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Partial amnesty for Leonard Peltier is insufficient, belated scramble to appeal to masses
On the last full day of his presidency, Joe Biden granted partial amnesty for Leonard Peltier, a political prisoner who has so far served 46 years of his unjust two consecutive life sentences. It is imperative to stress that Peltier is not granted full clemency, he is simply remanded to house arrest for the remainder…
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Communists of U.S. & Spain: We denounce Spain’s subservience to NATO, U.S. foreign policy!
Joint statement of the American Party of Labor (APL) and the Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist) (PCEML). The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has initiated an investigation into Spain’s alleged refusal to allow US-flagged cargo vessels to dock at its ports. Should these accusations be confirmed, the FMC has warned it could impose corrective measures,…
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On the dawn of Trump’s second term, U.S. in crisis, the future is now!
On Monday, January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as President of the United States for the second time. Within 24 hours, Trump signed a plethora of Executive Orders, among which, he has: Additionally, Trump revoked Executive Orders from the Biden Administration, which included: For his cabinet, Trump has selected foxes to guard…
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Service to the People: Caring for neighbors, united in class struggle
APL John Reed Division | Washington– The evening of Dec. 28, members of the John Reed Division of the American Party of Labor ran one of our Service to the People programs in downtown Seattle, distributing free sandwiches, toiletries, drinks, and snacks to people of the local homeless community, including Halal and Kosher options. As…
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Profit motive in public transit costs workers time, money, health
Michael G. | Red Phoenix correspondent | New Jersey– For countless American workers, the daily grind not only involves work with horrible conditions and low pay, but also a constant struggle with unreliable and unsafe public transportation. New Jersey Transit and Amtrak, two of the primary transit systems in the American Northeast, have become plagued…
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A New Year’s message from the heart
Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor— Comrades, I would like to take the opportunity to wish everyone a happy and triumphant new year. Many, the usual types, are greeting 2025 in a mood of despondency and despair. A second Trump administration fills them fear with and anxiety. In response, they…
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Community demands justice for Ra’Lasia Wright, end to transphobic terror
Eris Rosenburg and Sofia D. | Red Phoenix correspondents | Minnesota– On the evening of Dec. 22, the South Minneapolis community came together for a solemn vigil for the late Ra’Lasia Wright, a 25-year-old Black transgender woman who fell victim to what was likely a tragic hate crime at the beginning of this month. Together,…
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EMEP: The one-man administration must withdraw its support from jihadists in Syria!
Statement from the Labor Party (Emek Partisi) of Turkey, Dec. 2, 2024. Translated for the Red Phoenix. The HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham), a continuation of Jabhat al-Nusra, ISIS’ first organization in Syria, and the Syrian National Army, which includes structures trained, equipped and paid by Turkey, have entered Aleppo. This coalition, which calls itself the…
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Reject the terror classification of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Ivanna J. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Washington– In a press release dated Oct. 15, the Treasury Department announced that the Canadian government has joined the U.S., Germany, and many other countries, in classifying the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network as a terrorist organization. The condemnation and terror designation follows a public flag burning in…
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Mainstream news praises cops, ignores heroism of the people
R. Nesbitt | Red Phoenix correspondent | Maryland On October 5, 2024, members of the Paddy Whalen Division of the American Party of Labor participated in a massive march and rally in Washington, D.C., held by the Palestinian Youth Struggle and other allied organizations and parties in protest of the year of open genocide waged…
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