How did Spain's activist-politicians first get onto the ballot paper? Spain's media should take note - through their roots in prominent local struggles and willingness to spearhead radical democratic participation.
The Spanish regional and local elections have sent shockwaves through the country. What happens now?
Yesterday’s Spanish municipal and regional elections confirmed what the opinion polls have shown for the past year: the electorate is in a flux, and the voters punished the old parties and rewarded the new ones.
A number of those who occupied the central squares of major Spanish capitals four years ago are set to win seats in their city councils or regional parliaments in the upcoming elections. Will they have to shoot the proverbial elephant? Español.
Muchos de los que hace cuatro años ocuparon las plazas de las principales capitales españolas están hoy a punto de ocupar escaños en sus ayuntamientos o parlamentos regionales. ¿Tendrán que dispararle al proverbial elefante? English
This spring, Barcelona has become, once again, the battleground for the radical soul of Europe.
The responses by the Spanish government to the escalation of public protest have taken increasingly threatening forms. Gag laws put the very essence of democracy at risk.
The Spanish jurist who went after Pinochet reflects on the battle against impunity in Chile and Argentina, and Spain's efforts to shake off its collective amnesia. From States of Impunity.
The ability to sustain the tension between the inside and the outside of the local institutions, between those who govern and those who are governed, is key for Barcelona citizens to regain their city. Español.
Sólo con la capacidad de mantener la tensión entre dentro y fuera de las instituciones, entre gobernantes y gobernados, será posible recuperar Barcelona para sus ciudadanos. English.
Millions of Spaniards have engaged in protests over the past four years. As of July 1 they can be subject to disproportionate fines and even jail for exercising their democratic rights to freedom of expression, assembly, protest and information. Interview. Español.
Millones de españoles han participado en manifestaciones y protestas en los últimos cuatro años. A partir del 1 de julio de este año pueden ser objeto de penas desproporcionadas y hasta de encarcelamiento por ejercer sus derechos democráticos. Entrevista. Publicado previamente en Can Europe Make I
