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Oakland residents gather to protest the killing of Alan Blueford by an Oakland police officer.

Despite rampant abuse, Oakland rushes through pay raise for police

December 18, 2018 fwstaff

By Cassandra Devereaux On November 30, the City Council of Oakland, California, voted to approve a raise of 12.5 percent for the officers of the Oakland Police Department. They did this quickly and without soliciting […]

Striking workers at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit declare victory after reaching a settlement with the Marriott-owned hotel on November 3.

Workers demand livable wages at Marriott

December 8, 2018 fwstaff

By Tyler Vosgerchian One job should be enough. That is the tagline of the strike called by the hospitality union Unite Here against Marriott hotels nationwide, which concluded last week. This writer recently became a […]

GM Fleetwood workers gather by the hundreds inside the plant to talk about keeping the plant open.

Workers and community can fight GM plant closings

December 7, 2018 fwstaff

By David Sole General Motors (GM) announced on November 26 plans to end production at five plants in North America in 2019. Three of them are auto assembly factories located in Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan; Lordstown, Ohio; […]

Rally in support of the migrant caravan, organized by Pueblo Sin Fronteras in Oakland, CA.

Activists show solidarity with migrant caravan

December 7, 2018 fwstaff

By Terri Kay A rally of about 100 people, called by Pueblo Sin Fronteras, was held in the Fruitvale Plaza in Oakland, California, on November 26. PSF is “a collective of human rights activists that […]

Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy make speeches at the Neshoba County Fair on August 2 during the Mississippi gubernatorial race

Midterm elections leave crisis in political leadership

December 5, 2018 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe Results from the Mississippi Senatorial runoff elections where Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith defeated Democratic candidate Mike Espy by an 11 percent margin illustrates the formidable obstacles placed before the opposition party within the […]

NYC Palestine solidarity demo, Nov. 2018

Palestinian community denounces U.S.-Israeli attack on Gaza

December 5, 2018 fwstaff

By Bill Dores On November 17, members and friends of New York City’s Palestinian community mobilized in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bay Ridge to stand in solidarity with Gaza and honor those who gave their […]

Nurses demand better contracts at University of Illinois

December 3, 2018 fwstaff

By Fighting Words Staff Dozens of Licensed Practical Nurses from the Illinois Nurses Association went on strike November 15 against Chicago’s University of Illinois Hospital to demand that management bargain in good faith for a […]

Coastal Georgia celebrates RiceFest amid racist voter suppression

November 29, 2018 fwstaff

By Johnnie Stevens Thousands gathered in Riceboro, Georgia, from November 3 to November 10 for the 12th annual RiceFest. The parade and festival celebrate the culture, heritage and resistance of the Gullah Geechee people, a […]

Georgia gubernatorial candidates Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp debate in an event in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 23, 2018.

Midterm elections generate further polarization in the U.S.

November 18, 2018 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe November 6 was a day in which people across the United States, and indeed the world, were watching for some indications of the future political prospects for the leading capitalist state. It […]

Workers disrupt the National Conference of Governors in Traverse City, MI, to demand a moratorium on plant closings. (1987)

Revolutionary Approach to the Workers’ Struggle – Reviving the Transitional Program

November 16, 2018 fwstaff

By Jerry Goldberg The current period of capitalist development is characterized by the imposition of austerity by the capitalist class against the working class worldwide. Austerity means the direct rule by finance capital over cities, […]

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