Author Archives
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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Class struggle and identity politics: Strategy and tactics
By J. P. Galindo, Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist). English translation provided by Camilo Lazo for The Red Phoenix. One of the titanic tasks that Marx and Engels faced on their way to building a new materialist philosophy was to… Read More ›
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East Phillips Neighborhood Institute struggles for concessions
By Sofia D., Red Phoenix correspondent, Minnesota. In 2023, the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) in Minneapolis will purchase the Roof Depot, a vacant lot named by its most recent corporate inhabitant. EPNI is run by activists as a 501(c)(3)… Read More ›
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Pride: A brief revolutionary history
By the LGBTQIA+ Commission of the American Party of Labor. An Immediate Origin of Modern Struggle, Existence, and Recognition: On June 28th, 1970 the very first Pride marches were held in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago to commemorate… Read More ›
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The Second Amendment of the Constitution does not justify the “right to bear arms”
By Hari Kumar, Deputy National Secretary of the American Party of Labor. The historical distortions around the Second Amendment: The Second (2nd) Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is often cited by the National Rifle Association (NRA), right wingers, and members… Read More ›
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Hollywood Blacklist: “Spartacus”
By Ed Rampell, Red Phoenix guest contributor, California. (Note: This is the edited text for Rampell’s introduction to the April 29 screening of Spartacus at the Academy Museum for The Hollywood Ten at 75 Film Series from April 13-30 commemorating… Read More ›
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Editorial: On sensible regulation of firearms
By Benjamin J. Rizzo, Deputy National Chair of the American Party of Labor. So-called gun control is a controversial topic in the American communist movement, with many communists vehemently opposing any regulations or restrictions on the ownership and purchase of… Read More ›
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The threat of fascism is looming in the U.S.
Maurice B. | Red Phoenix correspondent | New York– The Southern Poverty Law Center reported that they tracked the presence of 35 hate groups in NY state in 2021, ranging from “general hate” groups to white nationalist and anti-LGBTQ organizations…. Read More ›
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Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument vandalized
By the Illinois Labor History Society. On November 11, 1887, four self-identified anarchists were hung by the neck at the Cook County jail, convicted under circumstantial pretenses that they had conspired to throw a bomb into the police on May… Read More ›
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Reform cannot fix it! Only economic system change can combat climate change!
Maurice B. | Red Phoenix correspondent | New York– In recent decades, the capitalist ruling class has had to face the reality of the ongoing destruction of the Earth’s ecosystems and its inevitable consequences for human survival in the coming… Read More ›
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The second round of the presidential election in Turkey and the results of the unequal equation!
The most important lesson that the opposition should learn from these elections is that despite the unequal equation, it is in the government’s favour to prevent the struggle of the people by equating change and democracy only with votes. By… Read More ›
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EMEP’s election statement: United people’s struggle will overthrow the one-man regime
Labour Party of Turkey (EMEP) made a statement on the presidential and parliamentary elections held on 14 May. EMEP called on all laborers to mobilize to overthrow the one-man regime in the second round. “Despite the ruling party’s use of… Read More ›
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Supporters of Palestine will gather worldwide this weekend
A press release from Samidoun (Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network). Editor’s note: This press release was written for New York City. Please visit the global event calendar to find an action near you. Supporters of Palestine from across the New York… Read More ›
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Artificial intelligence, art, capitalist contradictions
By Sofia D., Red Phoenix correspondent, Minnesota. What is the Marxist-Leninist perspective on Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated art? Firstly what is art? Bourgeois academics and artists alike tell us that art is beauty, truth, something which captures an idea, something… Read More ›
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Indigenous people of Sumatra protest P&G deforestation at Ohio May Day
By Robin H., Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. On May Day, activists with the Rainforest Action Network, The Blackbird Collective, and Study Group for the People’s Initiative Development (KSPPM), and representatives from the Pargamanan-Bintang Maria community of Sumatra, Indonesia, marched in… Read More ›
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Letter to the Phoenix: Teachers, the front line revolutionaries
Note: The Red Phoenix does not edit the content of letters and reproduces them as a glimpse into the minds of working people in the United States. The Red Phoenix received the following letter from A. Dewy, a public school… Read More ›
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