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Spending a Night in a Freezing, Cramped Cell: A Story from a Huntsville Protester
Editors Note: The following statement was submitted to the Red Phoenix by a protester in Huntsville, AL who was arrested after being attacked by local police there. In it, they describe their experiences in jail, with extortionate bail, and general mistreatment. So, I won’t go too much into detail about the events of the protest,…
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“We Found Strength in Each Other”: Three Workers Tell Their Stories from Orlando
Editor’s note: Three workers from Orlando, Florida submitted the following accounts to the Red Phoenix about their experiences facing unprovoked aggression from the militarized police in the city over the past few days. Find them unfiltered below. For more, please follow the Orlando Workers League on Facebook and Twitter. From Delilah: When we arrived to…
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Statements of Solidarity from Mexico, Spain, and Ecuador Come In for the US Movement
Below you can find statements of solidarity (in Spanish) from Mexico, Spain, and Ecuador. Mexico Spain Ecuador
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Letter from Huntsville, Alabama: Minutes After Mayor Kneeling Photo-Op, the Police Attacked Us
Editor’s Note: A protest of over a thousand people gathered on Monday in Huntsville, Alabama, after protests over the weekend. On Monday, peaceful protesters were attacked by police with no provocation. This is that story. Submitted by Xiao Long I was there very nearly the entire time, the protest officially started at 3 pm, I…
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The Mythology of American Democracy Came Crashing Down Last Night—Fight for a Working Class Alternative!
Last night saw the great mythology of the United States—of free expression, compromise, and democracy—come crashing down in fire, smoke, pepper spray, curfews, and police abuse. It became clear beyond any doubt that the only thing holding the American government in place is violence, of the police and military. In nine states and territories the…
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Minnesota Has Risen Up: Fight Across the Country for Community Control of Police!
On May 25th, George Floyd, an aspiring truck driver and current security guard, was murdered by four police officers responding to a “forgery in progress.” The police pinned Floyd on the ground with a knee to his neck for many minutes, ignoring pleas from Floyd and bystanders to let him breathe. In this protracted, needless,…
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“We Will Put Our Destiny Back Into Our Hands!” Statement on COVID-19 in Russia
The following statement was produced by the International Labor Working Group of Russia The coronavirus pandemic that hit the world in the beginning of 2020 was not taken seriously by the Russian government until the end of March, when the state announced a self-isolation regime throughout Russia which continues up to this day. In his…
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Unity and Struggle, Journal of the ICMLPO, #40
Below, you will find the 40th issue of Unity and Struggle, a journal contributed to by members of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations. Click here for the PDF of Issue #40 Hard copies of this issue can be purchased at Red Star Publishers.
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Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist): “Call for Unity in the Face of the Coronavirus and Economic Crises.”
The situation caused by the coronavirus has openly and starkly exposed all the flaws of the capitalist system and, in particular, of the monarchical regime of the oligarchy. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated and deepened an already announced economic crisis. We are witnessing a debacle for the whole of the popular classes but especially for…
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Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (Ecuador): “The Indigenous and Popular Uprising of October. Its Lessons and the Perspectives for Revolutionary Struggle.”
The country was shaken by the outbreak and development of great struggles of the indigenous peoples and nationalities, of the workers of the city and countryside, the working class and poor peasantry, small merchants, the inhabitants of popular neighborhoods in the cities, the teachers and the progressive intelligentsia, of the great demonstrations of the insurgence…
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