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Pride: A brief revolutionary history
By the LGBTQIA+ Commission of the American Party of Labor. An Immediate Origin of Modern Struggle, Existence, and Recognition: On June 28th, 1970 the very first Pride marches were held in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago to commemorate the one year anniversary of the now famous six day confrontation with police at the…
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The debt ceiling debate: An open attack on the working class
By Ian Ocx and Hari Kumar, Red Phoenix correspondents. Late in the night June 1, 2023, Congress voted to pass an agreement on the debt ceiling to prevent the US government from defaulting on its national debt. This debate recurs frequently as the representatives of differing factions of the ruling class fight to preserve their…
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The Second Amendment of the Constitution does not justify the “right to bear arms”
Hari Kumar | Deputy National Secretary of the American Party of Labor— The historical distortions around the Second Amendment: The Second (2nd) Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is often cited by the National Rifle Association (NRA), right wingers, and members of the Republican Party to justify rejecting most if not all gun regulations. They argue…
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Hollywood Blacklist: “Spartacus”
By Ed Rampell, Red Phoenix guest contributor, California. (Note: This is the edited text for Rampell’s introduction to the April 29 screening of Spartacus at the Academy Museum for The Hollywood Ten at 75 Film Series from April 13-30 commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Hollywood Blacklist. A startling thing occurred during the Spartacus screening:…
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Opinion: On sensible regulation of firearms
By Benjamin J. Rizzo | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida– So-called gun control is a controversial topic in the American communist movement, with many communists vehemently opposing any regulations or restrictions on the ownership and purchase of firearms, often in a knee-jerk way. In my opinion, many of the communists who oppose “gun control” –which…
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Never again! “Argentina, 1985” — A lesson in vigilance and justice against fascism
The 2022 film, Argentina, 1985, is an Argentine historical drama based on the 1984-85 trial of the leaders of the fascist military Junta of Argentina which seized power in 1976 and ruled until 1984 when a humiliating defeat in the Falkland Island’s War and popular demonstrations led to the calling of new elections in which…
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The threat of fascism is looming in the U.S.
Maurice B. | Red Phoenix correspondent | New York– The Southern Poverty Law Center reported that they tracked the presence of 35 hate groups in NY state in 2021, ranging from “general hate” groups to white nationalist and anti-LGBTQ organizations. The same tracking database found an additional 698 hate groups across the nation. The map…
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Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument vandalized
By the Illinois Labor History Society. On November 11, 1887, four self-identified anarchists were hung by the neck at the Cook County jail, convicted under circumstantial pretenses that they had conspired to throw a bomb into the police on May 4, 1886, in Haymarket Square. In 1893 this beautiful monument was built at their gravesites.…
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Reform cannot fix it! Only economic system change can combat climate change!
Maurice B. | Red Phoenix correspondent | New York– In recent decades, the capitalist ruling class has had to face the reality of the ongoing destruction of the Earth’s ecosystems and its inevitable consequences for human survival in the coming years. Leading scientists have proven and continue to emphasize that global warming, the extinction and…
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The second round of the presidential election in Turkey and the results of the unequal equation!
The most important lesson that the opposition should learn from these elections is that despite the unequal equation, it is in the government’s favour to prevent the struggle of the people by equating change and democracy only with votes. By Yusuf Karadaş, Evrensel Daily. Before proceeding to evaluate the first results of the 14 May…
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