Year: 2024

New Caledonia Kanak flag being flown during rebellion
International News

France Deploys Troops to Crush Anti-Colonial Rebellion in the Pacific

June 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Although President Emmanuel Macron frequently criticizes other states for not being democratic, his administration has recently utilized military force to smash an uprising stemming from the oppression and exploitation of the Kanak […]
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Domestic News

Biden’s Tariffs on China: A Unionist Response – Part 1

June 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry When Biden was running for office in 2020, he said that Trump’s tariffs on Chinese products increased inflation on the public and promised to reduce or eliminate them. He did not. Instead, […]
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
International News

An Open Letter to William Ruto, President of Kenya

June 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Dear William Ruto, The images of your recent State visit to the USA were very disturbing to me and to every patriotic Kenyan. I saw you seated on a chair, grinning, […]
Domestic News

Debbie Johnson, ¡Presente!

June 17, 2024 fwstaff
UPDATE – LOCATION and TIME change: The celebration of the life of Debbie Johnson will take place on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 10am at the North Rosedale Park Community House, 18445 Scarsdale St., Detroit, […]
Russian military has great advantage over Ukraine in artillery
International News

Russian Advances Continue in Ukraine

June 3, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole Losses keep mounting for the Ukrainian military as Russian Federation forces continue to advance all along the 600 mile plus line of combat. The new, northern front that opened up in mid-May […]
WSU students say 'No Genocide on Our Dime'
Domestic News

Detroit’s Wayne State U Encampment Shut Down by Police

June 3, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After seven full days of an encampment at the center of Wayne State University in Detroit, campus police raided and removed the encampment which has demanded the complete divestment from corporations which […]
When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty
International News

NCBL condemns genocide in Gaza & calls for legal support

June 2, 2024 fwstaff
By National Conference of Black Lawyers It further condemns both the genocidal atrocities committed by Israel in the past seven months and those which the Netanyahu government promises to embark upon in Rafah despite the […]
The children of Gaza
International News

THE DEAD NO LONGER NEED TO BE BROUGHT HOME | WHO SAID THE TIMES ARE ALL DARK? | HERE WE ARE, THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR | NO BOMBTIME STORIES FOR GAZA’S CHILDREN

June 2, 2024 fwstaff
THE DEAD NO LONGER NEED TO BE BROUGHT HOME Greetings Sisters, Brothers, Comrades, Today is May 19th – the birthday of three iconic revolutionary ancestors – Malcolm X, Yuri Kochiyama, and Ho Chi Minh. I […]
Thousands lost their government and non-government jobs during the “Lavender Scare”
Domestic News

It CAN Happen Here

June 2, 2024 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo Gay Pride month 2024 approaches in the United States in a political environment of both militant resistance and deep foreboding. For the past 75 years the queer community has  continuously struggled to […]
People's Conference for Palestine plenary
Domestic News

Closing Statement from the People’s Conference for Palestine

June 2, 2024 fwstaff
26 May 2024 A few hours ago, in Rafah, the Zionist occupation bombed a camp of displaced Palestinians sheltering in a so-called humanitarian zone. We call it a camp, but in reality it is a […]