Austerity

France student protests over budget cuts
International News

European Civil Unrest Highlights Social Crisis in Western Industrial States

October 27, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe From early October students have taken the lead in expressing their discontent with the economics of educational administration in France. The walkouts, strikes and rebellions did not erupt in a political vacuum […]
French students protest October 8, 2026
International News

The centre emptied by the people cannot hold | From 1789 to 2026: A tale of two Bastilles | A child has lost his hand | A classroom far bigger than a battlefield

October 27, 2026 fwstaff
THE CENTRE EMPTIED BY THE PEOPLE CANNOT HOLD Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold (…) W.B. Yeats “92% of the general […]
French students demonstrate in Lyon
International News

French Government Closes Hundreds of Schools Amid Protests Against Austerity

October 22, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe High school students in France have engaged in strikes and mass demonstrations as funding cuts and lay-offs have created intolerable conditions in the education sector. On October 12, the government shut down […]
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 […]