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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.

• Skid Row shelter charges fees as economy toughens

  By Editor-in-Chief on July 8, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Skid Row resident Dadisi Komolafe points indignantly to the sign reading “Union Rescue Mission,” and grumbles that the name no longer fits since the shelter started charging for a nightly stay. “They should change it to… Read More ›

• Neal Boortz calls for Mass Murder of Black People

  By Editor-in-Chief on June 20, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  From the June 14 edition of Cox Radio Syndication’s Neal Boortz Show: BOORTZ: You know what? I, for one, am tired of putting up with this crap. And you want to know why I moved out of Atlanta and only… Read More ›

• Successful Conclusion to the Celebration of Victory over Nazi-Fascism Day!

  By Editor-in-Chief on June 5, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Santiago, Chile, May 7, 2011 May 7, 2011 successfully concluded the series of events that the Communist Party of Chile (Proletarian Action) held in commemoration of the 66th Anniversary of the Victory over Nazi-Fascism. As part of the cultural celebrations,… Read More ›

• Spain indicts Salvadoran soldiers for Jesuit killings

  By Editor-in-Chief on May 31, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  These killings took place in 1989 by the death squads of the El Salvador government, which was supported by the United States through military and financial aid despite the frequent and well-documented massacres that were official policy. A Spanish judge… Read More ›

• GOP Sneak Attack: Republicans Try to Redefine Rape … Again

  By Editor-in-Chief on May 12, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  House Republicans are attempting a backdoor maneuver to ensure that solely victims of “forcible rape” are eligible for federal funding if they seek abortions. They’re doing it again: After jettisoning controversial legislative language narrowing the definition of rape for the… Read More ›

• Review of “Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis”

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 24, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  In any society, police forces and other agents of organized repression do their work on behalf of that society’s ruling class. In capitalism, the police are the reserve army of capital, protecting bourgeois property and society from working people and… Read More ›

• What a Government Shutdown Means for Working People

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 8, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Barring a last minute agreement, the federal government will shutdown all services it deems “non-essential” on April 9th, making this the first time such a shutdown has occurred since 1995. While the Republican legislators, in particular the Tea Party faction,… Read More ›

• Photos show US soldiers in Afghanistan posing with dead civilians

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 21, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  The face of Jeremy Morlock, a young US soldier, grins at the camera, his hand holding up the head of the dead and bloodied youth he and his colleagues have just killed in an act military prosecutors say was premeditated… Read More ›

• Thousands Protest in Annapolis Over Attack on Pensions

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 14, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

    Thousands of union members rallied before the State House on Monday night, vowing to protect their employee pensions and public school funding. Protesters filled Lawyer’s Mall, immediately in front of the State House, where they stood among the shrubs… Read More ›

• Confirmed: Union-Bashing Right-Wing Media Stars Hannity, Limbaugh and O’Reilly Are AFL-CIO Union-Affiliated Members

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 3, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  From AlterNet: In spite of their criticism of unions in Wisconsin, AlterNet has confirmed that leading right-wing pundits are American Federation Television and Radio Artists union members. When it comes to the Wisconsin union fights, right-wing pundits Bill O’Reilly, Sean… Read More ›

• Ohio Committee to Vote on Bill that Eliminates Right to Strike

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 2, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  (Reuters) – An Ohio senate labor committee is expected to vote on Wednesday on a bill that would curtail the collective bargaining powers of public sector workers and eliminate their right to strike. More than 8,000 protesters converged on Ohio’s… Read More ›

• Workers Stand Up to Wisconsin Union-Busting

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 26, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Rallies were held across the country Saturday to support thousands of protesters holding steady at the Wisconsin Capitol in their fight against Republican-backed legislation aimed at weakening unions. Union supporters organized rallies from New York to Los Angeles in a… Read More ›

• The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 in Perspective

  By Editor-in-Chief on December 22, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  On Dec. 13th, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, a law that, according to the White House press release on the subject, “authorizes funding for federal school meal and child nutrition programs and increases access to… Read More ›

• Statement of Solidarity with Georgia Prisoner Strike

  By Editor-in-Chief on December 21, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Sign the Statement! A Moment for Movement-Building: Statement of Solidarity with Georgia Prisoner Strike On December 9, 2010, thousands of prisoners in at least six Georgia state prisons initiated the largest prisoner strike in U.S. history, uniting across racial boundaries… Read More ›

• Who Was Richard Holbrooke?

  By Editor-in-Chief on December 15, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

    “He is simply one of the giants of American foreign policy,” President Obama said of him on Monday. Upon the news of the sudden death of Richard Holbrooke on December 13th, 2010, an elaborate state funeral was quickly arranged,… Read More ›