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The military-industrial complex is a key driver of capitalist accumulation
By Leonard Zorfass, Red Phoenix correspondent, New Jersey. The tragic events that unfolded in the early hours of October 3, 2015, in Kunduz, Afghanistan, illustrate the brutal and inhumane nature of imperialism in its current form. The airstrike that resulted in the destruction of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital and the deaths of at…
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The illusion of upward mobility in higher education
By Amos Dewy, Red Phoenix correspondent, Georgia. Higher education has long been considered the pathway to upward mobility and class advancement in the United States. Of course, this is a lie perpetuated by the bourgeoisie. Recent research from the journal Nature Human Behaviour shows the extent to which this fantasy is false, and the extent…
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Call to 50th Anniversary Conference of NAARPR
By the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression, Apr. 10, 2023. We issue this call to our third National Conference, this November, following our re-founding national conference in 2019 and our last conference in 2021. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first founding of our national organization. We issue this call to…
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It can happen here: Three L.A. museums shine spotlights on the Hollywood Blacklist’s 75th anniversary
By Ed Rampell, Red Phoenix guest contributor. Three museums are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Hollywood Blacklist, the darkest period in Tinseltown history. What happened during this period of rightwing repression? As actor Humphrey Bogart put it: “We saw it—and said to ourselves, ‘It can happen here.’ We saw American citizens denied the right…
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The struggle to end violence against women is the struggle against fascism!
By Indira Xavier and Larissa Maymi, Coordination of the Olga Benario Women’s Movement. Published in A Verdade #267, March 2023. Earlier this March, research published by Datafolha and the Brazilian Forum on Public Security showed that in 2022, every six hours a woman was killed in Brazil. There were 1,410 women murdered because they were…
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2023, a year of slowdown and uncertainty for Colombians
By the Central Executive Committee of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Colombia. March 31, 2023. Introduction: To all readers and analysts who follow international events from this journal, we present these lines that summarize the main considerations of our party in this situation, the challenges and tasks of Marxist-Leninists in Colombia. The opinions raised here…
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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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