An exclusive interview with a journalist and a filmmaker Raul Gallego Abelán about the current situation in Catalonia.
Catalonia is not just a Spanish issue. European Democracy is at stake
Right now Europe and the world are looking towards Catalonia with mixed feelings. We are deeply concerned about the escalation …
We will save Europe! The problem with Macron’s rhetorical loop
In times of resurgent nationalism the French President’s eloquent belief in cross-border cooperation is surely welcome. But make no mistake: no single leader or country will determine the EU’s future.
The history of communist feminism. An interview with Kristen Ghodsee
Kristen Ghodsee, an American ethnographer and a Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at Bowdoin College, discusses women’s movements in Eastern European countries, their common socialist past, and a general history of feminism throughout the world.
The 1 October is over in Catalonia. But what now?
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.
The Catalan referendum will not be legal, but we need to defend it anyway
The Catalan government is crossing legal limits by calling a referendum without the formal authorisation of the central government. But it is still more legitimate than the forces obstructing it.
Lisbon: the caravan documenting Portugal’s housing crisis
A four-wheels citizen-report into the state of housing is making its way across Portugal, gathering testimonies and fighting for tenant rights.