Month: April 2026

Michigan Coalition Against Genocide on Iran, Lebanon and Palestine poster
Domestic News

Michigan Coalition Against Genocide Continues Weekly Protests

April 19, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Since 2023, amid the United States-backed Israeli mass displacement and slaughter against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank, the Michigan Coalition Against Genocide has been working to raise […]
Though Israel's death penalty law does not explicitly mention children, it does not exclude them either
International News

Israel moves toward executing Palestinian children

April 14, 2026 fwstaff
By Dr. Ramzy Baroud Under Israel’s new death penalty law, Palestinian children, like adults, could find themselves facing the gallows. This might take some by surprise or even be dismissed as an exaggeration. Sadly, it […]
Ukraine drones and military personnel are helping Gulf states in their war against Iran
International News

Ukraine Joining US War Against Iran

April 13, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole Some sincere people have been clinging to the notion that Ukraine is a victim of “Russian aggression” and deserves support. Of course, this ignores mountains of evidence that US imperialism organized a […]
International News

US Strategic Decline Exposed in War Against Iran

April 13, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On April 7 an announcement was made that a mediated agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States would result in a two-week ceasefire. This agreement was made after […]
Detroit solidarity with Iran demo, Mark
Domestic News

Detroiters Opposes Threats to Destroy Iran

April 13, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff An emergency demonstration on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 was held outside the McNamara Federal Bldg. in downtown Detroit in opposition to the United States and Israeli war against the Islamic Republic […]
Dr. King on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, April 4, 1968
Domestic News

POP Chairman Visits Site of Dr. King’s Shooting

April 13, 2026 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress People’s Organization For Progress chairman Lawrence Hamm will visit the site where Dr Martin Luther King Jr was shot and killed on the anniversary of his assassination. Hamm will be flying […]
Domestic News

In Historic Ruling, PA Supreme Court Abolishes Mandatory Life Without Parole for Felony Murder

April 13, 2026 fwstaff
By Abolitionist Law Center March 26, 2026, Pittsburgh – Today, in a landmark ruling in Commonwealth v. Derek Lee, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found mandatory life without parole for felony murder an unconstitutional punishment. The […]
Domestic News

“NO KINGS DAY” IS BUILDING A MASS MOVEMENT AGAINST WAR AND FASCISM AS UNIONS MOBILIZE NATIONWIDE FOR WORKERS’ RIGHTS ON MAY DAY, 2026

April 9, 2026 fwstaff
  By Frank Hammer An estimated 8 million people turned out to protest at over 3,000 U.S. destinations on “No Kings Day” #3, on March 28th, 2026.  It’s described as the largest protest in US […]
Domestic News

Interview with Abayomi Azikiwe, from Fighting Words (USA)

April 7, 2026 fwstaff
By SUPERNOVA Editor’s note: The following interview was published in the French online journal Supernova. The translation was provided by Google Translate. Supernova: The brutality of the Trump administration is a response to the crisis […]
International News

They Would Bomb at The Speed of Thought | When Unspeakability Takes the Floor | A Prodigal Poem

April 7, 2026 fwstaff
  THEY WOULD BOMB AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT “Time is long” W.E.B. DuBois “Against the loveless world” Susan Abulhawa “But it’s not only the miles that make the Monarch butterfly’s journey so remarkable — […]