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“I wanna see feisty disabled people change the world”
By V. Valentino, Red Phoenix correspondent, California. The founders of this country espoused the idea that every person had the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – although we understand clearly that this was meant only for a select few. Throughout the history of our nation, many prominent civil rights leaders such…
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Long live Enver Hoxha!
On April 11, 1985, the revolutionary leader of socialist Albania passed away from a lingering heart condition at the age of 76. Enver Hoxha was born in 1908 to a petty-bourgeois family in Gjirokastër, then a part of the Ottoman Empire. Young Enver would distinguish himself as an exceptional student, an ability that carried him…
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Florida’s “legal kidnapping” of transgender youth
By Andrew D. and Min A., Red Phoenix correspondents. In Florida, a state already known for its reactionary policies and politics under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, SB 254 has passed in the Senate and is expected to be signed into law after passing in the House. This bill, called the “abduction bill” in…
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The policy of the Marxist-Leninists in the current situation in Venezuela
By the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Venezuela (PCMLV). We Venezuelan Marxist-Leninists are working to consolidate our Party and its organizations, to increase our participation in politics and to expand our influence among the masses. For these tasks we value the experiences of the various organizations at the national and international level, especially the guidance of…
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France: A powerful social movement against the pension reform
By the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Workers of France, April 2023. Since January, a powerful workers’ and popular movement of strikes and demonstrations has shaken our country. The 10th day of mobilization took place on Tuesday, March 28. A new one has been scheduled by the inter-unions for April 6. How…
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Statement of condemnation of Zionist crimes
By the Party of Labour of Iran – Toufan, Apr. 8, 2023. The revolutionary and progressive parties and organizations signed below, which follow with all anger the criminal Zionist aggression on the Palestinian people in Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, are in front of the open collusion of all allies and friends…
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Why were the rich depositors of the Silicon Valley Bank bailed out by the government?
By Hari Kumar, Red Phoenix international correspondent. The clientele of California’s failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was the high tech “start-up” industry in Silicon Valley. Banking is a con industry. After all, if all depositors arrived at the bank at the same time to withdraw their funds, no bank could survive. Yet it is supposed…
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William Z. Foster’s “Pages From a Worker’s Life”
By Benjamin J. Rizzo, Red Phoenix correspondent, Florida. The Red Phoenix is proud to present this inspiring excerpt from “Pages From a Worker’s Life,” a volume of autobiography by William Z. Foster (1881-1961), originally published in 1939. Foster had a long and colorful career as a trade union organizer, labor leader, and member of many…
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Dutch residents stand against cuts to public transit
By Allison P., Red Phoenix international correspondent. The tactics of the bourgeoisie are virtually universal regardless of country: privatization, cost cutting, reducing wages, and strikebreaking. In the Netherlands there have been strikes among public transport workers in recent months over a number of problems including salaries, working conditions, and workloads. In addition there have been…
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The earthquakes in Turkey: A fundamental fracture – “Where is the state?”
By the Labour Party (EMEP) — Turkey. On February 6, two successive earthquakes, of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude, occurred in the south-eastern city of Kahramanmaras, Turkey, affecting a large area and turning many cities, towns and villages into rubble. In provinces such as Hatay and Adiyaman and districts such as Elbistan, Nurdagi, Islahiye, Samandagi and…
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