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War criminal Kissinger didn’t deserve to be 100 years old

December 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Stephen Millies It’s fitting that Henry Kissinger finally croaked on Nov. 29, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Every child murdered in Gaza by U.S.-made bombs dropped by U.S.-made planes was […]
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POP Says Pause is Not Enough – Calls for Permanent Ceasefire

December 3, 2023 fwstaff
By The People’s Organization For Progress THE PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS PO BOX 22505 NEWARK, NJ 07101 973 801-0001 www.njpop.org CONTACT: LAWRENCE HAMM NOVEMBER 27, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) […]
WGA and SAG-AFTRA picketers
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SAF-AFTRA Reachest Tentative Agreement

December 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On November 24, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) national board leadership made public the full text of a tentative contract agreement. The union had been on […]
Ultra-right minister John Hagee spoke at pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C. on November 14.
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Why Anti-semitic Evangelical Leaders Love Israel

November 25, 2023 fwstaff
By Marta Ilyich On November 14th, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Shumer and newly crowned Republican Speaker Of The House Mike Johnson took the stage in Washington, D.C. to lend their influence to the ‘March […]
POP leader Lawrence Hamm, longtime activist now running for the U.S. Senate
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Statement by Lawrence Hamm, New Jersey Senate Candidate, on Palestine

November 12, 2023 fwstaff
By Committee to Elect Lawrence Hamm COMMITTEE TO ELECT LAWRENCE HAMM POST OFFICE BOX 25414 NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07101 (973)332-6195 OCTOBER 26, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE IN GAZA   […]
Detroit Blue Cross-Blue Shield workers still on strike, Nov. 3, 2023
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Detroit “Strike City” Continues as Nearly 5000 Union Members Remain on the Picket Lines

November 7, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Although the automotive companies, GM, Ford and Stallantis, have signed tentative agreements with the UAW International, thousands of workers still remain on strike at Blue Cross-Blue Shield and the three Detroit […]
Lead banners in Detroit march for Palestine
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Detroit Unified Rally and March Demands a Ceasefire Over Gaza

November 6, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Saturday, October 28, 2023 thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Detroit in defense of Palestine and in opposition to the siege of Gaza. More than 40 organizations endorsed […]
Detroit United Workers March through Downtown, Thurs. Oct. 19, 2023
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Detroit “Strike City” Mobilizes Thousands of Workers in United March for Economic Justice

October 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A mass demonstration for Workers Rights and Economic Justice was held on Thursday,. October 19, 2023 where striking union members from Blue Cross-Blue Shield, the three casinos and the automakers joined […]
Detroit Casino workers walk the picket line on Wed. Oct. 18, 2023
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Detroit Unions Walk the Picket Lines Against Blue Cross-Blue Shield and Three Detroit Casinos

October 25, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff These photographs were taken during the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 18, 2023 as thousands of workers are on strike for a living wage in Detroit. UAW Local 2500, representing […]
Detroit rally in support of Palestine, Oct. 16, 2023
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Detroit Demonstrations in Solidarity with Palestine

October 25, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Monday, October 16, 2023, a demonstration was held at the McNamara Federal Building in Detroit demanding that Senator Gary Peters support the call for a cease fire. The action was […]