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Erasure of Black WWII heroes a blow to historical truth, working-class unity
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In a move that has ignited global outrage, the Trump administration has overseen the removal of two commemorative panels honoring Black American soldiers at the Netherlands American Cemetery, a solemn site dedicated to the memory of over 8,000 U.S. troops who fell during World War II. The…
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In Weld County, capitalist exploitation ignites worker resistance
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– Weld County, CO, sprawls across the northern plains like a vast factory floor for American capitalism. Here, where oil rigs pierce the earth, massive feedlots crowd with livestock, and industrial farms churn out eggs and meat for distant markets, the contradictions of profit-driven production have erupted into…
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PCOF: On the death of a right-wing extremist and its instrumentalization
Workers’ Communist Party of France (PCOF) | Feb. 21, 2026 | Translated for the Red Phoenix by Mike M.– Editor’s Note: Rassemblement National (RN), “National Rally,” is a far-right nationalist party. La France Insoumise (LFI), “France Unbowed,” is a democratic-socialist party. The death of a right-wing extremist, killed in a brawl with anti-fascists in Lyon, has given…
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RYR on Iran: Youth disproportionately affected by violence of imperialism
Statement by Red Youth Rising | Mar. 1, 2026– On Feb. 28, 2026, the fascist American and Israeli states launched an unjustifiable war against Iran and the Iranian people. Red Youth Rising vehemently condemns this act of aggression which was carried out on behalf of the American and Israeli capitalist class for the purposes of war profiteering…
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Oregon Gov. Kotek cuts taxes for rich while workers freeze, planet boils
Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– The Democratic Governor of Oregon, Tina Kotek, has given the state’s data centers $500 million in tax breaks and seeks to expand this rebate with an upcoming bill in the latest legislative session. The state, and the working people in it, can ill afford such a gift…
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In memory of Chip Berlet (1949—2026), lifelong anti-fascist fighter
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 that of The Roches, of nature, of food and drink, and of life itself. He was, in many ways, one of the most authentic and…
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U.S., Israel launch illegal war on Iran; all out in protest!
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 are still unfolding as of the time of writing, it appears that the Iranian cities…
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Jesse Jackson: A man out of history returns home
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 was galvanized into the Civil Rights movement in the aftermath of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts…
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Colorado Democrats recycle toothless bill while workers bleed
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– Is this déjà vu, or are we trapped in some capitalist remake of Groundhog Day? No! It’s just the Colorado Democratic Party running the same tired, insulting script again. Just months after Gov. Jared Polis slapped down the Worker Protection Act, which would have eliminated arbitrary barriers…
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