Austerity

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 […]
Sri Lanka protests against austerity during 2022
International News

Sri Lanka IMF Program Cannot Solve Internal Crisis

April 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Less than one year ago, the people of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka were up in arms over the worsening economic situation prompting hundreds of thousands of people to take […]
Domestic News

Jobs and the District Detroit Tax Capture Ripoff

April 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Mike Shane The Detroit City Council recently approved $748 million in tax breaks for two billionaires for a $1.5 billion development project in District Detroit, an area that includes a portion of downtown Detroit. […]
France in flames over pension reforms
International News

Fires in the Streets of France Illustrates Anger over Pension Reforms

March 31, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Discontent with President Emmanuel Macron is mounting in the aftermath of his executive enactment of a controversial pension reform bill that would make substantial changes to the retirement system for millions of […]
Banner outside of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit in 2014
Domestic News

Detroit Remains Mired in Poverty as City Council Approves $800 Million Tax Giveaway to the Rich

March 29, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In an 8-1 vote, the Detroit City Council signed off on awarding two billionaires a tax incentive valued at $800 million despite broad independent opposition to the scheme. Known as “District Detroit”, […]
French workers demonstrate in the streets against pension reforms
International News

Unrest Erupts in France After Macron Imposes Pension Reforms by Decree

March 23, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe French workers and youth expressed their profound anger at the government in the wake of President Emmanuel Macron’s actions related to the proposed changes in the pension system in one of Europe’s […]
French workers demonstrate against pension reforms
Domestic News

1.2 Million French Workers Strike Again

March 12, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several months, unions and students in France have engaged in periodic general strikes and mass demonstrations in protest against a pension reform plan advanced by President Emmanuel Macron. The new scheme […]
French CGT banners very much in evidence on January 31, 2023
International News

French Unions Stage Third Day of General Strikes Against Pension Reform

February 10, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe President Emmanuel Macron of France has introduced a bill within the National Assembly which would make significant changes to the pension system established as a result of working class struggles over the […]