Articles by fwstaff

The Dali trapped in the wreck of the Key Bridge
Domestic News

Deadly bridge collapse exposes capitalist decay

April 9, 2024 fwstaff
By Sharon Black Baltimore — In the very early morning hours of March 26, while it was still dark and most people were asleep, the massive 984-foot-long, 213-million-pound container ship Dali lost power, veered off […]
Iran rep. at United Nations Security Council
International News

Iran Deputy Ambassador to the UN Condemns Israeli Attack on Embassy in Syria

April 9, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A deadly airstrike on the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus, Syria has prompted outrage throughout the West Asia region. This attack continues a long line of atrocities committed […]
Taiwan Strait map
International News

Green Berets “permanently” stationed in Taiwan near China’s mainland coast

April 9, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On May 6, 2016, the New York Times published an obituary for Donald W. Duncan, a former Green Beret master sergeant and later an outspoken critic of the U.S. war against Vietnam. […]
Dearborn Land Day youth and adult march
Domestic News

Palestine Land Day Commemorated from Detroit to Dearborn and Around the World

April 9, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff March 30, 2024 was Palestine Land Day which has been a focus for mass demonstrations around the world. In Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan, demonstrations were held downtown and outside the western […]
International News

Zelensky Delusional as Ukrainian Troops Retreat

March 31, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared delusional in several interviews given in the past few days. Grim reports from all sources show the Ukraine’s armed forces understaffed, exhausted, short of ammunition and retreating […]
Detroit demonstration in 2020 to count all the votes
Domestic News

Electoral Redistricting Battles Rage Across the U.S.

March 31, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A controversial redistricting map drawn up in 2021 by a supposedly independent commission resulted in the domination of the Michigan State Legislative seats and Gubernatorial office by the Democratic Party after the […]
Ask the kites whether they hurt - a Julia Wright poem
International News

ANTI-CAPITALIST MOSQUITOS | TIME-SLIP HUNGER | THE ANCESTRALLY UNPROTECTED | ASK THE KITES WHETHER THEY HURT

March 31, 2024 fwstaff
ANTI-CAPITALIST MOSQUITOS for Michael Schifmann who told us the parable of the mosquito i give thanks for smaller and smaller blessings today i searched and found an emoji for Refaat Alareer’s kite and lining one […]
Domestic News

On International Workers Day Urgent Appeal from the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions

March 30, 2024 fwstaff
Brothers and Sisters of unions and other labor organizations in the United States of America: In the midst of pain and blood, in the displacement camps, amidst the rubble, and the ruins of our homes, […]
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye
International News

Senegal Elects New President

March 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, has been elected as the president of the West African state of Senegal. Just one week prior to the elections, Faye along with Ousmane Sonko, who were leaders […]
International News

Haiti: A Call to Action

March 27, 2024 fwstaff
By Haiti Action Committee East Side Arts Alliance 2277 International Blvd., Oakland, CA This event will be held in Oakland, California and also live streamed. Live streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-1QoZ095FQ As the crisis in Haiti continues […]