Pierce H. | Red Phoenix correspondent | California– Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and Iraqi War veteran running for Senate in Maine, recently had his campaign steeped in controversy for his past statements and a Nazi insignia chest tattoo. He… Read More ›
Elections
Establishment fears of a reformist by policy, socialist by self-declaration
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 ›
Socialism in the United States?
Erick Macay Rubio | Enfoque Rebelde | Translated from Spanish for the Red Phoenix by Camilo Lazo– Zohran Mamdani has just been elected mayor of New York City. A Muslim and an open democratic socialist, Mamdani’s victory is nothing short… Read More ›
¿Socialismo en los Estados Unidos?
Erick Macay Rubio | Enfoque Rebelde | English translation here— Zohran Mamdani acaba de ganar las elecciones a la alcaldía de Nueva York. Un musulmán y declarado “socialista democrático” ha logrado vencer en un país cuyo pueblo ha sido adoctrinado… Read More ›
Taking back the narrative on Zohran Mamdani
Jo Mason | Red Phoenix correspondent | Illinois– On June 24, 2025, Zohran Mamdani defeated the AIPAC-funded Democratic juggernaut Andrew Cuomo in the primary election for the New York mayoral race, which will be held in November. For many on… Read More ›
Judicial decay, cancelled elections, increasing fascistization
R. Nesbitt | Red Phoenix correspondent | Maryland– There are now Republicans in the United States who have cancelled elections. In Miami, Florida, county commissioners have postponed city elections until November of 2026, without any presentation to the people, without… Read More ›
Trump wins; we fight on, harder than ever!
From the Secretariat of the American Party of Labor– Donald Trump has been re-elected President of the United States. Although the election results for the U.S. House of Representatives have not yet been fully tabulated, the Republicans now have majorities… Read More ›
Election 2024: Fascism is at the gates
Eris Rosenburg | Red Phoenix correspondent | Minnesota– “The American workers will not follow the bourgeoisie. They will be with us, for civil war against the bourgeoisie… I also recall the words of one of the most beloved leaders of the… Read More ›
Voter suppression fuels disillusionment with undemocratic bourgeois elections
Anna I. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– On August 20, the homes of several Democrats in Texas were raided by armed police in an attempt to prevent “voter fraud” in the words of the state’s Attorney General, Ken Paxton…. Read More ›
Editorial: The Twilight of Trumpism?
Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor– “Get[ting] rich not by production, but by pocketing the already available wealth of others, clashing every moment with the bourgeois laws themselves, an unbridled assertion of unhealthy and dissolute… Read More ›
Biden’s withdrawal exposes bourgeoisie; revolution is the solution!
R. Nesbitt and Keegan D. | Red Phoenix correspondents– On July 21, 2024, President Joe Biden withdrew his candidacy for re-election in the November contest and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him in the campaign against Donald Trump…. Read More ›
Two war parties battling over the world’s biggest war chest
A statement from the Resist US-Led War Movement | July 24, 2024– While Joe Biden has withdrawn from the 2024 Presidential election race, the oppressed and exploited people of the world are still made victims by two sides of the… Read More ›
Coalition to March on the RNC is set to protest in Milwaukee on July 15
Statement from the Coalition to March on the RNC— Milwaukee, WI– With the Republican National Convention just a week away, some are asking “Why march on the RNC?” However, the correct question should be: “Why not? Why not march on… Read More ›
Trump convicted! What does this mean for the working class?
Leon V. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida– Donald Trump has just become the first U.S. president to be convicted as a felon. Today, May 30, 2024, Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of fraud related to the… Read More ›
Trump on trial: We must expand democracy, restrict reactionary momentum
R. Nesbitt | Red Phoenix guest contributor | Maryland — The Supreme Court of the United States sat last week to preside over the case brought forward by the legal team of Donald Trump to challenge the legality of his… Read More ›