IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
Any progress in the US is blocked by its constitution
We cannot expect either party to introduce laws that will share wealth or address the ecological damage big business does — propertied interests have been protected from actual democracy since 1789, writes ROBERT OVETZ
AMERICAN DREAM: The 1787 constitutional convention as imagined by artist Howard Chandler Christy, in 1940, and (below) a copy of the US constitution, which came into force in 1789
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
THE US midterm election is being portrayed as a battle between whether the Democrats or the Republicans will control Congress. But regardless of who prevails, none of the issues that matter to the economic majority will change.
Crises ranging from climate catastrophe, police terror, to corporate power have continued for decades without resolution and are certain to go unaddressed even after the election.
We blame many things for why nothing gets done. Partisanship between the two dominant parties, corporate dark money rigging elections and apathetic voters get all the blame.
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