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 ›
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On the Recent Military Developments in Russia and Ukraine
By: Red Phoenix Correspondent International, Polina Brik Russian president Vladimir Putin warns the West not to intervene in “internal affairs” of Russia and not to cross any “red lines”, among escalating confict between Russia, the EU, and the US. This… Read More ›
Dominican Communist Workers Party: The Revolution Continues to be a Problem That Awaits a Solution.
Capitalism is once again in a crisis phase. In general, it is a historical context of revolution. Because there is the “law of the non-correspondence between the development of the productive forces and the social relations of production,” revealed by… Read More ›
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 ›
Inside an Amazon Warehouse During “Peak Season”
John Roland, a part-time teacher, wrote the following account of his experiences working at a Chicago-area Amazon sortation center as a seasonal worker during what Amazon calls “Peak Season,” which includes Black Friday and Christmas. Some names have been changed… Read More ›
Sacramento Residents Resist Gentrification and Racial Displacement
By Peter Charles Kraljev, Red Phoenix Correspondent Sacremento Oak Park is a neighborhood on the south side of city of Sacramento, form 1900 to the 1960s, it thrived economically and culturally, home to the Park Meat Market, and Arata Bros… Read More ›
From Istanbul to Alabama and Montana, Workers Stand Against Neoliberal Leadership
In Mid-February, 2021, local service workers in the Kadıköy municipality of Istanbul went on an impromptu strike after the collapse of a five-month long collective bargaining process with the city government. In snow and on the street, the service workers… Read More ›
Unlawful Sweeps of Homeless Encampments Continue in Sacramento
By Peter Charles Kraljev Red-Phoenix Correspondent, Sacramento On July 17 2020, after a several month-long legal battle with the Sacramento Homeless Union lead by its president Crystal Rose Sanchez, the Superior Court of Sacramento passed a court ruling that prohibits… Read More ›
2020 Is Over, But the Urgency of Our Revolutionary Organizing Only Grows
By: Bryn Taylor Bryn Taylor is a PhD student, Union Member, and member of the American Party of Labor. It’s been a rough year in America. Coronavirus arrived in the United States in January, which quickly manifested into country-wide lockdowns… 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 ›
A “Return to Normal” With Biden Means Continued Suffering for Palestine
While millions of Americans take a sigh of relief or celebrate the electoral defeat of Donald Trump, it is critical to recognize the great degree of continuity that exists between US presidential administrations. The transfer of power from Trump to… Read More ›
In A Storied Alabama Union District, Amazon Workers Prepare to Hold Union Vote
By: Jay Hyde, Red Phoenix Correspondent Alabama This November, Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama made an unprecedented move by notifying federal labor authorities of their plan to hold a unionization vote, due to poor working conditions exacerbated even further by… Read More ›
Election Aftermath Underlines Need for Real, Working Class Democracy
On Nov. 3rd and in the following days, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party emerged as the victors of the 2020 presidential election, but despite the record turnout, in the midst of a historic pandemic no less,… 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 ›
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