blocked the capital’s international airport thereby thwarting the return to Haiti of reviled de facto […]
ICE at Voyageur Academy in Detroit.
Domestic News

Detroit ICE surge update

By anti-ICE activist During the last surge here in July, activity levels were about 5x the normal level for Detroit. What has been seen since Tuesday 10/27 and Weds 10/28 is more like 10x the […]
Domestic News

Solidarity with GEO: Federal Government Attack on Labor Solidarity Movement

  By the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), AFT Local 3550 Sign onto this letter here: go.geo3550.org/signsolidaritystatement  On August 11, 2026, the federal government served a federal grand jury subpoena to the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) […]
Domestic News

The Danger of a Trump Fascist Coup Looms

By David Sole The elections to be held November 3 fall halfway through the second, non-consecutive term of President Donald Trump. All seats in the House of Representatives (2-year terms) and one-third of the Senate […]
Ethiopia soldiers retaking more areas in the Tigray region
International News

Ethiopia Retakes Rebel Stronghold in Tigray While Seeking to Stabilize Security Situation

By Abayomi Azikiwe During September a group of armed opposition groups from various regions of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia declared that they would wage a war to seize power from Prime Minister Abiy […]
Domestic News

Encore Casino on Strike in Boston

By Gerry Scoppettuolo Everett, MA — The display of power of the UNITE HERE Local 26 / Teamster Local 25 (Teamsters Boston) rally and picket line of the Encore Casino in Boston, Massachusetts October 24 […]
International News

Dockworkers Unite Against the Arms Trade

By Ana Vračar Dockworkers across five continents and more than 110 ports launched a second historic international day of action against militarisation and genocide on 30 October. “We no longer want to work for war […]
Domestic News

October 30th International Dockers Day of Action in Solidarity with Palestine, Against Genocide and Militarism!

By Clarence Thomas Solidarity Greetings All, on this second International Day of Action of Dockworkers, in Solidarity with Palestine, Against Genocide and Militarism! This is the largest worker mobilization against war in history. And it’s […]
International News

Overwhelming Victory for Cuba at the UN General Assembly

By Resumen editorial The vote on the resolution before the UN General Assembly — calling for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba — represented another overwhelming victory for Cuba. This marks the 34th […]
ICE raid in Detroit
Domestic News

Notes on ICE activity in Detroit

By anti-ICE activist The following is part of a longer letter that was received by Fighting Words from an anti-ICE activist in Detroit. The writer’s identity is being withheld at the author’s request. I was […]

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