Football may not solve the working class’s problems, but it does matter — and politicians know it, writes BERT SHOUWENBURG

The president is steering Argentina toward ever-deeper dependence on US capital, while slashing budgets at home – with calamitous results for the environment and the economy. BERT SCHOUWENBURG reports

We must remember Morocco’s land grab of the Sahrawi people’s territory continues with French and British support, writes BERT SCHOUWENBURG, looking into the origins of the annexation

Cristina Kirchner’s imprisonment follows a familiar pattern across Latin America, where courts silence popular leaders — but massive street protests in her support might make this move an Establishment own goal, writes BERT SCHOUWENBURG

With turnout plummeting and faith in Parliament collapsing, BERT SCHOUWENBURG explains how radical local government reform — including devolved taxation and removal of party politics from town halls — could restore power to communities currently ignored by profit-obsessed MPs