National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression | Jan. 3 2026— The National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression condemns this morning’s illegal bombing of Venezuela as well as the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores…. Read More ›
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PCMLE: We reject the terrorist aggression of U.S. imperialism against Venezuela!
Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador (PCMLE) | Jan. 3, 2026 | Translated for the Red Phoenix by Curly– The Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador denounces and rejects the treacherous terrorist aggression of… Read More ›
No war with Venezuela! Release President Maduro!
The Secretariat of the American Party of Labor– The American Party of Labor resolutely and in no uncertain terms condemns the military assault on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. While events are… Read More ›
The reign of “two guys from Queens”
R. Nesbitt | Red Phoenix correspondent | Maryland– On Friday, Nov. 21, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met with President Donald Trump in the White House for a very contentious conference. The media flurry was, as Trump himself pointed… Read More ›
On-the-job murder of Amber Czech by coworker a tragic expression of misogyny in labor
Joint statement by the Labor Commission and the Women’s Commission of the American Party of Labor– On Nov. 11, Amber Czech, a 20-year old welder for Advanced Process Technologies in Minnesota, was bludgeoned to death on the job by a… Read More ›
Denounce U.S. aggression against Venezuela!
Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor— The American Party of Labor denounces the latest act of aggression carried out by the Trump Administration against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. After months of escalating threats—and following… Read More ›
Amazon’s automation set to destroy hundreds of thousands of jobs
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– The struggle to organize Amazon warehouses has been a leading battleground in the modern American class war. Employing around one million workers in America, they place themselves firmly as one of the… Read More ›
Trump’s new Monroe Doctrine destabilizes South America
Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– Recently, the Trump regime has revealed that it authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela with the aim of regime change. This is just an admission of a long… Read More ›
Golden Dome is next phase in long history of unsuccessful U.S. missile defense initiatives
Allison P. | Red Phoenix international correspondent– It is early morning as a Space Force technician sips his still warm coffee – he checks the date – 2 March, 2043. A blip on the computer screen as SBIRS detect a… Read More ›
Budget cuts continue to suffocate coal miners
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Black lung is what you get. In the Spring of 2025, a slew of Trump regime budget cuts to National Institute of Occupational… Read More ›
“No contract, no coffee!” Starbucks workers stand united against union-busting
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– Starbucks baristas from around the country have gotten together to exercise their collective muscle and stand against rampant understaffing and poor pay. Starbucks has been and continues to be one of the… Read More ›
Denver STAR program provides five years of safer streets, stronger communities
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In the shadow of Denver’s bustling neighborhoods, where working-class families juggle long shifts, rising rents, and the daily grind of making ends meet, a quiet revolution has been underway since 2020. It’s… Read More ›
Graham Platner and Bernie Sanders demonstrate failure of reform
Pierce H. | Red Phoenix correspondent | California– Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and Iraqi War veteran running for Senate in Maine, recently had his campaign steeped in controversy for his past statements and a Nazi insignia chest tattoo. He… Read More ›
Price of climate change, Hurricane Melissa leaves Caribbean in ruins
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In the sweltering heat of late October, the Atlantic Ocean birthed a monster. Hurricane Melissa, the thirteenth named storm of an already punishing 2025 season, exploded from a disorganized tropical wave into… Read More ›
Transphobic rhetoric fuels right-wing terror
Keegan D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Illinois– For the last several years reactionary conspiracy theorists have spread the dangerous lie that transgender people are disproportionately responsible for political violence and gun violence in general. This deception, based on a… Read More ›