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
Recalibrating the Panthers ideals and struggle
ELAINE BROWN speaks to Angus Reid about the Black Panthers, Huey Newton, the legacy and how it is being carried forward today
NEW CHAPTER: (L to R) Elaine Brown today; The Black Panther, affordable housing complex for former prisoners designed by MWA Architects
[(L toi R) Courtesy of E Brown and courtesy of MWA Architects]
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
“HERE I am,” says Elaine Brown. “I’m 79 years old. I weigh 114 pounds. I couldn’t kick anyone’s ass. And people walk around, scared of me. Cracks me up!”
She was appointed to lead the Black Panther party by the founder, Huey Newton during his exile in Cuba, from 1974 to 1977.
“The greatest effort that black people in America ever made for liberation was the Black Panther party,” says Brown. “You can go back to Nat Turner, you can come forward to the Nation of Islam, and none of them were talking about dismantling the scheme.”
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