Dallas shoppers amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Reopening the United States Economy: Myths and Realities

By Abayomu Azikiwe There are tremendous economic and political pressures emanating from the White House and the corporate community to “reopen” the United States economy. At present the U.S.  has outstripped all other countries in […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari on state visit
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Africa, IMF Conditionality and the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Abayomi Azikiwe African states across the continent have enacted stringent measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19. From Kenya, to Egypt and South Africa, governmental leaders, labor unions, community organizations and professional groupings […]

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Haiti: We are Lavalas

By Haiti Action Committee 4/23/2020 Fanmi Lavalas sends greetings to Haitians here and abroad during this coronavirus pandemic and takes this opportunity to be in solidarity with all the victims of the coronavirus and their […]

Detroit SEIU worker protests outside nursing home
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Cuban healthcare workers arriving in South Africa
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The Black New Deal

Note: Fighting Words is posting this statement, with accompanying demands, not as our own program, but to recognize a significant response by Black community leaders in Oakland to the serious and devastating impact of COVID19 […]

Lakeland Correctional Facility
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South African soldiers enforce lockdown amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Africa Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic

  By Abayomi Azikiwe There are 55 member-states within the African Union (AU) where 1.2 billion people reside. Governments throughout the continent have taken initiatives to reduce the threat of COVID-19 cases which have been […]

Amazon worker demonstrates against lack of safety and adequate pay
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Detroit, COVID-19 and the Worsening Capitalist Crisis

By Abayomi Azikiwe Detroit still remains at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic as infection rates continue at unacceptable levels amid the rapidly declining economic situation. Although the rate of people entering hospitals suffering from […]

Rosa Parks in May 1971
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