U.S. elections

Call for protests in Chicago at the Democratic Party Convention stirs memories of the 1968 demonstrations against the Vietnam War at that Democratic Convention
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Join the fight against the genocide in Gaza!

August 7, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Lost in the tumultuous events around the 2024 presidential election, with Biden’s incoherent debate performance in the face of Trump’s racist anti-migrant rant, followed by the Trump shooting, then Biden’s dropping […]
Julia Wright on the Trump assassination attempt
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Bread, circuses…and assassination attempts

July 26, 2024 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Minutes after the murder of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin said to a passer-by that “he was too big, too excited, certainly high on something”. The police officer’s defense was early on that […]
U.S. presidents, including Trump, have a long history of murdering or attempting to murder, foreign leaders
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No Tears for Trump!

July 21, 2024 fwstaff
By Stephen Millies The first question that must be asked about the shootings at the July 13 Trump rally is: who does it benefit? It’s obviously Trump himself. All it took was a bloody ear […]
Protests like the 2011 takeover of the Wisconsin State Capitol will continue to confront the right-wing, racist forces
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Capitalists Choose Milwaukee for the RNC Because Wisconsin is THE Austerity Model

July 9, 2024 fwstaff
By Dorothy Brown The legacy of unions and community advances in Wisconsin is deep and has often been led by socialists and communists and other militants. This people’s resistance is continuing during the Republican National […]
POP Chairperson, Larry Hamm, called for Congress to boycott Netanyahu speech
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POP Calls on NJ Congressional Delegation to boycott Netanyahu speech

June 27, 2024 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) is calling upon the New Jersey congressional delegation to boycott a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the United States Congress which […]
POP Chair, Lawrence Hamm at White House protest June 12, 2024
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POP Chairman Demands Biden Halt Aid to Israel

June 24, 2024 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization For Progress, protested U.S. support for Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza at the White House, Washington D.C. yesterday, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. His reasons for […]
Palestine solidarity at WSU Library
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Palestine Solidarity Activists Protest VP Harris in Detroit

May 7, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Monday, May 6, 2024, students and community members gathered outside the Purdy-Kresge Library on the campus of Wayne State University. The rally and later march were aimed at bringing attention […]
Upsurge among youth grows to confront US-Israel genocide
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Abandon Biden Movement: What’s next?

April 29, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry and David Sole Before the Wisconsin Democratic Primary on April 2, pro-Palestinian activists campaigned to persuade voters to check the “Uninstructed” box on the ballot rather than vote for “Bomber” Biden. They […]
Detroit demonstration in 2020 to count all the votes
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Electoral Redistricting Battles Rage Across the U.S.

March 31, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A controversial redistricting map drawn up in 2021 by a supposedly independent commission resulted in the domination of the Michigan State Legislative seats and Gubernatorial office by the Democratic Party after the […]