Month: July 2026

ACT-UP demonstration in New York City, 1987
Domestic News

The Global AIDS Crisis: The Future is Now

July 22, 2026 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo It was 1987, I was visiting a local gay club in Nashville, Tennessee where I had just moved. I noticed what looked like many small paper hearts taped on the far wall. […]
Domestic News

Community reading of Frederick Douglass’ speech “what to the slave is the Fourth of July?”

July 21, 2026 fwstaff
  By People’s Organization for Progress As the United States celebrated the 250th anniversary of its independence, the People’s Organization For Progress (POP) held a public reading of a speech by the nineteenth century slavery […]
Ukrainian Defense Minister fired, showing great instability as military situation worsens for Ukraine
International News

Ukraine General Fears Collapse

July 21, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole In a startling revelation, Brigadier General Sergey Sobko of the Ukrainian military warned that his nation’s armed forces are so in need of reform “otherwise we may be defeated.” He also complained […]
Domestic News

U.S. Groups File Major Constitutional Suit Against Trump Administration

July 21, 2026 fwstaff
By Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and the Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide (TAAG) held a virtual news conference on Wednesday, July 15 to discuss the filing […]
Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization For Progress
Domestic News

Support voting rights legislation and oppose Blanche nomination on John Lewis anniversary

July 20, 2026 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress On the anniversary of the death of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis a press conference will be held to call for the passage of legislation that will protect voting […]
Iran missiles fired at US bases
International News

Iran Retaliates Striking Pentagon Bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan

July 20, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since April 7 when the administration in Washington claimed it would seek a peace agreement with Tehran, Iran has been viewed internationally as the victor in the war which was launched by […]
Domestic News

Attack on Voting Rights Forum Set for Plainfield, NJ

July 16, 2026 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress “The Attack On Voting Rights And The War On Black People,” will be the subject of a panel discussion that will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2026, 12:00 noon […]
1,000 days after Israel's genocide in Gaza began, new figures reveal the devastating human toll. (Illustration: Palestine Chronicle)
International News

1,000 Days of Genocide: New Gaza Death Toll as Resistance Affirms Defiance

July 16, 2026 fwstaff
By Palestine Chronicle Staff One thousand days after Israel’s genocide in Gaza began, new figures reveal the devastating human toll as resistance factions reaffirm defiance. Key Developments Gaza’s Government Media Office released updated figures detailing […]
Socialist leader Eugene Debs jailed 1918 for anti-war speech
Domestic News

NY Times History of US Socialism Ignores Issues of War and Repression

July 16, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole The New York Times on-line edition of July 10, 2026 featured a long piece reviewing the history of socialism in the United States with emphasis on the recent successes of the Democratic […]
Domestic News

59TH anniversary of the 1967 Newark Rebellion to be commemorated

July 15, 2026 fwstaff
1967 Newark Rebellion By People’s Organization for Progress The anniversary of a major uprising of the 1960s will be observed this weekend by a grassroots civil and human rights advocacy group. A march and rally […]