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Eat, Pray, Pollute

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Sep 26, 2024 In Barcelona and beyond, people are rising up against a tourism industry that strains infrastructures, commodifies culture and destroys ecosystems. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

350,000 Rally in Barcelona for Release of Separatist Leaders

JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Oct 26, 2019 Nine pro-independence leaders are behind bars for their roles in Catalonia's failed 2017 bid to secede from Spain. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Spain’s Socialists Have Big Green Plans for the Country

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 6, 2019 The Mediterranean nation is already getting 40 percent of its electricity from renewables, and its government hopes to double that by 2030. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Separatists Clash With Barcelona Police as Tensions Mount

JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Sep 29, 2018 Fourteen people are injured and six are arrested ahead of the anniversary of the Catalan region's secession referendum. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The End of Work as We Know It

Larry Gross / Truthdig Sep 2, 2018 As automation increases and pointless jobs become obsolete, our work lives may finally become more enjoyable; Pew has a new way of looking at religion in the U.S.; meanwhile, an analysis reveals that the majority of civilians killed by police are young men of color. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sworn In as Spain’s Leader, Sanchez Faces Catalan Conundrum

JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Jun 2, 2018 Hours after Pedro Sanchez takes the oath of office, one of the most critical issues facing his fragile government is pressed upon him: ending the Catalonia secession crisis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Protesters in Barcelona Demand Jailed Separatists Go Free

JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Apr 15, 2018 The Catalan secession movement in the wealthy region has plunged Spain into its deepest institutional crisis in decades. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Police, Protesters Clash in Barcelona After Separatist Leader’s Arrest

JOSEPH WILSON and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER / The Associated Press Mar 25, 2018 The fugitive ex-president of the Spanish region of Catalonia is seized by German police on an international warrant as he tries to enter the country from Denmark. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Catalan Parliament Postpones Re-Election of Fugitive Leader

JOSEPH WILSON and CIARAN GILES / The Associated Press Jan 30, 2018 The decision came after Spain’s top court ruled that Carles Puigdemont could be re-elected only if he was physically present in the parliament in Barcelona—where he could face arrest. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )