Articles by fwstaff

Domestic News

Reexamining Du Bois on Civil War and the General Strike

March 4, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois published a pioneering study on the United States Civil War (1861-65), its conclusion and the rise and fall of the efforts to build a democratic society. This book […]
Domestic News

PAL-Awda Condemns DOJ Lawsuit Against Activists

March 4, 2026 fwstaff
By PAL-Awda NY/NJ PAL-Awda NY/NJ Condemns DOJ Lawsuit Against Attendees of Stolen Land Protest and the Ongoing Coordinated State Efforts to Criminalize Such Protests. For years, PAL-Awda has protested stolen Palestinian land sales alongside people […]
National Association of Colored Women
Domestic News

Two Women From Memphis

March 3, 2026 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe African women during the antebellum period in the United States were subjected to gross mistreatment and exploitation. Enslaved women endured oppression on three different levels: race-national origin, labor exploitation and gendered […]
New Orleans Tribune
Domestic News

Black, Bilingual and Daily: The Political Role of the New Orleans Tribune (1862-1868)

March 3, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In late April of 1862, the capture of New Orleans by the Union army proved to be a turning point in the Civil War. The Union taking control of the ports of […]
Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez along with ministers Vladimir Padrino López and Diosdado Cabello and the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, after being sworn in on January 5. Behind them is President Maduro's son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra.
International News

Rejecting Defeatism: Why Negotiation is Not Betrayal in the Face of US Imperialist Aggression Against Venezuela

February 27, 2026 fwstaff
By By Dalal al-Zainabi, Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, and Saheli Chowdhury Any honest assessment of revolutionary orientation must take into consideration practical circumstances. Currently, defeatism and dangerous myths regarding the Venezuelan government are being promoted even by […]
The February 25 Strike in Amsterdam, 1941
Domestic News

The UAW’S Remembrance: the Amsterdam General Strike of February 25, 1941 What Today’s UAW Members Can Learn From It

February 26, 2026 fwstaff
    By Frank Hammer I hope that you will set aside a few minutes on February 25th to read about the historic February General Strike that took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. This […]
Domestic News

Black Writers and the Emancipatory Struggles of the Antebellum Period

February 21, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Writing and public speaking were key elements in the movements to end African enslavement and other forms of national oppression in the United States. Going back to 1827, the first Black-owned English-language […]
Trump presente4d the Board of Peace as a neutral, benevolent mechanism capable of stabilizing the world’s most volatile regions
International News

The Board of Peace Explained: How Gaza Became the Blueprint for a New US Order

February 21, 2026 fwstaff
By Ramzy Baroud, The Palestine Chronicle The Board of Peace is not about reconstruction or justice, but about exploiting Gaza’s suffering to impose a new US-led world order, first in the Middle East and eventually […]
Domestic News

Rebellion and Revolution: From Haiti to the Louisiana German Coast (1791-1811)

February 20, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A rebellion among the Africans of Saint-Domingue (Haiti) in the Caribbean beginning in August 1791 would send shockwaves throughout the slaveholding classes throughout the entire Western Hemisphere. This uprising later evolved into […]
Strike banner in Ancona, reading: "The port that resists wars, rearmament, and fascist laws."
International News

Mediterranean dockworkers launch historic international strike

February 17, 2026 fwstaff
By Ana Vračar Dockworkers in more than 20 ports across the Mediterranean marked a historic moment today as they launched an international day of strike and protest against war and rearmament. Dockers also protested the […]