News and Analysis from the United States
The American Party of Labor extends its warmest and most enthusiastic fraternal greetings to the comrades of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Bolivia on the occasion of their First National Congress. The PCR issued this statement (translated by Red Phoenix… Read More ›
Presented July 25, 2019. Quito, Ecuador. Comrades, We are pleased and delighted to be here once more amongst our brothers and sisters from around the world. We would also like to extend our thanks and gratitude to the comrades of… Read More ›
The original in Spanish can be found here. Translated by J. Palameda July 16th, 2019 Official Declaration San Juan, Puerto Rico In light of the events of this past Monday, July 15, 2019, the members of Commune Antilla declare that:… Read More ›
By: P. Brik and L. Zorfass On July 12 2019, two days before intensified ICE raids were to begin, activists gathered outside of the Essex Detention Center in Newark, NJ to denounce not just the raids, but more importantly, the… Read More ›
Last week saw victories and defeats for the labor movement in the United States. In Tennessee, The United Automobile Workers saw defeat in an attempt to unionize a auto factory. Outside Detroit, workers used their power of organization against their… Read More ›
Originally published in En Marcha (06/18/2019) On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited his opposite number, President Vladimir Putin, in Russia, with the aim of establishing a commercial and technological alliance between the two countries. In the… Read More ›
On Saturday, May 25, Dayton, Ohio served as the staging ground for a long-awaited face-off between fascism and its opponents. Several months beforehand, a KKK-affiliated group out of Indiana (whose name isn’t even worth mentioning) announced their intention to hold… Read More ›
The Venezuelan embassy in Washington DC became a flash point in the struggle between the peace movement and Washington’s imperialist agenda. Activists who were living inside the embassy experienced what can only be described as a siege. A mob of… Read More ›
Ever since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, the religious right in the United States has waged unrelenting war on the right of women to bodily autonomy, often using terroristic tactics in its war. With the rise of Donald… Read More ›
Recently, the American Party of Labor was invited by the Dominican Communist Workers Party to visit the Dominican Republic with an end to strengthening the bonds between our parties and peoples. Comrade Kyle Pettis represented the APL as a guest… Read More ›
L. Giering is a student, communist, and former Uber driver, who was forced out of the rideshare industry due to its slim profit margins and high expenses. He wrote the following solidarity statement to drivers striking today, May 8th. Rideshare… Read More ›
On Saturday, March 16, elements of the American Party of Labor traveled to Washington DC to attend the National March on the White House: US Hands Off Venezuela. We were able to attend thanks to the efforts of Bob Witanek… Read More ›
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 14th and 15th century in England. A… Read More ›
Today, in what can be seen as only the latest in a centuries long practice of destabilizing progressive and democratic regimes in Latin America, the United States sponsored an attempted… Read More ›
At the beginning of March, headlines of American newspapers were studded by an announced investigation into the bribing of colleges and universities for admission consideration. It was never a secret that having money increases one’s chances of getting into a… Read More ›
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