U.S. imperialism

The mass protest by garment workers on Feb. 17, 2022, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, won a 54% wage increase
International News

Haiti: The Ransom is Still Being Paid

July 10, 2022 fwstaff
By Robert Roth, Haiti Action Committee Reprinted from the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper On May 20th, The New York Times published a meticulously documented series entitled, “The Ransom,” detailing the devastating impact […]
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 […]
Peoples Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles
International News

Summit of the Americas Reaffirms Decline of U.S. Influence

June 20, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A failed Summit of the Americas convened by the United States administration of President Joe Biden further revealed the waning geopolitical authority of Washington and Wall Street. This event held between June […]
Domestic News

95 Days

June 8, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole It took 95 days. Since the beginning of the February 24 special military operation in Ukraine by the Russian Federation the New York Times and the rest of the mass capitalist media […]
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 […]
International News

Global Afrikan Congress on the Summit of the Americas

May 28, 2022 fwstaff
By Global Afrikan Congress As members of the Global Afrikan Congress or GAC, we were immensely proud of the initial stance of CARICOM governments, that they would have boycotted the Summit of the Americas if […]
Caribbean Pan African Network
International News

OPEN LETTER TO CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT

May 27, 2022 fwstaff
The Executive officers and members of the Caribbean Pan-African Network (CPAN) are drawn from thirteen CARICOM member states, and we are therefore convinced that we speak for the vast majority of the people of our […]
International News

Biden Redeploys Pentagon Troops to Somalia

May 20, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe President Joe Biden of the United States has announced through the Department of Defense the redeployment of Pentagon troops to the Horn of Africa state of Somalia. This is not the first […]
Protest against the israeli Dance Theater in Detroit
International News

Palestine on my mind

May 13, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole I was born just eight days before “Al Nakba” – the Palestinian Catastrophe of May 15, 1948. I was born in New York City, a child of Hungarian Jewish immigrants who had […]
China and Solomon Islands sign security pact.
International News

Solomon Islands – China Deal Infuriates U.S. Imperialists

May 2, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole On April 19 the independent nation of Solomon Islands signed a security agreement with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “The pact allows China to send police and military personnel to the […]