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Hollywood Blacklist: “Salt of the Earth” and a demand for political reckoning
By Ed Rampell, Red Phoenix guest contributor, California. June 19, 2023 is the 70th anniversary of the electrocution of the so-called “atomic spies” Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Believed to be members of the Communist Party USA, the Rosenbergs were convicted of violating the Espionage Act by helping to pass atomic secrets to the Soviets and…
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Morocco: A political system without accountability
By Democratic Way, Morocco. Originally published in Democratic Path #507. English translation provided by Sofia D. for the Red Phoenix. Translator’s note: This article was produced by our comrades in Democratic Way (the Moroccan organization of the ICMLPO) concerning recent protests organized by the Moroccan Social Front (Le Front Sociál Marocain), of which Democratic Way…
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We cannot allow capitalism to sanitize Pride!
By Ian Ocx, LGBTQIA+ Commissioner of the American Party of Labor. Over the last year the LGBTQIA+ Commission of the American Party of Labor has been doing its best to cover, report on, organize within, and provide a Marxist-Leninist analysis to ongoing queer struggles across the United States. Much of this work became necessary to…
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Class struggle and identity politics: Strategy and tactics
By J. P. Galindo, Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist). English translation provided by Camilo Lazo for The Red Phoenix. One of the titanic tasks that Marx and Engels faced on their way to building a new materialist philosophy was to proclaim the end of the immutable concept of nature. From their earliest philosophical works, both…
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East Phillips Neighborhood Institute struggles for concessions
By Sofia D., Red Phoenix correspondent, Minnesota. In 2023, the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) in Minneapolis will purchase the Roof Depot, a vacant lot named by its most recent corporate inhabitant. EPNI is run by activists as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, with all of its tax statements easily accessible. The city had planned to demolish…
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U.S. Supreme Court undermines power of organized labor
By Leonard Zorfass, Red Phoenix correspondent, New Jersey. According to a recent Supreme Court ruling released on Thursday, June 1, 2023, companies are now granted the ability to sue unions for damages resulting from strikes. Damages resulting from strikes very much include financial damage and loss of profit. This decision strikes a blow at an…
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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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