By Mike B, Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. The dust has settled from the farcical election of Kevin McCarthy to the position of Speaker of the House. That left the current state of the American government more dysfunctional than ever. McCarthy’s… Read More ›
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The police system subverts the oppressed to assist in ongoing oppression
By Hari Kumar, Red Phoenix international correspondent. From all the untold and unnamed before and in between these names — Emmett Till, Rodney King, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd — in 2023, add Tyre Nichols. After George Floyd’s death… Read More ›
To be feminist is to be anti-war
By: Isabelle B, Red Phoenix correspondent, Oregon. The following is a speech written and presented by Isabelle B., Women’s Commissioner of the American Party of Labor, at an anti-war demonstration held in Portland, OR, during Martin Luther King Day weekend…. Read More ›
Roars from the Leopard – but what lies behind its spots?
Germany’s reluctance to supply Leopard tanks is a proxy for its geopolitical tussles with the US. By Hari Kumar, Red Phoenix international correspondent. Ukraine, in the midst of desperately battling the Russian invasion, increasingly and fervently demands more weapons. Zelensky… Read More ›
Ukraine: The bosses are using the war to take away workers’ rights
By June V, Red Phoenix correspondent, California. Organized workers in Ukraine have been battling for labor rights for decades, and in the course of the ongoing war this struggle continues to be paramount to the livelihood and survival of the… Read More ›
Support the workers’ will, stop the spread of US reaction to Brazil
The American Party of Labor fully rejects and condemns the reactionary uprising in Brazil and demands that the will of the workers and the legitimate results of the elections be observed. The American Party of Labor also understands that as… Read More ›
NAARPR: This New Year is a critical moment in the history of our movement
By the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression, January 1, 2023. This is the first day of 2023, after a year that has tested our movement like nothing in the last half century. We have a tradition to ring… Read More ›
Class struggle in the fast food industry
By: Ian Ocx, Red Phoenix correspondent, Texas. In Fort Worth, Texas, a few miles outside of Dallas, McDonald’s announced the opening of the first ever “fully” automated fast food restaurant, where customers place and pick up their orders without interacting… Read More ›
Why It Matters: Elon Musk and the decline of Twitter
By: Mike B, Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. When 51-year-old Elon Musk purchased the social media platform Twitter in October for the sum of $44 billion, the event was heralded by reporters and pundits as one of the most consequential transactions… Read More ›
For railway workers, the fight is not over
By: Ryan P, Red Phoenix correspondent, Pennsylvania. It is undeniable that, in America, railroad workers are severely underappreciated. Their jobs are physically demanding and require them to always be on call. Considering the heavy workload and the vital service they… Read More ›
Peru: Down with the Parliamentary Coup, Orchestrated by the Right Wing and U.S. Imperialism!
By: Peruvian Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) DOWN WITH THE PARLIAMENTARY COUP D’ÉTAT, ORCHESTRATED BY THE RIGHT WING AND U.S. IMPERIALISM! FOR A SOVEREIGN AND POPULAR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY, ALL OF THEM OUT! What happened today, Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at noon in… Read More ›
The Respect For Marriage Act: Another Legislative Farce
By: The LGBTQIA+ Commission of the American Party of Labor. Since the overturning of the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, the reactionary Supreme Court has made it known that they are interested in reviewing… Read More ›
A Call to Fight Like Hell for the Living
By: Ian Ocx, Red Phoenix Correspondent Texas. On November 21st the LGBTQIA+ community in Colorado Springs came together to celebrate the victories the transgender and gender-nonconforming community has won over the years, and to honor those who have been lost,… Read More ›
Elections 2022: Workers Vote For Progressive Ballot Measures While Congress Stagnates
By: Red Nesbitt, Red Phoenix Correspondent Maryland The 2022 US midterm elections are generally concluded, with votes still being counted in Nevada and a run-off election scheduled for December for the Senate races in Georgia. House results are still unknown… Read More ›
All Trussed Up: Liz Truss’ Short Tenure Was No Mistake
By: Hari Kumar, Red Phoenix Correspondent How stupid do the British ruling class think we are? The Tory party hidden masters knew perfectly well what they were doing by enabling Truss to become Prime Minister. No attempt was made to… Read More ›