Year: 2022

Polisario Front women fighters in formation
International News

Spain Abandons Former Colony in Western Sahara Endorsing Morocco Domination

March 26, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Spain has announced that it has endorsed a proposal by the Kingdom of Morocco to designate the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) as an “autonomous” region within the North African state. Former […]
Domestic News

Madeleine Albright – Genocidal Butcher of Iraqi Children

March 26, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole Madeleine Albright, former United States Secretary of State, died March 23, 2022 at the age of 84. Described as a “foreign policy veteran,” her praise is being sung by many. The Clintons […]
Cyclone Gombi hits Mozambique
International News

Climate Change Impacting Southern Africa from Malawi to Madagascar

March 26, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Fears about the impact of climate change is a reality for billions of people around the globe. In Southern Africa, a series of cyclones and tropical storms have done enormous damage in […]
Ukraine’s president Zelensky begs for more U.S. imperialist intervention in speech to Congress.
International News

Ukraine’s Zelensky Comes Before His Master

March 21, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole On March 16 Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United States Congress. In a virtual speech Zelensky begged his imperialist masters for more military aid. He pressed for the U.S. and its […]
A handmade democracy placard at the ‘Mobilization for Democracy rally,’ Jan. 6, 2022
Domestic News

People’s March” for Voting Rights, Equality, and Democracy

March 19, 2022 fwstaff
By Esther Paul, Public Square Amplified Originally published on March 1, 2022, Esther Paul/ POP Million People’s March for Voting Rights  NEWARK, NJ—“We who believe in freedom cannot rest,” go the lyrics of “Ella’s Song.” […]
International News

Palestinian BDS National Committee Statement on Ukraine

March 19, 2022 fwstaff
From the editors: The following statement is from the Palestianian BDS National Committee on the war in Ukraine. BDS leads a campaign to boycott, divest from and sanction apartheid israel because of genocide and settler-colonialism […]
Ma'Khia Bryant killed by Ohio cops
Domestic News

Police Killings Continue While Biden Administration Calls for More Funding for Law Enforcement

March 18, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Amir Locke, a 22-year-old African American youth, was shot to death on February 2 in his bed by a Minneapolis SWAT team which entered his apartment without a warrant. Locke was not […]
Africa solidarity with Russia in Ethiopia on Victory Day, 2022
International News

Many Africans Reject Washington’s Position on Ukraine Crisis

March 13, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the post-World War II period national liberation movements and independent countries in Africa have developed solid diplomatic and economic relations with the former Soviet Union and today’s Russian Federation. It is […]
China President Xi Jinping meets with Fidel Castro
International News

Along the Belt and Road: Breaking the Cycle of Underdevelopment in Latin America

March 12, 2022 fwstaff
 By Carlos Martinez The last few months have seen a significant expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean. Although this region of the world is not the most obvious […]
Domestic News

A Small Crack

March 11, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole The United States war machine is a colossal force at the service of the capitalist class, often called “Wall Street.” It consists of troops and tanks, ships and planes, conventional and nuclear […]