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West African military leaders sign Liptako-Gourma Charter
International News

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Sign Military Pact

September 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the July 26 seizure of power by the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP) in Niger, threats of direct military intervention have been pervasive from France and the […]
Domestic News

U.S. Plots World Domination While Children at Home Go Hungry

September 24, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave a major address on September 13 at John Hopkins University where he outlined U.S. plans for world domination.  Just one day before a shocking report was […]
MI Rent is Too Damn High demonstartion in Lansing, MI on Sept. 5
Domestic News

Rent Too Damn High Coalition holds statewide demonstration in Lansing

September 22, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A statewide demonstration took place on Sept. 5, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan demanding solutions to the housing crisis. Organized by the MI Rent Is Too High Coalition, the demonstration drew more […]
Detroit UAW strike solidarity rally, Fri. Sept. 15, 2023
Domestic News

Detroit UAW March in Solidarity with “Stand Up Strike”

September 17, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Fri. September 15, 2023, thousands of UAW members and their supporters marched through downtown Detroit outside the Annual International Auto Show in solidarity with the recently called strike against Stellantis, […]
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets take to skies in Ukraine war zone
International News

Threat of Wider War Grows Around Ukraine Conflict

September 17, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole As the Ukraine Spring Offensive becomes a Fall Offensive without gaining ground, Ukraine’s western masters have increased the danger of a much wider war by announcing new war games. MSN.com described the […]
UAW picket day 1
Domestic News

The Class Struggle of the Auto Workers

September 16, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole The author worked for 17 years at the (now closed) GM Fleetwood Plant and later served as president of UAW Local 2334. Every auto worker in the United States for the past […]
Libya damage from Storm Daniel
International News

Libya Climate Crisis Linked to Pentagon-NATO Intervention of 2011

September 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Two devastating events have struck the North African states of the Kingdom of Morocco and Libya leaving thousands dead and tens of thousands more unaccounted for by international humanitarian agencies. The flooding […]
Marching protesters in Atlanta, Georgia holding banner that says “Stop Cop City”, Friday, March 10, 2023
Domestic News

Black Alliance for Peace Statement on Cop City Indictments

September 15, 2023 fwstaff
On September 5th, 2023, Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr issued RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) indictments against 61 individuals who they allege to be part of a “criminal” conspiracy related to the Stop Cop […]
People rally in support of Niger coup - “Down with France - Long live Putin” reads the sign
International News

Ten Myths, Counter-narratives or Contradictions Around the Western Neo Colonialist War in Niger

September 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright As is observed in all imperial onslaughts against the Global South, their wars are increasingly fought at the level of disinformation and manufactured narratives to create a climate of smoke and mirrors […]
Georgia AG aims to criminalize all protest movements
Domestic News

NLG Condemns Indictments of Anti-Cop City Protesters

September 12, 2023 fwstaff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Suzanne Adely, President of the National Lawyers Guild: president@nlg.org September 5, 2023 NEW  YORK/ATLANTA – The National Lawyers Guild condemns in the strongest terms the state of Georgia’s indictments, announced today, […]