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Catalonian elections – a matter of faith
Pro-independence parties are set to take power in Catalonia in elections Sunday that could pave the way to secession. Julian Maganto* makes a plea not to let emotions decide. On Sunday the Catalans choose their representatives in the regional Parliament. In a year that is so electorally significant in Spain as this one, in which there have … Continue reading
Ciudadanos, Podemos and the middle ground
Josep Maria Antentas explains the challenges for the left-wing Podemos, faced with the threat from another political upstart, Cuidadanos, that is rivalling it in the polls The emergence of Ciudadanos (‘Citizens’) has once again changed Spain’s fluid and volatile political landscape. Finally the option of peaceful change, a regeneration of the model, without changing it. Is … Continue reading
Andalusia’s elections analysed
By Juan Torres López* The results of the Andalusian elections on Sunday 22 March have some features and trends that seem significant and perhaps decisive not only on what happens in Andalusia, but throughout Spain in the future. First, they confirm what has always seemed essential to understand what is happening in Spain’s most populous … Continue reading
Spain between political regeneration and class struggle
The traditional party of the radical left Izquierda Unida is facing a takeover by upstart party Podemos. Jesús Sánchez Rodríguez* analyses the dynamics within and between to the two organisations and the prospects for economic, social and political transformation in Spain The political project of Podemos began to be articulated about a year ago and … Continue reading
When the FT supports Europe’s radical left
By Bernard Cassen Fingers in your ears and blindfold over your eyes: faced with the crisis, this is the policy of denial practised by the European Union (EU), especially with respect to the euro area. A policy is not judged by its intentions but by its results. And the results are catastrophic: the Eurozone is on … Continue reading
‘We are the vote for hope’ : Interview with Podemos’ Pablo Iglesias
He’s MEP of the European Left in the Gue-NGL grouping, “that defends the dignity of the people and democracy ». He’s also leader of Spain’s Podemos movement, which to general surprise won 8% in the Continent-wide elections in May and is accredited in opinion polls today as the leading political force in the country with … Continue reading
Why has the EU’s political revolt been confined to Greece and Spain?
Paolo Gerbaudo Amid a worsening economic crisis, a look at the protest movements that are struggling against austerity could be described as a two-speed.Europe An expression abused by economists and political scientists talking about the different levels of economic productivity and political integration of European countries, it also captures well the distance between countries where … Continue reading
DATA
WAGES SLIDE
Wealth Inequality in Europe
RADICAL VOICES
Italy’s Healthcare Crisis
550 days, 29 Workers, Zero Job Losses
Filthy Rich
SANTA DRAGHI’S COMING
POPULAR FIGHTBACK
FLORENCE’S BUS LUMACA
Popular resistance delivers results
FRENCH FACTORY OCCUPATION
Watching Corporate Europe
- Brazil’s new government imposes Rio water privatisation to pay for Olympic Games
- Food lobby rigs EU sugar laws while obesity and diabetes spiral out of control
- Barroso and Goldman Sachs - a dangerous liaison
Fight discrimination in Europe – Amnesty Int’l
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