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Detroiters unite to resist Trump, celebrate legacy of MLK

January 25, 2025 fwstaff
  By Cameron Harrison DETROIT—“I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead,” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said in his final speech before he was assassinated. The words of […]
MLK against Vietnam in 1967
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MLK’s Legacy Still Relevant Today

January 25, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe January 15, 2025 represents the 96th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights and Anti-war leader who was martyred in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. Dr. King was […]
Donald Trump Jr., second from right, posing in Nuuk, Greenland during his one day visit to publicize his father’s threats to take over that Danish territory
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Trump’s imperialist threats not far removed from mainstream U.S. foreign policy

January 25, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole In the weeks before Donald Trump takes office (again) as President of the United States he has managed to create a stir with bizarre statements around foreign policy issues. National and international […]
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Not Another Hospital Not Another Genocide!

January 13, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A demonstration initiated by Doctors Against Genocide took place on December 28, 2024 in mid-town Detroit to demand an end to the continuing genocide against Palestinians and the killing of doctors […]
Protest in Panama
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Never forget that thousands of Black workers died building the Panama Canal

January 3, 2025 fwstaff
By Stephen Milles Donald Trump declared that if the Panama Canal’s tolls for ships passing through it didn’t decrease, he would seize the waterway. Trump’s fascist rant is like one of Hitler’s threats. Panamanian President […]
Omali Yeshitela, Uhuru chairman and one of the Uhuru 3
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No Prison Time for 3 Members of St. Petersburg’s Uhuru Movement

December 23, 2024 fwstaff
By Wei Chen Three members of the St. Petersburg-based Uhuru Movement will not face prison time following their convictions for conspiracy, amidst accusations of collaborating with Russia to meddle in U.S. affairs. Omali Yeshitela, Penny […]
Trump promises to deport millions of migrant workers, an inhuman policy which will also push up prices
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Trump’s “Golden Age” – tariffs, reflation, gestapo deportation camps and cryptocurrency

December 18, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry Well, that didn’t last long. In his November 6 victory speech, Trump promised the working class that he would bring forth a “Golden Age.” His election campaign repeatedly promised prosperity to his […]
Mumia and Leonard
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Mumia Abu-Jamal Continues to Struggle After 43 Years of Unjust Imprisonment

December 12, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the early morning hours of December 9, 1981, cab driver and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was wounded and arrested on charges related to the shooting death of a white Philadelphia police officer. […]
MAGA hero Francisco Franco meeting his backer – Adolf Hitler in Berlin 1936
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DANGER AHEAD! The Call for a Trump-Aligned Movement/Militia To Crush “Unhumans”

December 11, 2024 fwstaff
  By Russ Bellant PREFACE A person has just been elected President of the United States who has said that he will have the legal authority to kill his opponents. When asked for a reaction […]
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be heading up Trump's Department of Government Efficiency
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Anti-worker Elon Musk: Ruling class’s Trump minder

December 10, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On November 18 ABC News reported that lawyers for Elon Musk, the richest man in the U.S. with a net worth of $353 billion joined forces with lawyers for Jeff Bezos, the […]