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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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Establishment fears of a reformist by policy, socialist by self-declaration
Misha G. and June Vass | Red Phoenix correspondents– Zohran Mamdani — a Muslim, an immigrant, and a self-proclaimed democratic socialist — has managed to win the election for Mayor of New York City, in a country which has trained… Read More ›
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Pay student teachers, resist the fascist attack on education!
Mark G. | The Justice | Nov. 4, 2025– Today, the United States faces a deep crisis in education. Literacy rates are declining, teachers are leaving the profession in droves, the Trump administration is preparing to abolish special education and public education… Read More ›
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Socialism in the United States?
Erick Macay Rubio | Enfoque Rebelde | Translated from Spanish for the Red Phoenix by Camilo Lazo– Zohran Mamdani has just been elected mayor of New York City. A Muslim and an open democratic socialist, Mamdani’s victory is nothing short… Read More ›
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¿Socialismo en los Estados Unidos?
Erick Macay Rubio | Enfoque Rebelde | English translation here— Zohran Mamdani acaba de ganar las elecciones a la alcaldía de Nueva York. Un musulmán y declarado “socialista democrático” ha logrado vencer en un país cuyo pueblo ha sido adoctrinado… Read More ›
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Chicago’s budget crisis as case study for necessity of socialism
Keegan D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Illinois– Around the entire globe the contradictions inherent to the capitalist mode of production are sharpening and bringing the world further into a situation of crisis, and one case which serves as evidence… Read More ›
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American Party of Labor statement on U.S. aggression against Venezuela
The Secretariat of the American Party of Labor | Nov. 3, 2025– The American Party of Labor condemns the continued campaign of aggression waged by the Trump Administration against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The recent bombing of Venezuelan civilian… Read More ›
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Columbus police kill 18-year old Ta’Shawn Davis in under two minutes
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– In keeping with the long standing tradition of being the chief instrument of oppression of the masses, the Columbus Police Department (CPD) makes American police proud by showing the working class that… Read More ›
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Imperialists’ war and “peace” are always waged against the proletariat and the peoples
Organization for the Communist Party of the Proletariat, Italy | Piattaforma Comunista | Translated for the Red Phoenix by Misha G.– The Aug. 15 meeting in Alaska between Trump and Putin marks a decisive change in the relations of two… Read More ›
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A.I. data centers cause rising electricity cost for consumers
S. Argun | Red Phoenix correspondent | Washington– Electricity prices are rising at rates greater than general inflation. The causes are chiefly the rise in power-sucking data centers, necessary to fuel the ongoing market speculation in “artificial intelligence” and the… Read More ›
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America’s terror comes home
Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– The Trump regime has dramatically escalated its repression of the most vulnerable among us with the recent occupations of cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, DC. In the name of “fighting… Read More ›
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July attack on Park Ave: Individual assassinations won’t liberate us, collective problem solving will
Meir A. | Red Phoenix correspondent | New York– Mass shootings have become such a common fixture in our headlines and newscasts that the grieving process has become exceedingly short, and the national discussion surrounding each individual event is shallow…. Read More ›
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Proposed I.C.E. detention facilities in Colorado, a community concern
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In April 2025, documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Colorado revealed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)… Read More ›
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PFLP: Oct. 7 operation was resounding cry in face of Zionist tyranny that brought Palestinian cause back to global consciousness
Statement issued by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine | Oct. 7, 2025 | Translated from Arabic– On the second anniversary of the Battle of the Flood of Al-Aqsa, October 7 “They have come, there is no compromise…… Read More ›
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The Sumud Flotilla is attacked; general strike in Italy!
Piattaforma Comunista (Communist Platform of Italy) | Oct. 1, 2025 | Translated by Red Phoenix correspondent Mike M.– Out with the government of poverty, war, and shame! Save Gaza – A free and independent Palestine! On the evening of October… Read More ›
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Goodbye, Assata
Maurice B. | Red Phoenix correspondent | New York– “My life wasn’t beautiful and creative before I became politically active. My life was totally changed when I began to struggle.” On Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the age of 78,… Read More ›