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Joint statement of PCMLE and PCMML on the assault of the Mexican embassy in Ecuador
Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador (PCMLE) and the Communist Party of Mexico (Marxist-Leninist) (PCMML) | April 8, 2024 | Translated from Spanish by Camilo Lazo– The attack perpetrated by the police and the military forces of Ecuador of the Mexican Embassy in that country has caused a serious political crisis policy which has, as its…
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Not Enough! Biden’s proclamation on Transgender Day of Visibility
Ian Ocx | LGBTQIA+ Commissioner of the American Party of Labor | Texas– On March 29, President Joe Biden announced the official recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility by the government of the United States. In this announcement, Biden stated the purpose of this official recognition was to “reaffirm [the] Nation’s commitment to forming a…
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France: Abortion enters the Constitution, inclusion is “merely symbolic”
By the Workers’ Communist Party of France (PCOF) | March 5, 2024 | Translated from French— On March 4, the French Congress voted on the single article introducing abortion into the constitution. While women, feminist organizations and all those who fight for the right to abortion appreciate this measure as recognition of their struggle, its…
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Nex Benedict: Medical Examiner findings contradict allegations that assault was “insignificant”
Orianna R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– Nex Benedict, a 16 year old nonbinary student (they/them), died last month after they were assaulted by three older students in a school bathroom on February 7, 2024 at Owasso High School in Oklahoma. The Medical Examiner has ruled the teen’s death a “suicide,” but the Benedict…
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Tampa, FL students declare hunger strike, demand USF divestment from Israel’s genocide
Alek S. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida– As the Israeli genocide of Palestinians receives unwavering support from American institutions, 18 students at the University of South Florida have announced they will initiate an indefinite hunger strike beginning Monday, March 18, only ending once USF administration completely meets the following demands: This announcement is following…
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SWAN dives in to save abortion access in Florida
By Jo Jo P. for the Women’s Commission of the American Party of Labor– With abortion rights under attack in the Sunshine State, organizations like SWAN have answered the call to arms in protecting access to healthcare. Despite their successes, the battle is far from over – an amendment on the November ballot to protect…
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On this International Working Women’s Day, women must answer the call to unite and fight militarism and exploitation!
Statement by International Women’s Alliance | March 8, 2024– On this International Working Women’s Day, 2024, the International Women’s Alliance (IWA) salutes our members across the globe who are organizing women in their numbers, escalating campaigns, and cooperating together locally and internationally to strengthen the militant women’s movement in the midst of heightening crises. Women…
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International Working Women’s Day: A Revolutionary History, A Liberated Future!
By the Women’s Commission of the American Party of Labor– “Our International Women’s Day this year must become a giant recruiting of the broad masses to Communism and it must be an irresistible battle-cry against the bourgeois order and for the seizure of power by the proletariat. It must show that we Communists not only…
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Minnesota students stage die-in protest for Palestine, cities pass ceasefire resolutions
Sofia D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Minnesota– For the last two days, members of the American Party of Labor have been participating in an ongoing die-in at Macalester College, organized by the Mac for Palestine Coalition, demanding that the college call for a ceasefire, that it ends institutional relationships with Hebrew University and University…
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Airline workers negotiate contracts after years of unfair wages and abuses
Ethan H. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida— Several unions representing major US airlines took up a picket on Tuesday, Feb. 13, to demand better pay, benefits, and working conditions as new contracts are under negotiation this year. Employees of airlines including Allegiant, Frontier, United, Delta, American, and Southwest picketed with signs stating demands for…
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