Year: 2024

Biden escalates by allowing ATACMS long-range missiles to be fired deep into Russia by U.S. troops
International News

Biden OKs Dangerous Ukraine Escalation

November 20, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole Major U.S. news outlets reported on November 17 that a major reversal in U.S. policy toward Ukraine has taken place. In a dangerous escalation in the U.S./NATO proxy war by Ukraine against […]
Military defeat in Vietnam plus an anti-war, anti-imperialist movement at home caused a split in the U.S. ruling class
Domestic News

Both U.S. Ruling Class Factions Want World Hegemony

November 20, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole The split in the U.S. ruling class that was so evident in the contentious presidential election campaign of 2024 also extends into international issues. But since the struggle is between two factions […]
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
Domestic News

Trump’s Cabinet is a Pro-Israel Swamp

November 20, 2024 fwstaff
By Robert Inlakesh Upon the election of Donald Trump for his second term in office, immense speculation commenced over how the American President’s administration would handle its Israel and wider West Asia policy. It is […]
Trump’s AG pick Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress on Nov. 13, just days before the House Ethics Committee investigating him was meant to conclude. Gaetz is accused of sex trafficking minors, drug use, obstruction of justice, and more
Domestic News

Trump’s fascist cabinet picks and what will stop them

November 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Stephen Millies Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are a declaration of war against the entire working class. These choices are a domestic version of the Pentagon’s “shock and awe” invasion tactics and are meant to […]
The Israeli Knesset passed a second reading of two bills that effectively ban UNRWA
International News

Why Israel Banned UNRWA

November 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Ramzy Baroud, The Palestine Chronicle On October 28, the Israeli Knesset passed a second reading of two bills that effectively ban the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) from carrying out “any activity” […]
Arab League, African Union and OIC sign joint statement on Palestine
International News

Summit Calls for Embargo Against Zionist Entity

November 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A recent gathering of two multilateral organizations, the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has demanded united action to halt the genocide in Gaza and the rapidly spreading war […]
International News

A Conversation with Mexican activists

November 18, 2024 fwstaff
On Monday, November 11 the Moratorium Now Coalition hosted a presentation about the recent Mexican elections. Activists Meizhu Lui and Jose Luis Granados Ceja discussed the recent election in Mexico; the trajectory of the Morena […]
October 27, 1951 - Speakers at the Cincinnati founding convention of the National Negro Labor Council. Paul Robeson second from left
Domestic News

Labor Insurgencies: Past, Present and Future

November 18, 2024 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo The AFL-CIO’s top labor bureaucracy has often opposed rank and file labor insurgencies, especially where imperialist foreign policy or racism is brought up. In the 1980’s AFL-CIO head Lane Kirkland’s support of […]
Reconstruction vote
Domestic News

Implications of a Second Trump Term for Working Class and Oppressed Peoples

November 14, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There are numerous arguments being advanced as to the reasons behind the outcomes of the November 5 presidential and congressional elections which resulted in the declaration of former President Donald Trump as […]
Some of Trump’s billionaire backers: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Bill Ackman
Domestic News

Ruling Class Factions Battled Over Trump’s Election

November 12, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole It would be a great mistake to think the election of Donald Trump on November 5 was “the will of the people.” Certainly, he garnered a majority of votes nationwide along with […]