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Primer: The Debt Ceiling, Its History, and Its Consequences If Ignored
Andrew E. is an economics student in Massachusetts, and member of the American Party of Labor. The debt ceiling is, in essence, a limit for the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s borrowing agreed upon by the U.S. Congress. Before the debt ceiling, congress would have to authorize every individual instance of borrowing the Treasury did.…
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From the APL Women’s Commission: COVID-19 and Pregnancy
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we think about our personal health and safety. Research articles into the acute effects of COVID-19 are coming out every month, and new investigatory focus has largely shifted to the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection. However, a large gap in the literature remains: impact of COVID-19 infection on…
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Service Industry Workers in Alabama Struggle Against Pandemic Working Conditions
By: Jay Hyde, Red Phoenix Correspondent Alabama At a time when COVID-19 cases are spiking to alarmingly high levels again, service industry establishments in Alabama are largely pretending that the pandemic is over. Part of the reason for this deception is willful ignorance, but the main motivator appears to be profit. Restaurants and bars are…
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Working Class Women In Texas Reject Anti-Abortion Law
By: Ian Ocx, Red Phoenix Correspondent Texas On September 1st the reactionary SB8 bill otherwise known as the “heartbeat law” that was passed by the Texas state congress in May of 2021 finally went into effect. SB8 is one of the most openly patriarchal attempts to repress women’s reproductive rights in the United States as…
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Party of Labor of Iran (Toufan): The Strategic Defeat of Western Imperialism in Afghanistan
In our neighbouring country, Afghanistan, great changes are about to take place. These developments are important for us Iranians because they are directly related to the interests and to the future of our country, and we cannot remain indifferent. In our view, the U.S. defeat in Afghanistan is not a simple, tactical defeat, but a…
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“An Anger Exists in Southern Working Class Communities”: Discovering Socialist Ideas in the South
Nicholas Kade Edwards is a graduate student from the southern United States. He wrote to the Phoenix about his experiences living in the south, and how he was radicalized across the “red state/blue state” line. In the wake of the George Floyd Movement, leftists and journalists across the country were shocked to see working class,…
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APL: Afghanistan and the Task of Working Class Activists in the United States
“Communist” Forces Take Sides Against the Working Class While Imperialists Continue Their Work The radical liberalism of the Western “Left” which has dominated the organizational drive of radical politics over the past 60 years continues to show it’s disgusting, selfish, and utterly liberal persona in the face of the tragedy of the return of theological…
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ICMLPO: What Is Happening in Afghanistan Proves Once Again That the Imperialists Cannot Be Trusted
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AFGHANISTAN PROVES ONCE AGAIN THAT THE IMPERIALISTS CANNOT BE TRUSTED! Dramatic events are taking place in Afghanistan for the workers and people. The Taliban have militarily occupied the country, including Kabul, its capital. The puppet government supported by the US and the imperialist countries of Western Europe fled quickly and shamefully. In reality, it was the North Americans themselves who…
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Justice for Heaven and Ava: Baby Dies in Gainesville After Police Refuse to Help Mother in Labor
By: Andrea Johnson, Red Phoenix Correspondent, Florida Note: Heaven is the victim’s preferred name, though other media outlets use Erica. The morning of August 12 2021, baby Ava passed away in her mother Heaven’s arms at a hospital here in Gainesville, FL. Heaven was picked up for a traffic infraction the evening before and forced…
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A Working-Class Perspective on the COVID Crisis in Texas
By: Ian Ocx, Red Phoenix Correspondent Texas Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year Texas has seen a total of 3.22 million confirmed cases with a death toll of over 53,000 as of the beginning of August 2021. Texas Governor Gregg Abbott has made the news a lot in the past several months…
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