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Eyewitness Account: The Ames Plant Fire: ‘A Week of Hell’
By Xzander Stephens It was around 12:20 a.m. I had just gotten off a 10 hour shift, grabbed my evening meal and was heading back to my apartment when by chance I happened to notice what initially looked like a gas flame at a plant off in the distance. After persuading my ride we decided…
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Portrait of a Peoples’ Candidate: Comrade Eduardo Artés of Chile.
Eduardo Artés Brichetti, First Secretary of the Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action), is running for President of Chile on the Union Patriotica (UPA) ticket. The following biography was issued by the UPA. The Chilean general election will be held on November 19, 2017. Translated by Red Phoenix staff. Eduardo Artés Brichetti was born in the…
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Editorial: A New Beginning, A Reaffirmed Commitment
“The era of proletarian revolutions has only just begun. The emergence of socialism is a historical necessity emanating from the very development of society. It is inevitable. The counterrevolutions that have occurred, the obstacles that have arisen, may prolong the outmoded exploiting system for some time; but they are powerless to stem the advance of…
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Claims and Facts About the Right of Nations to Self-determination
Published in Evrensel, 23 October 2017. Reprinted with permission. Claims and facts about the right of nations to self-determination, following the independence referendums in Iraqi Kurdistan and Catalonia. Arif KOŞAR Following the independence referendums in Iraqi Kurdistan and Catalonia, the right of nations to self-determination has become a popular debate. Here are some of the claims…
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“The Unelected King:” Communique of the Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist)
Translated by Red Phoenix staff. The unelected King, the son of the designee named by the criminal Franco, Juan Carlos I, who in 1975 confirmed his commitment to the dictatorship with these words: “I swear by God and the Holy Gospels, to fulfill and enforce the Fundamental Laws of the Kingdom and maintain loyalty to…
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Statement of the American Party of Labor in Solidarity with the People of Catalonia
The ongoing developments with respect to the Catalan national question and the violent repression meted out by the Spanish government have rightfully provoked impassioned responses from revolutionary parties and proletarian forces across the globe. Scenes of jackbooted riot cops wading into crowds, kicking and beating down unarmed protesters, recalls the Fascist past of Francoist Spain…
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“In Face of Escalating Repression:” Statement of the Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist) on the Events in Catalonia
Translated by Red Phoenix staff. The Rajoy Government has more than fulfilled its threats, setting in motion all its repressive machinery as soon as the Generalitat de Catalunya formalized its call for a referendum for October 1st. As has been announced, there has not been a formal suspension of Catalan autonomy nor the military intervention…



