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Cuba strongly rejects new, slanderous campaign by U.S. State Department

July 27, 2026 fwstaff
By Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cuba rejects, in the strongest terms, the report published on July 20th by the United States Department of State, concerning the alleged subversive influence of Cuba against that country. […]
Political signage posted on the tent encampment, May 2024 (including Palestine)
Domestic News

Long live labor internationalism!

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
` By Frank Hammer Two dramatic changes on the international front occurred at the recent UAW Constitutional Convention held in Detroit June 15-18, 2026 – one standing out way more than the other. What made […]
Warehouse of Wildberries in Russia bombed by Ukraine
International News

Top Ukraine General Fired

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole Only six days after firing Ukraine’s Defense Minister, President Zelensky finished getting rid of top military officials by sacking Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky on July 21. These dismissals come at a time of […]
Selma to Montgomery March first attempt on March 7, 1965
Domestic News

Voting Rights Advocates Continue Legal Challenges to Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe The claim of non-citizens voting in federal elections has been a false claim made by the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) tendency for at least a decade. When the current United States […]
AI generated image depicting Lionel Messi and Benjamin Natanyahu standing before a wall of surveillance screens displaying maps, surrounded by armed personnel, drones, and a large crowd waving Israeli flags.
International News

Lionel Messi’s Ties to Netanyahu, the Israeli Military and Its Elite Spying Unit 8200

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
By Alan MacLeod The world’s eyes will be on Lionel Messi on Wednesday night [July 15], as Argentina face England in the World Cup semi-final. The diminutive superstar has gained a massive following across the […]
Domestic News

Voting Rights Forum Set for Newark; Warning of Coup Attempt

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
By People’s Organization For Progress VOTING RIGHTS FORUM SCHEDULED FOR NEWARK, TRUMP FIRING OF ELECTION OFFICIALS CONDEMNED, WARNS AGAINST COUP ATTEMPT “The Attack On Voting Rights And The War On Black People,” will be the […]
The sailboat Astral, part of the solidarity project
International News

The sailboat Astral, part of the solidarity project

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
By International Editor, Granma As part of its donation, the vessel brought a photovoltaic kit to guarantee the energy independence of the Juan Manuel Márquez Pediatric Hospital in the Cuban capital. On its first voyage […]
Dred and Harriet Scott
Domestic News

Supreme Court Rejects Executive Order Reversing Birthright Citizenship

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down an executive order issued by President Donald Trump during the early days of his second non-consecutive term. Trump, who has built […]
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 […]