Articles by fwstaff

DCPTA forum contributors at WSU Law School, April 17, 2024 (Shushanna Shakur)
Domestic News

Alternative to Policing Forum Held at WSU Law School

April 26, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A third in a series of seminars on the character of law enforcement in Detroit and around the United States was held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at the Wayne State […]
Niger demonstration against US imperialism
International News

Russians Advisors Arrive in Niger While the Masses Demand Withdrawal of Pentagon Troops

April 21, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On Saturday April 13, thousands of people gathered in Niamey, the capital of the West African state of Niger, demanding the dismantling of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) operations inside their […]
Abdul Bari at a Detroit Palestine solidarity march on April 12, 2024
Domestic News

In defense of the chant “Al-mout li Amreeka”

April 21, 2024 fwstaff
Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, is an annual, international day to express support for Palestine and oppose the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, particularly Jerusalem. Quds Day is held on the last Friday of Ramadan. […]
Ukraine is having trouble filling military ranks
International News

Ukraine Expands Draft – Again

April 18, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole Just days after President Zelensky signed a bill lowering Ukraine’s draft age from 27 to 25, his parliament passed an extensive law for full military mobilization. These actions reflect the desperate military […]
Iran drones launched against Israel
International News

Iran Retaliates for Embassy Attack Launching Hundreds of Missiles and Drones

April 18, 2024 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Iran has fired hundreds of drones and missiles into Occupied Palestine in retaliation for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) bombing of their embassy in Damascus, Syria on April 1. Seven people […]
Palestine solidarity march organized by social workers, April 12, 2024
Domestic News

Michigan Social Workers for Palestine March and Rally in Downtown Detroit

April 18, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Friday afternoon April 12, 2024, hundreds gathered in the light rain across from the Spirit of Detroit near the riverfront to demonstrate their outrage at the continuing genocide against the […]
International News

NO LITTLE GIRL RED IN GAZA | THE RIGHT TO HOPE | SHADES OF SILENCE | STILL-NESS

April 16, 2024 fwstaff
NO LITTLE GIRL RED IN GAZA the PR of the Global North is resurrecting clips of Schindler’s List showing us the moment when looking down from higher ground Oskar Schindler singles out a little girl […]
Palestine solidarity demonstration internationally
International News

Nicaragua Files Genocide Lawsuit Against Germany for Arming Israel

April 13, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There is another genocide case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a judicial body affiliated with the United Nations, this time filed by the Republic of Nicaragua. This administration in Managua […]
Ukrainian recruiting station in Kiev looking for more cannon fodder for the proxy war
International News

Ukraine Widens Draft Trying to Stave Off Defeat

April 10, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole The government of Ukraine has lowered the draft age in a desperate attempt to replace the terrible losses it has suffered on the battlefield in its conflict with the Russian Federation. The […]
Iran embassy bombed by Israel
International News

After Six Months Daily Massacres Continue in Gaza

April 10, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since October 7, 2023, the United States foreign policy position on the Palestinian Question has come under fire by billions of people around the world. President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection […]