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The Struggle to End Illegal Evictions in Portland
Isabelle Bernardi | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– In the state of Oregon, the eviction moratorium ended on June 30, 2021. Since then, evictions have returned to their pre-pandemic rates as rental assistance programs close and expire. However, this does not mean the evictions over the past year, or prior to the expiration of the…
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End inflation by ending wars
Shane Mahadeo | Red Phoenix guest contributor | Florida– Many people on the right claim that social spending programs drive inflationary pressures. Most of those who make these claims are misinformed on what inflation measures, the history of inflation rates, and the mechanisms employed by mainstream liberal economists to control inflation. Of course, the discussion…
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APL: Dismantle the Anti-LGBTQIA+ Stigma Around Monkeypox!
On August 4, 2022, the U.S. declared the outbreak of the Monkeypox virus a national health emergency. Leading up to this declaration, there has been a rise in chauvinist disinformation concerning the nature of the virus and its origins, how it spreads, and the communities it affects. This disinformation has become a way for reactionaries…
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ICMLPO: We Support the Struggle of the People of Sri Lanka
The economic and political impasses of the imperialist capitalist system are felt on a world scale. Inflation, unemployment and cost of living are soaring in all countries. Also on the rise is the discontent, mass demonstrations and protests of the poverty-stricken workers and labourers, whose working and living conditions are deteriorating. Almost every day there…
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NATO Summit: Strengthening War Making
This article was originally published in En Marcha #2009, Central Organ of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador On June 29 and 30, the 32nd NATO Summit took place in Spain, an meeting that brought together 30 allied countries of Asia-Pacific, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel; and the President of the European…
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Liberation Worker Toby Emmer and What She Left Behind
Ekim Kılıç NY Co-Chair at National Writers Union I think that being pushed little by little towards the frontlines of battle, while our friends and coworkers suffer, is at the base of the fear and trepidation many of us feel. We, who are still striving to get out from underneath the ruins of the past…
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Florida Minimum Wage Law: As Always, Too Little, Too Late
By: Andrew D, John P, Min A The Florida $15 minimum wage initiative, passed in 2020, is in all ways a band-aid solution to the problem of ever-increasing cost of living. While the idea of $15 an hour sounds very good, ultimately it is 65% of the purchasing power of $4.03 in 1973, the year…
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Seattle APL on Roe V. Wade: “Look To Your Comrades and Community”
The following was a speech given by members of the Pacific Northwest Division of the American Party of Labor at the 6/24 demonstration in defense of abortion rights in Seattle. To organize with them, contact them on facebook, twitter, or instagram. We are witnessing yet another horrific moment in American history today. This comes as…
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Final Declaration of the XXVII Plenary Session of the ICMLPO
The American Party of Labor attended the XXVII Plenary of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations in the Dominican Republic, and signed its final declaration, presented below. The International Conference of Marxist Leninist Parties and Organizations informs the working class and the peoples of the world of the successful holding of its XXVII…
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“Now is the Time to be Out in the Streets:” An Interview with a Rise Up 4 Abortion Student Organizer
Interviewed by Isabelle Bernardi | Red Phoenix correspondent | Washington– During the May protests in Seattle against the Roe V. Wade draft decision that would overturn the legal protection of abortion rights, a Red Phoenix correspondent spoke to one of the organizers, Maegan. Maegan is a first year student at the University of Washington pursuing…
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