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Victory in Ann Arbor: Dismissed Felony Charges Expose State Weakness, Fuel Global Struggle for Liberation

May 14, 2025 fwstaff
By Sammie Lewis The recent dismissal of felony charges against those of us charged from protesting during the University of Michigan’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment is not just a legal victory, it is a testament to […]
Detroit May Day 2025 Sheet Metal workers for Garcia release
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Detroit May Day Rally Attracts Crowd for International Workers Day

May 11, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On May 1, 2025, people gathered at Roosevelt Park in Detroit to rally and march in defense of the rights of workers and oppressed peoples locally, nationally and internationally. The event […]
Gold in Fort Knox
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CHILDREN IN PIECES | TRUMP’S GOLDEN DOME FANTASY | WINNING WITHOUT ANSWERS | TO THE MAMAS AND BABAS IN OUR STRUGGLE

May 11, 2025 fwstaff
CHILDREN IN PIECES one child her bare feet crusted with the gray dust from her destroyed home is locked in a robotic repetitive worrying of her bomb-deafened ear the roar has not subsided in her […]
Protests in Thomas Paine Park against the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil
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Deporting Dissent: The Dangerous Precedent Set by the Persecution of Pro-Palestine Activists

April 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Ramzy Baroud While US activists advocating for justice in Palestine deserve unwavering support and defense for their profound courage and humanity, Americans must also recognize that they, and the remnants of their democracy, are […]
Will trade war lead to shooting war between U.S. and China?
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Trump’s tariffs: Prelude to shooting war?

April 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Chris Fry Beginning on April 2, king Trump has conducted a chaotic global tariff “tribute” campaign, with the goal of forcing the rest of the world to “bend the knee” to U.S. imperialism. From […]
National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd, Jr. speaking at 29th annual conference
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African American Farmers Facing Complete Annihilation Under Trump Tariffs

April 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a recent interview with the Cable News Network (CNN), the Founder and President of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), John Boyd, Jr., says that the agricultural policies of the administration […]
Trump’s recent cuts to HIV foreign aid condemns millions to death
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Silence Equals Death

April 26, 2025 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo I visited Jack (not his real name) at Boston’s Tufts Medical Center Hospital in 2005.He was near death from AIDS-related opportunistic infections caused by the collapse of his immune system. He was […]
“we will fly colorful banners billowing with the titles of our assaulted books” - Julia Wright about Trump banning books in Pentagon libraries
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THE TRUTH WILL NOT BE BLURRED | CONNECTING THE BULLET DOTS | GIVING BIRTHDAY | UNDERGROUND BOOKROAD

April 26, 2025 fwstaff
  THE TRUTH WILL NOT BE BLURRED For little Mira whose poignant story of survival after being targeted in the head by a quadcopter was told in Josh Rushing’s “Kid’s Under Fire” Al-Jazeera – for […]
AFGE rally says Hands off My SSA
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Detroit AFGE Rally Against Cutbacks and Layoffs

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Federal government workers have been a major target of the current administration. President Donald Trump has established an illegal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) which is carrying out a campaign of […]
WSU Medical School rally holds sign for Doctors Against Genocide
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Wayne State University Medical School Demonstration Against Genocide and Repression

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Faculty members and community activists gathered outside the Wayne State University Medical School and the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital in the Midtown District in Detroit to protest the ongoing genocide in […]