Austerity

money drain
Domestic News

Coronavirus: Feed the people, starve the Pentagon!

March 20, 2020 fwstaff
By Chris Fry As millions of workers and poor are desperately facing a catastrophic loss of income from the Coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the country and the world, now is the time to examine […]
Call'em out protest 02-28-2020
Domestic News

Demand an Immediate Moratorium on Foreclosures and Evictions!

March 1, 2020 fwstaff
These photos were taken at a protest organized by Call’Em Out demanding a refund on illegally assessed property taxes paid by Detroit residents over the past 10 years in an amount exceeding $600 million dollars. […]
Detroit demolition by private contractors created environmental problems with debris left on sites
Domestic News

Detroit Demolition Bond Proposal Defeated Amid Mass Discontent

December 10, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On November 19, the Detroit City Council voted down a bond proposal advanced by corporate-imposed Mayor Mike Duggan ostensibly designed to eliminate blighted residential properties in this overwhelmingly impoverished African American municipality. […]
Chile demonstrations involve over one million people
International News

Chile Demonstrations Continue Despite Declaration of a State of Emergency

November 16, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A general strike and mass rebellion has erupted in Chile where the administration of President Sebastian Pinera has failed to quell the widespread discontent among the workers and youth. The president announced […]
International News

Ecuadoran General Strike Wins Concession on Fuel Subsidies

November 3, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After days of mass demonstrations and work stoppages, the Ecuadorian people have illustrated their revolutionary tradition in the ongoing battle against the imposition of austerity. Beginning on October 3, people responded angrily […]
International News

Recent unrest reveals continuing revolutionary spirit in Haiti

March 28, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the month of February, hundreds of thousands of Haitians took to the streets to demonstrate in response to the horrific economic crisis sweeping the Caribbean nation. For 10 straight days, workplaces, […]
demo in Puerto Rico
Domestic News

COFINA Puerto Rican PROMESA settlement means further robbery of the people

February 15, 2019 fwstaff
By Jerry Goldberg A big step in the robbery of the Puerto Rican people through the PROMESA bankruptcy proceedings occurred on February 4 when the NY District Court Judge Laura Swain approved a settlement on […]
International News

Crises of governance escalates in the capitalist states

February 2, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe France has once again been the scene of the gilet jaunes (yellow vests) demonstrations against the worsening social conditions of workers under the neoliberal policies of La Republique en Marche government of […]
Domestic News

Bill Wylie-Kellermann gives his closing argument in the Gilbert 7 case

February 2, 2019 fwstaff
By Elena Herrada Reverend Bill Wylie-Kellermann and co-defendants were at 36th District Court in Detroit for charges of shutting down the QLine, a pet project of the gentrifiers. In fact, the “Q” stands for “Quicken […]
Domestic News

Solidarity with the struggle of the GM workers and ex-GM workers in Colombia

January 25, 2019 fwstaff
By Autoworkers Caravan We are outraged over General Motors’ plans for mass layoffs at its Colmotores (Bogota, Colombia) assembly plant announced on December 21, 2018 that will result in an unspecified number of workers and their […]