Articles by fwstaff

Belfast cars burn amid racist attacks
International News

Revolving Door in Britain and the Crisis of Governance in the West

June 25, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After months of political defections and electoral defeats on the local level, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the ruling Labor Party. Starmer, who came into […]
Ukraine drone hit a Moscow oil refinery but scattered drone strikes are not slowing Russian battlefield advances
International News

Ukraine Drone Attacks Not Slowing Russian Advances in Donetsk

June 25, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole Ukraine’s use of large numbers of drones to attack deep into Russian territory is not slowing Russian military advances on the ground. The entire, Western backed, drone campaign is actually designed to […]
International News

International No War on Cuba Campaign

June 23, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Internationally coordinated demonstrations, initiated by the National Network on Cuba (NNOC), were held around the world on June 3, 2026 demanding “No War on Cuba”.  In the Detroit, Michigan/Windsor, Ontario area, […]
The work of nurses in Neonatal Intensive Care Units is vital to ensuring the lives of the hundreds of Cuban children admitted there throughout the country
International News

Faced with collective punishment, resilience

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
By Anaisis Hidalgo Rodríguez, Ángel Freddy Pérez Cabrera, and Julio Martínez Molina Before dawn, in many Cuban homes, the day has already begun. However, its rhythm is dictated not by the clock, but by electricity. […]
Domestic News

National Urban League Says African Americans Are in Recession

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe A recently released report by the National Urban League (NUL) illustrates that African Americans are in a deep recession attributed to government policies under the administration of President Donald Trump. It […]
Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization For Progress
Domestic News

POP holds rally in Newark against Trump dictatorship

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
By People’s Organization For Progress (POP) A counter protest was held last weekend to President Trump’s Washington DC celebration of his 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. The protest entitled “End […]
Domestic News

The fine print Starbucks doesn’t advertise

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
By Starbucks Workers United  Welcome to Solidarity Saturday, your weekly highlight reel and shortcut to staying plugged in. Starbucks loves to advertise tuition assistance. What they don’t advertise: the minimum weekly hours you need to […]
Iran mass rally in support of Islamic Revolution
International News

Memorandum of Understanding Between Iran and United States Already Violated by Tel Aviv in South Lebanon

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On June 15, an agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States was announced. Nonetheless, the leadership within the State of Israel stated openly that it was not bound […]
Chris Silvera speaking at the Million Worker March on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in October 2004
Domestic News

Chris Silvera: A life on the front line of class struggle

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
By Lallan Schoenstein The U.S. labor movement lost a beloved giant on June 12. F. Christophe “Chris” Silvera. He served as secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 808, representing a diverse group of workers including railroad, building […]
The poet’s father, Richard Wright, 1908 - 1960
Domestic News

On the dedication of Black Boy | For the time that does not escape me | My words are my army | The hidden boxes syndrome in our history

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
ON THE DEDICATION OF BLACK BOY – a poem dedicated to my father, Richard Wright when you dedicated Black Boy to my mother and me writing for Ellen and Julia who live always in my […]