News and Analysis from the United States
Alek S. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida– As the Israeli genocide of Palestinians receives unwavering support from American institutions, 18 students at the University of South Florida have announced they will initiate an indefinite hunger strike beginning Monday, March… Read More ›
By Jo Jo P. for the Women’s Commission of the American Party of Labor– With abortion rights under attack in the Sunshine State, organizations like SWAN have answered the call to arms in protecting access to healthcare. Despite their successes,… Read More ›
Statement by International Women’s Alliance | March 8, 2024– On this International Working Women’s Day, 2024, the International Women’s Alliance (IWA) salutes our members across the globe who are organizing women in their numbers, escalating campaigns, and cooperating together locally… Read More ›
Sofia D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Minnesota– For the last two days, members of the American Party of Labor have been participating in an ongoing die-in at Macalester College, organized by the Mac for Palestine Coalition, demanding that the… Read More ›
Ethan H. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida— Several unions representing major US airlines took up a picket on Tuesday, Feb. 13, to demand better pay, benefits, and working conditions as new contracts are under negotiation this year. Employees of… Read More ›
Comrade Christine Geovanis has died. Comrade Christine (Chris) was a life-long Chicago resident and activist. Starting while she was still in grade school, Chris became a passionate champion for the rights of the Palestinian people to peace, freedom, and national… Read More ›
R. Nesbitt | Red Phoenix guest contributor | Maryland — The Supreme Court of the United States sat last week to preside over the case brought forward by the legal team of Donald Trump to challenge the legality of his… Read More ›
Keegan D. / Colorado The State of Texas and its governor, Greg Abbott, have recently sparked a federal crisis so severe that other states are beginning to take sides, and some have even deployed National Guard troops to support the… Read More ›
Orianna R. / Oregon Amid the biggest coldsnap this winter, Portland, OR, residents are forced to shoulder the bill for their power company’s negligence. On Oct. 31, 2023, the Oregon Public Utility Commission approved a general energy rate increase for… Read More ›
Ava A. / Florida On Jan. 11, members of the American Party of Labor and Students for Socialism at the University of South Florida led a demonstration at Tampa City Hall to show solidarity with the people of Palestine and… Read More ›
Anna I. / Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. Colorado and Maine have made moves to bar former president Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in their states. According to section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, those who… Read More ›
The iBOT should be remembered as another example of how capitalism doesn’t drive innovation, but has become a destructive force to the development of humanity. The Museum of Failure, an exhibit featuring failed consumer products from around the world, has… Read More ›
Nadya H. / Red Phoenix correspondent, Maryland. On December 29, 1890, over 250 Lakota men, women, and children were executed in what is known today as the Wounded Knee Massacre. Under pretenses of relocation, 500 soldiers of the 7th Cavalry… Read More ›
Allison P. / Red Phoenix international correspondent. Jan. 17, 1947 — The first transorbital prefrontal lobotomy is performed. Dec. 10, 1949 — António Egas Moniz is awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for introducing the infamous frontal lobotomy for refractory… Read More ›
Allison P. / Red Phoenix international correspondent. Each year on Dec. 3, the countless struggles and adverse conditions of disabled people are brought to light by observing World Disability Day. (Formally, the “United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities.”)… Read More ›
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