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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.

• MDOT road sign changed to Trayvon Martin racial slur overnight

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Elisha Anderson Detroit Free Press Staff Writer A racial slur appeared on a portable road sign along westbound I-94 in Detroit early today after the sign was hacked, officials said. Motorists began calling police shortly before 1 a.m. to… Read More ›

• Mississippi on way to becoming ‘abortion-free’ state

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 5, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A bill passed by Mississippi lawmakers putting new restrictions on doctors performing abortions moves the state one step closer to becoming “abortion free.” There is only one abortion clinic in the state, and the owner, Diane Derzis, has said the… Read More ›

• 7 Right-Wing Bomb-Making Militia Members Acquitted

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 2, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  George Zimmerman and these people walk free, but the state executed Troy Davis. The reasons why should be obvious – nationalism and racism. — Red Phoenix Editorial Staff By Robert Snell and Christine Ferrett Detroit— A federal judge acquitted seven members… Read More ›

• New Black Liberation Militia group to attempt citizen’s arrest in Fla. shooting of Trayvon Martin

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 2, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Crimesider Staff (CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. – The leader of a self-described black militia group says members will go to Sanford next week to attempt a citizen’s arrest on George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch leader who admitted to fatally shooting… Read More ›

• Rick Santorum Calls Barack Obama A “Government N*gger”

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 30, 2012 • ( 0 )

  “[…] anti-war government nig- uh, the, uh, America was a…” — Rick Santorum, from a speech on 27 march. Written by Dr. Boyce Watkins There are few people on this earth that I love more than Abena Agyeman-Fisher, the Senior… Read More ›

• In Afghan killings, victim No. 17 remains unknown

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 29, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — As the U.S. military pursues charges against the Army sergeant accused of killing Afghan civilians in what commanders say was a freelance rampage, a new question has arisen: Who was victim No. 17? Staff Sgt. Robert… Read More ›

• Suspicious school test scores across the nation

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 29, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Heather Vogell, John Perry and Alan Judd and M.B. Pell The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Suspicious test scores in roughly 200 school districts resemble those that entangled Atlanta in the biggest cheating scandal in American history, an investigation by The Atlanta… Read More ›

• Lawmaker wearing hoodie removed from House floor

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Deirdre Walsh Washington (CNN) — A congressman was removed from the House floor Wednesday after giving a speech about Trayvon Martin while wearing a hoodie. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Illinois, told House members, “racial profiling has to stop.” Rush, a… Read More ›

• Massacre suspect accused of 2008 drunken assault

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Woman says Staff Sgt. Bales — accused of Afghan slaughter — thrust her hand to his crotch and fought with her boyfriend OLYMPIA, Wash. — A second incident involving alcohol and violence surfaced Thursday in the background of the Army… Read More ›

• As details of massacre emerge, Afghan man who lost 11 relatives says: ‘We want justice’

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Richard Leiby and Sayed Salahuddin KABUL — The U.S. military’s decision to formally charge Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales in the killing of 17 Afghan villagers on Friday did nothing to dampen the anger of Mohammed Wazir, who lost… Read More ›

• U.S. official: Bales to be charged with 17 counts of murder

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  From Larry Shaughnessy, CNN Pentagon Producer Washington (CNN) — Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder related to a March 11 shooting spree in Afghanistan, a… Read More ›

• Robert Bales, Accused in Afghan Deaths, Hires Flashy Lawyer John Henry Browne

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Before the public even knew the name of the Army staff sergeant accused of murdering 16 Afghans in cold blood, his lawyer John Henry Browne, a 6-foot-5 Seattle attorney who’s defended Ted Bundy and the ‘Barefoot Bandit,’ was busily trying… Read More ›

• Rush Limbaugh Defended Joseph Kony, Leader Of Rebel Militia Accused Of Atrocities

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Joseph Kony, the African strongman who is suddenly a major villain thanks to a viral video about his atrocities, has a friend in Rush Limbaugh. In 2011, President Obama sent American troops to fight Joseph Kony, the leader of the… Read More ›

• Lawyer describes talk with Afghan killings suspect

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By GENE JOHNSON FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — The lawyer for the Army staff sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime shooting rampage met his client for the first time Monday and said the solider has a… Read More ›

• Modern Chain Gangs: the Profitability of Prison Labor Today

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  States are increasingly utilizing prison labor to plug budget holes, but public employee unions aren’t happy. BY: Russell Nichols The Cañon City Correctional Complex in southern Colorado is a veritable city of prisoners. More than 8,000 inmates are housed in… Read More ›