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The AFL-CIO labor federation, headed by Richard Trumka, is seeing the terms general strike and resistance against tyranny, bandied about.
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Community groups, Unions Taking Fascist Threats Seriously

October 26, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole With less than two weeks left before the November 3 U.S. elections there are signs that some sectors of the population are taking Donald Trump’s threat seriously to refuse to recognize an […]
Detroit demonstration led by Detroit Will Breathe against police brutality on the southwest side on Oct. 10, 2020.
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Stop Police Brutality on the Southwest Side!

October 18, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff There were demonstrations for two consecutive nights beginning at St. Hedwig Park located in the area near Junction and Michigan Avenue in Detroit. Incidents of police brutality were reported to […]
Detroit anti-eviction demonstration featured militant speeches from housing activists on Oct. 9, 2020
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Stop Evictions and Honor the CDC Moratorium!

October 18, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff There was another midday picket line outside 36th District Court in downtown Detroit on Friday, October 9, 2020. The demonstration called for the halt to eviction proceedings due to the […]
Warren demonstration marches north on Van Dyke on October 3, 2020 Photo Abayomi Azikiwe
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Justice for Victims of Racist Attacks in Warren!

October 11, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Detroit Staff There was another rally and march in Warren, Michigan, a large suburb on the border with the city of Detroit, on Saturday October 3, where a series of racially-motivated attacks […]
Christopher Vialva and his mother Lisa Brown just days before his execution in Indiana
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Racism and the Death Penalty

October 11, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Christopher Vialva, 40, was executed by the United States government on September 24, 2020 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Vialva was the first Black person put to death by the federal criminal justice […]
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This Marxist Answers Detroit’s Police Chief Craig

October 2, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole On September 23 Detroit’s Police Chief James Craig went on TV’s Fox & Friends to denounce the demonstrations against police brutality and terror that have continued almost daily since May 29 after […]
Breonna Taylor demonstration and press conference with Kentucky State Representative Attica Scott
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Widespread Condemnation in Kentucky Grand Jury Cover-up of Breonna Taylor Police Killing

October 2, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky has legally absolved of criminal responsibility the police officers, Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cogrove, involved in the shooting death of 26-year old Breonna Taylor, who was […]
Trump supporters try to intimidate early voters in Fairfax, VA on Sept. 20.
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Call to Create People’s Committees to Defend Democratic Rights

September 30, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole Donald Trump is making it clearer every day that he will not peacefully give up the office of president if he loses the election. Now, it is possible that Trump will “win” […]
March against racist attacks in Warren victims the Hall family
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Stop Racist Attacks in Warren!

September 27, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit  Fighting Words Staff An estimated 300 people took to the streets of Warren, Michigan  on Saturday, September 19, 2020 to demand an end to racism and vigilante attacks on African Americans in this […]
Elijah McClain, murdered by police August 24, 2019.
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Solidarity with the Denver Anti-Racists

September 23, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff The Communist Workers League expresses complete solidarity with, and support for, the anti-racist activists recently arrested in Colorado and with the entire Colorado Black Lives Matter movement which has been demanding […]