Food insecurity

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 […]
West African military leaders sign Liptako-Gourma Charter
International News

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Sign Military Pact

September 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the July 26 seizure of power by the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP) in Niger, threats of direct military intervention have been pervasive from France and the […]
Russia-Africa Summit held in St. Petersburg
International News

Russia-Africa Summit Held Amid Worsening Global Security Situation

August 4, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Despite the tremendous pressure by the western imperialist governments placed upon the African Union (AU) member-states and the Russian Federation, the second Russia-Africa Summit was held on July 27-28 in St. Petersburg. […]
East Africa food insecurity map
International News

East Africa Food Insecurity and the Role of AFRICOM

July 29, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On July 19, several media sources reported that airstrikes were carried out against what was claimed to be bases of the Islamist group fighting the central government in the Horn of Africa […]
Sri Lankan demonstrators protest their removal from the encampment in Colombo
International News

Sri Lanka Democracy Movement at the Crossroads

August 4, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several months the nation of Sri Lanka has been imperiled with the looming threat of complete economic collapse as fuel, food and other commodity prices skyrocketed. Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa became […]
Sri Lanka protest over economic conditions
International News

Protest Movement Rejects Parliamentary Appointment of Sri Lankan President

July 23, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Sri Lanka, an island-nation of 22 million people, has been the center of political and economic turmoil since the United National Party government defaulted on $51 billion in foreign debt during May. […]
Afghanistan damge from earthquake
International News

Afghanistan Hit by Massive Earthquake Magnifying Existing Crisis

July 3, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the early morning hours of June 22, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern region of Afghanistan reportedly killing in excess of 1,000 people. This natural disaster will only compound the […]
Chad declares food emergency during June 2022
International News

Chad Declares Food Emergency

June 9, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Two of the major agencies affiliated with the United Nations are warning of the potential for widespread hunger and famine in several geo-political regions of the world. The World Food Program (WFP) […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with Senegalese President Mack Sall head of the AU, June 3, 2022
International News

African Union Leaders Meet with Russian Government Amid Escalating Food Crisis

June 6, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In at least two regions of the African continent food deficits are a major concern for political officials and humanitarian organizations. The Russian special military operations in neighboring Ukraine have brought to […]
Hunger increasing in the U.S..
Domestic News

Coronavirus: The K-shaped recovery and the rise of zombie capitalism

August 25, 2020 fwstaff
By Chris Fry From an August 19 CNBC report: Nearly 40% of Americans who lost a job or had a reduction in take-home pay due to Covid-19 can’t last more than a month on savings […]