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Detroit Police Commissioners Vote Against Cooperation with Trump Plan to “Unleach Police”

July 5, 2025 fwstaff
By Russ Bellant The Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) adopted a strongly worded resolution opposing Trump attempts to inject itself into police/community relations in Detroit as the very-White House seeks to exert power in police […]
Hurwitz and Syeda Davidson at the MCHR Annual Meeting, June 26, 2025.
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Can the First Amendment Protect People from Imposition of Fascism?

July 2, 2025 fwstaff
  Note: These remarks were made during a panel discussion entitled “The Attack: Our First Amendment Rights” which was sponsored by the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) on Thursday June 26, 2025. The event […]
Rep. McIver arriving at court on June 25
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Social justice group joins rally to support Congresswoman McIver

July 1, 2025 fwstaff
By People’s Organization For Progress The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) is calling upon the public to rally in support Congresswoman LaMonica McIver during her federal court hearing today. The rally will take place Wednesday […]
Plaque commemorating General Sherman’s Field Order 15 for reparations in 1865
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On Juneteenth activist group demands passage of reparations legislation

July 1, 2025 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress (POP) PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS (POP) PO BOX 22505 NEWARK, NJ 07101 973 801-0001 www.njpop.org CONTACT: LAWRENCE HAMM FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE Today, on the Juneteenth holiday to celebrate the […]
Meriter strike
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Meriter Nurses in Madison Win Strike with ‘Safe Staffing; Saves Lives!’ Fight

June 27, 2025 fwstaff
By Dorothy Brown and Gerry Scoppettuolo Healthcare workers do not decide to strike without good reason especially in a right-to-work (for less) state such as Wisconsin. But when unionized Nurses at Meriter hospital in Madison […]
Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman (killed) and Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman (wounded) - gunned down by Trump supporter
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Political Arrests, Assassinations, Troops in the Streets Coming from Trump Regime

June 24, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole The fascist character of the Trump regime is coming into sharper focus as mass protests sweep across the United States. The rhetoric and actions of the president are encouraging and unleashing targeted […]
Detroit No Kings Day No Kings No Nazis sign
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“No Kings Day” Brings Out Thousands in Detroit

June 24, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Saturday,  June 14, 2025 was coined “No Kings Day” in response to the domestic and foreign policies of the administration of President Donald Trump. An estimated two thousand demonstrations were held […]
David Huerta, head of SEIU California, was beaten and arrested by ICE agents
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U.S. Labor must stand with the California SEIU!

June 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff It is not a coincidence that anti-union billionaire Elon Musk ended his feud with Donald Trump when David Huerta, president of the California Service Employees Union (SEIU) and SEIU – was […]
Detroiters demand “No Martial Law” and “No Troops in Our Streets”
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Detroit City Council Pressed to Condemn “Troops on the Streets”

June 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A group of Detroiters gathered outside city hall in Detroit on June 10 to protest Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14288 which calls for putting troops onto the streets across the U.S. […]
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Activists Issue Appeal to Troops to “Refuse Trump’s Illegal Orders”

June 16, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole Shortly after the second inauguration of Donal Trump as U.S. president, a coalition of activists from the Detroit area began working to expose his dangerous fascist agenda. They founded the Anti-Fascist Organizing […]