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American Party of Labor / Red Phoenix @redphoenix.bsky.social · 26d
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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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…
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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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“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…
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February 13, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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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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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 …
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February 13, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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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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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…
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February 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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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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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…
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February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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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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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…
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February 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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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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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…
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February 11, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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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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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…
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February 11, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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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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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…
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February 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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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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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…
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February 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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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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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…
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January 31, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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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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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…
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January 31, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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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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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…
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January 31, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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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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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 …
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January 31, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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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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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…
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January 31, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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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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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 …
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January 26, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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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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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…
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January 26, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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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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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…
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January 25, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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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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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…
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January 25, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Este es el poder del movimiento socialista: convertir el descontento de la clase trabajadora en organización y poder.

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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…
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January 25, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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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.

redphoenixnews.com/2026/01/18/s...
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…
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January 18, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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The roots of this swelling unemployment are not random misfortunes but symptoms of a capitalist engine sputtering under its own contradictions.

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Unemployment surge signals deeper cracks in U.S. labor market
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. (Reuters/Andrew Kelly) As t…
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January 18, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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The working class is not naive; these checks are well understood as pacifiers. They have pocketed our labor and all the value attached to it, and they turn around and give us the scraps.

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$1776 “Warrior Dividend” pathetic attempt to placate
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– U.S. service members at Fort Bragg, N.C., in June 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) Trump and his cohorts at the Department of Defense hav…
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January 18, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Currently under Danish influence as a post-colonial territory, Greenland faces no true liberation through US, EU, or NATO involvement, only deeper subjugation.

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Solidarity with the people of Greenland against Trump and all imperialism
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– President Donald Trump is threatening to use both military and economic power to take control over Greenland. This is an outrageous insult to t…
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January 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Legacy Emanuel, a private non-profit hospital in Portland, OR, has demonstrated its willingness to continue the long-standing tradition of collaboration between business interests and agents of fascism.

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Registered nurse provides insight into local hospital collaboration with I.C.E.
Ilektra A. and Oriana R. | Red Phoenix correspondents | Oregon– Blaire Glennon, a registered nurse with twelve years of experience. (Photo courtesy of Glennon) Legacy Emanuel, a private non-p…
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January 14, 2026 at 1:28 AM