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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 Orlando, FL.

• On this Transgender Day of Visibility, there is hope in the revolution!

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 31, 2026

  

  The LGBTQIA+ Commission of the American Party of Labor— We have to do it because we can no longer stay invisible. We have to be visible. We should not be ashamed of who we are. We have to show the world… Read More ›

• Women speak out on abuses by Cesar Chavez; organizations must have zero tolerance for sexual misconduct!

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 24, 2026

  

  The Women’s Commission of the American Party of Labor— The American Party of Labor takes a firm stance in support of Dolores Huerta and the other victims of Cesar Chavez’s alleged abuse.  While Chavez was no communist, any revolutionary or… Read More ›

• Businesses hike prices amid imperialist trade wars, economic volatility

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 24, 2026

  

  John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– As 2026 unfolds, working-class families across the United States face yet another assault on their living standards, with a majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) poised to implement price increases in… Read More ›

• Trump regime aids corporations via tax dodges, gambling the future of U.S.

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 19, 2026

  

  Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– In global trade news, U.S. multinational corporations will be exempt from paying new global minimum taxes. Avoiding this minimum tax requirement will deeply affect the United States competitiveness in the global trade… Read More ›

• Oregon’s record low snowpack is a symptom of capitalist greed

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 18, 2026

  

  Ilektra A. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– While late January saw much of the eastern half of the United States get pummeled by a massive and frigid winter storm, knocking out power for nearly 200,000 people and leaving at… Read More ›

• I.C.E. seeks to place Kansas City at heart of planned network of concentration camps

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 17, 2026

  

  Marina S. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Kansas– On the morning of Jan. 13, residents of the Kansas City Northland reported that dozens of vehicles displaying ICE logos were found in a parking lot within sight of a popular local … Read More ›

• “Red Aid” Service to the People Program builds connections in communities, labor movement

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 13, 2026

  

  Shakti L. & Meir A. | Red Phoenix correspondents | New York– As the contradictions of capitalism reach a critical point with homelessness, food insecurity, poverty, debt, unemployment and wage exploitation; and as the ruling class resorts to fascism to… Read More ›

• Left-right divide among Ohio union workers manufactured by capitalist class

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 12, 2026

  

  Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– A recent news report attempted to shed light on the current Ohio labor political landscape, where unions are shifting rightward. It highlights two “labor leaders” inside of the state and they both… Read More ›

• I.C.E. weaponization of family bonds results in barbaric murder of Wael Tarabishi

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 10, 2026

  

  John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In the heart of American fascist tyranny, where the ruling class clings to power through border walls, deportation squads, and endless wars abroad, another family has been shattered by the terroristic machinery… Read More ›

• Experts warn U.S. in early stages of transgender genocide, but truth may be worse

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 7, 2026

  

  Ilektra A. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– While conditions for transgender people in the United States have long been suboptimal, the second Trump administration is making clear moves to not only erase what modest progress has been made in… Read More ›

• Erasure of Black WWII heroes a blow to historical truth, working-class unity

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 5, 2026

  

  John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In a move that has ignited global outrage, the Trump administration has overseen the removal of two commemorative panels honoring Black American soldiers at the Netherlands American Cemetery, a solemn site dedicated… Read More ›

• PCOF: On the death of a right-wing extremist and its instrumentalization

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 3, 2026

  

  Workers’ Communist Party of France (PCOF) | Feb. 21, 2026 | Translated for the Red Phoenix by Mike M.– Editor’s Note: Rassemblement National (RN), “National Rally,” is a far-right nationalist party. La France Insoumise (LFI), “France Unbowed,” is a democratic-socialist party. The… Read More ›

• RYR on Iran: Youth disproportionately affected by violence of imperialism

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 3, 2026

  

  Statement by Red Youth Rising | Mar. 1, 2026– On Feb. 28, 2026, the fascist American and Israeli states launched an unjustifiable war against Iran and the Iranian people. Red Youth Rising vehemently condemns this act of aggression which was carried out… Read More ›

• In memory of Chip Berlet (1949—2026), lifelong anti-fascist fighter

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 1, 2026

  

  Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor— Chip Berlet was my friend. Chip Berlet was a good man, a kind and gentle man. He was a man with a deep love of people, of music – especially… Read More ›

• U.S., Israel launch illegal war on Iran; all out in protest!

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 28, 2026

  

  Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor– On Feb. 28, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. Iran Standard Time, American and Israeli forces launched a series of coordinated military attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran.  Although events… Read More ›