Month: February 2026

Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez along with ministers Vladimir Padrino López and Diosdado Cabello and the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, after being sworn in on January 5. Behind them is President Maduro's son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra.
International News

Rejecting Defeatism: Why Negotiation is Not Betrayal in the Face of US Imperialist Aggression Against Venezuela

February 27, 2026 fwstaff
By By Dalal al-Zainabi, Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, and Saheli Chowdhury Any honest assessment of revolutionary orientation must take into consideration practical circumstances. Currently, defeatism and dangerous myths regarding the Venezuelan government are being promoted even by […]
The February 25 Strike in Amsterdam, 1941
Domestic News

The UAW’S Remembrance: the Amsterdam General Strike of February 25, 1941 What Today’s UAW Members Can Learn From It

February 26, 2026 fwstaff
    By Frank Hammer I hope that you will set aside a few minutes on February 25th to read about the historic February General Strike that took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. This […]
Domestic News

Black Writers and the Emancipatory Struggles of the Antebellum Period

February 21, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Writing and public speaking were key elements in the movements to end African enslavement and other forms of national oppression in the United States. Going back to 1827, the first Black-owned English-language […]
Trump presente4d the Board of Peace as a neutral, benevolent mechanism capable of stabilizing the world’s most volatile regions
International News

The Board of Peace Explained: How Gaza Became the Blueprint for a New US Order

February 21, 2026 fwstaff
By Ramzy Baroud, The Palestine Chronicle The Board of Peace is not about reconstruction or justice, but about exploiting Gaza’s suffering to impose a new US-led world order, first in the Middle East and eventually […]
Domestic News

Rebellion and Revolution: From Haiti to the Louisiana German Coast (1791-1811)

February 20, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A rebellion among the Africans of Saint-Domingue (Haiti) in the Caribbean beginning in August 1791 would send shockwaves throughout the slaveholding classes throughout the entire Western Hemisphere. This uprising later evolved into […]
Strike banner in Ancona, reading: "The port that resists wars, rearmament, and fascist laws."
International News

Mediterranean dockworkers launch historic international strike

February 17, 2026 fwstaff
By Ana Vračar Dockworkers in more than 20 ports across the Mediterranean marked a historic moment today as they launched an international day of strike and protest against war and rearmament. Dockers also protested the […]
International News

Israel Prepares Renewed Gaza War as Aid Blockade, Water Destruction Deepen Crisis

February 17, 2026 fwstaff
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Key Developments Israeli media report the army preparing to resume large-scale war and call up reserves. UNRWA says humanitarian supplies have been blocked from entering Gaza since March 2025. Israeli occupation […]
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of assassinated Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed on February 3, 2026
International News

France, UK Involved in Assassination of Muammar Gaddafi’s Son, According to Reports

February 17, 2026 fwstaff
By Orinoco Tribune France and the United Kingdom are reportedly involved in the assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the prominent son of former Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi, as he was seen as the man who […]
Russian troops operate anti-drone defenses
International News

Entering the fifth year of the Ukraine War

February 17, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole February 24 marks the end of the fourth year of Russia’s Special Military Operation in Ukraine. On that day in 2022 military units of the Russian Federation moved decisively against a Ukrainian […]
Black Seminole delegation in NYC with Abraham
Domestic News

Early Forms of African Flight and Rebellion in the Southeast Region of North America

February 17, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Chattel slavery in North America in the popular mind has its origins within the English colonies of Virginia and neighboring territories. In 1619, twenty Africans from the area now known as Angola, […]