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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.

• Peru: We are for a socialist homeland where the working class, the poor peasantry, and the peoples of Peru can realize their class aspirations

  By Editor-in-Chief on December 30, 2022

  

  By: Peruvian Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) We Marxist-Leninist communists and revolutionaries of the world defend to the last consequences the right to self-determination of the peoples, but just as the people have their right to self-determination, the proletariat also has the… Read More ›

• Farewell, Comrade Joma

  By Editor-in-Chief on December 16, 2022

  

  While we in the American Party of Labor acknowledge that we had differences and disagreements with Comrade Joma, we say that these were the differences and disagreements that comrades do – and indeed must – have, if our cause is… Read More ›

• Why It Matters: Elon Musk and the decline of Twitter

  By Editor-in-Chief on December 14, 2022

  

  By: Mike B, Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. When 51-year-old Elon Musk purchased the social media platform Twitter in October for the sum of $44 billion, the event was heralded by reporters and pundits as one of the most consequential transactions… Read More ›

• For railway workers, the fight is not over

  By Editor-in-Chief on December 12, 2022

  

  By: Ryan P, Red Phoenix correspondent, Pennsylvania. It is undeniable that, in America, railroad workers are severely underappreciated. Their jobs are physically demanding and require them to always be on call. Considering the heavy workload and the vital service they… Read More ›

• Peru: Down with the Parliamentary Coup, Orchestrated by the Right Wing and U.S. Imperialism!

  By Editor-in-Chief on December 9, 2022

  

  By: Peruvian Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) DOWN WITH THE PARLIAMENTARY COUP D’ÉTAT, ORCHESTRATED BY THE RIGHT WING AND U.S. IMPERIALISM! FOR A SOVEREIGN AND POPULAR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY, ALL OF THEM OUT! What happened today, Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at noon in… Read More ›

• ICMLPO: We Salute the Struggle of the Workers and Peoples of Iran

  By Editor-in-Chief on December 8, 2022

  

  By: International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (ICMLPO) Coordinating Committee, November 5, 2022. In Iran, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, believed to be beaten following her arrest by the “Morality Police” on the grounds that… Read More ›

• The Respect For Marriage Act: Another Legislative Farce

  By Editor-in-Chief on December 4, 2022

  

  By: The LGBTQIA+ Commission of the American Party of Labor. Since the overturning of the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, the reactionary Supreme Court has made it known that they are interested in reviewing… Read More ›

• Elections 2022: Workers Vote For Progressive Ballot Measures While Congress Stagnates

  By Editor-in-Chief on November 12, 2022

  

  By: Red Nesbitt, Red Phoenix Correspondent Maryland The 2022 US midterm elections are generally concluded, with votes still being counted in Nevada and a run-off election scheduled for December for the Senate races in Georgia. House results are still unknown… Read More ›

• Splits in the German Capitalist Class: Reflections on the World Inter-Imperialist Rivalry Between the USA and China

  By Editor-in-Chief on November 12, 2022

  

  By: Red Phoenix Correspondent International, Hari Kumar Last year in discussing Merkel’s retirement, I wrote that: “In the dynamic of 21st century capitalism, under Merkel Germany has tried to ride several horses. But the increasingly tense race between USA and… Read More ›

• Solidarity With the Workers and People of Burkina Faso

  By Editor-in-Chief on November 3, 2022

  

  Coordination Committee of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations ICMLPO October 2922. A new coup d’état has taken place in Burkina Faso, the second in the last nine months. On September 30, 2022, military forces overthrew Lieutenant Colonel… Read More ›

• ICMLPO Europe: Stop the War in Ukraine Now! No to Sending Weapons and Money for War!

  By Editor-in-Chief on November 3, 2022

  

  The war in Ukraine, initiated by Russian imperialism, is intensifying and this increases the danger of a protracted inter-imperialist war, which can lead to the involvement of more and more countries. Russia, the US/NATO and the EU are talking about… Read More ›

• All Trussed Up: Liz Truss’ Short Tenure Was No Mistake

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 21, 2022

  

  By: Hari Kumar, Red Phoenix Correspondent How stupid do the British ruling class think we are? The Tory party hidden masters knew perfectly well what they were doing by enabling Truss to become Prime Minister. No attempt was made to… Read More ›

• Jack Shulman: Testimony of an American Communist. Part 2: Underground in the 1950s South

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 15, 2022

  

  The following is part two of an interview conducted with veteran American communist Jack Shulman, an early anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist, shortly before his passing in 1999. The first section deals with Comrade Shulman’s experience as a member of the anti-fascist Abraham… Read More ›

• Party of Labor of Iran (Toufan): Some Important Lessons From the Recent Popular Protests

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 6, 2022

  

  25th September 2022 The Party of Labour of Iran (Toufan) 1. “Mahsa Amini”, a 22-year-old woman from city of Saqqez went into a coma after being assaulted by the government’s “Guidance Patrol”. She died and left a nation in mourning…. Read More ›

• UPS and the US Heatwave: Bosses Profit on Deadly Conditions

  By Editor-in-Chief on September 12, 2022

  

  Maurice B. | Red Phoenix correspondent | New York– In the United States, there are 702 heat-related deaths per year and roughly 67,512 visits to the emergency room due to heat. As of the publication of this article, 37,864,278 people… Read More ›