Austerity

South Africa G20 delegates
Domestic News

Trump Continues Disinformation Campaign Against South Africa

December 14, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A recent meeting of the annual Group of 20 (G20) Summit held in the Republic of South Africa was not attended by United States President Donald Trump who continues to make false […]
Moratorium NOW! Coalition Black Friday demonstration for more food assistance and healthcare expansion, Federal Bldg. Downtown Detroit, Nov. 28, 2025
Domestic News

Black Friday Demonstration Demands Adequate Food Assistance and Funding for Health Care

December 2, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Friday, November 28, 2025 the Moratorium NOW! Coalition held a demonstration outside the Federal Building.in downtown Detroit to demand that the Trump administration fully fund and enhance benefits for SNAP […]
French union CGT rallies against austerity
International News

French Government Collapses as National Budget Deficit Reaches Critical Levels

September 21, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe France is grappling with a severe crisis in governance as repeated failures to address national problems have hampered its ability to address the burgeoning budget deficit. Prime Minister Francois Bayrou lost a […]
UK Unite members picketing over labor dispute
International News

Birmingham Sanitation Strike Spawns Public Health Emergency in England’s Second Largest City

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A sanitation workers’ strike in the second largest city in England, Birmingham, has prompted the local authorities to declare a major incident in the municipality. Reports indicate that approximately 17,000 tons of […]
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be heading up Trump's Department of Government Efficiency
Domestic News

Anti-worker Elon Musk: Ruling class’s Trump minder

December 10, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On November 18 ABC News reported that lawyers for Elon Musk, the richest man in the U.S. with a net worth of $353 billion joined forces with lawyers for Jeff Bezos, the […]
Domestic News

The Bradley Foundation, Project 2025 and the “Wisconsin Austerity Model”

October 30, 2024 fwstaff
By A Union Worker We honor the Indigenous whose stolen land we are on today. And we raise up the latest call from September 2024 by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions: “We write […]
Nigeria demonstration against bad governance
International News

Youth-led Demonstrations in Kenya Spread to Other African States

August 6, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Demonstrations erupted during mid-June in the East African state of Kenya which encompasses the largest economy in the sub-region. The now withdrawn Finance Bill, which would have imposed large tax hikes on […]
Protests like the 2011 takeover of the Wisconsin State Capitol will continue to confront the right-wing, racist forces
Domestic News

Capitalists Choose Milwaukee for the RNC Because Wisconsin is THE Austerity Model

July 9, 2024 fwstaff
By Dorothy Brown The legacy of unions and community advances in Wisconsin is deep and has often been led by socialists and communists and other militants. This people’s resistance is continuing during the Republican National […]
French farmers block motorway to Paris
International News

Bankruptcy in Second Largest British Municipality Indicates Broader European Crisis

February 10, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In the municipality of Birmingham, the second largest in the United Kingdom, the City Council filed for bankruptcy in September. The Council said that due to payments owed to women for years […]
Democrats and Republicans vote to raise debt ceiling benefits Wall Street banks and corporations - hurts workers and poor
Domestic News

Debt ceiling deal means austerity for workers and the poor

June 14, 2023 fwstaff
By Chris Fry With tremendous media fanfare, President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy agreed to allow the so-called “debt ceiling” to be raised until 2025. Despite assuring the public that cutting […]