Year: 2018

International News

Ahmad Sa’adat: Prisons, the Black Liberation movement and the struggle for Palestine

October 19, 2018 fwstaff
‘Huey P. Newton and the Black Panthers stood for socialism, for social justice, against racism, imperialism and war, from the streets of Oakland to the refugee camps of Lebanon. Huey Newton said, “We support the […]
Domestic News

Tax foreclosure fight keeps hundreds in their homes

October 16, 2018 fwstaff
By Aram Vosgerchian Detroit — This city was one of those hardest hit by the global capitalist economic crisis of 2008-2009 and the resulting austerity. Austerity is nothing but a euphemism for class war, waged […]
International News

Protesters: ‘Stop all U.S. wars!’

October 12, 2018 fwstaff
  By Fighting Words staff A Yemeni child was among those who addressed a protest in New York City on October 7, the 17th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Activists from Yemen, Syria, […]
Domestic News

Tour strengthens Puerto Rico-Detroit solidarity

October 12, 2018 fwstaff
By Fighting Words staff A delegation from the Moratorium NOW! Coalition to Stop Foreclosures, Evictions & Utility Shutoffs in Detroit, Michigan, visited Puerto Rico from September 26-29 in a solidarity tour hosted by UTIER, the […]
International News

Solidarity with Zimbabwe

October 11, 2018 fwstaff
By Fighting Words staff Members and allies of the December 12 Movement in New York City welcomed Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, with rallies and marches in Harlem on September 22 and outside the United […]
President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez addresses the UN General Assembly
International News

Cuban president visits New York

October 10, 2018 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Making his first visit to the United States as head of state, Republic of Cuba President Miguel Diaz-Canel delivered an impassioned speech before the 73rd Ordinary Session of the United Nations General […]
Hog waste lagoon floods
Domestic News

Hurricane catastrophe magnified by capitalism

October 9, 2018 fwstaff
By Chris Fry When Hurricane Matthew crashed into North Carolina in 2016, it was declared a “once in 500 year” event, with nearly two feet of rainfall on the eastern coastal plain of the state. […]
International News

Activists demand accountability for Yemen at UN Human Rights Council

October 8, 2018 fwstaff
By Randi Nord This writer had the honor of amplifying the voice of Yemenis at the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, held on September 10-18. Non-governmental organizations that […]
Domestic News

Austerity policies cause water crisis in Detroit

October 8, 2018 fwstaff
By Julia Samar Kassem Beginning with the Detroit municipal bankruptcy in 2013, more than 100,000 households were affected by water shutoffs in the city, a trend that has spiked and continued since in the post-emergency […]