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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.

• “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 ›

• 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 ›

• Jesse Jackson: A man out of history returns home

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 27, 2026

  

  R. Nesbitt | Red Phoenix correspondent | Maryland– Reverend Jesse Jackson, a staunch and prolific civil rights activist, protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., and fierce fighter for oppressed people, has passed away at the age of 84.  Rev. Jackson… Read More ›

• Unions announce historic Twin Cities rent strike demanding eviction moratorium, $50M rent relief

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 18, 2026

  

  Twin Cities Tenants Union | Minneapolis, MN– Today labor and tenant unions in Minneapolis and St. Paul announced a March 1 rent strike drive, calling on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to immediately declare an eviction moratorium and the state legislature… Read More ›

• Striking workers shut down 21 ports in solidarity with Palestine

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 12, 2026

  

  Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– Dockworkers across the Mediterranean launched a coordinated strike on Feb. 6 to block arms transfers to Israel in protest against the increasing militarization of port infrastructure. Thousands of workers have united to… Read More ›

• “100 cops executed my neighbor”

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 12, 2026

  

  Anonymous Red Phoenix correspondent | Portland, OR– On the morning of Feb. 5, Portland Police Bureau and federal agents killed a man named Erik D. Sherrer, who was wanted for a previous incident at a nearby grocery store. Over 100… Read More ›

• 1933: A fateful year in the working-class movement of Puerto Rico

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 12, 2026

  

  Pava | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida– The experience of Puerto Rican resistance to American imperialism serves as an immensely inspiring example to oppressed peoples in the U.S. and around the world in their struggle for a truly democratic, socialist society…. Read More ›

• Twin Cities Tenants Union launches with eviction moratorium campaign

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 11, 2026

  

  Sofia D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Minnesota– Jan. 30 – multiple tenant unions and tenant organizers in the Twin Cities announced on Friday the launch of the Twin Cities Tenants Union, uniting the efforts of Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia,… Read More ›

• Indigenous resistance to ICE, a new front in an old war

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 11, 2026

  

  Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– According to Oglala Lakota president Frank Star Comes Out, four Lakota Sioux people were abducted by ICE agents in Minneapolis last month. According to the tribe, one of its citizens was released… Read More ›