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 ›
Editorials
A bright red star has joined the heavens
Comrade Badruddin Umar, leader of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist), and president of the National Liberation Council of Bangladesh, has died. Author of nearly 100 books and articles on political economy, the culture of capitalism, and the problems of… Read More ›
Editorial: Manteniendo la moral en tiempos oscuros
Camilo Lazo | American Party of Labor– Hoy en dia, es muy fácil caer en la desesperación o el nihilismo. El porque se entiende. El pueblo ha sufrido grandes recaídas y somos humanos. Nuestros corazones sangran y nuestras lágrimas fluyen,… Read More ›
Editorial: On keeping up morale in dark times
Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor– It is so easy to fall into despair or nihilism now. It’s understandable. The people have suffered major setbacks and we are only human. Our hearts bleed and our… Read More ›
Editorial: Vultures of a feather colonize together
Camilo Lazo and R. Nesbitt | Red Phoenix correspondents– In the first week of February, 2025, Donald Trump hosted Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House to a backdrop of thunderous protests of the Palestinian and anti-imperialist movement all over the… Read More ›
To resist imperialism is to resist Great Power Chauvinism
Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor— What a lot of talk, argument and vociferation there is nowadays about nationality and the fatherland! Liberal and radical cabinet ministers in Britain, a host of “forward-looking” journalists in France… Read More ›
This May Day, let us fight for a free world
By the Labor Commission of the APL– Around the world the flames of liberation are spreading. Palestine has been fighting an ongoing genocide for the past 7 months. In America, we have seen one of the most active years for… Read More ›
Opinion: Labor strike news coverage suppressed by omission
By Anna I., Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. The strikes of SAG-AFTRA and WGA continue to rage, but you likely would not know that if you consumed only capitalist news sources. The strikes began in July over unfair labor practices and… Read More ›
Disability pride, solidarity, justice
July is Disability Pride Month, which commemorates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. It is a celebration of people with disabilities, our struggles, our identities and cultures, and our contributions to society. Disabled people make… Read More ›
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 ›
The continued danger and tragedy of America’s gun violence
By Ian Ocx, Red Phoenix correspondent, Texas. On Saturday May 6th, 2023 a self-described neo-Nazi named Mauricio Garcia (33, he/him), who was wearing a vest with the abbreviation R.W.D.S. (“Right Wing Death Squad”) arrived at an outlet mall in Allen,… Read More ›
The Two Academias: A response to the illusion of upward mobility in higher ed.
By John Palameda, Red Phoenix correspondent, Illinois. John Palameda is a member of the American Party of Labor, an adjunct professor of English, and President of his local adjunct faculty union. When I first saw the headline for Amos Dewy’s… Read More ›
The military-industrial complex is a key driver of capitalist accumulation
By Leonard Zorfass, Red Phoenix correspondent, New Jersey. The tragic events that unfolded in the early hours of October 3, 2015, in Kunduz, Afghanistan, illustrate the brutal and inhumane nature of imperialism in its current form. The airstrike that resulted… Read More ›
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 ›
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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