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 ›
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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 ›
Jack Shulman: Testimony of an American Communist. Part 2: Underground in the 1950s South
The following is part two of an interview conducted with veteran American communist Jack Shulman, an early anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist, shortly before his passing in 1999. The first section deals with Comrade Shulman’s experience as a member of the anti-fascist Abraham… Read More ›
Editorial: On “Patriotic Socialism” and “MAGA Communism”
“The dialectics of history were such that the theoretical victory of Marxism compelled its enemies to disguise themselves as Marxists.” -V.I. Lenin, “The Historical Destiny of the Doctrine of Karl Marx.” By: Alfonso Casal, National Spokesperson of the American Party… Read More ›
UPS and the US Heatwave: Bosses Profit on Deadly Conditions
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 ›
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 ›