VIDEO: Meet the Spanish Occupy Activist Who Became Mayor of Barcelona

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 5, 2015 Longtime anti-eviction activist Ada Colau recently became the first female mayor of Barcelona, Spain. She has vowed to fine banks, stop evictions, expand public housing, improve wages, force utility companies to lower their prices and slash the mayoral salary. She tells “Democracy Now!” about her victory and her plans for her city and her country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Progressives Win Big in Spain as ‘Anti-Eviction Crusader’ Ada Colau Is Elected Mayor of Barcelona

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 26, 2015 In a triumphant win, the anti-poverty activist, who rose to fame fighting for Spaniards being evicted from their homes, was elected to head the Catalan city of Barcelona on Sunday. Meanwhile, in Madrid, the 20-year conservative grip on power could be coming to an end. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

France’s President Hollande: ‘No Survivors’ in Germanwings Crash

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 25, 2015 French leader François Hollande announced Tuesday that there were no survivors in the crash of Germanwings flight 4U9525, which went down that morning in a remote area of the Alps in southern France. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Catalonia to Vote

Kap, Cagle Cartoons, Spain Nov 9, 2014 Dig deeper

Meet the People ‘Being the Change’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 5, 2014 In search of communities striving to build viable alternatives to scorched earth capitalism, a documentary team profiled people in Spain, Estonia and Indonesia who are creating underground economies that serve them, rather than waiting for political parties and corporate institutions to engender humane social change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

3-D Printers: Coming Soon to a Kitchen Near You

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2013 We've seen 3-D printers used to forge the worst kind of items (guns, for one) but now the devices are being employed to make cooking quick and painless. The Foodini, a new machine created by a startup in Barcelona, Spain, may revolutionize the way we prepare and eat food, and it's barely in the prototype stages. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Violent Response to Occupy Is No Surprise

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2011 The violent police assaults in response to the Occupy movement are proof that Occupy has hit a political nerve; Britain is preparing for the demise of the euro; meanwhile, the student wing of Occupy tries to encourage higher education. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Porn, Politics and Soccer

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2010 Who says you can't mix politics and pleasure? The former chairman of Barcelona's football (soccer) team has created a new Catalonian separatist party. His strategy is to use the Barcelona team's fame and the support of the area's most popular porn star to win an upcoming regional election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope Gets Preachy About Gays, Abortion in Spain

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2010 While in Barcelona, Spain, to dedicate Antoni Gaudi's famous, yet unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica, Pope Benedict XVI got down to some unfinished business of his own, zeroing in on a short list of favorite family values issues he sees as causes for concern (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olé! Catalonia Takes Steps to Stop Bullfighting

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2009 The northeast Spanish province of Catalonia has made the first step toward banning the practice of bullfighting, a cultural phenomenon but also a sizable thorn in the side of animal rights activists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )