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• In memory of Chip Berlet (1949—2026), lifelong anti-fascist fighter

  By Editor-in-Chief on March 1, 2026

  

  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 ›

• U.S., Israel launch illegal war on Iran; all out in protest!

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 28, 2026

  

  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

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 27, 2026

  

  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

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 18, 2026

  

  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

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 12, 2026

  

  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”

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 12, 2026

  

  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

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 12, 2026

  

  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

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 11, 2026

  

  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

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 11, 2026

  

  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 ›

• El Lector: Struggle for a worker’s voice in Florida cigar factories

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 11, 2026

  

  Leon Valentine | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida– Anyone who is familiar with Tampa, FL, has most likely heard of its accompanying Ybor City. Today Ybor is a hub of entertainment with blocks filled with bars, clubs, and cigar lounges,… Read More ›

• Venezuela’s Cilia Flores, ‘First Combatant’ of the Bolivarian Republic

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 10, 2026

  

  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

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 10, 2026

  

  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’

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 7, 2026

  

  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

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 6, 2026

  

  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

  By Editor-in-Chief on February 5, 2026

  

  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 ›

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