Spain

Listen to the episode „The left and the EU – the neoliberal conundrum” of the Another Europe podcast with economist Ann Pettifor and Podemos activist Sirio Canos Donnay. Reflecting on the polarisation between the right and left which has opened up in European politics since the financial crisis this podcast discusses the neoliberal conundrum: if […]

An article by VÍCTOR ALONSO ROCAFORT for CTXT On Sunday May 20 the centre-right and liberal political Spanish party Ciudadanos, held a an aesthetically kitsch public event in Madrid: reddish flags, nationalist speeches delivered by its leader, Albert Rivera, and the singer Marta Sánchez performing a new anthem for the nation. On Sunday May 27, the […]

To take back control we need neither to retreat to existing nation-states nor to replicate the nation state’s authoritarian structures at a smaller, regional level.

An exclusive interview with a journalist and a filmmaker Raul Gallego Abelán about the current situation in Catalonia.

Right now Europe and the world are looking towards Catalonia with mixed feelings. We are deeply concerned about the escalation of this situation by the Spanish government. Police repression and violence are never solutions for political conflict, no matter how we might assess the legal situation surrounding this referendum. This makes Catalonia something more than […]

Yesterday the Spanish government lost all remaining legitimacy. Rajoy and his government must now resign while progressives must continue the struggle for democracy beyond the nation-state.

Panxto Ramas from Barcelona en Comú interviewed by Igor Stokfiszewski.