American Party of Labor
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The American Party of Labor or APL is a Marxist-Leninist and Anti-Revisionist Communist Party in the United States. It was founded in 2008 by former comrades of Jack Shulman[1][2]. It has observer status in the ICMLPO which it received in November of 2018[1][3][4]. Its main organs are its newspaper The Red Phoenix[5] as well as its theoretical journal Marxist-Leninist Currents[6]
| National Chair |
|---|
| Camilo Lazo |
| Founded |
| December 6th 2008 |
| Newspaper |
| The Red Pheonix |
| Ideology |
|
Communism Marxism-Leninism Hoxhaism Stalinism Anti-Revisionism |
| International Affiliation |
| ICMLPO |
| Website |
| https://www.americanpartyoflabor.com/ |
Program and Platform[edit]
Economic and social[edit]
- Expropriation of all means of production to the working-class through socialist state ownership.
- Worker's rights to organize, benefits, and free speech in the workplace.
- A universal basic income
- Abolishing the pornography industry and copyright laws
- State funding for construction of public housing
- Full Abortion Rights
- Establishing a national healthcare system
- Abolishing private education
Domestic policy[edit]
- An end to all discrimination on the basis of race, religion, and sexual orientation.
- Abolition of all emergency powers, mass surveillance programs, the Patriot Act, the Espionage Act, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency.
- Ending deportations and amnesty for undocumented workers and the release of all political prisoners.
- The right of self-determination for all nations within the borders of the U.S., up to and including the right of secession.
- Ending practices such as convict labor and solitary confinement.
Foreign policy[edit]
- A withdrawal from NAFTA, DR-CAFTA, and all other free trade agreements alongside withdrawal from the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization, and NATO.
- An ending the deployment of military forces on the U.S.-Mexican border, the U.S. embargo on Cuba, the ownership of Guantanamo Bay, and the deployment of forces on the Korean peninsula.
- The Cessation of military and financial aid to the governments of the Philippines, Colombia, and Israel, while establishing friendly relationships with countries like Cuba, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, and signing a peace treaty with the DPRK.[7]
The party is seen as controversial because its Program states that the party is "based on Marxism-Leninism, the theoretical writings of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, and Joseph Stalin; defended by Enver Hoxha, and enriched by the experience of figures such as Che Guevara and Ho Chi Minh."[8]
The APL's published stance on supporting gun control has garnered some criticism on the Left.[9][10]
Publications[edit]
The Red Phoenix, the "mass voice" of the APL, is a newspaper published online daily and printed bimonthly[11]. Its first issue was published in November 2017[12].
According to its about page, The Red Phoenix is "dedicated to providing a creative and original insight on what is happening in the United States of America and around the world. Along with analysis of important news, events, reviews, and commentary, the paper also includes interviews and letters from workers across the country. The goal of the Red Phoenix is to provide a platform for working people of all kinds, without the biases and mitigation of corporate media."[11]
Its articles have been republished and translated by the organs of many party members of the ICMLPO.
Its current theoretical journal is Marxist-Leninist Currents and it is published.[6]
From 2010 to 2012, the APL published a theoretical journal called Revolutionary Spirit.[13]
Activities[edit]
The APL has been involved with many protests and organizations.
- March on the RNC[14] and march on the DNC[15]
- Supporting anti-war coalitions such as the "Hands Off Venezuela - N.J." coalition, which calls for an end to the risk of U.S. intervention in Venezuela[16]
- Student Pro Palestinian protests[17]
- Signing the 2016 U.S. Hands Off Syria Coalition unity statement[18]
- Supporting the 2019 March on Wall Street.[19]
- Maintaining community solidarity projects such as Red Aid[20], through which the party provides the impoverished with food, clothing, and other forms of social assistance.[21]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Our History". American Party of Labor. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "American Party of Labor (APL)". InfluenceWatch. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "Home - International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organisations (CIPOML)". 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "American Party of Labor". American Party of Labor. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "The Red Phoenix". The Red Phoenix. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Marxist-Leninist Currents – Marxist-Leninist Currents: A theoretical journal of the American Party of Labor". Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "Our Platform". American Party of Labor. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "Our Program". American Party of Labor. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "The Renegade Regulation of Firearms, Part One: "The Continued Tragedy and Danger of America's Gun Violence"". The Red Spectre. 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ↑ Socialism For All ☭ Intensify Class Struggle (2024-03-02). Red Phoenix on Gun Control: "Clearing the air on infantile US gun culture" (from S4A Livestream 111). Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "About the Red Phoenix". The Red Phoenix. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "Past Print Issues (PDF)". The Red Phoenix. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "Revolutionary Spirit". Archived from the original on 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ Watt, Julia (2024-07-16). "The RNC is Not Welcome Here — a Protester's-Eye View of the March on the RNC". Shepherd Express. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "Our Coalition". March on the DNC 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "No U.S. War on Venezuela! Take Action February 23 | Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network". 2023-06-01. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ Editor-in-Chief (2024-03-17). "Tampa, FL students declare hunger strike, demand USF divestment from Israel's genocide". The Red Phoenix. Retrieved 2024-08-23.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ "U.S. Hands Off Syria Coalition — Points of unity statement - ANSWER Coalition". 2023-05-15. Archived from the original on 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "23 February, New York: March on Wall Street to Defend Venezuela | Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network". 2023-05-30. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ Editor-in-Chief (2018-06-28). "Red Aid: Service to the People". The Red Phoenix. Retrieved 2024-08-23.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ SP, Redação (2020-11-05). "A farsa da democracia Norte-Americana - A Verdade". Jornal A Verdade (in português). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
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