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• On Atheism

  By The Red Phoenix on May 19, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Take a look around these days and you’ll see that atheism seems to be gaining ground. It is good to know that more people are challenging the influence of organized religion in American society, demanding that that America live up… Read More ›

• Ex-Honduran President Zelaya Will Return Between May 27 To May 29

  By The Red Phoenix on May 18, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will return to Honduras between May 27 and 29. His legal advisor, Rasel Tome said Zelaya will arrive at Toncontin International airport in the capital, where thousands of Hondurans will gather to welcome him in… Read More ›

• Queen Arrives in Ireland, Protesters Clash with Police

  By The Red Phoenix on May 17, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Queen Elizabeth II has begun her tour of Ireland. Many bourgeois press sources have been lavish in their praises of this trip, lauding the Queen’s visit to Ireland as a “step forward” in relations between the two countries. However, in… Read More ›

• Nakba protests bring “Arab Spring” to Israel’s doorstep

  By The Red Phoenix on May 16, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  The unprecedented Arab protests on Israel’s borders, pegged to the 63rd anniversary of Israel’s declaration of statehood, resulted in at least 10 dead and hundreds wounded. By Ariel Zirulnick Israel got its first real taste of the Arab spring Sunday… Read More ›

• Are Fair Wages Under Capitalism Possible?

  By The Red Phoenix on May 15, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Fair wages under capitalism? Every once in a while you may hear politicians, union leaders and ordinary citizens demand fair wages or fair pay for work. While this is surely a noble goal, the fact that people still struggle for… Read More ›

• Resist Police Repression of Political Expression!

  By The Red Phoenix on May 14, 2011 • ( 0 )

  Save the Dates: Thursday May 19th at Noon Tuesday May 24th at 9:30am Join Us In Solidarity Resist Police Repression of Political Expression! Chicago May Day March Organizing Committee and Supporters against the CPD’s May Day March Unjust & Unlawful… Read More ›

• What “Free Speech” Really Means

  By The Red Phoenix on May 13, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  The bourgeoisie and defenders of “liberal democracy” announce to the heavens that their society is the most advanced and democratic. In doing so, they point to notions of “freedom of speech” to justify their democratic posturing. Stemming from the “democracy”… Read More ›

• GOP Sneak Attack: Republicans Try to Redefine Rape … Again

  By Editor-in-Chief on May 12, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  House Republicans are attempting a backdoor maneuver to ensure that solely victims of “forcible rape” are eligible for federal funding if they seek abortions. They’re doing it again: After jettisoning controversial legislative language narrowing the definition of rape for the… Read More ›

• Poverty & Violent Crime

  By Victor Vaughn on May 11, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Poverty is the main cause of most violent crime in the United States today. Some cite violence in media as creating a mentality of willingness to harm others that would not otherwise exist; others see it as a problem of… Read More ›

• Top 10 Anti-Abortion Myths

  By The Red Phoenix on May 9, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’ve been keeping up with the abortion debate in this country, you have no doubt heard some very interesting claims made by anti-abortion activists. Some of these claims need to be taken seriously, but others…well, not so much. In… Read More ›

• Political Cartoon: On the Death of Osama Bin Laden

  By The Red Phoenix on May 7, 2011 • ( 0 )

• Undocumented Immigrants Paid $11.2 Billion in Taxes Last Year, General Electric Paid Zero

  By The Red Phoenix on May 7, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Study estimates that illegal immigrants paid $11.2B in taxes last year, unlike GE, which paid zero   Albor Ruiz, New York Daily News I bet most of you didn’t know undocumented immigrants contributed more – much more – to the… Read More ›

• Report: Nearly Half of Detroit Adults “Functionally Illiterate”

  By The Red Phoenix on May 6, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  DETROIT (WWJ) – According to a new report, 47 percent of Detroiters are ”functionally illiterate.” The alarming new statistics were released by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund on Wednesday. WWJ Newsradio 950 spoke with the Fund’s Director, Karen Tyler-Ruiz, who… Read More ›

• Pictures from Chicago May Day 2011

  By The Red Phoenix on May 5, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

• Alienation: The Pain of All Working People

  By The Red Phoenix on May 3, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Any person who is conscious at any level of what happens in the world, from occurrences within their immediate surroundings to larger forces driving political economy in one nation-state or many, must comprehend that there is something wrong. Working men… Read More ›

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