U.S. imperialism in crisis

Protests focus on Donald Trump, but the underlying problem is monopoly capitalism
Domestic News

Trump is a symptom – the disease is monopoly capitalism

February 4, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole The endless outrages of Donald Trump and his henchmen lead some people to believe that our struggle begins and ends with the criminal in the White House. No doubt, the numerous protests […]
Detroit rally says 'No Tech for Genocide'
Domestic News

Reindustrialize conference in Detroit protested for complicity in Gaza genocide

August 4, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words staff A spirited protest was held on July 16, 2025 at Hudson’s Detroit in  downtown Detroit where the 2nd Industrialize Conference was taking place. Conference participants included representatives from many of the […]
BRICS Plus graphic with Vietnam as 10th partner
International News

BRICS 17th Summit Condemns Tariffs and Unilateralism

July 15, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe United States President Donald Trump has verbally attacked the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) plus 17th Summit held in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Held under the theme of […]
Trump’s propose “Golden Dome” missile defense may cost trillions
Domestic News

Trump’s Golden Dome designed to enable nuclear attack against China – Part 1

June 1, 2025 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On May 20, President Donald Trump unveiled his “Golden Dome” weapons program. Similar to Reagan’s infamous “Star Wars” program, Trump promised that this would prevent missiles from reaching U.S. shores: “Once fully […]
Will trade war lead to shooting war between U.S. and China?
Domestic News

Trump’s tariffs: Prelude to shooting war?

April 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Chris Fry Beginning on April 2, king Trump has conducted a chaotic global tariff “tribute” campaign, with the goal of forcing the rest of the world to “bend the knee” to U.S. imperialism. From […]
International News

AI for the people? How China’s AI development challenges U.S. big tech

February 20, 2025 fwstaff
  By Gary Wilson The following text is based on a talk given by Gary Wilson at the “Deep Seek and the Challenge to U.S. Technological Hegemony” webinar on Feb. 16, hosted by the Friends […]
International News

DeepSeek and the challenge to U.S. technological hegemony

February 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Friends of Socialist China In January, the Chinese tech startup DeepSeek stunned the world with the release of its R1 artificial intelligence model, which outperforms its major US-based competitors, at a fraction of the […]
DRC anti-west demonstrations
International News

Rwanda Backed M23 Declares Ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo

February 12, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several weeks fighting has flared once again in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel grouping has moved into the North Kivu city […]
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be heading up Trump's Department of Government Efficiency
Domestic News

Anti-worker Elon Musk: Ruling class’s Trump minder

December 10, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On November 18 ABC News reported that lawyers for Elon Musk, the richest man in the U.S. with a net worth of $353 billion joined forces with lawyers for Jeff Bezos, the […]
Military defeat in Vietnam plus an anti-war, anti-imperialist movement at home caused a split in the U.S. ruling class
Domestic News

Both U.S. Ruling Class Factions Want World Hegemony

November 20, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole The split in the U.S. ruling class that was so evident in the contentious presidential election campaign of 2024 also extends into international issues. But since the struggle is between two factions […]