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Donald Trump’s Beer Hall Putsch

January 14, 2021 fwstaff
By David Sole On November 8, 1923 Adolph Hitler led a march of hundreds of armed Nazi Party members, right-wing veterans and supporters in the German city of Munich in an attempted insurrection (putsch).  They […]
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The Fascist Danger of January 6 and Beyond

January 10, 2021 fwstaff
By Moratorium Now Coalition of Detroit, Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement, Peoples Alliance Bay Area Join a virtual meeting to discuss the crisis of Trump’s attempted coup. Monday, January 11 at 7 P.M. ET, […]
African American voters line up in Georgia
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Georgia Twin Runoff Election Results Fuel Right-wing Unrest

January 10, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A highly contested presidential election on November 3, coupled with the outcome of the runoff poll in Georgia which is determining the power relations within the United States Senate, has undoubtedly prompted […]
Widespread public support for GIs who refused illegal orders during the Vietnam era
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Attention! Refuse to Follow Trump’s Illegal Orders to Overturn the Election

January 6, 2021 fwstaff
In response to the attempted coup by Trump, Fighting Words is reprinting the call issued by Moratorium Now Coalition – Detroit;  Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement; and Peoples Alliance – Bay Area on November […]
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Mumia Abu-Jamal Urgent Legal Update FOP Loses for Now:

December 23, 2020 fwstaff
By Noelle Hanrahan and Jennifer Beach, Prison Radio Co-Directors The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge Five & Maureen Faulkner have lost this fight. But the rematch is going to be brutal. On December 16th […]
Detroit demonstration defends State Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson
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All Out – Support Michigan State Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson

December 22, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Detroit Staff A rally to support State Representative Cynthia A. Johnson was held on the west side of Detroit on December 16 amid attacks on this African American political official. Supporters and […]
Black Lives Matter protest in Oshkosh, Wisconsin fall 2020 Photo wibailoutpeopleorg
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The Coming Crisis for Republicans and Democrats

December 17, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole The extreme measures being taken by Donald Trump and most of the Republican Party to overturn the victory of Joe Biden in the November 3 election are not simply support for the […]
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Lawsuit Filed to Halt Voter Suppression in the Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia

December 13, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After the third certification of the results of the presidential elections in the state of Georgia, efforts are underway to ensure equal access to the franchise leading up to the pivotal race […]
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Stop Trump’s Racist Mass Executions!

December 12, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A vigil and demonstration was held at the McNamara Federal Building in downtown Detroit on Wednesday, December  9, 2020 to oppose and condemn the scheduled executions of four African American men […]
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A Specter is Haunting Wall Street

December 10, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the founders of the theory scientific socialism, noted in their 1848 classic work, the Communist Manifesto, that “a specter is haunting Europe – the specter of Communism.” […]