climate change

Brazil climate march Nov. 2025
International News

COP30 in Brazil Marked Again by Tensions Over Methods to Address Climate Change

December 14, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Brazil hosted the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in the city of Belem in the north of the country and the gateway to the Amazon. The conference lasted from November 10-21 and […]
Domestic News

LEAVING, LEAVING… | WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK INTO THE FIRES? | WE KNOW WHO THE HEROES ARE | A POETIC PETITION FOR AN INDIGENOUS GRANDFATHER

January 28, 2025 fwstaff
LEAVING, LEAVING… leaving leaving leaving again a life of leaving leaving this house behind leaving leaving a leaf leaving its tree to fall and become humus to sprout once more elsewhere leaving leaving to go […]
COP29 climate finance demonstration
International News

COP29 Climate Change Summit Marked by Acrimonious Debate

November 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A two-week long annual United Nations Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan has ended without addressing the concerns of the peoples of the underdeveloped and developing geopolitical regions of the world. Although the […]
Italian auto workers strike on October 18, 2024
Domestic News

Imperialism fails to quash China’s EV revolution

October 28, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On October 18 tens of thousands of Italian auto workers held a nationwide strike and marched through the streets of Rome. Organized by three unions, this action was led by workers from […]
China has developed sodium ion batteries to replace lithium ions which are more expensive and much less available
Domestic News

Biden’s Tariffs on China: A Unionist Response – Part 2

June 23, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry Part 1 discussed how Biden has undermined his own publicized campaign to fight global warming by imposing huge tariff increases on China. Part 2 explores how the billionaire ruling class, patrons to […]
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Domestic News

Biden’s Tariffs on China: A Unionist Response – Part 1

June 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry When Biden was running for office in 2020, he said that Trump’s tariffs on Chinese products increased inflation on the public and promised to reduce or eliminate them. He did not. Instead, […]
Detroit MLK Day 2024 audience in sanctuary and balcony
Domestic News

Detroit’s 21st Annual MLK Day Rally Focused on Labor, Community and Palestinian Struggles

January 24, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Shawn Fain, President of the UAW International, noted during his major policy address at the 21st Annual Detroit MLK Day Rally that the labor movement and the struggle for civil rights remains […]
COP28 solidarity demonstration with Palestine
International News

COP28 Summit Concludes with Contradictory Agreement

December 21, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A two week-long annual climate conference sponsored by the United Nations in Dubai ended on December 13 with an agreement to “transition from” the use of fossil fuels on a global scale. […]
Libya damage from Storm Daniel
International News

Libya Climate Crisis Linked to Pentagon-NATO Intervention of 2011

September 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Two devastating events have struck the North African states of the Kingdom of Morocco and Libya leaving thousands dead and tens of thousands more unaccounted for by international humanitarian agencies. The flooding […]
Africa Climate Summit 2023 protests outside the KICC
International News

Africa Climate Summit Issues Nairobi Declaration

September 12, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Nairobi, Kenya, the commercial center for the East Africa region, hosted the Africa Climate Summit which attracted thousands of delegates, investors and observers to discuss the worsening plight of the continent as […]