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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.
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Psychiatric hospital uprising, the first Irish Soviet
On Jan. 24, 1919, the red flag was raised over the Monaghan Lunatic Asylum, the first Soviet of the wider Irish Revolution, and one of the first Soviets declared outside of Russia. Much less well known than the Limerick Soviet, which… Read More ›
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Tampa activists and students disrupt City Council demanding end to cross-training between police and Israeli forces
Ava A. / Florida On Jan. 11, members of the American Party of Labor and Students for Socialism at the University of South Florida led a demonstration at Tampa City Hall to show solidarity with the people of Palestine and… Read More ›
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Appeal for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Lenin’s death
Piattaforma Comunista / Italy / Jan. 17, 2024 / Translated from Italian On the occasion of the centenary of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin’s death, which falls on Jan. 21, 2024, the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (CIPOML) believes it… Read More ›
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Removal of Trump from Colorado, Maine ballots should not be controversial
Anna I. / Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. Colorado and Maine have made moves to bar former president Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in their states. According to section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, those who… Read More ›
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From Wounded Knee to Dakota Access Pipeline, Standing Rock still stands
Nadya H. / Red Phoenix correspondent, Maryland. On December 29, 1890, over 250 Lakota men, women, and children were executed in what is known today as the Wounded Knee Massacre. Under pretenses of relocation, 500 soldiers of the 7th Cavalry… Read More ›
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32 years since capitalist barbarity dissolved USSR, but socialism will rise again!
Artyom S. / Red Phoenix correspondent, Maryland. “What would happen if capital succeeded in smashing the Republic of Soviets? There would set in an era of the blackest reaction in all the capitalist and colonial countries, the working class and the… Read More ›
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Palestinian Health Unions — Urgent call for global solidarity response
Workers in Palestine — In the face of unprecedented challenges, we, the Palestinian health sector unions, stand as a unified voice representing the dedicated health workers across Gaza and the West Bank. Our unions include doctors, nurses, and other professional… Read More ›
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Voice to the Özak garment workers’ resistance
Turkey — Özak Textile was established 10 years ago in Urfa in southeastern Turkey as the 4th textile factory of Özak Holding. The factory mainly produces for international companies such as Levi’s, Zara and Hugo Boss. Since 1985, the holding… Read More ›
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Solidarity with the Palestinian people!
After the operation Al Aqsa Flood launched on Oct. 7 by different groups of Palestinian resistance, the Zionist state of Israel leaded by the fascist government of Netanyahu started a terroristic bombing on Gaza Strip and West Bank with its… Read More ›
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Fascist Governor arrests Unidade Popular president in São Paulo for fighting water privatization
Editor’s note: The dealings of corporate overlords to privatize the water utilities of São Paulo are atrocious. We are proud of our Brazilian comrades in Unidade Popular pelo Socialismo for standing up against this crime against the people. It is… Read More ›
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Framing Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera: Mexico’s greatest revolutionary painters ride again in new opera
Ed Rampell / Red Phoenix guest contributor. If ever there was an operatic couple absolutely ideal for immortalization in the musical medium of maestros Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Wagner, and company, it’s Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. They are indelibly iconic… Read More ›
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All monopolies and the imperialists are the enemies of the peoples
International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (CIPOML) The bloody conflicts all over the world re-emphasize every day the importance and urgency of raising the flags of struggle against imperialism. The working class and peoples of the world must shoulder… Read More ›
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The death of war criminal Kissinger: Give the devil his due
R. Nesbitt, Red Phoenix guest contributor, Maryland. On Nov. 29, former Secretary of State of the United States, Henry Kissinger passed away in his home in Connecticut at the age of 100. News of his demise has elicited repudiation of… Read More ›
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What’s that smell? Louisville’s “Rubbertown” continues to pollute community
M. A. Booth / Kentucky. For decades, “Rubbertown” in Louisville, Kentucky, has been a major source of concern for residents of the city. Despite the local government and corporations telling us that the level of Toxic Air Contaminants (TACs) in… Read More ›
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No To APEC Unity Statement
No To APEC Steering Committee At the close of our People’s Counter Summit Against APEC, we issued a unity statement to summarize the positions of the No To APEC Coalition during our 2023 campaign culminating in the 800+ person Counter… Read More ›
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