Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor— Chip Berlet was my friend. Chip Berlet was a good man, a kind and gentle man. He was a man with a deep love of people, of music – especially… Read More ›
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U.S., Israel launch illegal war on Iran; all out in protest!
Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor– On Feb. 28, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. Iran Standard Time, American and Israeli forces launched a series of coordinated military attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Although events… Read More ›
Jesse Jackson: A man out of history returns home
R. Nesbitt | Red Phoenix correspondent | Maryland– Reverend Jesse Jackson, a staunch and prolific civil rights activist, protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., and fierce fighter for oppressed people, has passed away at the age of 84. Rev. Jackson… Read More ›
Unions announce historic Twin Cities rent strike demanding eviction moratorium, $50M rent relief
Twin Cities Tenants Union | Minneapolis, MN– Today labor and tenant unions in Minneapolis and St. Paul announced a March 1 rent strike drive, calling on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to immediately declare an eviction moratorium and the state legislature… Read More ›
Striking workers shut down 21 ports in solidarity with Palestine
Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– Dockworkers across the Mediterranean launched a coordinated strike on Feb. 6 to block arms transfers to Israel in protest against the increasing militarization of port infrastructure. Thousands of workers have united to… Read More ›
“100 cops executed my neighbor”
Anonymous Red Phoenix correspondent | Portland, OR– On the morning of Feb. 5, Portland Police Bureau and federal agents killed a man named Erik D. Sherrer, who was wanted for a previous incident at a nearby grocery store. Over 100… Read More ›
1933: A fateful year in the working-class movement of Puerto Rico
Pava | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida– The experience of Puerto Rican resistance to American imperialism serves as an immensely inspiring example to oppressed peoples in the U.S. and around the world in their struggle for a truly democratic, socialist society…. Read More ›
Twin Cities Tenants Union launches with eviction moratorium campaign
Sofia D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Minnesota– Jan. 30 – multiple tenant unions and tenant organizers in the Twin Cities announced on Friday the launch of the Twin Cities Tenants Union, uniting the efforts of Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia,… Read More ›
Indigenous resistance to ICE, a new front in an old war
Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– According to Oglala Lakota president Frank Star Comes Out, four Lakota Sioux people were abducted by ICE agents in Minneapolis last month. According to the tribe, one of its citizens was released… Read More ›
Venezuela’s Cilia Flores, ‘First Combatant’ of the Bolivarian Republic
Ilektra A. | Red Phoenix Correspondent | Oregon– In the early morning hours of Jan. 3, 2026, the United States carried out a large-scale military incursion into the territory of the sovereign nation of Venezuela. Over 100 USAF planes conducted… Read More ›
Democratic Party reinforces oppressive status quo
Juneau W. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Iowa– The Republican Party has been ramping up its attacks on the working class, covering their tracks with scandals and the persecution of the most marginalized workers. As these attacks escalate, where is… Read More ›
Becca Good: ‘Renee always showed up’
MPR News | Feb. 7, 2026— Becca Good released a statement Saturday, one month after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis: “Minneapolis has shown me that even in the middle of grief and fear, people… Read More ›
Daycare funding freeze is racist attack on Somali communities
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– A video created recently by an “independent journalist,” who is nothing more than a blatant propagandist of the Trump regime, has garnered the attention of the country. This video should be seen… Read More ›
Capitalist interests target climate research center in Colorado
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In Boulder, Colorado, on Dec. 20, 2025, a coalition of working people, scientists, and local officials rallied against the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). This… Read More ›
U.S. ditches 66 global bodies to unleash unilateral domination
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In a brazen display of arrogance, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum, directing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations (31 UN entities and 35 non-UN groups) effectively abandoning multilateral… Read More ›
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