International News

Niger demonstration against the coup
International News

Niger Soldiers Overthrow Western Allied Government

August 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Throughout the day on July 26, members of the presidential guard in Niamey, the capital of the West African state of Niger, were reportedly in the process of seizing control of the […]
East Africa food insecurity map
International News

East Africa Food Insecurity and the Role of AFRICOM

July 29, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On July 19, several media sources reported that airstrikes were carried out against what was claimed to be bases of the Islamist group fighting the central government in the Horn of Africa […]
Haitians continue protests against corruption and imperialist intervention
International News

Haitians Protest UN Occupation and Pending Foreign “Intervention”

July 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor The US and Canada have been arguing for a multilateral military intervention in Haiti led by the army of a third country, possibly even Rwanda, to support the puppet […]
Grain graphic on rising costs
International News

Food Insecurity in Africa and the Politics of NATO Expansion

July 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe United Nations affiliated humanitarian and development agencies are reporting that many countries across the African continent are experiencing food insecurity. This phenomenon is related to at least three major factors: the sanctions […]
International News

What’s going on next door in Mexico – and why don’t we know?!

July 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff The Moratorium NOW! Coalition organized a webinar on July 10 entitled “What’s going on next door in Mexico – and why don’t we know?!”.  The idea for the forum was raised […]
31 NATO leaders at Vilnius Summit cannot save Ukraine proxy war
International News

NATO Summit Won’t Stop Ukraine’s Declining Fortunes

July 19, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held a high level summit July 11-12 in the capital of Lithuania not far from the Ukrainian battlefields. Delegates included U.S. President Joe Biden, the leaders […]
Nahel (l) and his mother
International News

NAHEL’S FRANCE: NEO COLONIALIZED AND PAN AFRICAN VOICES SPEAK UP

July 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Two days ago, my client told me he was thinking of committing suicide because his profession has been attacked for two to three weeks now even though he is convinced he acted […]
Nazis show up in support of the ‘TERF ‘Let Women Speak’ rally in Australia
Domestic News

Forum: The Growing Fascist Threat to Transgender Lives

July 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Attend a Public Meeting on the Current Crisis The Growing Fascist Threat to Transgender Lives Saturday – July 22, 2023 – 6:00 PM Eastern time         Zoom participation […]
Peru police repress democratic movement
International News

White House Deploys Troops to Bolster Right-wing Coup Regime in Peru

July 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In early December of 2022, the socialist president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, was overthrown in a political coup engineered by the conservative-dominated Congress and immediately thrown into prison. Vice-President Dina Boluarte was […]
A street destroyed by the Israeli military during an invasion in Jenin on 5 July
International News

Israel’s rampage in Jenin changes nothing

July 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Maureen Clare Murphy Israel withdrew its troops from Jenin refugee camp early Wednesday after a two-day offensive – the largest in the occupied West Bank in two decades. At least 12 Palestinians, including four […]