Month: August 2026

Nat Turner
Domestic News

Peoples Organization for Progress Plans Nat Turner Rebellion Commemoration

August 21, 2026 fwstaff
By Peoples Organization for Progress People’s Organization for Progress schedules Nat Turner Rebellion commemoration and condemns attempts to erase Black history The 17th annual commemoration of the Nat Turner Slave Rebellion will be held Friday, […]
Leland House rally to support evicted tenants
Domestic News

Detroit Tenants Union Rally Demands Justice for Leland House Illegally Evicted Residents

August 21, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Saturday, August 15, 2026, the Detroit Tenants Union (DTU) held a rally outside the Leland House on Bagley at Cass in downtown Detroit. The gathering was held to demand justice […]
The late Johanna Fernandez (right) and other Mumia supporters confront Pennsylvania prison official
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Renouncing magic | Grass-fed on paper books | To be or not to be on the blacklist | Love not phear after the funeral

August 20, 2026 fwstaff
Donations are being accepted for the reinstatement of the Richard Wright Library in Hinds County, MS, shut down for lack of funds and several times vandalized from 2020 onwards – a glass case with Richard […]
Martyred revolutionary George Jackson
Domestic News

Bookless worlds of our own making | The revolution is already here | Upon hearing of Johanna Fernandez’ transition

August 17, 2026 fwstaff
  BOOKLESS WORLDS OF OUR OWN MAKING to the Congolese black boys and girls who die to make our laptops and smartphones serviceable to those who defended “Black Boy” by Richard Wright against those who […]
Mumia and Johanna Fernandez
Domestic News

Johanna Fernandez, Presente!

August 16, 2026 fwstaff
By Jennifer Black, Prison Radio, Director of Political Education Johanna Fernandez was “a force of life” and it’s hard to believe she has marched on. She left us way too soon. For years Johanna devoted […]
Odessa port facilities bombed by Russia
International News

Russian Bombing Shutting Ukraine Maritime Trade

August 16, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole Ukraine’s targeting of Russian ships, industrial and commercial facilities has dominated the Western propaganda media in an attempt to shift the narrative away from Russia’s gains on the battlefields. What has been […]
Acting President Delcy Rodriguez receives Rabbi Isaac Cohen after the earthquakes in Venezuela
International News

It Is Immoral, Sadistic, Humiliating, Outrageous, Cruel, and Vile to See Zionism in Venezuela

August 16, 2026 fwstaff
By Canaan Palestinian People’s Relief Association In the face of the earthquake, our healthiest endeavor today is to dedicate ourselves to offering all compassion, solidarity, mercy, and aid to our suffering Venezuelan people. Venezuela needs […]
International News

United States and Israeli Policy Further Divides Somalia

August 16, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A recent announcement by the administration of United States President Donald Trump that it will withdraw monetary support for the United Nations Mission in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia has […]
Domestic News

Currency Wars

August 16, 2026 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo Once you start a fire you don’t know where it will go Every penny that doesn’t go into a pay check is a penny stolen from a worker -Big Bill Haywood, IWW […]
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia shakes hands with the head of the Jewish community in Venezuela, Rabbi Isaac Cohen, in Caracas on Sunday, August 9, 2026. Photo: X/@Cancilleria_ve
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Venezuela Moves Toward Renewed Ties With ‘Israel’ Amid Chavista Criticism

August 16, 2026 fwstaff
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—After weeks of speculation and mounting criticism from leftist organizations in Venezuela and abroad, the Venezuelan government announced Tuesday the establishment of a mechanism to provide consular services with the Zionist entity of “Israel,” […]