Month: April 2025

Trump met Zelensky in Italy before the pope's funeral
International News

What’s Happening With Ukraine?

April 29, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole Anyone following the war in Ukraine knows one thing for sure – President Donald Trump has not fulfilled his promise to “end the war in 24 hours.” Not before his inauguration nor […]
Protests in Thomas Paine Park against the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil
Domestic News

Deporting Dissent: The Dangerous Precedent Set by the Persecution of Pro-Palestine Activists

April 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Ramzy Baroud While US activists advocating for justice in Palestine deserve unwavering support and defense for their profound courage and humanity, Americans must also recognize that they, and the remnants of their democracy, are […]
Na'eem Jeenah in conversation with Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo in the FloodGate podcast interview
International News

South Africa and Palestine’s Struggle: Seven Takeaways from FloodGate Interview with Na’eem Jeenah

April 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Romana Rubeo Na’eem Jeenah draws parallels between South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle and Palestine’s fight against Israeli occupation, highlighting seven key insights. In the latest episode of the FloodGate podcast, Ramzy Baroud and I delved […]
Will trade war lead to shooting war between U.S. and China?
Domestic News

Trump’s tariffs: Prelude to shooting war?

April 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Chris Fry Beginning on April 2, king Trump has conducted a chaotic global tariff “tribute” campaign, with the goal of forcing the rest of the world to “bend the knee” to U.S. imperialism. From […]
National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd, Jr. speaking at 29th annual conference
Domestic News

African American Farmers Facing Complete Annihilation Under Trump Tariffs

April 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a recent interview with the Cable News Network (CNN), the Founder and President of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), John Boyd, Jr., says that the agricultural policies of the administration […]
Trump’s recent cuts to HIV foreign aid condemns millions to death
Domestic News

Silence Equals Death

April 26, 2025 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo I visited Jack (not his real name) at Boston’s Tufts Medical Center Hospital in 2005.He was near death from AIDS-related opportunistic infections caused by the collapse of his immune system. He was […]
“we will fly colorful banners billowing with the titles of our assaulted books” - Julia Wright about Trump banning books in Pentagon libraries
Domestic News

THE TRUTH WILL NOT BE BLURRED | CONNECTING THE BULLET DOTS | GIVING BIRTHDAY | UNDERGROUND BOOKROAD

April 26, 2025 fwstaff
  THE TRUTH WILL NOT BE BLURRED For little Mira whose poignant story of survival after being targeted in the head by a quadcopter was told in Josh Rushing’s “Kid’s Under Fire” Al-Jazeera – for […]
International News

WFTU 2025 Mayday Declaration

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
The International Class-oriented Trade Union Movement, the workers, and the militant unions all over the globe honor with struggles the 139th anniversary of the workers’ struggle in Chicago in 1886.  The World Federation of Trade […]
AES supporters
International News

Alliance of Sahel States Officials Travel to Moscow for Joint Summit

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In December 2023, three countries in West Africa, formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger coming together to proclaim their commitment to building an independent existence […]
Israel is About to Empty Gaza
International News

Israel is About to Empty Gaza

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Chris Hedges / SheerPost srael is poised to carry out the largest campaign of ethnic cleansing since the end of World War II. Since March 2, it has blocked all food and humanitarian aid into Gaza and cut off electricity, […]