Palestine

Thousands of Palestinians are still lost under tons of Gaza rubble
International News

COUNTER-ECOLOGY OF GENOCIDE | LAYERS AND LAYERS OF ABOLITIONIST MOURNING | IF I COULD HOLD BACK TIME | THE CEMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S RESISTANCE

April 10, 2024 fwstaff
COUNTER-ECOLOGY OF GENOCIDE truckloads of rubble uncleaned of human remains are driven to the Gaza beach no waves can wash off bloodstains – this haunted rubble is to build the new artificial port that will […]
Iran rep. at United Nations Security Council
International News

Iran Deputy Ambassador to the UN Condemns Israeli Attack on Embassy in Syria

April 9, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A deadly airstrike on the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus, Syria has prompted outrage throughout the West Asia region. This attack continues a long line of atrocities committed […]
Dearborn Land Day youth and adult march
Domestic News

Palestine Land Day Commemorated from Detroit to Dearborn and Around the World

April 9, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff March 30, 2024 was Palestine Land Day which has been a focus for mass demonstrations around the world. In Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan, demonstrations were held downtown and outside the western […]
Ask the kites whether they hurt - a Julia Wright poem
International News

ANTI-CAPITALIST MOSQUITOS | TIME-SLIP HUNGER | THE ANCESTRALLY UNPROTECTED | ASK THE KITES WHETHER THEY HURT

March 31, 2024 fwstaff
ANTI-CAPITALIST MOSQUITOS for Michael Schifmann who told us the parable of the mosquito i give thanks for smaller and smaller blessings today i searched and found an emoji for Refaat Alareer’s kite and lining one […]
Domestic News

On International Workers Day Urgent Appeal from the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions

March 30, 2024 fwstaff
Brothers and Sisters of unions and other labor organizations in the United States of America: In the midst of pain and blood, in the displacement camps, amidst the rubble, and the ruins of our homes, […]
Millions in Gaza face starvation
International News

FRAGMENTATION OF THE SOUL | THE LUMINO OF THE PEOPLE’S EYES | PAPER WINGS TO FLY BACK HOME | THE GRIMM TALE OF GAZA | THE PEOPLE’S BANNER-HEADS

March 26, 2024 fwstaff
FRAGMENTATION OF THE SOUL Codepink showed photos of starving Gaza children to AIPAC lobbyists eating lunch – please don’t leave that stuff it makes us feel uncomfortable, a young man in a slick suit says […]
Domestic News

The Emerging Grassroots Labor Anti-Zionist Struggle

March 25, 2024 fwstaff
  By Gerry Scoppettuolo On February 16 seven U.S. International Unions announced the formation of the National Network for a Ceasefire in Palestine (https://www.laborforceasefire.org/). Most of these internationals had signed the earlier labor call issued […]
Gaza resistance forces continue
International News

Yemeni Armed Forces Prepare for Possible Imperialist Ground Invasion

March 25, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Resistance forces in Yemen have been the targets in the U.S. and British efforts to halt the country’s blockade against Israeli ports. Spokesmen for the Ansar Allah movement say that its presence […]
Domestic News

SO YOUNG BACK IN ACCRA | BREAKING SILENCE | DEAD CHILD WALKING

March 25, 2024 fwstaff
SO YOUNG BACK IN ACCRA to the Free Mumia Youth movement in memory of my one and only meeting with W.E.B. DuBois i was so young back in Accra so young that learning journalism at […]
British ship sunk in Red Sea
International News

Imperialists Continue Bombing Yemen as Famine Spreads in Gaza

March 20, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Warplanes from the United States and the British Royal Air Force (RAF) once again launched a series of airstrikes against the people of Yemen in several locations on March 14. Statements to […]