U.S. elections

Virginia firefighters protest governor’s veto of collective bargaining rights
Domestic News

Corporate Control Over Democrats Exposed in Virginia

June 3, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole The often-bitter conflict between Republicans and Democrats in the US electoral arena sometimes can hide the fact that both parties are controlled by the capitalist billionaire class. Occasionally, however, this fundamental truth […]
US food lines
Domestic News

After the Elections and Government Reopening Social Crisis Will Only Worsen

November 30, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On November 4, the electorate in several United States municipalities and gubernatorial races delivered a resounding rebuke to the current trajectory of the MAGA Republicans who control both Houses of Congress and […]
Wilmington white mobs gather after burning African American newspaper
Domestic News

Documentary Review: “American Coup: Wilmington 1898”

November 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Review of “American Coup: Wilmington 1898”: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/american-coup-wilmington-1898/) A recently aired Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary as part of the “American Experience” series examined the history of the white supremacist coup which ousted […]
Reconstruction vote
Domestic News

Implications of a Second Trump Term for Working Class and Oppressed Peoples

November 14, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There are numerous arguments being advanced as to the reasons behind the outcomes of the November 5 presidential and congressional elections which resulted in the declaration of former President Donald Trump as […]
Some of Trump’s billionaire backers: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Bill Ackman
Domestic News

Ruling Class Factions Battled Over Trump’s Election

November 12, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole It would be a great mistake to think the election of Donald Trump on November 5 was “the will of the people.” Certainly, he garnered a majority of votes nationwide along with […]
Domestic News

United Electrical Workers Statement on the Election

November 12, 2024 fwstaff
By UE Officers For over half of a century, working people in the U.S. have seen stagnating wages, worsening working conditions, the loss of good jobs, and constant increases in the cost of living. This […]
Domestic News

October 7 – Commemorating a Year of Palestinian Resistance and Struggle

October 14, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A public forum on Oct. 7, 2024 was organized by Moratorium NOW! Coalition and the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI) to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Al-Aqsa […]
Abayomi Azikiwe
International News

United States Imperialism and the Genocide in Gaza

October 14, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: This address was delivered during a public forum organized by the Moratorium NOW! Coalition and the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI) commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Al-Aqsa […]
Jill Stein
Domestic News

Open Letter to Dr. Jill Stein

October 1, 2024 fwstaff
  By Syria Support Movement Up to last week, you graciously provided US voters with a clear, viable, electoral alternative to the twin war parties, namely, Democrats and Republicans. Regrettably, last Thursday, September 19th, your […]
Palestinian community of Jenin attacked by IDF
International News

Zionist Genocidal Onslaught Spreads to the West Bank

August 29, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A renewed military campaign by the israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the West Bank resulted in 11 deaths on August 28. These attacks come amid the ongoing mass killings, property destruction and […]