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Fight for $15 in Detroit on Strike on Dec. 7

December 27, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Detroit Staff On December 7 at noon, Fight for $15, an organization representing low-wage workers in Detroit, held a brief strike against McDonald’s to continue to press for a Federal minimum wage […]
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International News

GERD, Border Disputes and the Quest for African Unity

December 27, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since November 4, the focus of the international community in their observations of the internal conflict in Ethiopia has largely been centered on the central government’s suppression of a rebellion against its […]
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Domestic News

Mumia Abu-Jamal Urgent Legal Update FOP Loses for Now:

December 23, 2020 fwstaff
By Noelle Hanrahan and Jennifer Beach, Prison Radio Co-Directors The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge Five & Maureen Faulkner have lost this fight. But the rematch is going to be brutal. On December 16th […]
Detroit demonstration defends State Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson
Domestic News

All Out – Support Michigan State Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson

December 22, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Detroit Staff A rally to support State Representative Cynthia A. Johnson was held on the west side of Detroit on December 16 amid attacks on this African American political official. Supporters and […]
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Domestic News

The Coming Crisis for Republicans and Democrats

December 17, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole The extreme measures being taken by Donald Trump and most of the Republican Party to overturn the victory of Joe Biden in the November 3 election are not simply support for the […]
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Domestic News

Lawsuit Filed to Halt Voter Suppression in the Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia

December 13, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After the third certification of the results of the presidential elections in the state of Georgia, efforts are underway to ensure equal access to the franchise leading up to the pivotal race […]
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Domestic News

Stop Trump’s Racist Mass Executions!

December 12, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A vigil and demonstration was held at the McNamara Federal Building in downtown Detroit on Wednesday, December  9, 2020 to oppose and condemn the scheduled executions of four African American men […]
Week of Solidarity with Haiti Dec 10-16
International News

Week of Solidarity with Haiti

December 12, 2020 fwstaff
By Haiti Action Committee Schedule of Events December 10th: International Human Rights Day  WATCH “How the Mangrove Nine Won,” a Global Women’s Strike Fundraiser for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. HERE: https://bit.ly/36CsQim December 10th–16th: Social […]
International News

Regional Dimensions and Imperialist Interests in the Ethiopian Tigray Conflict

December 11, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe With the intervention of Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) troops into the northern Tigray region of the Horn of Africa nation, aimed at dislodging the provincial leadership and establishing firm administrative control, […]
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Domestic News

A Specter is Haunting Wall Street

December 10, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the founders of the theory scientific socialism, noted in their 1848 classic work, the Communist Manifesto, that “a specter is haunting Europe – the specter of Communism.” […]