Articles by fwstaff

Domestic News

Come Out July 3rd for Mumia Abu-Jamal

June 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Verbena Lea, Sarah Torres, Tova Fry July 3, 2022 marks 40 years (July 1982) since journalist and Black Panther Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death in Pennsylvania, framed in the government war […]
Large group of “Patriotic Front” fascists arrested when preparing to attach Pride March in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Domestic News

Coeur d’Alene and a Legacy of Hate – Part One

June 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Cassandra Devereaux Coeur d’Alene,the largest city in Northern Idaho, is set in truly breathtaking country. It’s on a lake that shares its name to the south, and another lake to the east. To the […]
Russia-Africa Summit
International News

Russia-Africa Summit to Reconvene

June 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After a visit to Russia by the two leading officials of the African Union (AU), an announcement has been made that President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold another gathering to work […]
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GABRIELA USA & International Women’s Alliance Condemn Overturn of Roe v. Wade

June 27, 2022 fwstaff
Press Release by GABRIELA USA GABRIELA USA and International Women’s Alliance (IWA) vehemently condemn the United States Supreme Court overturn of Roe v. Wade and call on all people to defend basic human rights to […]
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Rising to Return – the 14th Al Awda National Conference Mobilizes

June 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Al Awda New York Rising to Return: the 14th Al Awda National Conference Mobilizes for Global Peace by Launching Holistic Strategies Toward Dismantling Zionist Colonization and Supremacy  The 14th National Al-Awda Conference at The […]
Detroit Gateway to Freedom Monument at the Riverfront looking towards Canada, June 18, 2022
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Juneteenth Commemorated While Total Freedom for Americans Remains Elusive

June 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Juneteenth was designated as a federal holiday during 2021 by the United States administration of President Joe Biden. This act of recognition came in the aftermath of an upsurge in mass demonstrations […]
Italian workers recently protested arming Ukraine with a banner that says - “Lower weapons, raise wages.”
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Trade Unionists Denounce U.S. Proxy War in Ukraine

June 22, 2022 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff An ad-hoc committee of trade unionists has issued a strong denunciation against the U.S./NATO proxy war in Ukraine. Taking advantage of a gathering of thousands of labor union activists at a […]
1980 - Detroit, June 1 - Peoples Energy Committee pot-luck dinner.
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Inflation and recession: Rooted in Imperialism – Part 1

June 20, 2022 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On June 15, the Federal Reserve, the central committee of U.S. finance capital, announced an interest increase of .75 percent, the highest single rate increase since 1994. And they announced that they […]
Peoples Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles
International News

Summit of the Americas Reaffirms Decline of U.S. Influence

June 20, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A failed Summit of the Americas convened by the United States administration of President Joe Biden further revealed the waning geopolitical authority of Washington and Wall Street. This event held between June […]
Grand Rapids demonstration demanding the indictment and termination of cop who killed Patrick Lyoya
Domestic News

Grand Rapids Cop Released on Bail After Indictment for Killing Patrick Lyoya

June 20, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Patrick Lyoya, 26, an African immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was shot in the back of the head by patrolman Christopher Schurr on April 4. This act of police […]