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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 […]
The June 5, 1981, CDC first announcement. For the first few years the words “gay cancer” or GRID, “Gay Related Infectious Disease” in the press
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For Life and Love – We Are Not Going Back!

June 16, 2025 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo Because of a restraining order issued by a Federal judge, the Trump government has been forced to restore life-saving information about HIV/AIDS to the CDC’s website. Critical facts on HIV prevention, testing, […]
National Guard at Kent State U, May 4, 1970. Trump wants to bring back those days
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Trump Budget Aims for Expanded Police State

June 3, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole Most media coverage has directed public attention to the cuts in Medicaid and Medicare in Trump’s new budget proposal. This is certainly a serious concern to poor and working people across the […]
Haitians, formerly allowed in US because of natural disasters back home, may be deported by Trump’s Homeland Security Department
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The Utter Cruelty and Inhumanity of Trump’s Immigration Policy Towards Haitians

June 2, 2025 fwstaff
By Charlie Hinton The United States government is threatening mass deportations of Haitians enrolled in two programs – Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and the Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) allows […]
African American soldiers in 1865
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Activist Group Will Honor Black Civil War Soldiers

June 1, 2025 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE ACTIVIST GROUP WILL HONOR BLACK CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS AT AFRICAN CEMETERY IN PENNINGTON Members of the People’s Organization For Progress will journey to Mercer County to […]
Trump’s propose “Golden Dome” missile defense may cost trillions
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Trump’s Golden Dome designed to enable nuclear attack against China – Part 1

June 1, 2025 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On May 20, President Donald Trump unveiled his “Golden Dome” weapons program. Similar to Reagan’s infamous “Star Wars” program, Trump promised that this would prevent missiles from reaching U.S. shores: “Once fully […]
Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, being persecuted by Trump administration
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Civil rights group condemns charges brought against Congresswoman McIver

May 21, 2025 fwstaff
By 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 The following statement was issue by Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization For Progress: […]
Memphis African American Tyre Nichols killed by cops
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Jury Acquits Memphis Cops on Murder Charges in the Killing of Tyre Nichols

May 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Yet another group of violent police officers have been acquitted in the death of an African American, this time in the city of Memphis. Although the police officers involved in the brutal […]