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June Vass (she/her) is the editor-in-chief of the Red Phoenix, the Director of the Information Bureau of the American Party of Labor, and a member of the National Writers Union. She is based in Los Angeles, CA.
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On-the-job murder of Amber Czech by coworker a tragic expression of misogyny in labor
Joint statement by the Labor Commission and the Women’s Commission of the American Party of Labor– On Nov. 11, Amber Czech, a 20-year old welder for Advanced Process Technologies in Minnesota, was bludgeoned to death on the job by a… Read More ›
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Chinese auto manufacturer breaks strike with military police in Brazil
Misha G. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Massachusetts– Since Dec. 2, approximately 2,000 construction workers hired to build the new BYD manufacturing factory in Camaçari, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, have gone on strike to demand dignified living and… Read More ›
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Denounce U.S. aggression against Venezuela!
Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor— The American Party of Labor denounces the latest act of aggression carried out by the Trump Administration against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. After months of escalating threats—and following… Read More ›
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The Surge of Intolerance: Understanding global rise of xenophobia, chauvinistic nationalism, military annexation
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In a period characterized by extensive global connectivity through trade, migration, and digital networks, human societies are demonstrating a marked tendency toward distinct tribalistic identities. Notable phenomena include xenophobia, defined as apprehension… Read More ›
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Amazon’s automation set to destroy hundreds of thousands of jobs
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– The struggle to organize Amazon warehouses has been a leading battleground in the modern American class war. Employing around one million workers in America, they place themselves firmly as one of the… Read More ›
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Trump’s new Monroe Doctrine destabilizes South America
Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– Recently, the Trump regime has revealed that it authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela with the aim of regime change. This is just an admission of a long… Read More ›
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Golden Dome is next phase in long history of unsuccessful U.S. missile defense initiatives
Allison P. | Red Phoenix international correspondent– It is early morning as a Space Force technician sips his still warm coffee – he checks the date – 2 March, 2043. A blip on the computer screen as SBIRS detect a… Read More ›
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Budget cuts continue to suffocate coal miners
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Black lung is what you get. In the Spring of 2025, a slew of Trump regime budget cuts to National Institute of Occupational… Read More ›
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“No contract, no coffee!” Starbucks workers stand united against union-busting
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– Starbucks baristas from around the country have gotten together to exercise their collective muscle and stand against rampant understaffing and poor pay. Starbucks has been and continues to be one of the… Read More ›
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Denver STAR program provides five years of safer streets, stronger communities
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In the shadow of Denver’s bustling neighborhoods, where working-class families juggle long shifts, rising rents, and the daily grind of making ends meet, a quiet revolution has been underway since 2020. It’s… Read More ›
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‘One Battle After Another’: Fun yet limited bourgeois depiction of revolutionary struggle
Keegan D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Illinois– One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Sean Penn, is a spectacle that has gripped audiences across the country since its… Read More ›
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Graham Platner and Bernie Sanders demonstrate failure of reform
Pierce H. | Red Phoenix correspondent | California– Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and Iraqi War veteran running for Senate in Maine, recently had his campaign steeped in controversy for his past statements and a Nazi insignia chest tattoo. He… Read More ›
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Price of climate change, Hurricane Melissa leaves Caribbean in ruins
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In the sweltering heat of late October, the Atlantic Ocean birthed a monster. Hurricane Melissa, the thirteenth named storm of an already punishing 2025 season, exploded from a disorganized tropical wave into… Read More ›
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A personal tribute to the Movement for Struggle in Neighborhoods
Alberes Simão | A Verdade Nov. 13, 2025 | Translated from Portuguese for the Red Phoenix | Brazil– Thanks to the example of the Movement for Struggle in Neighborhoods, Villages and Slums, the MLB, we can see that it is… Read More ›
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Transphobic rhetoric fuels right-wing terror
Keegan D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Illinois– For the last several years reactionary conspiracy theorists have spread the dangerous lie that transgender people are disproportionately responsible for political violence and gun violence in general. This deception, based on a… Read More ›
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