Maurice B. | Red Phoenix correspondent | New York– In the United States, there are 702 heat-related deaths per year and roughly 67,512 visits to the emergency room due to heat. As of the publication of this article, 37,864,278 people… Read More ›
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This Labor Day, Celebrate the Resurgent Union Movement’s Victories Against Pandemic Capitalism
By: John Palameda, Red Phoenix Correspondent Chicago In the United States, those of us who are leftist workers have a vexed relationship with this labor day, the first Monday in September. The day was a refuge for the American state… Read More ›
Gorbachev, At the Service of World Capitalism
by Guido Proaño Andrade The death of Mikhail Gorbachev has led to a great unfolding of information in the international press. In several headlines he is highlighted as the last Soviet leader; strictly speaking, he was not, since he led… Read More ›
The Struggle to End Illegal Evictions in Portland
Isabelle Bernardi | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– In the state of Oregon, the eviction moratorium ended on June 30, 2021. Since then, evictions have returned to their pre-pandemic rates as rental assistance programs close and expire. However, this does… Read More ›
End Inflation by Ending Wars
By: Shane Mahadeo, Florida Many people on the right claim that social spending programs drive inflationary pressures. Most of those who make these claims are misinformed on what inflation measures, the history of inflation rates, and the mechanisms employed by… Read More ›
APL: Dismantle the Anti-LGBTQIA+ Stigma Around Monkeypox!
On August 4, 2022, the U.S. declared the outbreak of the Monkeypox virus a national health emergency. Leading up to this declaration, there has been a rise in chauvinist disinformation concerning the nature of the virus and its origins, how… Read More ›
NATO Summit: Strengthening War Making
This article was originally published in En Marcha #2009, Central Organ of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador On June 29 and 30, the 32nd NATO Summit took place in Spain, an meeting that brought together 30 allied countries of… Read More ›
Liberation Worker Toby Emmer and What She Left Behind
Ekim Kılıç NY Co-Chair at National Writers Union I think that being pushed little by little towards the frontlines of battle, while our friends and coworkers suffer, is at the base of the fear and trepidation many of us feel…. Read More ›
Florida Minimum Wage Law: As Always, Too Little, Too Late
By: Andrew D, John P, Min A The Florida $15 minimum wage initiative, passed in 2020, is in all ways a band-aid solution to the problem of ever-increasing cost of living. While the idea of $15 an hour sounds very… Read More ›
Seattle APL on Roe V. Wade: “Look To Your Comrades and Community”
The following was a speech given by members of the Pacific Northwest Division of the American Party of Labor at the 6/24 demonstration in defense of abortion rights in Seattle. To organize with them, contact them on facebook, twitter, or… Read More ›
“Now is the Time to be Out in the Streets:” An Interview with a Rise Up 4 Abortion Student Organizer
Interviewed by Isabelle Bernardi | Red Phoenix correspondent | Washington– During the May protests in Seattle against the Roe V. Wade draft decision that would overturn the legal protection of abortion rights, a Red Phoenix correspondent spoke to one of… Read More ›
New York May Day 2022: Proletariat took the lead
New York / The Red Phoenix The most crowded May Day of recent years took place in New York City, USA. The May Day rally, led by coalitions of migrant workers, construction workers of Local 79 and Amazon workers, who… Read More ›
Beyond Roe: Toward a Working Class Protection of Abortion Rights
By Delilah Ruth Conditions of freedom, health, and happiness have been circling the drain in the United States for a number of years, most recently exacerbated by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the news of the Supreme Court’s… Read More ›
APL on Roe V. Wade: Defend Our Communities From Organized Reaction
From the Members and Secretariat of the American Party of Labor Leaked documents have revealed what women’s rights activists have long feared from the Trump-stacked, undemocratic Supreme Court: a draft opinion to repeal Roe V Wade, the 1973 ruling that… Read More ›
The History and Meaning of May Day
By: John Palameda, Red Phoenix correspondent, Illinois. Today is May Day. For the rest of the world, May Day has a rich cultural and political history. Originating in ancient Roman spring festivals, contemporary May Day customs were developed in the… Read More ›
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