Members of the American Party of Labor wrote to the Red Phoenix to tell us what May Day means to them, in the belly of the imperialist beast. Polina Brik, New Jersey: “The meaning of May Day International Workers’ Day,… Read More ›
Interview
Interviews With Workers and Activists of the United States
Baltimore Workers March in Solidarity With Amazon Union Vote
By: Ted Stracket, Red Phoenix Correspondent, Baltimore Saturday, March 20th, a series of nationwide solidarity demonstrations were held in support for the Amazon workers of Bessemer, Alabama who are attempting to unionize to secure safe working conditions, hazard pay, and… Read More ›
Jack Shulman: Testimony of an American Communist. Part One: Spain (1937-1939)
The following interview was conducted with veteran American communist Jack Shulman shortly before his passing in 1999. This section, dealing with Comrade Shulman’s experience as a member of the anti-fascist Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War will be… Read More ›
Californian Workers March to Assemblyman’s House to Demand Eviction Protection
By: Peter Kraljev, Red Phoenix Correspondent Sacramento On Wednesday December 16 2020, 20 people and a caravan of SUVs gathered in Sacramento, California to put on a posada, a theatrical tradition popular in Latin American and other Catholic majority nations… Read More ›
Letter: As A Former Soldier, Today I Remember the Victims of Imperialism
The Red Phoenix received the following letter from Hannah, a former soldier now working as a nurse, on her thoughts on this Veteran’s Day. The Red Phoenix reproduces letters without editing their content. This letter contains graphic accounts of US… Read More ›
Letter to the Phoenix: Why Does Voting in the Presidential Elections Seem So Important?
Note: The Red Phoenix does not edit the content of letters and reproduces them as a glimpse into the minds of working people in the US. The Red Phoenix received the following letter from G. Green on the nature of… Read More ›
George Floyd’s Death Reignites Uprising In Hoover, Alabama: First Hand Accounts
By: Jay Hyde, Red Phoenix Correspondent, Alabama As George Floyd’s murder at the hands of the police is igniting uprisings across America, and creating international solidarity and demonstrations in opposition to police violence abroad, protests against the Hoover Police Department… Read More ›
“A Lot of People Are Going to Die, and It’s Because of Capitalism:” First Hand Accounts from Florida
By Kallista Mirobel As Governor Ron DeSantis prepares to fully reopen the state of Florida in spite of the surging number of cases in the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of workers across Florida who have already been on the front lines… Read More ›
“We Found Strength in Each Other”: Three Workers Tell Their Stories from Orlando
Editor’s note: Three workers from Orlando, Florida submitted the following accounts to the Red Phoenix about their experiences facing unprovoked aggression from the militarized police in the city over the past few days. Find them unfiltered below. For more, please… Read More ›
Letter from Huntsville, Alabama: Minutes After Mayor Kneeling Photo-Op, the Police Attacked Us
Editor’s Note: A protest of over a thousand people gathered on Monday in Huntsville, Alabama, after protests over the weekend. On Monday, peaceful protesters were attacked by police with no provocation. This is that story. Submitted by Xiao Long I… Read More ›
Immigrant Rights are Human Rights: An Interview with Immigrant Rights Activists in St. Louis, Mo.
At a time when national tension concerning our southern border is at its zenith, those in progressive circles are beginning to ask “what is to be done?” To attempt to answer that, I met up with a group of working… Read More ›
The Many Costs of American Education: An Interview with Working Class, Non-Traditional Student Gary Manning
Gary Manning is a non-traditional student attending a community college in Alabama. We sat down with him to discuss the intersection of the rising cost of college education and increasing numbers of students, traditional and non, returning to school to… Read More ›
Mistreatment of Workers in the Rideshare Industry, a Story from Seattle
Lyft, Uber, and other rideshare drivers frequently drive during late night hours when demand is dominated by intoxicated passengers returning home from the bars. These are the most profitable times, but also the most potentially dangerous. Only weeks into her… Read More ›
Interview: Ernesto A. on the Alienation of Disability
Torn between the influence of gangs, drug dealers, prostitutes, thieves, and ethically depraved financial opportunities, Ernest set the goal of Honest Work for himself because he saw the destruction that desperate criminality entailed.
“Hold the Burgers, Hold the fries, Keep Your Hands off Our Thighs:” Fight for 15 mobilizes to fight Sexual Harassment in the workplace.
11:45am on a Tuesday is rush hour for many fast food workers. The loud squawk of the headpiece signaling the next onslaught of hungry customers, the overbearing shouts from management, and the spray of grease coating the arms of the… Read More ›
