Articles by fwstaff

Workers at a John Deere plant in Davenport, Iowa on strike in October
Domestic News

U.S. Workers Strike and Leave Jobs in the Millions

November 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Workers in the United States are reaching a boiling point with their bosses due to the impact of the pandemic and the failure of the government to provide adequate assistance to the […]
Domestic News

Releases Not Transfers – Vigil at Bergen Jail

October 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Interfaith Campaign for Just Closures Background NJ currently has four ICE detention contracts. One is with the private, for-profit company CoreCivic to run the Elizabeth Detention Center. The other three are at the Bergen, […]
Sudan youth demonstrate against coup, Oct. 25, 2021
International News

Sudan Coup Prompted by Failures in Washington’s Foreign Policy

October 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A military coup was carried out in the Republic of Sudan on October 25 as the contradictions within the Sovereignty Council (SC) burst asunder. This coalition of political and military interests was […]
Mother’s Alliance rally from the 1950s. Rosemary Neidenberg is second from left on banner.
Domestic News

Rosemary Neidenberg: a century of revolutionary struggle

October 27, 2021 fwstaff
By Greg Butterfield  – Reposted from Struggle LaLucha 4/8/20 Rosemary Neidenberg died in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 29 [2020] at the age of 99. For almost a century, her commitment to the revolutionary liberation of […]
Algerian war of national liberation during the 1950s and early 1960s
International News

Africa Condemns the Continuing Imperialist Legacy of France

October 27, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe France for centuries had been involved in the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism making it one of the leading imperialist powers to emerge from the tumultuous conquering of large swaths of territory […]
Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi
Domestic News

SFSU Faculty Hearing Committee Upholds Grievance by Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi

October 19, 2021 fwstaff
PRESS RELEASE: October 14, 2021 – FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION ACADEMIC SPEECH AND FREEDOM ON PALESTINE – IMPORTANT RULING AGAINST SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY CONCERNING THE POWER OF BIG TECH OVER ACADEMIA In a decision with […]
Detroit activists and union members hold rally to protest cuts in public transportation, Oct. 5, 2021
Domestic News

Public Transportation Cuts Leave Millions Stranded

October 19, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the lockdowns in March 2020, the impact on public transportation networks, their commuters and workers has been disastrous. The outbreak of COVID-19 and its rapid transmissibility dealt a […]
Detroit demonstration blocks Woodward Avenue on Oct. 8, 2021
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Federal Rental Assistance Belongs to the Millions Facing Eviction

October 14, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since March 2020 the economic situation in the United States has taken a sharp turn for the worse with an estimated 20 million losing jobs in various sectors of the economy. Due […]
Paul Robeson delivers “We Charge Genocide” document to the U.N. in 1951.
International News

Tribunal on U.S. Human Rights Abuses – October 22-25, 2021

October 14, 2021 fwstaff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 6, 2021 https://www.tribunal2021.com/ @TribunalJurists21 In the spirit and legacy of the Russell Courts on Vietnam (1966-67) and Latin America (1973- 76), and the Permanent People’s Tribunals which followed (1979-present), a newly […]
James Forman and Lucius Walker issue the Black Manifesto in May 1969
Domestic News

Localizing Reparations During an Era of Intensified Repression

October 14, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A New York Times Sunday edition article on September 26 devoted an entire page, excluding an ad for luxurious furniture, to an examination of various efforts in the United States to initiate […]