Anna I. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– A federal judge has struck down the blatantly bigoted Florida law, SB 254, ruling it as unconstitutional. The law, which banned access to gender-affirming treatments to thousands of transgender people under the… Read More ›
Health Care
SWAN dives in to save abortion access in Florida
By Jo Jo P. for the Women’s Commission of the American Party of Labor– With abortion rights under attack in the Sunshine State, organizations like SWAN have answered the call to arms in protecting access to healthcare. Despite their successes,… Read More ›
The tragic tale of the iBOT wheelchair
The iBOT should be remembered as another example of how capitalism doesn’t drive innovation, but has become a destructive force to the development of humanity. The Museum of Failure, an exhibit featuring failed consumer products from around the world, has… Read More ›
73 years after first national ban of lobotomies, patient wellness still not priority
Allison P. / Red Phoenix international correspondent. Jan. 17, 1947 — The first transorbital prefrontal lobotomy is performed. Dec. 10, 1949 — António Egas Moniz is awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for introducing the infamous frontal lobotomy for refractory… Read More ›
The pandemic isn’t over, workers must demand public health measures!
By Anna I., Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. COVID-19 has not gone away, contrary to what the capitalist media and government would have you believe. In fact, it is rebounding with a vengeance. Since the pandemic was declared ‘over’ by President… Read More ›
Oct. 6: World Cerebral Palsy Day
October 6 is World Cerebral Palsy Day. Because cerebral palsy is diagnosed in childhood, some people think it can be outgrown or that it can get “better” over time. But it’s a permanent disability from birth, and it can encompass… Read More ›
Abortion and marijuana amendments would increase worker autonomy in Florida
By Benjamin J. Rizzo, Red Phoenix correspondent, Florida. “As long as women or men live under the pressure of unemployment, as long as the level of wages is not sufficient for a family, as long as housing conditions are unfavorable,… Read More ›
Florida’s “legal kidnapping” of transgender youth
By Andrew D. and Min A., Red Phoenix correspondents. In Florida, a state already known for its reactionary policies and politics under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, SB 254 has passed in the Senate and is expected to be… Read More ›
“The wanton cruelty is the point” of Florida 6-week abortion ban
By Benjamin J. Rizzo, Red Phoenix correspondent, Florida. The Florida Legislature began its annual session on March 7, and with it came the introduction of new measures by that body’s overwhelming right-wing majority to achieve their long sought goal of… Read More ›
SWANs protecting abortion rights by all means necessary
By Benjamin J. Rizzo, Red Phoenix correspondent, Florida. Long-established rights to abortion and reproductive healthcare are under attack as never before in America. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision of June 2022, which overturned its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision… Read More ›
Cuba Pulls its Doctors from Brasil After the Election of Fascist Bolsonaro: Declaration of the Cuban Ministry of Health
Originally published in Granma, 11/14/2018 “Jair Bolsonaro, president elect of Brazil, who has made direct, contemptuous and threatening comments against the presence of our doctors, has declared and reiterated that he will modify the terms and conditions of the More… Read More ›
Interview: Ernesto A. on the Alienation of Disability
Torn between the influence of gangs, drug dealers, prostitutes, thieves, and ethically depraved financial opportunities, Ernest set the goal of Honest Work for himself because he saw the destruction that desperate criminality entailed.
“Karl Marx’s Legacy in the Reinvigoration of the US Labor Movement:” Presentation by the American Party of Labor at the 22nd International Seminar on the Problems of the Revolution in Latin America.
Quito, Ecuador (July 26, 2018) This presentation was delivered by Comrade John Palameda at the 22nd International Seminar as a delegate representing the American Party of Labor. A year has passed since the National Secretary of the American Party of… Read More ›
Towards A Marxist Theory of Addiction
Over the course of recent years, a trend has developed with respect to heroin and opioid addiction in America. In 2016, drug overdose was the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, due largely to dramatic increases in… Read More ›
Interview: The Homeless Home Builders of America
Imagine nearing retirement age after decades of hard work and chasing fruitless opportunities, growing up in a working class family with 7 siblings, mastering your trade young, and building the family house with your father by the age of 13;… Read More ›