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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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Is Cuba a dictatorship? A look at the Cuban electoral system
By Savio Peres, Pinar del Río, Cuba.Published in A Verdade #267, March 2023. One of the countries that fascists and liberals attack most in Latin America is Cuba. They shout that Cuba is a dictatorship and that the Castro family… Read More ›
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Let’s fight for the unity of the working class of Iran!
By the Party of Labour of Iran (Toufan) Class governments and capitalists are afraid of workers’ strikes. We saw an example of this during the revolution of 1979 in Iran. We saw the changes that were created by the potential… Read More ›
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Changes in forms of imperialism over stages of capitalist development
By Hari Kumar, Red Phoenix international correspondent. 1. Introduction As Engels noted: “Everything moves, changes, comes into being and passes away.” Imperialism has changed in form over the years. For example, the form may vary by the relative positions of… Read More ›
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L.A. workers: “Our interest is with all workers of all nations”
By June Vass, Red Phoenix correspondent, California. Last week at Los Angeles City Hall, anti-capitalist workers gathered to demand an end to U.S. involvement in the proxy war in Ukraine and a complete dissolution of NATO in the name of… Read More ›
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“The wanton cruelty is the point” of Florida 6-week abortion ban
By Benjamin J. Rizzo, Red Phoenix correspondent, Florida. The Florida Legislature began its annual session on March 7, and with it came the introduction of new measures by that body’s overwhelming right-wing majority to achieve their long sought goal of… Read More ›
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The rise of the extreme right in Italy and the struggle of the working class
By the Communist Platform – for the Communist Party of the Proletariat of Italy. Translated from Italian. The crisis of the Draghi government On July 21, 2022, Mario Draghi, a representative of the financial oligarchy, presented his resignation as leader… Read More ›
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We salute Mariano Santos Nieto, militant of Ecuador
Central Organ of the Communist Party of Ecuador — ML (PCMLE). On March 16, comrade Mariano Santos Nieto ceased to exist; a painful illness ended his life. But he will continue in the memory of the militants of our Party,… Read More ›
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Workers mobilize in Europe
Central Organ of the Communist Party of Ecuador — ML (PCMLE). The international situation in recent months has been characterized by a deepening of the contradiction between capital and labor. Millions of workers in cities and the countryside have taken… Read More ›
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Why It Matters: Section 230 and the U.S. Supreme Court
By Mike B., Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. As the United States Supreme Court contemplates a ruling in the case of Gonzalez v. Google, both pundits and politicians still struggle to predict how a ruling could lead to new restrictions on… Read More ›
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Political tendencies of U.S. imperialism
By the Communist Platform – for the Communist Party of the Proletarian of Italy. That the United States, from the Trump administration to the Biden administration, has tried and is still trying to scale back or recalibrate globalization is a… Read More ›
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Transgender workers at an intersection of exploitation
By Leonard Zorfass, Red Phoenix correspondent, New Jersey. Transgender workers face significant challenges in the workplace, and one of the most pressing issues is the wage gap. Despite equal qualifications, experience, and productivity, transgender workers are paid less than their… Read More ›
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Nazi homeschooling in Ohio
By Robin H. and June Vass, Red Phoenix correspondents. Last month, CNN reported that the Ohio Department of Education was investigating an online homeschool network that was promoting “a white supremacist curriculum.” This network, Dissident-Homeschool, shares their curriculum in a… Read More ›
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We claim March 8th as Working Women’s Day
Central Organ of the Communist Party of Ecuador — ML (PCMLE). Each year, on March 8th, the day of working women is commemorated, a date on which women demand the recognition of their rights that reactionary governments and capitalist society… Read More ›
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Child labor continues under capitalism
By Leonard Zorfass, Red Phoenix correspondent, New Jersey.
Recent revelations of child labor abuses in the United States have highlighted the exploitation of vulnerable children in our society, particularly those from marginalized communities and migrant workers. The prevalence of child labor is a clear example of the exploitation of the working class, and capitalism’s prioritization of profit over the well-being of workers, especially for children of color and the children of immigrants.
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Mr. Scholz goes a-wooing BRICS – the meaning of multipolarity
By Hari Kumar, Red Phoenix international correspondent. The German Chancellor has been a busy traveler lately. As he flies around he drops words of a “multipolar” world. What does this mean? It means developing a third force including Germany, in… Read More ›
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