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RYR on Iran: Youth disproportionately affected by violence of imperialism Statement by Red Youth Rising | Mar. 1, 2026– On Feb. 28, 2026, the fascist American and Israeli states launched an unjustifiable war against Iran and the Iranian people. Red Youth Rising vehementl…

It is the duty of all working youth around the globe, and particularly those in the United States, to stand in opposition to this war and the capitalist class responsible for it.

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In memory of Chip Berlet (1949—2026), lifelong anti-fascist fighter Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor— Chip Berlet in Mexico, 2012. Chip Berlet was my friend. Chip Berlet was a good man, a kind and gentle man. He was a man with a deep…

Good-bye old friend.

We promise to honor your life and legacy by struggling against fascism and reaction with every sinew of strength. And when the last fascist is gone and last reactionary is laid low, we’ll toast your memory and say…

CHIP BERLET – PRESENTE!

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U.S., Israel launch illegal war on Iran; all out in protest! Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor– Smoke rises over Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 28, 2026. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu) On Feb. 28, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. Iran Standard Time, Amer…

The American Party of Labor vehemently denounces the savage and illegal acts of aggressive war on the part of the US and Israel, and stands in resolute solidarity with peoples of Iran.

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YouTube video by Comrade Felicity ☭ On Marxist Parenting w/ APL Parents Panel | THE LIBERATION HOUR!

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Unions announce historic Twin Cities rent strike demanding eviction moratorium, $50M rent relief Twin Cities Tenants Union | Minneapolis, MN– Today labor and tenant unions in Minneapolis and St. Paul announced a March 1 rent strike drive, calling on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to immediately…

Twin Cities Tenants is a cities-wide tenant union, organizing across Minneapolis and St. Paul. This effort is led by Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia, South Minneapolis Tenant Union, property-level unions, and block groups across the Twin Cities.

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“100 cops executed my neighbor” Anonymous Red Phoenix correspondent | Portland, OR– The front door of the victim’s apartment unit after a raid by police and federal agents, Feb. 5, Portland, OR. (The Red Phoenix) On t…

This system is not designed to liberate people, but rather to keep them subjugated by the shackles of poverty, beholden to predatory capitalist landlords to avoid the nightmare of the streets.

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Striking workers shut down 21 ports in solidarity with Palestine Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– Dockworkers across the Mediterranean launched a coordinated strike on Feb. 6 to block arms transfers to Israel in protest against the increasing …

Dockworkers across the Mediterranean launched a coordinated strike on Feb. 6 to block arms transfers to Israel in protest against the increasing militarization of port infrastructure.

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1933: A fateful year in the working-class movement of Puerto Rico Pava | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida– 1930 protest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone) The experience of Puerto Rican resistance to American imperialism serv…

The experience of Puerto Rican resistance to American imperialism serves as an immensely inspiring example to oppressed peoples in the U.S. and around the world in their struggle for a truly democratic, socialist society.

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Twin Cities Tenants Union launches with eviction moratorium campaign Sofia D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Minnesota– Jan. 30 – multiple tenant unions and tenant organizers in the Twin Cities announced on Friday the launch of the Twin Cities Tenants Union, un…

At the launch of the Twin Cities Tenants Union, the participating organizations announced an Eviction Moratorium campaign. Rent was due on Monday, Feb. 2, and many working families, especially immigrant families, are unable to pay.

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Indigenous resistance to ICE, a new front in an old war Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– According to Oglala Lakota president Frank Star Comes Out, four Lakota Sioux people were abducted by ICE agents in Minneapolis last month. Accord…

Indigenous actions against ICE are part of a growing trend of increasingly militant action from all progressive and democratic sectors of society against the white supremacist goons terrorizing our communities.

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Democratic Party reinforces oppressive status quo Juneau W. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Iowa– Kamala Harris reacts as Joe Biden shakes hands with former President Barack Obama in 2022. (AP photo/Carolyn Kaster) The Republican Party has bee…

Time after time, we see the Democrats fail, intentionally, to deliver on their promises. The Democrats exist to dilute the demands of the working class, turning revolution into acceptance of the capitalist status quo.

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Capitalist interests target climate research center in Colorado John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– Protesters gather in Boulder to decry President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research nearby. Dec…

This assault on NCAR demonstrates how the capitalist system prioritizes short-term profits for a small elite over the collective needs of working people. They are ready to destroy humanity just to make a buck.

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Northern Colorado reels from extreme gusts in record-breaking warm winter John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– Crews work on downed power line poles along Highway 93 north of Golden as high winds blow along the Front Range, Dec. 17, 2025. (Hart Van Denbu…

Capitalism’s endless quest for growth ignores these human costs, treating the planet as a resource to exploit rather than a home to protect.

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U.S. interference in Iran cannot fix political crisis Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– For decades, Iran has been a target of western imperialism. Dating back to 1953’s “Operation Ajax” — in which the CIA and…

We must resolutely support the Iranian working class in their struggle for liberation from both the Islamic regime and foreign imperialism, & their struggle to build a truly sovereign Iran which has control of its own resources & respects the rights of its people.

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As I.C.E. thugs execute innocents, workers must band together Keegan D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Illinois– Flowers are left at a makeshift memorial in the area of Minneapolis where federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti. (Octavio Jo…

It is no mistake that ICE’s violence is escalating as workers have led the first general strike in over 80 years in Minneapolis!

The ruling class is terrified. They know that working-class power is the only thing that can defeat them!

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Nurses unite in historic strike, fighting for fairness in NYC hospitals John M. & Monty Sportello | Red Phoenix correspondents– Nurses and supporters stand on a picket line in New York City, Jan. 2026. (The Red Phoenix/Monty Sportello) In a powerful show of s…

Only the independent organization and militant struggle of the proletariat can secure real gains, and only the overthrow of the capitalist system can end the contradiction between profit and human life in healthcare.

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CIPOML: On U.S. imperialist aggression against Venezuela Coordinating Committee of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (CIPOML) | Jan. 25, 2026— The International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizat…

Alongside military and political aggression, the imperialist offensive is activating openly fascist and neo-fascist political projects that are gaining influence on a global scale.

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EMEP: Rojava belongs to the people of Rojava! Statement from the Labor Party (Emek Partisi) of Turkey | Jan. 20, 2026 | Translated from Turkish– The Kurdish People must decide their own destiny, the siege must end! The Kurdish forces, who for …

Rojava belongs to the people of Rojava, and the fate of the region must be determined by all the peoples who live there. Our party stands with the people of Rojava, whose homeland was established and protected at the cost of the lives of the Kurdish people.

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Blood for oil, from Iraq to Venezuela A. Lee | Red Phoenix correspondent | Georgia– Apr. 2, 2003 — U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Phiffer stands guard duty near a burning oil well in the Rumaylah Oil Fields in Southern Iraq. (U.S. Nav…

The American government, yet again, has wrought bloodshed to satisfy the predatory economic interests of the capitalist class, inveterate mendacious imperialists, for which in the search of profit; no cost is too great.

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Twin Cities general strike, coordinated actions demonstrate resolve of the people By members of the Ernst Thälmann Division of the APL | Minnesota– Friday, Jan. 23 – over 50,000 workers and protesters in the Twin Cities showed out for multiple protests and picket lines on …

The commitment of so many people to organize at a moment’s notice, in the midst of such chilling winter weather conditions, demonstrates the unified resolve of the communities of the Twin Cities.

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In praise of Michael Parenti (1933–2026) Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor— On Jan. 24, the heart of Michael Parenti ceased to beat. It was a strong heart. It was a heart filled with love for the poor, the oppres…

We in the American Party of Labor owe a great debt to Comrade Michael Parenti. A debt we hope to repay by relentless struggle, and the determination that the worker’s cause, Comrade Michael’s cause, will emerge victorious.

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Declaración sobre el aumento de la violencia fascista en Las Ciudades Gemelas, MN División Ernst Thälmann del Partido Estadounidense del Trabajo | 18 de enero, 2026 | Las Ciudades Gemelas, Minnesota | Translated for the Red Phoenix by Colosio– Esto Es Más Grande Que Trump La adm…

Los enfrentamientos entre ICE y las amplias masas de las Ciudades Gemelas son un punto de inflexión en la lucha entre la clase capitalista fascista e imperialista y la clase trabajadora multinacional.

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Arbeit Zukunft (Germany): U.S. National “Security” Strategy a mask for imperialist hegemony Arbeit Zukunft | January 3, 2026 | Translated for the Red Phoenix by Misha G.– With its recently published National Security Strategy (NSS), the US government makes it clear that it intends t…

The notion that Trump’s “America First” represents a groundbreaking departure from previous imperialist policies overlooks the fact that domestic and foreign policy in capitalism are intrinsically connected.

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Hitler’s theory of Lebensraum (Living Space) and the Yankees’ Manifest Destiny The Yankee Aggression against Venezuela: Between Hitler’s theory of Living Space and the Yankee’s Manifest Destiny. What do they have in common? Manuel Salazar | Lucha Jan. 5, 2026 | Dominican Repu…

American capital is desperately looking for new sources of accumulation, and in this situation it appeals to Donald Trump, the neo-fascist face, as an instrument of opportunity for American imperialism.

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Elections Won’t Defeat Fascism, Only We Can The Greatest Enemy of Fascism is and Always Has Been a United Working Class Movement. The whole world watches the upcoming elections in the United States. While there are other powerful imperialist…

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Las Elecciones No Derrotarán Al Fascismo, Solo Nosotros Podemos “Elections Won’t Defeat Fascism, Only We Can” | Oct. 1, 2020 | Translated by Colosio– El Mayor Enemigo del Fascismo es y Siempre ha Sido un Movimiento Obrero Unido. El mundo entero obse…

Este es el poder del movimiento socialista: convertir el descontento de la clase trabajadora en organización y poder.

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Statement on the increasing fascist violence in the Twin Cities, MN Ernst Thälmann Division of the American Party of Labor | Twin Cities, Minnesota– This is deeper than Trump The fascist administration has expanded its operations in the Twin Cities. For the l…

The confrontations between ICE and the broad masses of the Twin Cities are a flash point in the struggle between the fascist, imperialist capitalist class, and the multi-national working class.

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