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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 […]
Thousands march for Palestine in Michigan
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Thousands march for Palestine in Michigan

October 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Two thousand supporters of Palestine rallied and marched in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn on October 14. Just one week ago around 1500 Palestinian soldiers broke out of the prison that […]
Tampa 5 activist Chrisley Carpio under attack for protesting reactionary Florida education policies at University of South Florida
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Defend the Tampa 5

October 11, 2023 fwstaff
By Committee to Defend the Tampa 5 On March 6, 2023, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a protest to fight back against DeSantis’s anti-diversity bill HB 999/SB 266 at the University […]
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A Different Lens interview on AI and the class struggle

October 5, 2023 fwstaff
    A Different Lens, an audio podcast produced by the Hampton Institute, interviewed Fighting Words editor Chris Fry on the topic of Artificial Intelligence and the Class Struggle. Listen to the interview by clicking […]
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Imperialist sanctions and the crisis migrants face

October 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Chris Fry Millions of migrants have braved incredible hardship to find shelter and jobs in the U.S. Many have fled U.S. supported repressive regimes. Hundreds of thousands of others have left their countries that […]