What future for democracy when the private sector’s advance shows no sign of abating asks Prem Sikka

It is 30 years since the Somoza dictatorship was overthrown by the Sandinistas, writes Enrico Tortolano

On June 28, the citizens of Albania go the polls and the stakes are high, reports Kate Holman

A piece of British legal history may make it easier to bring those who trade in human beings to justice, says Cary Gee

India’s leader-in-waiting might just be capable of meeting the huge challenges he will face, writes Kailash Chand

Parliament must be empowered if honesty is to be restored to politics, argues Edward Pearce

Mark McDonald salutes Barack Obama’s initial engagment with the Middle East, but there’s a long way to go

Carl Rowlands assesses the June 4 election prospects for left parties in central Europe

The Tories are set to cosy up to some strange and disturbing bedfellows, writes Kate Holman

Claude Moraes’ election diary describes what has become a referendum on the three main parties