Month: September 2023

International News

The Neo Cons’ Frankenstein Syndrome in Niger

September 10, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Mary Shelley, who wrote Frankenstein published in 1819, was an English abolitionist born to a radical feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft, and an anarchist political philosopher, William Godwin. Not only did she advocate the […]
Domestic News

GEO wins historic contract with a vow to keep fighting for the future

September 10, 2023 fwstaff
By Graduate Employees Organization On August 25th, GEO members voted to ratify our new contract, with 97% voting for ratification. This officially ends GEO’s historic, 146-day strike for affordability and dignity. The 9-month campaign involved […]
Israelis hold banners and placards during a protest against the new right wing
International News

Israel’s “democracy” protests defend an apartheid system

September 10, 2023 fwstaff
By Amjad Alqasis Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have demonstrated for months against their government’s proposed judicial reforms. Yet their protests do not mention the inhuman treatment of Palestinians, the expansion of settlements, or that they […]
47 Palestinian children were killed by Israel since the beginning of the year
International News

The Twisted Israeli Logic of Murdering Palestinian Children, and What Can We Do to Stop It?

September 10, 2023 fwstaff
By Ramzy Baroud Israel kills Palestinian children as a matter of policy. This claim can easily be demonstrated and is supported by the latest findings of a Human Rights Watch report. The question is: why? […]
Nigerian workers mobilize
International News

Nigerian Trade Unions Stage Two-day Strike amid Economic Crisis

September 9, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Nigeria is Africa’s most populous state and is listed as having the largest economy on the continent with huge deposits of oil, natural gas and other strategic resources. In possession of these […]
Detroit Labor Day MNC banner calling for an end to the proxy war in Ukraine
Domestic News

Detroit Labor Day Parade Reconvenes

September 8, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff After a three year hiatus, the Detroit Labor Day Parade took place in Corktown on Monday, September 4. Thousands of members and leaders of organized labor unions participated in the gathering. […]
French colonial troops surrender to Vietnamese at Dien Bien Phu, 1954. Niger is facing off against same French colonialism today
International News

In Niger … Echoes of “The Quiet American”

September 8, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Almost seventy years ago, on November 20th, 1953, the French colonial army entrenched itself in the village of Dien Bien Phu in the North of Vietnam. It was encircled by the valiant […]
Russian artillery continues to pound untrained Ukrainian troops along 600 mile line of contact
International News

Ukraine “Offensive” Stumbles into Fourth Month

September 6, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole September 4 marks the end of three months of the much hyped Ukraine “counter offensive” against Russian Federation troops. Originally announced goals were to drive back Russia from the eastern and southern […]
Gabon people celebrate seizure of power by military
International News

Gabon Military Appoints General Nguema as Head of Government

September 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Gabonese soldiers, led by the presidential guard, detained President Ali Bongo during the early morning hours of August 30, ending a more than five decades-long political dynasty within this oil-rich West and […]
Domestic News

Activists Turn Up Pressure on President Biden Following Court Decision Betraying New Jersey Detention Ban

September 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Alexa Gelbard,  Jenny Garcia, Detention Watch Network NEW JERSEY- Today, U.S. Federal Judge Robert Kirsch granted a preliminary injunction against New Jersey’s immigration detention ban to private prison corporation CoreCivic. CoreCivic and Immigration and Customs […]