by Nicole Dimitrov When I heard that Donald Trump was scheduled to speak at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), I knew that I had to be a present individual at the protest despite fears that Trump supporters had physically… Read More ›
Police Brutality
American Party of Labor Statement on the Baltimore Resistance
The American Party of Labor recognizes that the youth-led resistance in Baltimore is an expression of the righteous anger and frustration of the people against state terrorism and police brutality. 10,000 people from across the country marched in the streets… Read More ›
American Party of Labor Statement on the Anti-Racist Rebellion in Ferguson
On August 9th in the town of Ferguson in Missouri, white police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown, a black teenager, firing twelve shots and hitting him six times, including twice in the head. The 18-year-old Michael Brown was… Read More ›
Joint Statement on the Declaration of a State of Emergency in Ferguson, Missouri
We, the undersigned demand, an end to the state of emergency declared today in Ferguson MO, an end to the killings and legal lynchings of Black people in the United States, and the resignation of MO Gov. Nixon as he… Read More ›
Statement of the 15th Meeting of the Marxist-Leninist Parties of Latin America
Together with the workers and peoples of the world, we are outraged and condemn the genocide of the Israeli government and army against the Palestinian People! Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of Quito, which proclaimed the birth… Read More ›
May Day statement from the PCMLE of Ecuador
En Marcha #1647 Organ of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador April 25 to May 1, 2014 May Day Manifesto Only the Struggle of the Peoples Will Break the Chains of Capitalist Domination and Exploitation! Workers! The memory of the… Read More ›
Leonard Peltier on the Passing of Nelson Mandela: Apartheid Still Exists in America
COLEMAN, FLORIDA – Leonard Peltier, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, who has been imprisoned for the past 37 years, issued statement on the passing of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela. Peltier is serving a life sentence in the U.S…. Read More ›
Clashes between residents and militia leave dozens dead, hundreds injured in Libyan capital
Libya’s prime minister has demanded that all armed militias leave Tripoli “without exception,” after clashes between militiamen and armed residents left dozens dead and almost 400 wounded. At least 43 people were reportedly killed in Friday’s street fighting, one of… Read More ›
Outrageous arrest of Palestinian activist in Chicago
The American Party of Labor is reprinting and disseminating the following communiqué from the Fight Back News Service. We fully endorse and support the Committee to Stop FBI Repression and stand in complete solidarity with Rasmieh Odeh and with other… Read More ›
Herman Wallace Dies Just Days After Being Released from 40+ Years in Solitary
Democracy Now! has learned from supporters and loved ones of Angola 3 member Herman Wallace that he passed away early this morning, on Friday October 4, just three days after being released from prison in Louisiana after 42 years in… Read More ›
Every Class David
Earlier this year, it was announced publicly that ex CIA director and commander of US forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus would be teaching at CUNY. He was given a one year contract as a visiting professor, to teach a… Read More ›
Israel confirms plan to deport African migrants to Uganda
Interior minister says Israel will set a deadline by which ‘infiltrators’ will have to leave ‘of their own free will’ Israel plans to soon begin deporting migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, who number more than 50,000, back to Africa via Uganda, officials said. Israel… Read More ›
California Prison Hunger Strike Ends After 60 Days
Update (10:32am): The Pelican Bay Short Corridor Collective have issued a statement “suspending” the hunger strike. “To be clear, our Peaceful Protest of Resistance to our continuous subjection to decades of systemic state sanctioned torture via the system’s solitary confinement units is… Read More ›
Egypt Court Orders Mubarak Release from Jail
Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may be released from jail on Thursday after prosecutors cleared him in a corruption case earlier this week, a lawyer tells Reuters agency. On Wednesday, a criminal court in Cairo upheld a petition from Mubarak’s… Read More ›
Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison
A US military judge has sentenced Army Private Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison. Manning faced up to 90 years behind bars, while prosecutors sought to put the whistleblower away for a minimum of six decades. Manning will be… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 